Course Overview Understanding a problem properly and creatively can create new opportunities for your business. Learn how to solve problems creatively from this Creative Problem Solving and Decision Making course and boost your personal growth today. In this Creative Problem Solving and Decision Making course, you will learn the importance of creative problem solving and decision making. You'll understand how decision making works, problem-solving steps, thinking outside the box and many other techniques. This course will teach you the aspects of creative problem-solving. Problem-solving is necessary for any work. Your problem-solving skill can help you ride the ladder in your career and personal growth. So, learn how you can solve your problems creatively today from this course. Learning Outcomes Learn how to break a problem into small pieces Understand why organizations need to be creative with their problem solving and decision making Familiarize with the steps of problem-solving Learn why decision making is important Know about the benefits realization approach to problem-solving Be able to think outside the box Familiarize with tools that will help to solve problems creatively Who is this course for? This course will be helpful for anyone who needs decision making and problem-solving skills in their life. This course will help to understand a problem and finding a creative solution for that. Entry Requirement This course is available to all learners, of all academic backgrounds. Learners should be aged 16 or over to undertake the qualification. Good understanding of English language, numeracy and ICT are required to attend this course. Certification After you have successfully completed the course, you will be able to obtain an Accredited Certificate of Achievement. You can however also obtain a Course Completion Certificate following the course completion without sitting for the test. Certificates can be obtained either in hardcopy at the cost of £39 or in PDF format at the cost of £24. PDF certificate's turnaround time is 24 hours, and for the hardcopy certificate, it is 3-9 working days. Why choose us? Affordable, engaging & high-quality e-learning study materials; Tutorial videos/materials from the industry-leading experts; Study in a user-friendly, advanced online learning platform; Efficient exam systems for the assessment and instant result; The UK & internationally recognized accredited qualification; Access to course content on mobile, tablet or desktop from anywhere anytime; The benefit of career advancement opportunities; 24/7 student support via email. Career Path Creative Problem Solving and Decision Making is a useful qualification to possess and would be beneficial for any related profession or industry such as: Entrepreneurs Business Owners Managing Directors Administrators Team Leaders Unit 01: Thinking Styles and the structure for problem solving and decision making Introduction to Problem Solving and Decision Making Creatively 00:02:00 Thinking Styles in decision making 00:08:00 Steps to Creative Problem Solving and Decision Making 00:10:00 Analyse the Problem 00:08:00 Analysing Performance Data 00:06:00 Unit 02: Generate and Test Ideas Generate Ideas 00:05:00 Test the Solutions and Decide 00:04:00 Benefits Realisation Introduction 00:01:00 Problem Solving using Benefits Realisation 00:10:00 Thinking outside the Box 00:01:00 Thank you for completing the course 00:01:00 Certificate and Transcript Order Your Certificates and Transcripts 00:00:00
The Power of Market-Creating Innovation Innovation is a commonly used buzzword, but it has lost a lot of value because of its ubiquity. What do we mean by innovation? What types of innovation are there? How can understanding the different types of innovation help us do better work? Market-creating innovations transform complicated and expensive products into products that are simple and affordable so that many more people in society can have access to them. In doing so, these innovations create a new market because they target non-consumers. Efosa Ojomo explains the critical role of market-creating innovations in not only serving as new growth engines for companies, but also as a foundation for sustained economic development of a region. Using theories and models developed by Professor Clayton Christensen and his team, Ojomo demonstrates how innovations that create new markets impact peoples' lives, and challenges us to change how we think about innovation in our organizations. This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies.
The Power of Market-Creating Innovation Innovation is a commonly used buzzword, but it has lost a lot of value because of its ubiquity. What do we mean by innovation? What types of innovation are there? How can understanding the different types of innovation help us do better work? Market-creating innovations transform complicated and expensive products into products that are simple and affordable so that many more people in society can have access to them. In doing so, these innovations create a new market because they target non-consumers. Efosa Ojomo explains the critical role of market-creating innovations in not only serving as new growth engines for companies, but also as a foundation for sustained economic development of a region. Using theories and models developed by Professor Clayton Christensen and his team, Ojomo demonstrates how innovations that create new markets impact peoples' lives, and challenges us to change how we think about innovation in our organizations. This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies.
Design Thinking in Today's Organization Design Thinking is a great way for organizations to equip their project teams to better manage ambiguity in innovative environments, navigate complex problems, experiment rapidly, communicate more effectively, and increase the ability to respond to ever changing customer requirements. Additionally they will talk about how Design Thinking in action with the exclusive PMI Global Executive Council will engage the next generation of project leaders, known as "Global Executive Council NextPerts" and their development of a Benefits Thinking Movement. This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies. Fractions of PDUs may also be reported. The smallest increment of a PDU that can be reported is 0.25. This means that if you spent 15 minutes participating in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.25 PDU. If you spend 30 minutes in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.50 PDU.
