What is Creativity in Action?
You will complete this energetic and interactive course with a new understanding of your personal creativity and the tools you need to apply it consistently and confidently at work. The foundational principle of the course is that everybody has the ability to be creative and you will learn to connect to your unique and personal creative style. By learning what makes you most creative, you will tackle problem solving, innovation and critical thinking with a new perspective and understanding of how to make creativity work best for you.
This course is a mix of discussion, instruction, feedback and hands-on exercises that will give a thorough picture of the creative process and how to maximise its impact in the workplace.
What are the business benefits?
- Enhanced problem solving capability in your organisation
- A fresh approach to finding new business angles
- Predictable and consistent creative output
- A more dynamic and creative workplace culture
Learn a range of key creativity skills that will enable critical thinking, problem solving and idea generation to be integral to how you work. Creativity in business has never been more important.
The outcome of this course is:
- Gain a complete understanding of your personal creative style and how to get the most from it
- Learn practical tools and exercises that build and nurture every day creative thinking
- Improved problem solving and critical thinking
- Gain healthy habits, practices and exercises to keep your creative brain active and agile
You will learn:
- To challenge your perception of what creativity is
- To play to your creative strengths and manage contrasting creative styles
- How to overcome personal and interpersonal creativity blockers
- To develop positive habits that encourage creativity
- How to be creative by yourself and with a team
- When to use divergent and convergent thinking
- How to Capture, Surround, Challenge and Broaden
Exercises include:
- Discover your personal creative style and preferred creative intelligences
- Learn to Capture, Surround, Challenge and Broaden to nurture curiosity and critical thinking
- Working collaboratively to foster creativity
- Explore fun and practical ways to build creative habits
- Techniques to get into the ‘creative thinking zone’
- Control your creativity tap by turning it up and down at the right time
Who's it for?
Creativity in Action is for anybody wishing to discover or build upon their creative capabilities in the workplace and build their key creativity skills. It is most suited for people in roles that require skills such as: problem solving, innovation, critical thinking, brainstorming, idea generation, content creation, presentations and storytelling. The content of the course can be adjusted to provide a greater level of challenge for those that already function in creative roles.