SPARKING INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY
In this seminar you'll learn...
How to spark innovative thinking—in yourself and others—that results in new products, new processes and new services
Ways to tap your creative side to challenge existing "thinking boundaries" and come up with fresh ideas when you need them
To overcome the major blocks to creative thinking and open your eyes to possibilities and opportunities never before thought of
Be a catalyst for creativity in your organization
And much more!
Expand your employees´ innovative thinking ability with Sparking Innovation and Creativity on-site training.
With this idea-sparking training brought right to your company´s door, you can easily and conveniently train all your employees to overcome negative beliefs and thinking habits that stifle their creativity. You can drive home your company´s goals and objectives and the important role new ideas play in reaching those goals. And you can start reaping the benefits of innovations that lower costs, streamline procedures and increase profitability.
Our objective is to ensure your employees become fully aware that they have much more innovative problem-solving potential than they´re using. Your group will hear the same message and concepts and walk away with the skills they need to improve individual performances and overall productivity. Contact a SkillPath On-Site representative to be on your way to a more productive, more innovative workplace today.
With this idea-sparking training brought right to your company´s door, you can easily and conveniently train all your employees to overcome negative beliefs and thinking habits that stifle their creativity. You can drive home your company´s goals and objectives and the important role new ideas play in reaching those goals. And you can start reaping the benefits of innovations that lower costs, streamline procedures and increase profitability.
Our objective is to ensure your employees become fully aware that they have much more innovative problem-solving potential than they´re using. Your group will hear the same message and concepts and walk away with the skills they need to improve individual performances and overall productivity. Contact a SkillPath On-Site representative to be on your way to a more productive, more innovative workplace today.
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Where new ideas come from
What innovative thought really is—and the 3 keys to unlocking it and putting its power to work for you
How to foster a creative and innovative workplace environment
The steps in the creative process that give your ideas meaning
The 2 critical phases in the development of every idea—and the role your thinking style plays in the process
The characteristics of innovative thinkers—and what you can do to develop them in yourself and others
The "Triple H" model of innovation: 3 ingredients necessary for seeing every new idea through, from conception to implementation
How your thinking habits inhibit your effectiveness and affect results
What your natural thinking style says about the way you make decisions and solve problems—and how it affects your overall effectiveness and success
Tuning into the signals that you´re practicing "straight-line" thinking
A tool for assessing your current "creative-thinking quotient"
You can´t come up with the right solution unless you´re focusing on the right problem: How to make sure you´re working on the real problem
Traditional approaches to problem solving that signal trouble—and how to avoid them
The 8 steps to effective problem solving embraced by America´s most innovative and successful companies
An overview of decision-making styles
Overcoming negativity and other obstacles to an open mind
Understanding how your perception of a problem or situation influences the way you think about it
How to change your mindset to see problems as opportunities
How to make your emotions—both positive and negative—work for you to achieve successful results
How to turn "I can´t" messages into action-producing "I can" statements
How to overcome mental blocks, self-defeating habits and other barriers that stifle innovation and keep you from thinking in new ways
Techniques for generating new ideas, solving problems and making decisions
Mind mapping, clustering and other techniques for uncovering relationships and making associations
Brainstorming alone or with others to encourage free thinking and idea generation
How to develop a "What if?" perspective to change or improve entrenched organizational practices and other "sacred cows"
Flexing your creative muscle: Proven exercises for pumping up your brain and breaking through thinking gridlocks
Innovative exercises and techniques that will jolt your habitual ways of thinking and challenge you to see problems in ways that reveal hidden solutions
Techniques for stimulating innovative thinking in a group setting
How to storyboard to solve complex problems
How to use lateral thinking to become receptive to new ways of exploring ideas
How to develop your concentration skills to focus on the "creativity clues" all around you and hone your memory skills to rediscover things you didn´t think you knew
What you see isn´t necessarily what´s there: The role your senses play in shaping your perceptions and your thinking
Specific techniques and strategies the world´s most innovative companies use to brainstorm for new products and product improvements
Keeping your ideas focused and on target
How to stay focused and direct your creative efforts once you find you´re moving in the right direction
3 models of strategic thinking—and how to decide which one to use for a particular problem-solving or decision-making situation
3 steps for making the best decision when you´re faced with several alternatives
How to use PMI thinking to judge the merit of an idea
A simple tool for focusing your energy and evaluating which problem needs your most immediate attention, when several decisions must be made
Putting your ideas into action—with successful results
A straightforward plan for moving your idea from the thinking stage to successful reality
Non-traditional tools for accurately predicting the results you planned for
How to perform a "success analysis" and other techniques for weighing the risk involved in implementing a new idea
How to ask for and use feedback to fine-tune your ideas
How to be a catalyst for innovation in your workplace and teach others to think creatively
How to overcome resistance to change when selling your ideas to others
How to win allies, resolve conflicts and build a consensus for implementing your ideas
CEU Credits: 0.5
CPE Credits: 6
Field of Study: Personal Development
NASBA#: 107691
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