Creative Thinking and Problem Solving

Who Should Attend

This workshop is Ideal for project managers, middle and senior managers and those in creative roles who have complex problems to solve and need new ideas and creative thinking tools.

Benefits

By the end of this training workshop delegates will be able to describe and assess the skills associated with creative thinking and learn to overcome barriers to thinking creatively.  They will gain improved problem solving and analytical skills and identify the tools needed to break down conventional barriers to analysis and idea generation.

Learning Outcomes

• Developing alternative solutions to problems
• What is creativity and innovation?
• Why are they important?
• Ensuring that creativity becomes useful
• Overcoming barriers
• Generating ideas
• Vertical and lateral approaches
• Benefits and weaknesses
• Learn creative thinking tools
• Methods of testing ideas for practicality
• Recognise and cope with obstacles to creativity
• Communicate and support creativity
• Develop an action plan