Creative Thinking Skills

Become a more creative person in the workplace! Contrary to popular belief, creative thinking skills can be taught and acquired. Believing you are intrinsically creative is the first step towards creative thinking. Jump out of the uncreative box and you will be amazed you can be. This experiential workshop opens up the world's most powerful, portable and creative computer ever created - your brain. Are you left or right brained? How do you foster a more creative environment? When is the best time to be creative? You will be enlightened with a range of creative techniques you can apply immediately at your workplace.

Learning Objectives

This experiential and fun workshop will enable you to:

• generate ideas easily
• create and improve products, processes and services
• view problems as opportunities

Course Outline

Sparks of Creativity
Are you creative?
The left and the right brains
Creative versus analytical thinking
The world's most creative genius
Aids to creativity - Baroque music, drawing and brain food
Nine ways to kill your creativity
20 ways to increase your creativity quotient

Principles of Creativity
15 tips to creative thinking

Intuitive Techniques
Imaginary Board of Directors
Clever Trevor
Chilling Out
Dreams

Group Techniques
Brain Storming
Rice Storming

The future of creativity
Creativity scenarios in the next 50 years

Creativity Techniques
Linear Techniques
False Faces - Reversing assumptions
Slice and Dice - Divide and Improve parts
Brainscaping
SCAMPER - 7 American creative techniques

Instructional Methodology

Lecturettes, videos, role plays, creative puzzles, creativity mini-projects, discussion and presentation. Baroque Music will be played. Videos of creative commercial applications will be screened.