Creative Thinking

Who and why?

This highly experiential course is designed to help you discover how to use your complete brain, not only the linear but also more particularly the lateral and intuitive elements and apply all this to business thinking. In doing so, you will be able to analyse how the use of innovation can enhance your current job role and future performance. You will think laterally by learning how to use a number of tools.

By attending the course, you will drive new ideas that will move the business towards success. 

Course overview

The course starts by considering different aspects of creativity and innovation, then moves on to considering the barriers to creativity. We explore opportunities for creativity and how a creative working environment can help the brain to come up with fresh perspectives. Individual and group exercises help delegates to practise what they are learning, applying it to a specific work-related problem and creating a plan for action. 

Delegates will consider how to apply their new creativity models to the real world of deadlines, profitability and processes. Using creative tools, delegates will crystallise the skills, ideas and thoughts to take back into the workplace as a stronger contributor.

Key learning points

By the end of the course delegates will be able to:

• Increase their ability to come up with ideas 
• Understand that creativity is a real tool that is accessible to everyone 
• Apply several creative thinking tools to their work situation 
• Value creative thinking as a profit generating tool 
• Access and express their entrepreneurial spirit 
• Appreciate how innovation can boost performance