Applied Creativity And Innovation

Capture an innovation premium with Deliberate Creative Thinking

Objective:

Designed for a broad range of personnel, such as managers, team leaders and specialists, this program explores how Critical Thinking is applied to promote Applied Creativity and Innovation. Upon completion participants will:

• Understand a simple effective process of divergent-convergent thinking to find innovative solutions to business challenges
• Be able to use creative thinking tools to contribute more to business improvement activities and pro-actively identify and address potential problems
• Have the ability to develop bold new ideas that support organisational innovation
• Work more creatively as individuals and participate more effectively in work groups and on project teams

Benefits

Organisations that consistently follow and use Applied Creativity and Innovation principles and methods:

• creatively deal with complex situations and make better decisions – faster
• have more productive team activities in a more effective and collaborative environment
• plan, manage and implement solutions more thoroughly and effectively
• generate innovative ideas to effectively manage costs and grow the ‘top line’ of the business
• prevent potential problems from developing and promote innovative ideas that support business goals

Program

This is an intensive but highly interactive 1 or 2-day blended learning program, tailored to your needs.

Outline

Topics include:

• Understanding Critical Thinking – to focus creative energy and think about thinking
• The Applied Creativity and Innovation Process – A simple process for identifying, defining and analysing challenges, and then finding innovative solutions using Deliberate Creative Thinking
• Creativity on Demand – shows individuals and teams how to focus their creative energy when and where it is needed to solve real challenges
• Tools for Deliberate Creative Thinking – Provides some simple but effective tools for exploring problems quickly and effectively as well as a range of techniques that are proven to generate, design and develop solutions that work
• Application and Action – Applying creativity to daily issues is the key to success and this program uses a case study to demonstrate techniques learnt
• Where to from here? A personal action plan to focus creative problem solving

Presenters

Bill Jarrard and/or Jennifer Goddard, co-founders of Mindwerx International

To organise this program for your team

For more information on how we can tailor this program for you please email us at team@mindwerx.com or call Bill direct on +61 (0)419 645 299.