Course : Promoting change through creativity

Practical course - 2d - 14h00 - Ref. FAV
Price : 1590 CHF E.T.

Promoting change through creativity




During this course, you will learn how to promote creativity in a changing environment, manage through innovation and lead creativity or problem-solving sessions (brainstorming, tools, modeling and creative approach techniques to instill a dynamic process of change).


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In person or remote class
Available in English on request

Ref. FAV
  2d - 14h00
1590 CHF E.T.




During this course, you will learn how to promote creativity in a changing environment, manage through innovation and lead creativity or problem-solving sessions (brainstorming, tools, modeling and creative approach techniques to instill a dynamic process of change).


Teaching objectives
At the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
Learn about the main creativity tools and their advantages
Facilitate a creativity session to encourage the expression of ideas
Implement creativity techniques within the organization

Intended audience
Managers in charge of innovation or change projects, or wishing to integrate innovation as a management tool.

Prerequisites
Direct or cross-functional management experience required.

Practical details
Exercise
Interactive discussions; role-plays: conducting a creativity meeting and a change project. Group debriefing.

Course schedule

1
Defining the boundaries of creativity

  • Creativity and innovation in the professional environment. What are the benefits?
  • Creativity in change.
  • Individual and collective reactions to change.
  • Identifying and integrating change agents. The ally strategy.
  • The attitude of the manager, co-constructor of change.
Exercise
Open forum: introducing creativity into your organization.

2
Creativity tools

  • The principles of a creativity session.
  • The principle of divergence (going against) and convergence (going with).
  • Get to grips with the issue: Martians, the 3h.
  • Dynamic posture, concepts and techniques: brainstorming, brainwriting, mind mapping, SCAMPER...
  • Sensitive posture, concept, projective and dream techniques: waking dream...
  • Mixed techniques: the six hats method...
  • The problem-solving process: CPS.
Exercise
Warm-up exercises on some creativity tools.

3
Change management techniques

  • Creative breaks and warm-ups.
  • The sorting dilemma.
  • Comparing solutions with creative platforms.
  • Facilitate a creativity session.
  • Keep track.
Role-playing
Facilitation of part of a creativity session on a change issue.

4
Managing creativity and change

  • Promote creativity within the organization.
  • Create a discourse around change.
  • Convincing people of the benefits of an idea.
  • Encourage employees to think differently.
  • Understand and overcome resistance through constructive exchanges.
  • Build intelligent, practical resources using existing expertise.
Group discussion
Checklist of essentials for a creativity session on change. What to do when you get back?returnchariot


Customer reviews
4,6 / 5
Customer reviews are based on end-of-course evaluations. The score is calculated from all evaluations within the past year. Only reviews with a textual comment are displayed.
CANDICE B.
15/09/25
4 / 5

very rewarding in terms of both content and exchanges with other participants
DIAZ MARIA ALEXANDRA B.
12/06/25
5 / 5

The course was extremely rewarding and enabled me to acquire a great deal of valuable knowledge. Nathalie's expertise, the quality of the content and the teaching approach all contributed to making it a captivating and instructive experience.
JIHAN O.
12/06/25
5 / 5

A very good balance between theory and practice, which is very useful for integrating methods and practices. Lots of tools and new lessons learned



Publication date : 06/04/2024