TMY-SS52: Unleash Creative and Lateral Thinking- Think Out of the Box

Module 1: Dimensions Of Creative

• Overview of Creativity, Innovation and Change
• Creativity leads towards Innovation
• What is Creativity
• Occurrence of Creativity
• Linking Creativity and Colors
• How Creative People rates
• Personal and organizational blocks to creativity
• The Human Brain
• Group workshop and Presentation

Module 2: Creativity And Divergent Thinking

• Are we all creative?
• Definition of Divergent  and Convergent Thinking
• Understanding Convergent Thinking vs Divergent thinking
• Application of Divergent Thinking Abilities Creatively
• The 8 elements of Divergent Thinking
• 5 Different Techniques of Creativity and Divergent thinking:
• The Reframing Matrix, Questioning, Brainstorming, Imaging and Reverse Engineering
• Different Ways of thinking to trigger Creativity

Module 3: The Nature Of Innovation

• Innovation in Organisations
• Benefits of Fostering Creativity and Innovation in Organisation
• Identifying Practices That Help Promote Creativity and Innovation
• People and their False Assumptions
• Barriers to Organisational Innovation
• Group Activity

• • Focusing on Results vs. Focusing on Good  Process

• Explain the Connection Between Courage, Confidence and Creativity

Module 4: Nurturing New Ideas And Solutions

• Tools for problem solving and Convergent Thinking
• Problem Solving Steps – Selecting a Problem Solving Method
• New Problem Solving Tools – Tools towards Innovation
• 1^st Tool – Brainstorming Tools
• 2^ndTool – Fish Bone Diagram ( Ishigawa Model)
• 3^rd Tool – Mind Mapping
• 4^th Tool – PDCA

Module 5: Recommended Practices Review
Identify practices that Create an Innovative Work Environment

• DO IT
• SWOT

• • Activity – Identify Which Tools Works Best for Different Situations
  • Activity : Patience :  Get to Bold Ideas
  • Activity : Identify the Moment When to Move the Process

Module 6: Synthesis (Lateral Thinking)

• Programmed Thinking and Lateral Thinking
• The Basics Behind Lateral Thinking
• Examining and comparing concepts of synthesis
  • Lateral Thinking vs Vertical Thinking
• Lateral Thinking “Six hats” thinking (Edward De Bono)
• Application of “six hats” thinking

Module 7: Think Out Of The Box : The Real-World Practice

• FREE Association
• Advantages and Disadvantage of FREE Association
• Developing Advertisement for Marketing Campaign

Module 8: Telling A Story: What? Where? When? Why?

• What Story Telling is?
• How Story Telling Influences
• How Story Telling Works
• Story Telling : Arranging the 5W’s as your idea peg
• Benefits of Story Telling

• • Activity  : Combining the 5W’s with other techniques

Module 9: Application Of Creative Problem Solving

• Activities

• • Case Studies :Application of the skills, strategies, and techniques learned to generate new ideas in organisations