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Creativity and Innovation @ Work

To excel in a knowledge based economy and increasingly competitive environment, we need to apply innovation and creative problem solving in the workplace. The traditional approach of relying on logical and liner thinking to solve problems and challenges may not work today. Managers and executives at all levels today need to harness their individual and group creativity and adopt innovative techniques to beat the competition and develop solutions for future challenges. Organisations need to tap the creative potential of every member at every level in order to achieve excellence. It has been acknowledged globally that the future belongs to those who are able to innovate and create potential for themselves and others

Objective

By the end of the workshop you will be able to:

• Appreciate the need for creativity and innovation in the workplace
• Learn creative approaches in analysing problems and generating solutions
• Practice the application of creativity in given scenarios and situations
• Adopt innovative approaches to dealing with challenges at work

Outline

What you will learn in this programme:

• How to define creativity and innovation and
• Measure your personal creativity quotient
• How to build on ideas and work with limited resources
• Understand Left brain, right brain and total thinking and how to harness it
• Learn the Four step creative problem solving approach
• How to evaluate problems using creative approaches such as the "why"
• Learn to generate ideas using creative approaches such as SCAMPER.
• Learn to apply innovation at work, home and in personal challenges
• How to encourage innovation in the organisation and promote creativity
• Identify obstacles to creativity in organisations and individuals
• Facilitating open communication to generate innovation at every level
• Develop strategies and techniques to enhance group and personal creativity

Who should attend

Managers, professionals, staff at all levels who are looking for new ways to deal with challenges in the workplace. Anyone who needs to think of innovative solutions to current and anticipated problems. Those facing challenges whether in the form of product development, service enhancement, improving the social, technological, cultural, educational and other aspects of our environment

Methodology

Participants will undergo an experiential learning environment where they will be challenged to solve problems as individuals and groups, apply creative problem solving tools, watch inspirational videos on current innovation initiatives. Participate in self evaluation questionnaires and set goals and targets for personal and organisational creativity and innovation.

Testimonials

"Very useful @ my work place. Interesting, easy to talk too and friendly, learned a lot today"
National Heritage Board

"Well prepared and knowledgable trainer!"
National Heritage Board

"The course helped to clarify some priorities for me as well as offer some brainstorming techniques I can use. The hands-on approach where we use toys to create objects was great. James was knowledgable and was able to set participants at ease."
Antics Holdings Pte Ltd

- To understand and appreciated the importance of creativity and innovation
Screen SPE Singapore Pte Ltd

- Very clear and helpful by providing example
Home Team Academy

Profile of James Suresh

James is a multi-talented trainer and best-selling author. He has over 20 years of training experience. The co-creator of Singapore's comic icon 'Mr. Kiasu', James has written comic books and recently wrote and published a best-selling illustrated book on Singapore which has won two awards.

He is an accredited PR practitioner, a certified FISH trainer as well as an EQ Trainer with Six Seconds Inc (USA) an NLP practitioner, a certified teacher with NIE and MOE registered instructor and certified teacher with a certificate in education. James holds a Masters in Communication Management and a Bachelors in Business Administration.

James has been featured on news radio in the 'Positive Business Minutes' series and on Channel News Asia for his role in promoting community cohesion and interaction. He has also been featured in press advertisements promoting the Singapore Kindness movement.

Some of his past and present clients include:
SIA-Engineering, CAAS, Mindef, Ministry of Education, Philips Singapore, Panasonic-Singapore , Penang Skill Development Centre, Capitaland, HDB, SMRT, Warren Golf &Country Club, IRAS, Singapore Police Force, EM Services, Mendaki, OCBC, National University of Singapore, Civil Service College, Ministry of Health, Deloitte Consulting, Deutsche Bank, Uniqema Sdn Bhd, UMW Corporation Sdn Bhd., Taylor's College, B Braun Medical Industries, The Straits Times, Management Development Institute Of Singapore, Medical Imaging Pte Ltd,, Fosroc Ltd - Saudi Arabia., British Petroleum, Keppel, Teradyne - Shanghai. GEC -Philippines, British Education Centre - Jakarta, Mediacorp Singapore, Exxon. Intel-Penang , Mediacorp, Baxter International, Republic of Singapore Navy, Safti - Military Institute, Port of Singapore Authority, Marketing Institute of Singapore and etc.