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Creative
Thinking & Problem Solving
Seminar
Overview
"There's a way to do it better - find it" - Thomas A Edison Organizations
wanting to be innovative in their operations need to encourage their human
resources to sharpen their abilities to think creatively and to pre- vent
or solve problems effectively, during good and bad economic times. The
obstacles to innovation are too common, such as conditioned responses to
new challenges, mind-set as a factor in resistance to change, and mental
block in per- ceivii1g opportunities in a situation which is full of
obstacles. This 3-day course aims to equip participants with a set of
skills in analytical thinking, creative thinking and judicial thinking, so
that the individual's job performances can be optimized, to the benefit of
their organizations.
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Who
Should Attend
Managers
and executives who wish to shed conditioned responses to problems, so that
they can think afresh and maximize their potential talent (as well as the
talents of others who work for or with them).
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Objectives
·Identify types of problems in difficult situations
·Systematically apply a sequential framework to obtain and evaluate data,
draw conclusions and formulate objectives
·Conduct brainstorming sessions with staff or associates to generate ideas
for solving a problem and for achieving agreed objectives
·Rationally evaluate creative alternatives
· Anticipate potential problems which may arise during, or as a result of,
the implementation of any proposed solution.
·Make effective decisions, from the formulation stage through to the
achievement of desired outcomes
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Key Topics
· Problem perception
· Problem-centered & solution-centered orientations
· Analysis of situations, problems, objectives and solutions
·Force-field analysis, value analysis, morphological analysis, deviation
analysis, hazard analysis, cause-effect (fishbone), Pareto (20/80)
·Thinking: Differences between creative and analytical thinking, and their
applications
·The generation of ideas:
·Brainstorming / random juxta positioning / cross
linking/ freewheeling / lateral thinking / incubating and the
"aha" break-through
·Evaluating creative options
·Forecasting potential problems (known-unknown vs. unknown-unknown)
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Methodology
The course is essentially participative. There will be small group
interactions and individual exercises.
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Link Management Consulting
P.O. Box 42372, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Tel No. +971 2 6655 899
Fax No. +971 2 6655 370 Email: linkcons@link-consult.com
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