Workplace Creative Problem Solving (Synchronous e-learning)
Description
Synopsis
The World Economic Forum's 2020 Future of Jobs report lists "Creativity", "Innovation", and "Complex Problem-Solving" among its Top 5 skills for 2025. Yet, if you were to start typing "Singapore" and "creativity" in Google, Google will likely make the following search suggestions: "Singapore lacks creativity", "Singapore education creativity", and "Singapore students lack creativity". Clearly, creativity is crucial for the future of work and clearly, we can be more creative.
This 2-day course is applied, scientifically-valid, and focused on leaving you with the ability to successfully engage in creative problem-solving independently.
Who Should Attend
Professionals involved in problem-solving and/or require creativity at work. This includes, but is not limited to, leaders, managers, supervisors, engineers, researchers, R&D scientists, strategists, marketers, teachers, architects, designers, social workers, youth workers, entrepreneurs, and business owners.
What you'll learn
Applying various creativity techniques
Learn which techniques to apply for problem clarity, idea generation, and action planning
What are your barriers to Creativity?
We all have the potential for tremendous creativity. Let's find out the barriers to your creativity
How to find the "right" problems
Discover how you can reframe and structure ill-defined problems to avoid solving the "wrong" problems again
Requirements
A computer with web camera
Work experience
Learning Outcomes
Evaluate personal and workplace barriers to creativity
Describe key creativity theories and concepts
Outline stages and components of the Creative Problem Solving technique
Implement the use of different creativity techniques
Recommend strategies to foster creativity
Solve workplace problems using the Creative Problem Solving technique
A. Knowledge and Understanding (Theory Component)
At the end of this course, participants should be able to:
B. Key Skills (Practical Component)
At the end of this course, participants should be able to:
Schedule
| Time | Agenda |
|---|---|
| Day 1 | |
| 18:30 - 18:40 | Course Overview |
| 18:40 - 19:10 | What Are Your Barriers to Creativity? |
| 19:10 - 20:20 | Technique #1: Bad Ideas Party |
| 20:20 - 20:35 | Break |
| 20:35 - 21:00 | Creativity: Conceptual Foundations |
| 21:00 - 22:00 | Technique #2: Lotus Blossom |
| Day 2 | |
| 18:30 - 18:50 | Finding the Right Problems |
| 18:50 - 19:50 | Technique #3: Duncker Diagram |
| 19:50 - 20:15 | Creative Problem Solving (CPS): Conceptual Foundations 1 |
| 20:15 - 20:30 | Break |
| 20:30 - 21:20 | Technique #4: Creative Problem Solving |
| 21:20 - 22:00 | Group Presentations |
| Day 3 | |
| 18:30 - 19:00 | Creative Problem Solving (CPS): Conceptual Foundations 2 |
| 19:00 - 20:00 | Technique #5: Evaluation Matrix |
| 20:00 - 20:15 | Break |
| 20:15 - 21:00 | Applying the Creative Problem Solving technique 1 |
| 21:00 - 22:30 | Technique #6: Basic Process Model |
| Day 4 | |
| 18:30 - 20:00 | Applying the Creative Problem Solving technique 2 |
| 20:00 - 20:15 | Break |
| 20:15 -21:00 | Applying the Creative Problem Solving technique 3 |
| 21:00 - 22:00 | Individual Presentations |
Instructor
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