Fostering Innovation and Achieving Competitive Advantage

Course Outline

Understanding Creativity & innovation

• Divergent Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Imagination and Inspiration
• Something Out of Nothing
• Case Study
• Module Two: Review Questions

Getting Inspired

• Introspection
• Read More
• Removing the Mental Block
• Art Inspires Art
• Case Study
• Module Three: Review Questions

Beating Procrastination

• Get Rid Of Clutter
• Self-Imposed Limitations
• Build on Small Successes
• Don’t Start at the Beginning
• Case Study
• Module Four: Review Questions

Improving Your Creative Mind Set (I)

• Open Mind
• Do Not Judge
• Positive Mind Set
• Ask Why?
• Case Study
• Module Five: Review Questions

Improving Your Creative Mind Set (II)

• Make Associations
• Keep a Journal
• Question Assumptions
• Creative Confidence
• Case Study
• Module Six: Review Questions

Curiosity & Taking Risks

• Spark Your Curiosity
• Curiosity is the Engine of Creativity
• Engage
• Ask Open Ended Questions
• Case Study
• Module Seven: Review Questions
• Be Confident
• Scared to Fail?
• Fake It ‘til You Make It
• Afraid To Be Judged
• Case Study
• Module Eight: Review Questions

Think Like a Child

• Daydream
• Be Curious
• Play Games
• Experiment
• Case Study
• Module Nine: Review Questions

Environmental Factors

• Work Area
• Additional Environments
• Get Enough Sleep
• Variables
• Case Study
• Module Ten: Review Questions

Individual Brainstorming

• Generate A Lot of Ideas
• Mind Mapping
• Visualization
• Organize and Bring the Ideas Together
• Case Study
• Module Eleven: Review Questions

Wrapping Up

• Words from the Wise
• Lessons Learned
• Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations