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WHEN TO USE When innovation is not flourishing in your organization and it is impacting your ability to achieve your strategy. |
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND Anyone who facilitates group meetings – Executives, Project Managers, Business analysts, Team Leaders, Managers, Faculty, Professional Facilitators. |
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PREREQUISTIES Driving Innovation 101 – Creativity & Innovation |
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WHAT THIS SESSION PROVIDES Learn how to integrate creative techniques to elicit creative response and innovation in others. How to select appropriate exercises and facilitate them in meetings. Understand and explore different approaches and strategies to increase innovation and creativity. |
DRIVING INNOVATION 401: FACILITATING CREATIVITY & INNOVATION
2 DAY WORKSHOP

WORKSHOP OUTLINE
Facilitating Creativity & Innovation 401 – A focus on Creativity and Innovation is critical in today’s business environment. In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how to effectively elicit Creativity and Innovation in others. Topics include:
Workshop Introduction
- Creativity, Innovation and Values – Bringing Values Alive
- Innovation Styles Overview
- Different approaches to Creativity and Innovation
Working with Teams
- Leveraging Team Strengths – compensating for challenges
- Climate and Culture of Teams
- Team Approaches to Creativity and Innovation
- Team Locator – Identifying the team and leader styles
Creative Problem Solving Activities
- Gain familiarity with different creative exercises
- Learn how to select the appropriate types of exercises for the business challenge and style of the team
- Designing Breakouts: Size – Style – Approach – Time
- Generate a wide scope of valuable ideas
- Learn different selection techniques – quickly select the best options
- Reporting the results
401 Takeaways – Techniques and Skills for Working with Groups
- Exercises for Creative Problem Solving to elicit Ideas/Solutions
- How to Design Breakouts
- How to Evaluate and Leverage Team Strengths
- Tools and Skills for matching Strengths, Approaches, Exercises and Selection Techniques to the task at hand
- Factors in Reporting Results