Executives are required to foster an environment that encourages innovation and creativity in the workplace. This course will enable executives to hone their skills in creative and innovative thinking. It also aims to provide participants with the appropriate tools, techniques, strategies, and motivation to think creatively using the right hemisphere of the brain. This is an experiential learning course; Therefore a balance of concepts will be included as well as practical activities.

Who should attend?

• Managers and owners of companies.
• Executive managers.
• Team leaders and members.
• Workers in fields that need creativity, such as writers, artists, etc.
• Those wishing to develop their capabilities in this field.

Knowledge and Benefits:

After completing the program, participants will be able to master the following:

• Become innovative personally and encourage team members to think innovatively and creatively.
• Sharpen their abilities in thinking more creatively, innovatively, and competitively using their right brains.
• Master various tools that will enable them to think out-of-the box in a team-oriented manner.
• Understand the processes and steps involved in innovative thinking.
• Realize the vital needs for innovative and creative thinking capabilities.
• Apply the core skills learnt from the session at their workplace respectively.

• Introduction to creativity and innovation and their importance
• Dynamics of innovation and creativity
• Thinking outside the box (creative and innovative thinking)
• Basics of innovation
  • What is innovation?
  • Innovative thinking
  • Enhancing creativity and personal thinking
  • Obstacles to creative thinking
• Promoting innovative thinking
  • The roles of the manager in enhancing creativity
  • Creating the appropriate environment for innovation
  • Instilling innovation and creativity in the workplace
• Various innovative thinking tools
  • Random entry technique
  • Schematic drawing
  • Drawing mind maps
  • Literal thinking.
• Dimensions of innovation
• Action steps to improve creative thinking
• Embarking on innovative thinking
• Innovative thinking process
• Forming an innovative team
• The importance and how to create a personal business plan
• Requirements to achieve excellence through innovation and strategic thinking
• The impact of time on the process of innovation and creativity in the project
• The three sections of creativity
• Project management for creative teams: process and life cycle
• Creative thinking skills and how to apply them to your project or work environment
• The importance and how to create a climate conducive to innovation and creativity
• Tools for thinking outside the box
• Creativity tools
• Mind maps and their role in applying creativity
• Decision making process
• How to avoid obstacles to innovation and strategic thinking
• Means of measuring creative success
• Benefits of using project management software to manage creative projects
• Ways to encourage team members to think creatively and creatively
• Tools that will enable the team to think outside the box in a team-oriented manner
• Realizing the vital needs for creative and innovative thinking abilities
• Apply basic skills in the workplace permanently and professionally