Workshop objectives

Research consistently demonstrates that visualising clear goals and objectives which are associated with learning ensures the learning occurs more easily and rapidly. With that in mind, let s review our goals for this workshop.

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

• Recognise problems and understand the creative problem solving process.
• Identify types of information to investigate and key questions to ask.
• Ascertain the importance of correctly defining a problem.
• Use four different problem definition tools.
• Write solid problem statements.
• Apply basic brainstorming tools to generate ideas for solutions.
• Successfully utilise idea generating tools, such as affinity diagrams, word chaining, the box method, the six thinking hats, and the blink method.
• Assess potential solutions against criteria of cost/benefit analysis.
• Perform a final analysis for successful solution selection.
• Be aware of the roles that intuition and fact play in solution selection.
• Understand the need to refine the shortlist and the importance of redefining it.
• Successfully identify the tasks and resources required to implement the solutions.
• Conduct a solutions reality check.
• Conduct post solution implementation checks to celebrate successes and identify improvement.

The workshop also covers:

• Mental blocks
• Six step process
• Types of information
• The six thinking hats
• Gathering information
• Determining where the problem originated from