'SPARKS'

1/2 Day Kick-Start Your Creativity

1 Day Creative Thinking

1 Day Creative Problem Solving

1 Day Six Thinking Hats

1 Day Lateral Thinking

2 Day Innovative & Creative Thinking

1 Day Thinking Styles Training (HBDI)

1/2 Day or 1 Day Mind Mapping

1 Day Team Thinking

Lateral Thinking created by Edward de Bono, provides a deliberate, systematic process resulting in innovative thinking.

The competitive need to generate breakthrough ideas has never been greater. We may rely on “flashes of inspiration”, but we would never leave other areas of our business to chance – so why Creativity and Innovation?

True Lateral Thinking is the most proven and effective way to deliberately and consciously produce new ideas on demand. Everyone has the potential to be creative - but only if they are taught the skills. Lateral Thinking training is now accessible for entire organisations or teams to tap into the full potential of your people to be creative.

           
Lateral Thinking training will teach you how to think creatively, turn problems into opportunities, find alternative solutions, & dramatically increase your number of new and practical ideas using unconventional thinking techniques normally untapped by our usual ways of thinking.

This is the official de Bono Lateral Thinking course and is facilitated by one of Dr de Bono's Master Trainers.

See below for more details

Key Outcomes

	Learn how to think creatively using Edward de Bono's famous lateral thinking tools which are designed to stimulate your brain to think differently
	Learn how to be creative on demand so you are never stuck for ideas ever again!

Key Benefits

	Get out of your normal routine methods of thinking in order to think differently
	Create a tool-box of thinking technique so you can access them whenever you need to think
	Have creativity at your fingertips so you can contribute new ideas and solutions in meetings and brainstorming sessions

"The Lateral Thinking creativity program provides you with a number of proven and concrete ways to learn the power of creativity and innovation."
- Edward de Bono

This course is a highly practical day and incorporates individual and group Lateral Thinking exercises. Throughout the day, you will work on your own thinking tasks as well as working with general creative briefs in order to put into practice the lateral thinking tools.

The agenda is designed to cover the following lateral thinking techniques:

Alternatives: Use concepts to breed new ideas

Focus: Sharpen or change your focus to improve your creative efforts

 

Challenge: Break free from the limits of accepted ways of operating

 

Random Entry: Use unconnected input to open new lines of thinking

 

Provocation: Move from a provocative statement to useful ideas

 

Harvesting: Select the best of early ideas and shape them into useable approaches

 

Treatment of Ideas: Develop ideas and shape them to fit an organization or situation

How to Book

	Call us on +44 1483 243624 to discuss the course in more detail
	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 wants a disciplined process for innovation, idea generation, concept development, creative problem solving, or a strategy to challenge the status quo.

Workshop Style

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