Creative Problem Solving and Decision Making

Introduction

The new mantra of today’s successful organization is to “innovate or die an untimely death.” Flipping through the newspapers, it is obvious that being a large and well-established firm does not ensure survivability. The key to longevity is being able to constantly and consistently innovate around the disruptions that occurs both tangibly and intangibly. Competition is abundant and for organisations  to survive you need to learn come up with new and innovative ideas to avoid becoming redundant.

This workshop is designed to help you acquire the knowledge, skills and attitude for greater innovation, and to follow a systematic approach to make the right decision relating to the possible solutions. Filled with experiential activities, role-plays and case studies, you will be immersed in a conducive environment to disrupt and create, debate and improve. By attending this workshop, participants will be equipped with a toolbox packed with problem solving tools, and start  to continually innovate in every aspect of their work

Learning Objectives

• The significance of innovation: why it’s the core of business
• Understanding our brain and creativity: nature or nurture?
• The 6 main roadblocks of creativity
• Improving creativity through Tina Seelig’s Innovation Engine
• 3 powerful tools for problem analysis
• 3 effective tools for results definition
• 3 innovation techniques for creative problem solving
• Systematic approach to decision making and selecting the best solution to implement

Module	Description	Activity
Module 1 Opening	Helping the participants to tune in mentally   Assessing the level of creativity among the participants	Self-introduction with a twist,   Setting the objectives and agenda
Module 2 Why is learning to innovate critical for organisations?	Case studies of \ companies (successes and failures)	Video case studies,   Group discussion,   Trainer debrief
Module 3 Understanding our brain and creativity: nature or nurture?	Creativity is not something intangible, it’s tangible and can be improved with practice, much like language, sports and music	Trainer sharing   Physical exercises
Module 4 Roadblocks of creativity	Understanding the 6 main roadblocks of creativity as a starting point	Group discussions and presentations,   Trainer sharing
Module 5   Tina Seelig’s Innovation Engine	Learning about the Innovation Engine and how to apply it to overcome the roadblocks	Video demonstration,   Group discussion,   Trainer sharing
Module 6 Problem analysis	3 tools to analyse problems correctly	Inter-group creative competition,   Trainer-facilitated group debrief,   Lecture on the 3 tools,   Practising to use the 3 tools
Module 7  Innovation techniques	3 innovation techniques for creative problem solving	Experiential learning,   Trainer-facilitated group debrief,   Lecture on the 3 techniques Practising to use the 3 tools
Module 8 Making the right decision to select the best solution to implement	Understanding and applying a systematic approach to selecting the best solution among all options generated	Personal hands-on exercise,   Group presentation,   Trainer-facilitated debrief
Module 9 Closing	Answering final questions	Participant sharing: greatest takeaway,   Crafting an action plan,   Certificates and group photo

Methodology:

This is a highly interactive and result-oriented workshop with hands on activities to stimulate the thinking process of the participants and hone their creative problem skills. There will be short and energetic group discussions, video demonstration and lots of practical hints and tips provided by the trainer.