Creative Problem Solving Course: Introduction

This workshop combiness three key skills, Problem Solving, Creative Thinking and Attention Management to up skill yourself and/or your employees.

Today’s businesses are often faced with challenging and multi-dimensional problems. One has to make decisions in the context of  balancing conflicting stakeholders objectives and various risks. This workshop combines 3 unique Creative Problem Solving and attention management together  to be armed to deal with the most complex of business decisions.

This workshop will give participants a good general overview of the creative problem solving process. We teach participants tools such as brainstorming, information gathers, possible solutions, identifying solutions and defining resources.

You need to give yourself permission to allow the potential of any solution, no matter how weird it is. If it works for you – it works. Successful problem solvers tend to use the same process to identify and implement solutions to their problems.

Attention Management – A less distracted employee is a more efficient employee and we believe that an emotionally invested employer or employee is a more productive one. We deal with focused attention, sustained attention and selective attention as well as other types of attention.

Benefits of attending include:

• Improve your effectiveness by fixing problems more easily
• Devise Creative Solutions to Problems
• Approve Attentiveness
• Learn how to assist in effective team problem solving
• Feel positive that your problem solving is sound
• Learn how to be innovative in your problem fixing
• Reduce crisis management circumstances

Course Outline

Day 1

1.Starting Out
• Activities to break the ice
• Program Objectives
• Housekeeping matters and administration
• The Parking Area

2.The Solving Problems Method
• Exactly What is Creative Solving Problems?
• Exactly What are the Steps in the Creative Solving Process?
• Exactly What is a Problem?

3. Information Gathering
• Comprehending Kinds of Information
• Methods of Gathering Information
• Identifying Essential Queries

4. Problem Definition
• Defining the Problem
• Defining the Present State as well as the Desired State
• Stating as well as Restating the Problem
• Writing the Problem Statement
• Analyzing the Problem
• Determining Where the Problem Originated

5. Preparing for Brainstorming
• Stimulating Creativity
• Removing Mental Blocks
• Identifying Mental Blocks

6. Generating Solutions (I)
• Brainstorming Basics
• Duncker Diagrams
• Brain writing as well as Mind Mapping

7. Generating Solutions (II)
• The Morphological Matrix
• The Blink Method
• The 6 Thinking Hats

8. Analyzing Solutions
• Analyzing Wants as well as Needs
• Utilizing Cost/Benefit Analysis
• Developing Criteria

9. Selecting a Solution
• Paired Comparison Analysis
• Doing a Final Analysis
• Analyzing Potential Problems

10: Planning Your Next Steps
• Identifying Resources
• Identifying Tasks
• Implementing, Evaluating, as well as Adapting

11. Recording Key Learnings
• Identifying Improvements
• Planning the Follow-Up Meeting
• Celebrating achievements
Concluding

12. Concluding
• Assessment of Parking Area
• Wise Men’s words
• Key Learnings
• Evaluations as well as Completion Of activity Plans

 

Day 2: Attention Management Course :Course Outline

. 1. Introduction
Pre workshop review
Workshop objectives

2. Attention management
Definition
Pay attention
Explaining Mushin
Defining heart minded
Case study

3. Types of attention
Focused Attention
Sustained Attention
Selective Attention
Alternating Attention
Attention CEO
Attentional blink
Case study

4. Strategies for goal setting
Listening to your emotions
Prioritising
Re-Gating
Case study

5. Meditation
Beta
Alpha
Theta
Delta
Gamma
Case study

6. Training your attention
Mushin
Meditation
Focus execute
Visualisation
Case study 1
Case study 2

7. Attention zones model
Reactive zone
Proactive zone
Distracted zone
Wasteful Zone
Case study

8. SMART Goals
The three P’s
The SMART way
Prioritising
Evaluating and adapting
Case study

9. Keeping yourself focused
One minute rule
Five minute rule
What to do when you feel overwhelmed
Case study

10. Procrastination
Why we procrastinate
Nine ways to overcome procrastination
Eat the frog
Case study

11. Prioritising your time
The 80/20 rule
The urgent/important matrix
Being Assertive
Creating a productivity journal
The glass jar
Case study

12. Topics not discussed
Post workshop overview

 

Day 3: Creative Problem Solving Course :Course Outline

 

1 Getting Started
Workshop Objectives
Action Plans and Evaluations

2. What is Creativity?

Creativity and Inspiration
Something Out of Nothing
Divergent Thinking
Issue Solving

3. Getting Inspired
Find out more
Getting Rid Of the Mental Block
Introspection
Art Inspires Art
Case Study

3 Beating Procrastination
Eliminate Clutter
Self-Imposed Limitations
Build on Small Successes
Do not Start at the Beginning

4. Improving Your Creative Mind Set (I).
Open Mind.
Do Not Judge.
Favorable Mind Set.
Ask Why?

6. Improving Your Creative Mind Set (II).
Make Associations.
Keep a Journal.
Concern Assumptions.
Creative Confidence.

7. Curiosity.
Spark Your Curiosity.
Curiosity is the Engine of Creativity.
Engage.

8. Be Confident.
Terrified to Fail?
Fake It ’til You Make It.
Afraid To Be Judged.

9. Think Like a Child.
Vision.
Be Curious.
Play Games.
Experiment.
Case Study.

10 Environmental Factors.
Workspace.
Additional Environments.
Get Enough Sleep.
Variables.

11. Individual Brainstorming.
Generate A Lot of Ideas.
Mind Mapping.
Visualization.
Arrange and Bring the Ideas Together.

12. Wrapping Up.
Words from the Wise.
Evaluation of Parking Lot.
Lessons Learned.

Course Duration

3 day/s

Who should attend: Creative Problem Solving Course

Managers, Supervisors and Team Leaders (including new managers)

Anyone who want to improve  problem solving techniques, attention management and creative problem solving

 

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