Creative Thinking and Innovation Workshop

Course Overview

• You will spend the first part of the day getting to know participants and discussing what will take place during the workshop. Students will also have an opportunity to identify their personal learning objectives.

What is Creativity and Innovation?

• To begin, participants will define creativity and innovation. They will also explore their creative potential.

 
Individual Creativity

• In this session, participants will look at how to increase their individual creativity.

 
Get Creative

• Next, participants will review their pre-assignment and reflect on their own creative and innovative abilities.

 
Developing the Right Environment for Creativity

• This session will give participants some ideas for building their own creative environment.

Creativity and Innovation in Business

• This session will show participants how creativity and innovation can have tangible business results.

 
Where Does Creativity Fit into the Problem-Solving Process?

• Next, participants will learn about a traditional problem-solving model and a creative problem-solving model.

 
Defining the Problem

• In this session, participants will learn some ways to define a problem, a crucial first step before problem solving can begin.

 
Creative Techniques

• Day Two of the workshop will begin at an in-depth look at some creative thinking techniques. Topics will include the RAP model, shoe swap, mind mapping, metaphors and analogies, situation/solution reversal, and using objects to inspire ideas.

 
Encouraging Creativity In A Team

• The afternoon of Day Two will focus on team creativity techniques, including brainstorming, rolestorming, brainwriting, the stepladder technique, and the slip writing technique.

 
Putting It All Together

• To cap off the workshop, participants will complete a problem-solving case study.

Workshop Wrap-Up

• At the end of the course, students will have an opportunity to ask questions and fill out an action plan.

 
Using Stories to Persuade

• This session will give participants some ways to make the most of humanity’s social nature and love for stories. They will also have an opportunity to practice storytelling.

 
Using Neuro Linguistic Programming

• The final portion of this course will introduce students to the art of neuro linguistic programming. They will also have an opportunity to explore how it can benefit their influencing toolkit.

Workshop Wrap-Up

• At the end of the course, students will have an opportunity to ask questions and fill out an action plan.

• Identify the difference between creativity and innovation
• Recognize their own creativity
• Build 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

All employees in public and private business sectors, and university students.