Innovation as a Way to Embrace Change We've entered a very disruptive time that has generated the condition for breakthrough innovation as a way to overcome the status quo and the danger of becoming obsolete. Across industries, we are seeing global companies forced to adapt by finding new business models and methods for survival, ensuring business continuity, or serving their customer needs. For this reason, innovation matters now more than ever. In this talk, Liliana Cerilo will discuss bringing innovative solutions to life. She's the Head of Strategy at an innovation team at Google called Exploratory, whose mission is to build transformational solutions that solve her largest global brand partners' most critical business challenges. In this discussion, Liliana will share 5 tried and tested fundamentals to successfully and consistently launch innovative solutions. She will challenge you throughout her talk to think outside the box, forget about your title and its core responsibilities, and truly focus on what it takes to be an innovator. Key Takeaways: The impact of having a vision What it means to think strategically How to allow space to be innovative The importance of cross team collaboration Find the entrepreneur in you - not taking no for an answer
Improve Your Business Agility with Flawless Execution Business Agility in conjunction with a commitment to Innovation is a game-changing reality in our world. Individuals who can create ideas and act on them to build new technologies and products are emerging as the new leaders in 21st Century society. Many technology companies in areas like Silicon Valley, university innovation labs, and institutes are cultivating countless innovative ideas and processes. With all this attention, innovation in the corporate business world at C-level execution is somewhat of a mystery and quite hard to define and even harder to master. As with any journey, it begins with a first step. What simple step can you take today to understand how innovation takes place and the factors that empower it, so you can optimize the conditions for future innovation in your organization? Intentional planning that has buy-in from all stakeholders provides a bridge from ideas to executable plans. This accelerates a company's ability to both create and respond to change in order to profit in a turbulent business environment.
Mindfulness as Catalyst for Innovation What is the connection between mindfulness and innovation? How can practicing mindfulness strengthen your capacity as a leader and spark innovation? As a leader if you're looking to help shift people's mindset and challenge repetitive mental models either within yourself and/or within your team, view this presentation to learn more. Leigh will share research and the science behind the impact of mindfulness and the interconnectedness with innovation. Included in the presentation is instruction in some techniques that can be incorporated into a daily routine which can shift the trajectory of what happens next! Scientific research to share with your team ⯠Live instruction on mindfulness techniques Mindfulness practices you can apply at work and at home
Want to Drive Innovation? - Take a Coach Approach! Are you struggling to get your team to innovate? Is there a lack of new ideas on your team? Do you want to increase autonomy and empowerment of your team? Taking a coach approach may be exactly what you need. This session will show you how to empower your team to solve problems and innovate, and it will help you ensure diverse perspectives are being surfaced. We will explore specific tactics and questions you can use to unlock others; whether in your own team, or with peers and clients. A simple coaching framework to get started Powerful questions to unlock creativity and empower others Tips for boosting your active listening skills Time back in your day
Using Design Thinking to Drive Innovation A new kind of leadership and thinking is required if innovation is the goal. The Design Thinking approach allows us to address a wide range of complex challenges, using a human-centered perspective towards solving a problem. The Design Thinking creative methods enable organizational change, combining what is desirable from a user point of view with what is economically viable and technologically feasible to create a better future for customers. However, Design Thinking is not another process, delivery framework or set of steps that needs to be followed; it requires a change of individual mindset and organizational culture. By sharing personal experience, Denis Vukosav will provide insights on how to encourage change and use Design Thinking to successfully drive innovation in an organization. Additionally, some of the key Design Thinking challenges on the innovation journey will be discussed and ways to resolve them will be suggested. Assess the benefits of the Design Thinking approach Recognize the challenges of innovation and ways to overcome them Identify leadership styles required for managing Design Thinking organizations
Using Design Thinking to Drive Innovation A new kind of leadership and thinking is required if innovation is the goal. The Design Thinking approach allows us to address a wide range of complex challenges, using a human-centered perspective towards solving a problem. The Design Thinking creative methods enable organizational change, combining what is desirable from a user point of view with what is economically viable and technologically feasible to create a better future for customers. However, Design Thinking is not another process, delivery framework or set of steps that needs to be followed; it requires a change of individual mindset and organizational culture. By sharing personal experience, Denis Vukosav will provide insights on how to encourage change and use Design Thinking to successfully drive innovation in an organization. Additionally, some of the key Design Thinking challenges on the innovation journey will be discussed and ways to resolve them will be suggested. Assess the benefits of the Design Thinking approach Recognize the challenges of innovation and ways to overcome them Identify leadership styles required for managing Design Thinking organizations