Applied Creativity And Innovation

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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.

“I felt it was a key I had been looking for to unlock unlimited potential and I can see many uses to put it to. Can’t wait!”
Brian Varney