This seminar will introduce participants to new ways of thinking and new processes for creative problem solving. The program provides tools and insights for applying creative thinking at work and in every facet of life.

Seminar Length: Two hours minimum. Full seminar: One full day.

Seminar Topics:

• The value of creative thinking
• What is creativity?
• Creativity and personal achievement
• “I’m just not a creative person!”
• Practicing the art of creative thinking
• Solving problems through creativity
• Inside and outside the box
• Mental and emotional hyperlinks
• Blocks to organizational creativity
• Creative brainstorming
• Opening your mind to new ideas
• The mind mapping process
• Assessing your decision-making style
• The role of perception in creative thinking
• Your perceptual filters
• Reframing and restaging
• Left brain, right brain and whole brain thinking
• Understanding your thinking style and thinking preferences
• Finding opportunities in problems; success in failure
• Overcoming resistance to change
• Selling your ideas
• Following through with your ideas
• Encouraging creativity in others
• Innovation and competitive advantage
  

Participants in this seminar
will learn:

• To identify their habitual patterns of thinking
• How to get unstuck
• How to recognize and develop creative ideas
• How to overcome self-limiting beliefs
• Practical ways of fostering a creative climate at work
  

Who should attend this seminar?

• Executive teams
• Managers
• Employees at all levels

The seminar can be customized to meet the requirements and needs of your group.

Multiply the value of this seminar with a DISC Assessment

Everyone has his or her own thinking style. DISC is a simple model for understanding thinking and behavioral styles and can be an effective tool for bringing about change.

Prior to the seminar, each participant completes a survey and receives a 15-20 page report including:

• An in-depth analysis of his/her thinking and behavioral style
• Personalized tips for change, based on his/her assessment
• An action plan for improving his/her effectiveness in striving for success

The personalized reports and group interaction based on the assessments add tremendous depth to the seminar.

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