Executives are required to foster an environment which encourages innovation and creativity at the workplace. This course will enable executives to sharpen their creative & innovative thinking skills. It aims to provide the participants with the right tools, techniques, strategies, and motivation to think creatively using their right brain hemisphere. This is an experiential learning course; therefore, a balance of concepts plus practical activities will be involved.

Who should attend?

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• Team leaders and members.
• Workers in fields that need creativity, such as writers, artists, etc.
• Those wishing to develop their capabilities in this field.

Knowledge and Benefits:

After completing the program, participants will be able to master the following:

• Become innovative personally and encourage team members to think innovatively and creatively.
• Sharpen their abilities in thinking more creatively, innovatively, and competitively using their right brains.
• Master various tools that will enable them to think out-of-the box in a team-oriented manner.
• Understand the processes and steps involved in innovative thinking.
• Realize the vital needs for innovative and creative thinking capabilities.
• Apply the core skills learnt from the session at their workplace respectively.

Course Content

• Innovation and Creativity Dynamics:
  • Challenging and changing business cycles
  • Specific challenges in the oil and gas industry
  • Thinking out-of-the box (Creative & Innovative thinking)

• Fundamentals of Innovation:
  • What Is Innovation?
  • Innovative Thinking
  • Enhancing Personal Creativity and Thinking
  • Obstacles to Creative Thinking

• Fostering Innovative Thinking:
  • Manager’s Roles in Fostering Creativity
  • Creating the Right Environment for Innovation
  • Inculcating Innovation and Creativity at Workplace

• Various Innovative Thinking Tools:
  • Random input technique
  • How-how diagramming
  • Mind Mapping
  • Scamper
  • Lateral Thinking
  • Thinking Hats

• Dimensions of Innovation
• Action Steps for Improving Creative Thinking
• Kick-Starting Innovative Thinking
• Innovative Thinking Process
• Creating an innovative team.
• Personal Action Plan
• Requirements for achieving excellence through innovation and strategic thinking.
• The impact of time on the innovation and creativity process on a project.
• The three sections of creativity.
• Project management for creative teams: process and lifecycle.
• creative thinking skills and how to apply them to your project or work environment.
• Creative and innovative time.
• An auxiliary climate for innovation and creativity.
• Tools of “thinking outside the box”.
• Creativity tools.
• Mind maps and their role in applying creativity.
• The process of decision making.
• How to avoid obstacles to innovation and strategic thinking.
• Measuring creative success.
• The benefits of using project management software for creative project management.
• Methods to encourage team members to think innovatively and creatively.
• Tools that will enable the team to think out-of-the box in a team-oriented manner.
• Realize the vital needs for innovative and creative thinking capabilities.
• Apply the core skills learnt from the session at their workplace respectively
• Practical applications and discussions.