An Intensive 5-day Training Course
Powerful Creative Thinking & Problem Solving
Developing Key Leadership Skills and Principles in the Workplace
Course Introduction
The Powerful Creative Thinking & Problem-Solving training course equips executives with the essential skills, knowledge, and practical tools to enhance creative thinking within their organizations. Participants will learn to apply proven techniques for critically assessing challenges and generating innovative solutions. In an increasingly complex and fast-paced environment, professionals who can foster creativity, drive innovation, and inspire their teams will be the most sought-after leaders.
This Oxford Management training course will focus on:
- Exploring business, social, and psychological principles that support creative thinking and innovative work practices
- Encouraging fresh perspectives and new approaches to problem-solving, both individually and within teams
- Understanding critical thinking best practices to facilitate constructive discussions and informed decision-making
- Mastering practical and structured creative thinking techniques to generate, evaluate, and implement effective solutions by leveraging collective team talent
- Implementing management strategies that enhance team collaboration, making problem-solving sessions more productive and results-driven
Objectives
By the end of this Powerful Creative Thinking & Problem-Solving training course, participants will be able to:
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of the creative process and its significance in a business environment
- Identify how the right level of challenge and pressure can enhance innovative thinking
- Communicate with confidence when engaging with clients and stakeholders
- Lead more productive discussions and structured meetings to improve collaboration and decision-making
- Encourage open discussions and creative problem-solving to drive innovation and positive change
- Cultivate a culture of creativity and innovation within teams and projects to enhance overall effectiveness
Training Methodology
This Oxford Management training course is designed to be dynamic, engaging, and highly practical. The approach combines theoretical insights with practical methods and tools to ensure that participants can return to the office, to apply what they learn to improve their organisations. Key components of the training methodology include the training course presentations, interactive workshops, real-world case studies, peer learning and group discussions, and learning to use practical tools and methods through in-class exercises.
This Powerful Creative Thinking & Problem-Solving training course adopts a blended learning methodology to ensure that participants not only gain the knowledge and skills needed to promote more creativity and innovative solutions - but also the confidence to apply these methods effectively in their everyday work and supporting positive change and performance improvements in those they lead.
Organisational Impact
Organizations will benefit as participants return from Powerful Creative Thinking & Problem Solving this training course equipped with new skills and practical methods, enabling them to contribute more effectively as managers and leaders. They will be able to:
- Integrate creative thinking into business strategies and decision-making
- Drive innovation and manage change with greater confidence
- Strengthen relationships with clients, suppliers, and stakeholders
- Foster a culture that encourages creativity and problem-solving within teams
- Facilitate constructive discussions and critical thinking to enhance performance
Personal Impact
Ambitious and motivated individuals will gain significant personal benefits from attending this Powerful Creative Thinking & Problem-Solving training course. They will be able to:
- Apply creative problem-solving techniques to business projects
- Navigate challenges related to innovation and adapt more effectively to change
- Build stronger professional relationships across various business functions
- Encourage and support creative thinking within their teams
- Promote open discussions and critical thinking to drive better results
Who Should Attend?
This Powerful Creative Thinking & Problem-Solving training course is suitable to a wide range of managers, executives and professionals but will greatly benefit those undertaking a role that requires them to encourage more creative solutions and improvements in processes and teamwork. This Oxford Management training course if therefore highly suitable for:
- Engineers, Designers and other Technical Specialists
- Marketing, Communications and Public Relations Professionals
- Project Managers, aiming to improve project creativity and productivity
- Senior Managers responsible for improving team performance
- Change Managers seeking to influence a change in culture and behaviour
- Professionals (lawyers, accountants) involved in innovation and change
Course Outline
Day One
The Leadership Context: Creativity and Critical Thinking
- Introduction: Organizational challenges and change
- Defining - Critical thinking
- Defining - Creative thinking
- Understanding innovation: The need to do things differently
- Why our management style matters
- Understanding you: Your personality & your values
Day Two
Promoting Better Critical Thinking Skills
- Thinking critically: Bias & Fallacies. Quantitative & qualitative methods
- Systems one and two: Thinking fast & thinking slow
- Active listening & critical conversations: The power of critical questions
- Business analysis process tools and mapping.
- Classic critical analysis: Swots, value chains, forces and models
Day Three
Promoting Better Creative Skills
- Understanding the creative individual
- Understanding personal motivation and mindset: Encouraging flow
- Using design thinking: Encouraging divergence and convergence
- Creative thinking tools and methods: managing effective brainstorming
Day Four
Encouraging Effective Teamwork and Creativity
- Team dynamics and roles in creative environments
- The value of creative conflict and debates and avoiding group think
- Lean and agile tools: Improving work processes and meetings
- Leading by example: Improving focus and promoting effectiveness
- Feedback and coaching: Promoting performance improvement
Day Five
The Creative and Critical Organisation
- The business canvas: A creative and critical tool
- Business model: Application and practice
- Cultural dimensions - working internationally and different approaches
- Encouraging creative and critical culture
- Next steps and your personal development
Certificate
Oxford Management Centre Certificate will be provided to delegates who successfully completed the training course.
Accreditation
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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- E-mail: [email protected]
Yes, we provide assistance in securing both hotel reservations & entry visa on all our international training venues, for delegates attending our training courses. For further information / assistance, please contact our Customer Service at:
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Yes, Oxford Management Centre is accredited by the following professional bodies;
National Association of State Board of Accountancy (NASBA)
The Oxford Management Centre is registered with NASBA as a sponsor of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. NASBA have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit.
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Note: Discounts are not applicable with any other special offer that may be available.
There are 2 easy ways to register:
- Online: Select the training course you want to register for, Click the “Book Your Place” button on the course page, complete the form and click submit.
- E-mail: Send your details to [email protected]
We request that all cancellations be made at least one week before the class start date. You may reschedule this class without any penalty. If not, a $250 fee will be charged for cancellations received less than one week before a class begins and for no-shows. Cancellation penalties and any fees incurred by Oxford Management Centre will be deducted from refunds.
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The classroom training fees include course presentation, relevant materials, physical & digital documentation, lunch and refreshments served during entire training. Accommodation and transportation are not included in the training course fees.
While, online training fees cover the course presentation and digital documentation and relevant materials.
The Oxford Management Centre Certificate of Completion with corresponding CPE credits shall be awarded to delegates who has successfully completed the training course.
Payment must be received before the training course commences. You can make payment by bank draft, cash, credit card or wire transfer.
Note: If the payment is not received, Oxford Management Centre has the right to refuse admission.
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- Registration Confirmation
- Invoice/Receipt (where appropriate)
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