The Sparks for Innovation are More Than Brainstorming

Traditional problem-solving techniques often fall short for tackling complex situations. Simple brainstorming doesn’t help when the answers are not known and have to be discovered. A manager needs a better set of tools for building creative teams and a working environment in which people naturally use their talents to innovate.

This workshop teaches managers how avoid group think and lead employees through better ways to generate ideas. Techniques such as improv, speedstorming and creative problem-solving will be practiced. Managers will learn why the ability to elicit laughter and a sense of fun helps “leaven” the journey for employees. That style also improves the odds that employees will generate better insights for solving the change problems.

Bottoms up idea generation and testing is more effective than top down.

This session will add more creativity tools to a manager’s tool kit in support of finding good solutions to “swampy” problems.