Innovation and creative thinking is a key priority for organisational and business success in today’s fast-moving and disruptive economy. According to the Future of Jobs report by the World Economic Forum, creativity will become one of the top three skills workers across all industries will need in order to remain competitive and be highly employable by 2021.

With the avalanche of new products, new services, new technologies and new ways of working in our increasingly globalised economies and societies, working professionals are going to have to become more creative and innovative in order to harness these changes for their professional and organisational success. The good news is that creativity is a skill that can be developed.

In this 1 day of highly engaging entertaining and thought provoking workshop, you will learn to boost and expand your personal and organisational creative capabilities. On an individual level, you will learn creative techniques to access your creative mind for critical thinking and creative problem solving. In a group or department level, you will learn how to facilitate and foster group creativity. Finally, you will also learn the innovative and creative practices that drive the success of global companies and non-profits organisations.

Objective

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

• Utilise practical techniques to ignite creative and innovative thinking
• Identify sources of creative inspiration in everyday life and business
• Utilise creativity as a key to access critical thinking and complex problem solving
• Facilitate creative group, department or inter-department processes to solve problems
• Create organisational conditions necessary to foster an innovative culture
• Boost and expand your personal and organisational creative capabilities

Outline

1. The Art and Science of Creative Thinking

• The history and psychology behind creativity
• The creative DNA of highly innovative people

2. The Creative Person

• Individual techniques for creative thoughts
• Critical thinking and creative problem solving

3. The Creative Process

• Group techniques for creative thinking
• 4 paradigms of innovation

4. The Creative Environment

• Dimensions of a creative climate
• Overcoming barriers to foster organisational creativity

5. The Creative Service, Product and Solution

Who should attend

This workshop is designed for managers, professionals and staff at all levels who want to improve their creative and innovative thinking for professional development and organisational success.

It is highly suitable for anyone across all professions, industries and sectors. Participants from the private and corporate sector will benefit from developing business innovation thinking, while participants from the public and non-profit sector will benefit from social innovative thinking and development.

Methodology

This highly engaging, entertaining and thought-provoking workshop will utilise a series of presentations, individual and group creative techniques, as well as a variety of mixed-medias to ensure deep and impactful learning.

Testimonial

Nick is one of the most outstanding speakers I have ever come across in the four decades of attending numerous workshops. His creative methods helped us developed new business insights. I fully endorse him!
General Manager, Hotel, Manila, Philippines

I truly enjoyed these past 4 days of workshop. We learnt so much and came up with many creative solutions to the problems we have been facing, as well as developing innovative ideas to better serve our people and country. Nick is truly inspiring.
Department Head, Ministry of Youth, Culture and Sports, Brunei

The workshop was filled with very useful and practical techniques to develop our creative thoughts. It helped us demystifying the creative process, which allows us to teach and implement some of these tools back in my organisation.
HR Manager, Global Pharmaceutical Company, Singapore

Nick is a true creative genius. He has a talent for drawing out and activating our creative DNA. I am grateful for this opportunity to learn from him and the best practices from around the world. I feel like a new person with a new mind.
Non-Profit Human Trafficking Organisation, Perth, Australia

Nick Jarvis Tan's Profile

Nick Jarvis Tan, one of the leading and most engaging speakers of his generation, is best known for his insightful, humorous and impactful workshops and presentations. Educated and trained as a Behavioural Scientist from the University of Notre Dame, Australia, Nick draws from the best practices and latest research in the fields of business, psychology, behavioural and cognitive sciences to equip individuals and organisations with the skills and knowledge they need to achieve transformational breakthroughs and performance.

Nick speaks and trains on the Future of Business, and the actions that companies can take to spot and harness megatrends to excel in the emerging 4th Industrial Revolution. His speciality topics includes (1) Workplace Collaboration (2) Workforce Engagement (3) Business Creativity and Innovation (4) Business Intelligence (5) Peak Performance & Motivation (6) Customer Service and (7) teambuilding.

With 14 years of professional speaking experience, Nick continues to impact thousands of people every year in schools, companies, government bodies and communities, locally and abroad.