Creative Problem Solving Facilitation
Duration: 1/2 up to several days.
Group size: depending upon the project, ideal size is between five to eight, or sub-groups of that size.
Our focus is on conducting the session and managing the group’s dynamics in order to solve tough organizational challenges. Our flexible Creative Problem Solving process utilizes many techniques to help create breakthroughs in organizational performance.
Key benefits of using this approach to solve tough organizational challenges are:
· Group consensus around complex issues.
· Many breakthrough ideas.
· Dramatic reduction of off-focus debates and tangents.
· Drastic reduction of meeting time.
· Equal participation by all group members, including bosses and subordinates.
· Faster group decision making.
Duration: 1/2 up to several days.
Group size: depending upon the project, ideal size is between five to eight, or sub-groups of that size.
Our focus is on conducting the session and managing the group’s dynamics in order to solve tough organizational challenges. Our flexible Creative Problem Solving process utilizes many techniques to help create breakthroughs in organizational performance.
Key benefits of using this approach to solve tough organizational challenges are:
· Group consensus around complex issues.
· Many breakthrough ideas.
· Dramatic reduction of off-focus debates and tangents.
· Drastic reduction of meeting time.
· Equal participation by all group members, including bosses and subordinates.
· Faster group decision making.
TRAINING
The Creative Thinker
Duration: Half-day to 2-day workshop
Group size: Up to 25 people
This highly interactive workshop introduces the mindset, tool set and skill set necessary for innovation to become a reality in the workplace. With the thinking skills process, participants share a language and approach to problem solving that greases the wheels for meaningful collaboration and innovation. The essential skills of deferred and affirmative judgment give everyone an “idea protocol” to foster the development and growth of new ideas and creative solutions. Personal feedback grounded in the FourSight thinking profile helps individuals leverage style differences related to solving problems, offering a variety of resources to create new options in response to challenges.
Course benefits include:
· Awareness of thinking style.
· Ability to leverage creative strengths.
· Tools to boost creative thinking.
· Understanding of how to optimize group creative thinking.
· Knowledge of how to deliberately increase your own creativity.
The Creative Thinker
Duration: Half-day to 2-day workshop
Group size: Up to 25 people
This highly interactive workshop introduces the mindset, tool set and skill set necessary for innovation to become a reality in the workplace. With the thinking skills process, participants share a language and approach to problem solving that greases the wheels for meaningful collaboration and innovation. The essential skills of deferred and affirmative judgment give everyone an “idea protocol” to foster the development and growth of new ideas and creative solutions. Personal feedback grounded in the FourSight thinking profile helps individuals leverage style differences related to solving problems, offering a variety of resources to create new options in response to challenges.
Course benefits include:
· Awareness of thinking style.
· Ability to leverage creative strengths.
· Tools to boost creative thinking.
· Understanding of how to optimize group creative thinking.
· Knowledge of how to deliberately increase your own creativity.
FOSTERING
CREATIVITY
Duration: 2-3 days.
Group Size: Up 25 people
This two-day program is for individuals, groups, teams and entire divisions within and organizations who want to learn how to apply the Creative Problem Solving process. This training is designed to be a working session where individuals apply their newly enhanced creativity skills to solve real organizational and personal challenges.
Course benefits include:
· A common language and process for solving problems that can be shared by individuals, groups and teams
· Drastic reductions in the time it takes to solve problems and implement solutions.
· Acquisition of the skills needed to fully understand and clarify problems.
· An understanding of how to use the power of the group to create breakthrough ideas and insights.
· Development of skills to get creative ideas fast.
· The ability and skills individuals need to foster a climate for innovations throughout aorganization.
· Knowledge of how to help groups move ideas into action and implementation.
Duration: 2-3 days.
Group Size: Up 25 people
This two-day program is for individuals, groups, teams and entire divisions within and organizations who want to learn how to apply the Creative Problem Solving process. This training is designed to be a working session where individuals apply their newly enhanced creativity skills to solve real organizational and personal challenges.
Course benefits include:
· A common language and process for solving problems that can be shared by individuals, groups and teams
· Drastic reductions in the time it takes to solve problems and implement solutions.
· Acquisition of the skills needed to fully understand and clarify problems.
· An understanding of how to use the power of the group to create breakthrough ideas and insights.
· Development of skills to get creative ideas fast.
· The ability and skills individuals need to foster a climate for innovations throughout aorganization.
· Knowledge of how to help groups move ideas into action and implementation.
TRAINING
THE TRAINER
Duration: 5 days
Group Size: Up to 15
This program is designed for organizations that want to dramatically increase their ability to create ongoing breakthroughs. It is delivered to handpicked leaders in organizations who are familiar with the basics of Creative Problem Solving. This 5-day course, participants lead Creative Problem Solving sessions that address their organizational challenges and receive personal coaching and feedback. By the end of the program, participants master the creative process to such a degree that they can lead others through it successfully. The result is that organizations have full-time access to in-house Creative Problem Solving facilitators and strong leaders. Course benefits include:
Course benefits include:
· Access to facilitators who are comfortable leading groups through the creative process.
· Ability to effectively choose work groups and teams to get truly breakthrough thinking.
· Increased capacity to use Creative Problem Solving with teams, groups and individuals to resolve major issues.
· Access to effective strategies for meeting management.
· Knowledge of additional creativity techniques to help generate and evaluate ideas efficiently.
· Acquisition of strategies for strengthening potential solutions and creating clear plans for implementation.
· Enhanced ability to model appropriate behavior to foster and nurture a creative climate.
Duration: 5 days
Group Size: Up to 15
This program is designed for organizations that want to dramatically increase their ability to create ongoing breakthroughs. It is delivered to handpicked leaders in organizations who are familiar with the basics of Creative Problem Solving. This 5-day course, participants lead Creative Problem Solving sessions that address their organizational challenges and receive personal coaching and feedback. By the end of the program, participants master the creative process to such a degree that they can lead others through it successfully. The result is that organizations have full-time access to in-house Creative Problem Solving facilitators and strong leaders. Course benefits include:
Course benefits include:
· Access to facilitators who are comfortable leading groups through the creative process.
· Ability to effectively choose work groups and teams to get truly breakthrough thinking.
· Increased capacity to use Creative Problem Solving with teams, groups and individuals to resolve major issues.
· Access to effective strategies for meeting management.
· Knowledge of additional creativity techniques to help generate and evaluate ideas efficiently.
· Acquisition of strategies for strengthening potential solutions and creating clear plans for implementation.
· Enhanced ability to model appropriate behavior to foster and nurture a creative climate.