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Creativity at work is all about developing new perspectives, generating new ideas and solving practical problems. This is why creativity is essential for organisations who need to achieve and maintain a competitive edge. Knowing how to consistently generate new ideas and new thinking will benefit the development of any organisation - creativity isn't just relevant; it's essential.
The workshop provides a unique introduction to how the creative process works. Organisations and individuals are encouraged to bring along real life situations which are tackled by a broad range of practical creative techniques which can be used in the workplace.

Benefits
The Illumination Workshop® will maximise the return on your training investment, by combining creative thinking skills training with the opportunity for team building. It also:
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Provides you with greater problem solving skills |
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Techniques to improve creative thinking by using a number of tools to support creativity |
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Individual attention provided by course facilitator on own specific situations that can be used in the workplace |
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Confidence booster, being able to have faith in your own ideas so they are easily expressed |
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Master the skill of Mind Mapping making it easier to access natural creativity and harnessing that creativity for effective problem solving. |
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Guidance provided so that you can successfully facilitate creativity sessions within your own organisation |
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Gain a number of practical tools to support creativity in the workplace |
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Improves team working, enhances motivation and provides more job satisfaction |
Content
The emphasis is on learning creativity techniques that have practical applications, with a clear understanding of how the creative process works.
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The need for fresh thinking - Learn why it is essential for individuals and organisations to be more creative. Understand what type of thinker you are so you can develop your own personal creativity and help others access theirs |
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The creative process - Discover why creativity is so important in today's competitive industry and understand how to develop your ideas by using Illumine's creative process model |
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Creativity techniques - Learn a range of practical and easy to use techniques for idea generating, problem solving and evaluation. You will gather a tool box that includes Mind Mapping, situation/solution reversal, SCAMMPERR and many other thinking and creativity approaches that are proven to revolutionise, save time, money and reach decisions quickly |
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Running session and Harvesting ideas - Discover how to gain the confidence to facilitate your own creativity sessions, making sure that all the ideas in your organisation are generated, captured and effectively evaluated |
Who Should Attend?
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Anyone who faces challenges that cannot be addressed by conventional thinking alone |
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Anyone who wants to unleash their own creativity and that of others |
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| Course Information |
| Can be used for CPD credits |
Public Workshops |
1 day (£475 + VAT)
17 June 2008 - Central London
16 September 2008 - Central London
1 October 2008 - Central Manchester (NEW 2008 VENUE)
25 November 2008 - Central London |
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Book 2 or more places and take advantage
of our multiple booking discount:
2 places - 10% discount
3 places - 15% discount
4 places - 20% discount |
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| In-house Training |
Available as an in-house programme, for those organisations wishing to develop teams or groups of individuals from across the organisation. Call our Account Managers to discuss your needs +44 (0)1753 866633.
Click here to make an enquiry. |
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Rounded Thinker Award
Illumine now offers a unique way to develop you and your teams into rounded thinkers. A Rounded Thinker ensures their thinking achieves their best performance and gains competitive advantage for their organisation.
Innovate is the core skill covered by this programme. Attending this programme awards one credit towards the Rounded Thinker Award. For more information please visit www.illumine.co.uk/roundedthinker.htm.
To qualify for the award, you will need to attend five courses from at least four different skills areas, within two years of the first course. Rounded Thinker Team Awards Think of the benefits of training a team or group of people within your organisation. Credits towards the Rounded Thinker Award is awarded on both public workshops and in-house courses and can be used as a collective award. Rounded Thinker Award certificates can be co-branded or built into training plans for your organisation. |