Leading with Critical Thinking, Creativity and Innovation

This training course is designed for active and motivated managers who are willing to contribute to business conversation. In a confidential and professional setting, where debate is encouraged and respected, they are expected to bring their own thoughts to the discussions on challenges and opportunities we face. Those that contribute and engage fully in material and team exercises will gain the most.

The training course will blend  learning formats that will stimulate and stretch participants, including simple tests, formal seminar style presentations from trainer structured and informal discussions, along with solo work, group exercises and case studies, to allow the time to encourage critical thinking and reflection. Workshops and content will use a mix of printed material, slides and videos.

At the end of this Leading with Critical Thinking, Creativity and Innovation training course, successful delegates will learn how to:

• Add to the organizational debates of changes and innovation.
• Prepare business models and outline plans for new business initiatives.
• Encourage objectivity, creative thinking and collaborative working practices.
• Use management methods that promote open debates and generate ideas.
• Promote lean and agile work habits, that delivers innovation results faster.

This training course is designed broadly for a range of talented managers across the organization who are expected to be involved in new products, services and processes and who are being tasked to drive change and new ways of working..

This Gulf Rowad Leading with Critical Thinking, Creativity and Innovation training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Managers tasked with driving new products, services and processes.
• Commercial, technical (it) or operational areas involved in change projects.
• Professionals advising on innovation projects (e.g., lawyers, accountants, HR)
• General managers involved in business development, sales and customer service.
• Managers promoting change and wanting to build more creativity in their teams.

Organisational Impact

Participants will gain the ability to think strategically about innovation and creativity, and improve their management skills. The organization will benefit as successful participants will be able to:

• Contribute to critical thinking, debates and plans for innovation and change initiatives.
• Build practical everyday work habits and processes that deliver innovation.
• Support team members and colleagues to use creative ideas in their work.
• Encourage more networking, relationships and conversations to promote new ideas.
• Create credible canvas discussions that can help explore new business models.

Personal Impact

This Leading with Critical Thinking, Creativity and Innovation training course offers substantial professional development opportunities for the individual to improve their careers. Participants will personally benefit from:

• Gaining more confidence in discussing innovation and change with senior colleagues.
• Becoming recognized as one of the organization’s champions of innovation.
• Increasing their range of senior executive leadership abilities and skills.
• Obtaining insights into their own creative capabilities and self-management.
• Appreciating how innovation impacts across industries, cultures and organizations.