Pilot changes to creative thinking and idea generation before rolling them out organisation-wide.
Developing Creative Thinking and Idea Generation Skills
A working programme in creative thinking and idea generation for managers who have to deliver with existing resources.
📍 Istanbul🗓️ 5 training days📚 4 modules🎓 Accredited certificate
5intensive training days
4scientific modules
8training sessions
32detailed points
Course Overview
A process for creative thinking and idea generation that managers quietly work around has already failed. Policy on idea generation is judged by how it is applied in the difficult cases, not the easy ones. Plans for the wider people management and development agenda often fail at the handover point between functions. Participants gain a clear basis for measuring what creative thinking and idea generation has actually achieved. Participants apply the practice within people management and development to their own workforce throughout, so the output is directly usable. Post-incident reviews keep identifying weaknesses in idea generation that were visible long before the incident. It is written for people who have to make creative thinking and idea generation work with the resources they already have. It establishes a shared vocabulary for idea generation so that teams can disagree productively about it. It closes by agreeing the smallest change to this part of people management and development that would make a visible difference.
Expected Learning Outcomes
Plan the handover of idea generation so that capability is not lost when key staff move on.
Communicate the purpose of creative thinking and idea generation to those who have to comply with it.
Design the appeals or grievance route attached to idea generation.
Assess the current state of creative thinking and idea generation against a structured set of criteria rather than impressions.
Handle exceptions to idea generation consistently and document the reasoning.
Align creative thinking and idea generation with the organisation's workforce plan rather than treating it in isolation.
Who Should Attend
Individuals developing their own capability in creative thinking and idea generation.
Legal and compliance advisers reviewing idea generation.
Operations staff who encounter the consequences of creative thinking and idea generation directly.
Learning and development officers building capability in idea generation.
Coordinators responsible for keeping records and documentation of creative thinking and idea generation current.
Recruitment and resourcing staff affected by idea generation.
Course Modules
Creative thinking and idea generation: evidence, data and honest measurement
2 sessions · 8 pointsSession 1Appeals and grievances arising from creative thinking and idea generation
- Train line managers on creative thinking and idea generation rather than handling every case centrally.
- Ask employees what idea generation feels like from their side.
- Confirm that reporting on creative thinking and idea generation reaches the people who can act.
- Estimate the cost of idea generation and the cost of leaving it unchanged.
Session 2Keeping records on idea generation that are lawful and useful
- Compare intended and actual outcomes of creative thinking and idea generation honestly.
- Plan succession for roles most exposed to idea generation.
- Pilot changes to creative thinking and idea generation in one area before wider rollout.
- Anticipate the objections idea generation will raise and prepare the answers.
Idea generation: fairness, equity and consistency
2 sessions · 8 pointsSession 1What has to be agreed before work on idea generation starts
- State the purpose of creative thinking and idea generation in one sentence a new manager would understand.
- Review idea generation for unintended equity effects across groups.
- Document the reasoning for every exception granted under creative thinking and idea generation.
- Prepare the response for the most likely failure in idea generation.
Session 2What to measure in idea generation and what to ignore
- Remove steps in creative thinking and idea generation that add effort without adding assurance.
- Agree the indicators that will show whether idea generation is improving.
- Agree what will be standardised in creative thinking and idea generation and what will not.
- Test the procedure for idea generation against a realistic scenario.
Idea generation: cost, benefit and workforce planning
2 sessions · 8 pointsSession 1Explaining idea generation so people believe it
- Agree the smallest change to creative thinking and idea generation that would be visibly useful.
- Record the rationale for each significant choice made about idea generation.
- Confirm records relating to creative thinking and idea generation meet retention and privacy rules.
- Measure the effect of idea generation on retention and performance, not activity.
Session 2The conversation about creative thinking and idea generation managers most often avoid
- Establish what evidence demonstrates creative thinking and idea generation is under control.
- Compare the cost of idea generation with the cost of its absence.
- Confirm that those complying with creative thinking and idea generation understand why it exists.
- Set the consistency check that catches uneven application of idea generation.
Idea generation: review, learning and adjustment
2 sessions · 8 pointsSession 1Reviewing idea generation against what actually happened
- Map the handovers in creative thinking and idea generation between functions and secure them.
- Design the communication for idea generation around the questions people will actually ask.
- Define who decides on creative thinking and idea generation and who may only recommend.
- Set the annual review point for idea generation and who attends.
Session 2Building the method for idea generation step by step
- Confirm that contractual obligations around creative thinking and idea generation are understood.
- Check that idea generation still works when volumes rise unexpectedly.
- Collect evidence on the present handling of creative thinking and idea generation before proposing changes.
- Build the appeals route for idea generation and publish it.
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Silver Package
At least 3 people
USD1,250
- Workshop or Program Participation
- Airport Transfers
- Customized Badge
- Expert Mentorship (Private Sessions)
- Supervision & Secretarial Services
- Accredited Certificate of Participation
- Complete Training Kit
- Coffee Break
- Closing Ceremony
Gold Package
At least 3 people
USD1,850
- 5-night stay in a 5-star hotel
- Workshop or Program Participation
- Airport Transfers
- Customized Badge
- Expert Mentorship (Private Sessions)
- Supervision & Secretarial Services
- Accredited Certificate of Participation
- Complete Training Kit
- Coffee Break
- Closing Ceremony
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