Introduction

The Innovative and Creative Leadership training course has been specifically developed to heighten the conscious awareness of innovation and creativity in Leadership.  This is now seen as key attribute needed in today’s modern business enterprise. The highly engaging and interactive training course will demonstrate the need of innovation and creativity in leadership, enabling participants to increase their creative and innovative cognitive mindset to achieve business success through this skill.

This Innovative and Creative Leadership training course will cover how using neuroscience and powerful visualization techniques, one can expand the creative and innovative mind to create those ‘Eureka’ moments. As demonstrated with disruptive entrepreneurs, thinking outside the alternative box – provides opportunities and possibilities not considered.  Leaders in the modern world need these skills and are in great demand worldwide.

Goals

Participants will learn:

• The change from transactional leadership process to Innovative and Creative Leadership by developing the correct cognitive mindset.
• How to develop the highly sought-after skills and techniques of innovation, creativity and vision
• Understand the process of innovation from Design Thinking to advanced Visualization.
• Applying neuroplasticity and neuroscience techniques to develop your power of innovation and creativity
• Create the right environment and culture to achieve innovation excellence in the organization.

TRAINING OBJECTIVES

• Learn the key principles of Innovative and Creative Leadership.           
• Apply leading-edge techniques to develop your, and your teams innovative mindset.
• Develop and enhance creative abilities.
• Inspire and lead others to greater possibilities.
• Create a culture and environment of innovation and creative excellence.

Training Methodology

Participants in this training course will receive thorough training on the subjects covered by the outline using a variety of proven adult learning teaching and facilitation techniques.  Training course methodology includes active presentations, interactive exercises, targeted video presentations and participative discussions.  In addition, practical tools and techniques will be demonstrated that can be utilized immediately back in the workplace to improve performance.

TRAINING SUMMARY

• Employees equipped in contemporary, leading-edge Innovative Leadership principles and mindset.
• Increase performance of innovation, generation of ideas and creativity in the workplace.
• Increased effectiveness and efficiency of projects with greater clarity and vision.
• Motivated employees, focused on the task.
• Present and future Organization Excellence.
• Greater understanding of innovation and leadership effectiveness.
• Increased confidence in leading or managing innovation and creativity.
• Better efficiency and effectiveness in achieving projects in team situations.
• Increased interpersonal skills and enhanced cognitive behaviors.
• Advanced tools and techniques in developing leadership and team mindset.

Target Groups

This Innovative and Creative Leadership training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit: Senior Management, Heads of Department General Management Disciplines: requiring innovative and creativity skills and techniques, Managers in Technical Disciplines: requiring innovative and creativity skills and techniques.

Program Content

Day 1 - The Innovative and Creative Leader

• Innovative Leadership Qualities and Attributes.
• Creating the Right Environment for Innovation.
• Using Emotional Intelligence for Emotive Insights.
• Learning to Inspire and Influence.
• Applying Agile Techniques of Leadership.
• Dealing with Change and its Variables.

Day 2 - Starting the Journey: Design Thinking Concepts

• Design Thinking Background.
• The Key Principles of Design Thinking.
• Design Thinking V Critical Thinking.
• Creating Powerful Problem Statements To Define The Problem.
• Design Thinking Practical Tools and Applications.
• Learning from Powerful Examples: Disruptive Legends.

Day 3 - Opening the Mind to Creative Possibilities: Self and Others

• The Levels of the Mind and their Application.
• Igniting Innovation and Creativity.
• Visualization techniques the power of creativity.
• Using the Solution Focused Approach.
• Create the Vision in the Minds of Others.
• Learn from Failure.

Day 4 - Optimum Decision Making

• Decision Making Process and Models
• Utilizing the Alternative Box in Business.
• Ethics & Morals: The PLUS Model.
• Systems Thinking Techniques and Principles.
• Applying the Decision Making Funnel Model.
• Active Delivery: from Concept to Creation .

Day 5 - Developing the Lens of Your Innovative Leadership

• Understanding the Leadership Lens.
• Creating Focused Goals and Vision.
• Implementation and Embedding of Solutions.
• Selling the Ideas to Others.
• Summary and Review.