Creativity and Critical Thinking

This programme leads its participants through the engaging experience of taping into their creativity; developing emerging ideas; evaluating the viability of these ideas through a process of critical thinking; linking in the synergistic potential of working with others and channelling the resulting strategies into reality.
The programme incorporates the profiling of personal thinking styles and comparisons with the styles and impact of colleagues and the drivers of thinking preferences. Participants will experience the power of positive thinking and communication approaches.

Programme Outcomes:
At the end of the programme, students will be able to:
1. Understand different thinking styles and preferences.
2. Recognise the impact of their own thinking style on their work performance and on others
3. Apply a balanced approach towards creative thinking and the generation of optimal decision making.
4. Promote and deliver more creative solutions into practical implementation
5. Identify an Action Plan to stimulate increased Creative and Critical Thinking in the their own area of the workplace.

The core topics of the programme will be:

• Self-evaluation of Thinking
  
• Creative Thinking Techniques
  
• A Balanced Work Environment to Promote Creativity
  
• The Communication Challenge
  
• Critical Analysis and Development