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Creativity, Innovation and I

Creative thinking and innovation are vital components in both our personal and professional lives. However, creativity is not something people are born with; it is a skill. Like any other skill it can be mastered and channeled towards specific goals with incredible results. What most of us do not recognize is that we are creative on a daily basis, whether it's picking out what clothes to wear in the morning or stretching a tight budget at work. While these tasks may not normally be associated with creativity, there is a great deal of creativity involved to get those jobs done.

This program is designed to ignite one's creative switch using specific set of tools and techniques. Participants will get to recognize and hone their own creative potential by practicing to boost their creative and innovative abilities. Concepts will be presented to enable innovation and utilization of creativity in any job roles to stand out and succeed.

Objective

This highly interactive and engaging topic on creative thinking has four key objectives:

• Understand the basis and principles of creativity
• Learn how to use thinking tools to unleash your personal creativity
• Apply creative thinking skills to effectively solve problems and face future challenges
• Create an encouraging climate to foster creativity in the workplace

Outline

Understanding Creativity Inside

• What is Creativity?
• Types of Creativity
• Differences between Critical and Creative Thinking

Creativity & Business

• Benefits of Creativity
• Fall of the Tunnel Vision

Discovering Creative Thinking

• Myths about Creativity
• Challenges of being Creative
• Characteristics of a Creative Individual

Unleash My Creativity

• The Creativity Cycle
• Improving Your Creative Abilities
• Instilling the Creative Process in Your Workplace

Who should attend

Suitable for anyone who are interested in thriving the creativity and flourish their ability to be more innovative in their workplace.

Methodology

Highly interactive training program which consists of sharing sessions, group discussions, role play and experiential learning like games and quizzes relating to the topic.

Particular of Swing Goh

Swing Goh is a Facilitator, Speaker, People Developer and Courseware Designer. As a multi-faceted, resourceful and innovative individual, She has nearly 15 years of experience in hands-on Engineering, Quality, Project Management (manufacturing industry) and Customer Service in multinational corporations as well as multi-industrial sectors.

The strong ability to work in a multi-cultural and diverse environment gives her an advantage in interacting and relating with working professionals from different background; making her a successful and inspiring facilitator in adult learning.

Swing facilitates WSQ Employability Skills, Generic Manufacturing and Service Excellence modules) and customized programs. Topics include Basic & Advanced ICT, Communication & Relationship Management, Negotiation Skills Best Practices, Initiative & Enterprise, Problem-Solving & Decision-Making, Root Cause Analysis, Systems Thinking, Critical Thinking, Project Management, Develop High Performance Team, The Facilitative Leader of Self-Managed Team, Manage Cross Functional and Diverse Team, Creative Leadership & Self Development, Enable People, Team Success, Apply Quality System, 5S Techniques, Failure Mode Effect and Analysis, Manage Process Improvement, Lean Six Sigma, Business Process Reengineering, Value Stream Mapping, Provide GEMS, Respond to Service Challenges, Coach for Service Performance, Establish Relationship with Customers, Professional Telephone Skills, Excellent Service Role Model, Personal Effectiveness, Change & Adapt Now! And Time & Stress Management. Her clients, amongst many, include AB Scitex, AMK Town Council, ASME, Broadcom, CHASSasia, Dialog Asia, Evergreen Shipping, Food Empire, Food Junction, Fu Yu Manufacturing, Hexon Technology, Home Team Academy, Jurong Port, K Box, Leonian Holdings, Makino Asia, Maybank, MINDEF, New Port Duty Free, Oil States Industries, Singapore Power, Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd, Swiss Precision and Wine Connection etc.

She is active in areas of courseware development and consultancy work which includes Training Needs Analysis for corporate clients. She also runs Work Place Literacy (WPL) classes from e2i (Employment and Employability Institute) and STA (Singapore Taxi Academy).

Swing has a Master’s Degree in Engineering Science (Engineering Management) and a Diploma in Quality Assurance Engineering. She is also a professional coach in Transformative Coaching; an International Coach Federation (ICF) approved training program.