Two-day training program for CPS creative thinking skills
During a two-day training program, students will be given a comprehensive introduction to creative thinking techniques according to the Creative Problem Solving thinking skills technique. The two-day in-company training starts with an introductory workshop, “Wake up your brain” during which participants learn that so many of our actions and thoughts occur according to fixed patterns.
Topics
This training program starts with a workshop “Wake up your brain”, during which participants confront their patterned thought processes. An amazing 80% of what we think and do occurs according to certain patterns. This is the reason why, too often, we get stuck ‘swimming in circles’ in our patterned thought ‘bathwater’. Following this interactive confrontation, we will delve deeper into the various phases of the process.
The following topics will be addressed during the training program:
- Formulation and reformulation of problems
- Divergence techniques
- Convergence techniques
- Tools for selecting and reinforcing ideas
- What are the rules for a creative thinking session?
- Tools for getting a plan of action going
Skills
During the training program, you will work on the following skills:
- Postponing passing judgment
- Formulating and reformulating problems
- Association
- Imaginative thinking
- Diverging and converging
Results
After completing this training program, you will be able to:
- Prepare and hold a brainstorming session according to CPS thinking skills
- Tilt your thoughts in your work or personal life
- Formulate and reformulate a problem or question
- Come up with ideas using divergence techniques
- Select the best idea out of many others according to categories
- Reinforce ideas and assign criteria to them
- Set a plan of action in motion.
Customization
We can customize this training program for your organization for groups of 10 or more participants. During this expanded version of the program, not only will the topics mentioned above be examined, but various tools and techniques will also be added to the materials presented. The customized program will also include a topic which has specific bearing on your company. The advantage of this is that the group of participants will definitely return home with many new ideas!
One-day program
The training program may also be offered as a one-day course, if preferred. The difference between this and the two-day program is that the content offered during the one-day training is less detailed, and there are also fewer exercises.