Course No: C116

Introduction

The aim for this workshop is to provide participants with the knowledge, skills and techniques to increase their creativity at work.

Objective

To be able to explain what creativity is and the characteristics of creative people

To be able to identify their own creative style and ways to use it effectively.

To understand how they can encourage creativity in others at work.

To be able to use a range of creative thinking techniques to solve complex problems.

Outline Content The workshop will be based on three key themes as follows: Key Theme One � What is creativity? In this session we will look at the characteristics that generally seem to contribute to a person being creative. Key Theme Two � Identifying your own creative style In this session you will use an inventory to help to analyse your own personal style, and we will consider how this is likely to affect your preferences for different creative approaches. We will also look at what encourages creativity in the work environment and what changes might be beneficial in their own teams. Key Theme Three � Creative problem solving methods and techniques This will be a very practical aspect of the workshop. We will be looking at a framework from solving problems, and learning how to use different techniques that help groups to work creatively together. Most of the work in this session will be done in small groups, in which you will be identifying a problem to work on and applying the techniques that have been introduced.

Audience

Participants learn to understand and use their own personal styles to be creative, and to recognise the value of different styles in increasing creativity in their work teams. Participants have the opportunity to assess the creative climate in their teams and identify ways of encouraging creativity. Organisations benefit from participants being able to work with others to solve problems efficiently and creatively.

Course Dates

Currently there are no dates scheduled. However, if you would like a course delivered in-house, please contact us.

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