What is creativity and why is it important? Let’s start with the most common misconception, you do not have to be ‘off the wall’ or ‘wacky’ to be creative. Naturally artists and people who work in the creative industries tend to exercise their creative muscles more than most but all they have done is continue to pursue in their careers what comes naturally. We are all born creative, after all if you want to find the most creative people in the world all you have to do is visit a playground! Sometimes however as we grow up we find ourselves conditioning out mindset to subscribe to the norms set by others around us. If we choose to accept and believe others who tell us ‘It’s always been done that way’, ‘that will never work’, ‘they’ll never accept that’ etc then no wonder people begin to resist their natural urge to dream, test new ideas and push the envelope. Of course it is essential for our very existence to think in a logical manner. Many of us like to get down to brass tacks rather than play around in the clouds but at times opening the mind to possibilities is the best way forward.
“The trouble is, those that only consider brass tacks don’t always look at the copper tacks, or the steel tacks or the brass rivets.” Roger Von Oech
Creativity is a prerequisite of innovation and without innovation there simply is no future. At the conclusion of this course you will have genuinely surprised yourself at the level of creativity you possess. You will learn a series of simple, fun and proven techniques for being creative that have been used by (amongst many others) the Walt Disney Corporation, Pizza companies to design new pizzas & even the makers of the TV series ‘The Lone Ranger!’
This Creativity and Innovation (2 Day Course) course is available throughout the UK.
CPD Value 5.5 Hours
Course Benefits
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Creativity is all about developing new perspectives, generating new ideas and solving practical problems. This is why creativity is essential for organisations who need to achieve and maintain a competitive edge - creativity isn't just relevant; it's essential. During the day the participants will be given the opportunity to apply one or more of the proven creative and innovative thinking process to live work-related challenges.
Each participant will:
- enhance their problem solving skills.
- use logical and analytical thinking to generate creative ideas
- boost their self confidence when tackling difficult challenges
- use of a variety of proven creative techniques developed by Tony Buzan and Edward DeBono two of the greatest modern creative thinkers
Our Edinburgh training venue
PTP's courses take place at the Edinburgh Training Centre in the heart of Edinburgh.
PTP's Edinburgh venue is conveniently located just off the Royal Mile, only a few minutes away from Edinburgh Waverley train. It has free wi-fi and unlimited refreshments throughout the day. The lunch buffet which is included in all full day PTP courses is excellent.
Address
Edinburgh
Edinburgh Training and Conference Venue
16 St. Mary's Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1SU
This course is available in the following locataions:
Creativity and Innovation (1 day course) London
Creativity and Innovation (1 day course) Bristol
Creativity and Innovation (1 day course) Manchester
Creativity and Innovation (1 day course) Nottingham
Creativity and Innovation (1 day course) Birmingham
Creativity and Innovation (1 day course) Leeds