Creative thinking and innovation

Give teams practical methods to generate, test and develop new ideas.

Creativity is a skill teams can practise. This programme covers the conditions that help new ideas appear, simple methods for generating them, and ways to test and develop the best ones quickly. Teams work on a real challenge from their organisation.

Who it is for: Teams working on improvement, new services, products or ways of working.

What it covers: Conditions for creativity; Idea generation methods; Testing ideas quickly; Turning ideas into action.

Conditions for creativity: What blocks new ideas, Psychological safety, Time and space to think.

Generating ideas: Brainstorming that works, Lateral thinking, Reframing the problem.

Testing ideas: Choosing ideas, Quick, low-cost tests, Learning from results.

From idea to action: Building support, Planning implementation, Keeping momentum.

Outcomes: Teams generate more ideas, and better ones, using structured creative methods.; Ideas are tested quickly and cheaply before money or time is committed.; More good ideas reach implementation, with a clear owner and next step..

What it covers

• Conditions for creativity
• Idea generation methods
• Testing ideas quickly
• Turning ideas into action

Outcomes

• Teams generate more ideas, and better ones, using structured creative methods.
• Ideas are tested quickly and cheaply before money or time is committed.
• More good ideas reach implementation, with a clear owner and next step.

How it works

• Needs assessment: Before the programme, we hold a needs assessment call with you. You can also opt for an in-depth assessment of needs and starting points.
• Tailored workshop delivery: We design the workshop around those results, using cases and examples from your sector. Sessions use modern, activity-based methods developed by our international learning and development specialists and subject-matter experts.
• Follow-up and report: After the workshop, we send a report covering participation, learning and recommended next steps. When your team is ready, we can design a Level 2 programme that builds on the first.

Questions

• Which language is the training delivered in? Our trainers are multilingual and can deliver the training in English, Urdu or a mix of both. We also offer customised sessions in most other languages. Let us know your team’s preference and we will build your workshop around it.
• What do participants need to prepare? Nothing formal. We may send a short questionnaire beforehand, and participants should bring real examples from their work.
• How do you measure results? We combine evidence-based assessment, structured feedback and expert evaluation. Depending on the programme, this includes pre-training needs and knowledge assessments, learning checks during the workshop, post-training evaluations, participant feedback and trainer observations. Longer programmes can add manager feedback and follow-up assessments.

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