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CREATIVE
PROBLEM SOLVING
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Confronted with shifting market demands, accelerating technological
developments, and the breakdown of political or economic frontiers,
the only companies which have a fighting chance are those that
seek out novel opportunities, encourage innovation, and generate
new and pertinent solutions.
Whether looking to launch a new product, zip ahead of competitors,
negotiate a difficult contract, produce a novel publicity campaign,
or combat low morale, the understanding of applied creativity
techniques can shift your company's ecology.
Applied at a team level, these techniques inspire a sens of
relatedness, a spirit of openness and cohesiveness; they nurture
personal implications, team intelligence and productivity.
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OBJECTIVES
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Develop
viable problem solving skills : mental adaptability, generative
logic, thinking "out of the box"
Anticipate opportunities and detect potential
obstacles before they become problematic
Increase the number and quality of options
available; enlarge the "solution space"
Learn a structured yet flexible approach to
analyze real-world challanges and deal with the many facets
of a problem
Use innovation tools during the workshop to
work on your own professional challenges, or those of your organization
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PROGRAM
1 CREATIVE POTENTIALS
OF THE MIND
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Obstacles to creative
thinking
Creative intelligence : mental fluidity, flexibility, originality,
elaboration
Psychological and interpersonal issues
Context, set and setting
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2 CPS
METHODOLOGY
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Creative breathing
: Divergence - Convergence
Sequencing problem-solving
Analyze and reformulate the challenge
Generate multiple possibilities
Select and implement optimal solutions
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3 INDIVIDUAL
AND GROUP CREATIVITY TECHNIQUES
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Associational techniques
Positional techniques
Analytical techniques
Analogical techniques
Realism, pragmatism, relevance : the art of converging
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4 APPLICATION
: THE INNOVATION TEAM
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Application of CPS methodology
to concrete negotiation, management or leadership issues, brought
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Working in small groups, participants use creativity techniques
to develop their own projects and challenges
Optimising the company's intelligence level
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Number of days
: 2 to 3
Coaching is also available |
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