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Creative Thinking And Innovation

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It’s not uncommon to hear people claim that they aren’t creative. The reality is that most of us simply don’t recognize the ways that we’re being creative on a daily basis. Whether it’s stretching a tight budget at work or deciding who to invite to a project launch, there is a great deal of creativity involved in achieving success in business. Boosting creativity and innovation takes practice, and honing creative skills is a process.This two-day training Creative Thinking And Innovation course will teach participants how to:

  • Recognize their own creativity
  • Develop their own creative environment
  • Explain the importance of creativity and innovation in business
  • Apply problem-solving steps and tools
  • Use individual and group techniques to help generate creative ideas
  • Implement creative ideas

These training materials are easily customized to reflect your brand and the needs of your trainees. The courseware includes a comprehensive instructor’s guide, student workbook, pre-assignment, assessments, and more to offer your learners. Download today, and in no time you’ll be engaging learners in Creative Thinking and Innovation.

How to Use This Guide

Session One: Course Overview

Session Two: What Is Creativity and Innovation?

Creativity and Innovation: A Breakdown

Know Your Creative Potential

Session Three: Individual Creativity

Know Yourself

Boost Your Creative Juices

Session Four: Get Creative

Session Five: Developing the Right Environment for Creativity

What Does a Creative Environment Look Like?

Build Your Creative Environment

Session Six: Creativity and Innovation in Business

The Role of Creativity and Innovation in Business

The Birth of the Four Seasons: A Case Study

Session Seven: Where Does Creativity Fit Into the Problem-Solving Process?

Problem-Solving Models

Phase One

Phase Two

Phase Three

Session Eight: Defining the Problem

Problem Identification

Eight Essentials to Defining a Problem

Tie It All Together

Using the Power of Eight

Session Nine: Creative Techniques

The RAP Model

The Shoe Swap Technique

Walk A Mile

Using Mind Mapping

Map It Out!

Metaphors and Analogies

Make a Metaphor

Situation/Solution Reversal

Reverse It to Solve It

Bring on the Toys!

Draw It Out!

Session Ten: Encouraging Creativity In A Team

Brainstorming

Plan It Out!

Rolestorming

Act It Out!

The Stepladder Technique

Brainwriting

The Slip Writing Technique

Session Eleven: Putting It All Together

Nancy Clue and the Case of the Software Upgrade

Create Ideas and Choose Your Solution

Recommended Reading List

Post-Course Assessment

Pre- and Post-Assessment Answer Keys

Personal Action Plan

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