Personalities at Work
What will I benefit?
You will acquire knowledge and techniques that enable you to develop your innovative and creative thinking and to employ them in solving problems and developing methods of performance development.
Course Objectives
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At the end of this course, the participants should be able to:
- Properly understand the concept of innovation and creativity and how they relate to effective management.
- Identify the role of creativity and innovation in achieving excellence.
- Identify characteristics of innovative and creative people.
- Apply the various steps in the innovative and creative process.
- Implement innovative and creative thinking techniques.
- Overcome barriers to innovation and creativity.
- Enhance innovation and creativity at work.
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, and employees who are seeking to enhance their creative and innovative thinking skills.
Course Outline
Topics
- Creativity Concepts
- Relationship between :
- Creativity and innovation.
- Creativity and intelligence.
- Creativity and heredity.
- Theoretical Approaches to Understand Creativity
- Biology-based theory.
- Psychological analysis theory.
- Human needs theory.
- Situational influence theory .
- The Human Brain and Thinking Types
- The latest information about the human brain .
- The two-hemisphere theory.
- Balancing the brain utilization.
- Addressing the whole brain challenge .
- The Creativity Process and Characteristics of the Creative Work
- Characteristics of creative work.
- Characteristics of creative people.
- Stages of the creative process.
- Creativity steps in problem solving.
- Creativity Techniques
- Brainstorming.
- Reverse thinking.
- Mind mapping.
- Seeing through others eyes.
- SCAMPER method.
- 6 Thinking Hats.
- Creativity Barriers and Strategies to Overcome them
- Wrong assumptions.
- The pressure to reach a quick solution.
- Fear of failure and absence of motivation to solve problems .
- Holding-on to status quo.
- Excessive stress.
- Negative self-image.
- Absence of support, lack of trust in those around you.
- Lack of creativity-conducive environment.
- Being highly affected by social norms and values.
- Strategies to overcome creativity barriers.
- Creative Thinking Skills Enhancement Strategies
- Increase self-awareness.
- Capture and document your thoughts.
- Systematically increase your general knowledge.
- Challenge your mind.
- Acquire good physical habits (eat well, sleep well, relax,…).
- Organization Role in Enhancing Creativity and Innovation
- Eight additional recommendations to increase creativity among your employees.
Target Competencies
- Creative thinking
- Conceptual Thinking
- Flexibility
Course Methodology
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This course will be implemented through the use of best practices and through the appropriate selection of meaningful and interactive tools such as:
- Practical, relevant case studies
- Group activities and workshops
- Related role plays
- Experiential learning
- Brain storming
- Stimulating mental activities
- Engaging team competitions
- Suitable training Videos
- Presentations
- Self–assessments
- Learning with Simulations and Games
5 Days
Course Dates
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