Creative Thinking and Innovation Techniques

Creative Thinking and Innovation Techniques

Methodology:

This course utilizes a combination of interactive techniques, such as brief presentations by the facilitator, self-assessment tests, practical exercises on innovation techniques and lateral thinking, as well as case studies and videos.

Course Objectives:

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Harness their creative and innovative abilities
• Apply creative thinking skills and methods in their work or personal lives
• Employ a variety of creative thinking strategies in the workplace
• Practice unconventional thinking through “thinking outside the box” and using mind maps, visual memory, and more
• Create a fun work environment that enhances individual and organizational creativity

Target Audience:

Supervisors, managers, team leaders, project managers, and all individuals who need to adopt a more creative approach in their work, whether in problem-solving, making changes, or dealing with institutional issues in unconventional ways.

Program Content:

• Introduction to creativity
• Creativity and civilization
• Defining invention, innovation, and creativity
• Pillars of creativity
• Creativity versus intelligence and madness
• Understanding the left and right brain hemispheres
• Lateral thinking and its applications

Creativity as a Work Tool:

• Traits of a creative thinker
• Barriers to creativity
• The three potentials of creativity
• Factors influencing individual creativity in an organization
• Innovation and organizational culture
• Case studies of Google and 3M
• The five creative methods
• Overcoming obstacles techniques
• Workplace tips: developing a culture of creativity, problem exploration, idea generation and evaluation
• Critical thinking versus creative thinking

Exploring the Idea Generation Process:

• Brainstorming and its types
• Ten techniques to kill creative ideas
• Six Thinking Hats for problem-solving
• Edward de Bono’s four thinking styles

Creative Thinking Strategies:

• Some theories of creativity
• Creative tools
• SCAMPER
• Synectics
• Photographic memory and biomimicry
• Mind maps
• TRIZ
• The power of reverse thinking

Obstacles to Creativity in Problem Solving:

• Stages of creative problem-solving and decision-making
• Problem analysis
• Steps for creative problem-solving
• Obstacles to decision-making
• Tips for using creative thinking