Stimulate creativity and innovation
'Are you thinking out of your box, or are you from another planet?'
Ask groups or individuals to take risks and they often fail to give the results hoped for. Even if we ‘empower’ people to work and think freely, they often continue to create the same old solutions.Why?
Organisations which easily challenge the status quo are able to innovate not only what they do, but how they do it and as a result generate unique and effective solutions.
This practical and lively workshop will enable your people to review attitudes to risk-taking and will give you the tools to truly re-invigorate creative thinking and problem-solving for individuals and groups.
The workshop will explore:
- Why some individuals relish thinking ‘out of the box’ and others think these people are 'from another planet'
- Factors that cause individuals and groups to hold back from creative thinking and get stuck in problem-solving
- Beliefs and practices used by successful organisational leaders in creativity and innovation (eg, Google, Virgin, Apple, Dyson)
- A range of key strategies and techniques to facilitate participation and idea generation in groups
- Real-life challenges and problems your organisation faces to experience the techniques first hand
- Technique usage – when to and when not to use them
- How to assess idea options – whether to stop or whether to go
- The Learning Loop – how to review and learn from technique usage.
Who will benefit from attending?
Everyone with accountability for facilitating participation and contribution of others to generate and implement organisational solutions, for example, operational teams, project teams, continuous improvement groups, including directors, heads of department, team managers/leaders, facilitators of cross- functional groups and project leaders.
HQN has a track record of helping organisations achieve real and lasting performance improvements. If you are interested in accessing this training package please contact us by emailing training@hqnetwork.co.uk
