'SPARKS'

1/2 Day Kick-Start Your Creativity

1 Day Creative Thinking

1 Day Creative Problem Solving

2 Day Innovative & Creative Thinking

1/2 Day or 1 Day Mind Mapping

1 Day Team Thinking

"Every problem contains the seeds of its own solution"
(Norman Vincent Peale)

The Creative Problem Solving course will challenge you to think through business problems using a six-step process in order to generate new and original solutions.

This one-day course enables you to identify your personal and team problem solving style and your strengths and weaknesses in solving problems. You will learn techniques for defining the problem, analysing the causes, generating and selecting solutions, planning actions and monitoring results.

This is a practical workshop which uses case studies and example problems from within your own business or industry as the problem solving briefs which you work on during the day in order to generate solutions.

See below for more details

Key Outcomes

	To discover how the problem solving process works and how to use it to solve a range of everyday business challenges
	To learn and apply practical creative problem solving techniques in order to generate new and original solutions

Key Benefits

	Be able to identify and work on the problem
	Solve problems quickly and easily
	Face problems with confidence
	Contribute new ideas and original solutions

What Clients Think

"Fantastic course and really helped me get to the bottom of the problem we are facing as a business. I've got a whole new perspective on it now!"
 
Operations Director, Manufacturing

Introduction

The workshop commences with an introductory session which aims to unlock the team spirit and inspire learning and development. The group participates in a fun challenge that is designed to get them thinking about how they think! As they explore their creative brains, the participants discover what makes them ‘tick’ and identify their personal creative thinking style. They are also introduced to the whole brain creative problem solving process

What is the Problem?

This session focuses on answering the question ‘What is the problem?’ The problem identification stage of the process involves making sure that the team are solving on the real problem rather than merely eliminating the symptoms. The team learn how to establish the objectives of the problem solving process and apply techniques to recognise, identify and define the problem to be solved

Creative Problem Solving

This is the core session of the workshop and focuses on the creative problem solving stage of the process. The team learn simple yet highly effective thinking strategies and tools that they can use to create new and original solutions and solve problems quickly and easily. ‘Live’ problems identified by the participants in advance of the course will provide the practical case studies they will work on throughout the day. This produces an output of potential solutions which the team can take back to the work environment after the course

Implementing Solutions

During this session, participants learn the different classifications of problem in order to identify the best course of action to implement the solution to it. They learn and apply an implementation toolkit to plan and execute the solutions they have created and monitor progress

Problem? No Problem!

The workshop concludes with a summary session during which participants create a storyboard to show how they will apply the key insights and learning’s from the course within the work environment. This involves developing a personal reference guide they can use to facilitate everyday problem solving

How to Book

	Call us on +44 1483 243624 to discuss your requirements
	Email us with your request including your preferred dates and number of participants and we will contact you to discuss your requirements
	Complete our enquiry form and we will contact you to discuss your requirements

Who Should Attend?

Anyone who is currently facing a business problem and/or who wants to know how to solve problems in a structured and well-thought through way

Workshop Style

	Practical and participative
	Individual problem solving exercises
	Group problem solving activities
	Briefing, discussions and case study analysis

What Clients Think

"I realised that we've been working on the wrong problem all along! By showing us how to reframe the problem, you've opened up a new way for us to think about it and I know we will now find the perfect solution. Thank you!"
 
Procurement Director, Manufacturing