Creative Thinking
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Creative Thinking
Creative Thinking - One day in-house course
A 1-day, Creative Thinking workshop with a mix of discussion and practical exercises that will provide delegates with the opportunity to practice the skills learned.
A key feature of this course will be the use of real situations faced by the delegates for all practical elements of the workshop.
Delegates will learn to:
- Establish a creative environment
- Use a variety of creative thinking techniques
- Facilitate creative workshops
- Link creative thinking to problem solving
Find out if your organisation could benefit from this Creative Thinking course
If you want to find out more about Creative Thinking, you can make an information request below and the school will contact you with further information.
Suitability and application
This course is designed for managers and leaders who have to think creatively and solve problems.
Course contents:
Setting the scene
- Introduction
- Drivers for creativity & problem solving
- Definitions of creativity & creative thinking
Creative thinking: process & environment
- The creative thinking process
- Creative Environments
- Thinking & the Human Brain
- Creative Thinking Framework
- Practical Work - 1: Preparing a Strategy for Supporting Creative Thinking
Ten creative thinking techniques
- Brainstorming & Lateral Thinking
- Distortion
- Analogy
- Random Word Technique
- False Rule Technique
- SCAMPER Technique
- Escapism
- Facilitation
- Mind Mapping
- Six Thinking Hats
- Practical Work – 2: Creative thinking exercise
Ten problem solving techniques
- PESTLE Analysis
- SWOT Analysis
- Why-Tree
- Critical Review
- CATWOE
- McKinsey 7-S Model
- Force-Field Analysis
- Ishikawa Analysis
- Porter’s Five Force Model
- Kaizen & Continuous Improvement
- Practical Work – 3: Problem Solving Exercise
Facilitation: creative thinking & problem solving workshops
- Benefits of Facilitation
- The 7-Step Facilitation Process
- Practical Work – 4: Facilitation Exercise
Summary & conclusion
Key learning points: Teachable Point of View: Delegates are introduced to a leadership concept developed by Noel Tichy in his book “The Leadership Engine” known as the Teachable Point of View which is a way of leaders cascading key areas of their knowledge & experience throughout the organisation. Delegates are encouraged to identify key aspects of this course and determine how they will communicate their Teachable Point of View to their teams.
Expenses
£1,000 + VAT for up to 10 delegates
Changescape
Changescape - helping businesses run better
Changescape is a High Performance Consulting company, founded by Gary Homes, following an 11 year career at Cap Gemini, Europe’s largest IT Services and Consulting firm.
At Changescape we deliver innovative business consultancy, world class project management expertise & resources and real-world business training and development solutions, through a base of associate consultants, who like Gary Homes, have an extensive background of working in and with major consulting firms.
Through any one of our tailormade courses we offer you the broad based expertise and in-depth knowledge that is normally associated with one of the “Big 5” together with a level of personal service and true value for money, rarely experienced in such rarefied surroundings.
Changescape's Training and development
We appreciate how important it is that your people have the current, real-world skills and expertise to make the right decisions and perform effectively in the face of ever increasing commercial pressure and constant cultural and technical change.
By providing you with the tools to improve your knowledge and confidence, we help bring about positive and profound behavioural transformation in your people now, creating an ever-growing talent bank for your business, to help deliver success in the future.
Bespoke Tailormade training courses
From the consultancy we undertake to identify the development needs of your people, to the courses we write and deliver ourselves, everything is tailored to your specific organisation and your requirements.
We actively encourage you to include topical real life, organisational scenarios and case studies, so that we can deal with real issues, relevant to your work situation, in the supportive environment of the training room which will empower you and your colleagues to make a real difference upon return to the work place.
We offer training and development courses in the following areas:
- Training Consultancy
- Business and Personal Development Skills
- IT Professional Skills
- Delivery Options
- Games and Simulations
- Executive Coaching
If the exact course you're looking for isn't listed here, just » request further information and we can discuss how to meet your needs.
Learning your way - whatever your preferenceClassroom, distance learning, live over the web - you will have access to the knowledge and experience of training consultants who are also expert practitioners in their field. We use accelerated learning technologies where appropriate to ensure the learning experience is both effective and memorable. We can also deliver web-based online training either through self-paced technologies or through live, interactive course delivery using Voice over IP technology. |
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Case Study: HBOS Financial Services Ltd
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Study: HBOS Financial Services Ltd
Mutual to PLC Culture Transformation
Read this case study to learn how Changescape successfully implemented Transformational Change at HBOS Financial Services Limited.
The details and issues that the company faced and the approaches taken to deliver a successful change are presented here.
