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1-Day Critical & Creative Thinking for Better Problem Solving & Decision Making
This program is designed to equip participants with essential thinking tools and strategies to solve problems more effectively and make smarter decisions at work.
Objective
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
• Understand the difference between critical and creative thinking.
• Apply structured problem-solving models to real-world issues.
• Use creative thinking techniques to generate innovative solutions.
• Improve decision-making with logical reasoning and objective analysis.
• Understand the difference between critical and creative thinking.
• Apply structured problem-solving models to real-world issues.
• Use creative thinking techniques to generate innovative solutions.
• Improve decision-making with logical reasoning and objective analysis.
Outline
Timeline / Description / Activity
0900-0920
Opening, Managing Expectations, and Objectives.
Briefing and Alignment
0920-0950
Opening Activity – Your Approach to PSDM
Small Group Activity, Discuss, and present
0950-1015
What is Critical/Creative/Holistic Thinking?
Facilitative lecture – Definitions, Differences, and Inter-relations.
1015-1035
Tea Break
1035-1100
Why Holistic Thinking and how it affects our PSDM.
Back to Basics, Our thinking cycle, and processes.
Mini interactive Activity to bring in the key points. How our thinking affects our behaviours and end results. Shift our Thoughts if we want a different outcome.
1100-1215
Self-Awareness: Why do I behave the way I do and how it affects the consequences in PSDM
Interactive Game to find out your Thinking preferences. (Optional – Manual profiling form at additional cost)
1215-1330
Lunch
1330-1400
How to have better Self-Management: I-R Theory.
Working with Diversities/Difficulties/Dislikes and maintaining composure to achieve results.
Group Activity with Individual contributions with final debrief.
Be Confident and Comfortable in handling adversities.
1400-1440
Think about Decision Making. Whole Brain Approach. Process and Steps to provide better decision making.
Interactive Lecture with extra focus on expanding thinking into ROIs& KPIs
1440-1520
Think about Problem Solving. A holistic step by step approach in fixing/solving problems. Part 1.
Interactive Lecture with extra focus on building Team Collaboration and Learning culture.
1520-1540
Tea Break
1540-1620
Option:
1. Application on Problem Solving Template.
Option:
2. Decision Making – holding 2 conflicting thoughts while making better decision.
Small group activity with discussion and presentation.
1620-1640
Q&A
1640-1700
Reinforcement/Summary/Conclusion/Evaluation.
Power of Choice. Ease of Life
0900-0920
Opening, Managing Expectations, and Objectives.
Briefing and Alignment
0920-0950
Opening Activity – Your Approach to PSDM
Small Group Activity, Discuss, and present
0950-1015
What is Critical/Creative/Holistic Thinking?
Facilitative lecture – Definitions, Differences, and Inter-relations.
1015-1035
Tea Break
1035-1100
Why Holistic Thinking and how it affects our PSDM.
Back to Basics, Our thinking cycle, and processes.
Mini interactive Activity to bring in the key points. How our thinking affects our behaviours and end results. Shift our Thoughts if we want a different outcome.
1100-1215
Self-Awareness: Why do I behave the way I do and how it affects the consequences in PSDM
Interactive Game to find out your Thinking preferences. (Optional – Manual profiling form at additional cost)
1215-1330
Lunch
1330-1400
How to have better Self-Management: I-R Theory.
Working with Diversities/Difficulties/Dislikes and maintaining composure to achieve results.
Group Activity with Individual contributions with final debrief.
Be Confident and Comfortable in handling adversities.
1400-1440
Think about Decision Making. Whole Brain Approach. Process and Steps to provide better decision making.
Interactive Lecture with extra focus on expanding thinking into ROIs& KPIs
1440-1520
Think about Problem Solving. A holistic step by step approach in fixing/solving problems. Part 1.
Interactive Lecture with extra focus on building Team Collaboration and Learning culture.
1520-1540
Tea Break
1540-1620
Option:
1. Application on Problem Solving Template.
Option:
2. Decision Making – holding 2 conflicting thoughts while making better decision.
Small group activity with discussion and presentation.
1620-1640
Q&A
1640-1700
Reinforcement/Summary/Conclusion/Evaluation.
Power of Choice. Ease of Life
Profile of David Ong
David has more than 30 years of Managing, Developing and Training Human Capital both local and regional countries.
His vast training experiences and travels make him a close Business Consultant with numerous corporations, partnering with them in their Organization Development in areas related to Values and Culture, Training Needs Analysis, Training Evaluation and Leadership Competency Model.
His niche areas are delivering Leadership Competency Related Programs; ie, Project Management, Change Management, Decision Making, Problem Solving, Creativity, Innovation, Negotiations, Diversity Management, Corporate Culture, Mindfulness, Team Enhancement, Communication, People Skills, Coaching and Human Behavioral Science(Psychology/Sociology).
His professional training development includes PDTD from STADA/Singapore, Training Design from Wagga Wagga/Australia and Training Methodologies from Canada.
He is also the Master Trainer with a few recognized institutions in conducting Train The Trainer programs in Training Delivery, Training Methodology, Training Design, OJT Structuring, Test Constructions and Presentation Skills.
His passion in Human Behavioral Science has seen him further study in the fields of Education-Adult Learning and Psychology-Behaviors.
He is also certified in numerous profiling tools namely;
- Whole Brain Thinking HBDI level 1, 2 and 3.
- TetraMap in Leadership profiling.
- The US FBI "Art of Profiling" and others.
- Global US Sandler Sales Master Trainer.
- Handwriting Analysis
- DISC
- MBTI
- NLP Practitioner
- Practitioner of Mindfulness
He also received the Singapore President Efficiency Medal.
