Creative Problem Solving
In the past few decades, psychologists and business people alike have discovered that successful problem solvers tend to use the same type of process to identify and implement the solutions to their problems. This process works for any kind of problem, large or small.
The Creative Problem Solving workshop will give participants an overview of the entire creative problem solving process, as well as key problem solving tools that they can use every day. Skills such as brainstorming, information gathering, analyzing data, and identifying resources will be covered throughout the workshop.
12 Modules
1. Getting Started
- Housekeeping
- Pre-Assignment Review
- Training Objectives
- The Parking Lot
- Action Plan
2. The Problem Solving Method
What is a Problem
What is Creative Problem Solving
What are the Steps in the Creative Solving Process?
3. Information Gathering
Understanding Types of Information
Identifying Key Questions
Methods of Gathering Information
4. Problem Definition
Defining the Problem
Determining Where the Problem Originated
Defining the Present State and the Desired State
Stating and Restating the Problem
Analyzing the Problem
Writing the Problem Statement
5. Preparing for Brainstorming
Identifying Mental Blocks
Removing Mental Blocks
Stimulating Creativity
6. Generating Solutions (I)
Brainstorming Basics
Brainwriting and Mind Mapping
Duncker Diagrams
7. Generating Solutions (II)
The Morphological Matrix
The Six Thinking Hats
The Blink Method
8. Analyzing Solutions
Developing Criteria
Analyzing Wants and Needs
Using Cost/Benefit Analysis
9. Selecting a Solution
Doing a Final Analysis
Paired Comparison Analysis
Analyzing Potential Problems
10. Planning Your Next Steps
Identifying Tasks
Identifying Resources
Implementing, Evaluating, and Adapting
11. Recording Lessons Learned
Planning the Follow-Up Meeting
Celebrating Successes
Identifying Improvements
12. Wrapping Up
- Wise Words
- Parking Lot Review
- Lessons Learned
- Recommended Reading
- Complete Action Plans & Evaluations
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What Makes Our Courses So Great
Training Manual
A corresponding workbook to outline and streamline the course, to help you quickly access the information you need.
Varied Delivery
Creative activities and exercises are built into the course to help you interact with the content and deepen the learning.
Blended Learning
Live webinars, video series, email and SMS (text) support, podcast, quizzes, tests and journals to help document your journey.
Community Support
Access to a private members area to connect, mastermind, and network with others in the field or studying the same course.
Private Membership
It's transformation time. It's time to change the way you feel. Influence the way you experience and show up in the world.
Be authentic. Be heard. Be seen. It's your time. You are worthy.
As well as getting access to a vault. of resources, each month we focus on a targeted experience for your personal growth, and provide you with a selection of resources inside our private learning portal to support your evolution.
$188.99
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Got Questions?
Here's Answers...
Do you offer training for different types of learners
Our intention is to find the right balance of diverse and compelling lessons through thoughtful visuals and creative graphics. Ultimately, our goal is providing consistent quality of each course, student materials, and exams.
Is this Corporate Training?
Our trainings are created specifically for individuals who are striving for personal achievement and professional success. If those personal brands happen to work within a corporate structure, then the answer is yes!
How long does it take to get started?
As soon as you complete the form, you will automatically receive a questionnaire that helps our team get to know your brand. Set aside about 15-minutes or so to complete. Once you submit the form, you will be directed to a scheduling page to meet with a brand manager who will help you create a training plan. Short answer...right away!
Can I take the training online or in person?
Either or both. It's your plan, your schedule, your choice.
It's been a long time since I've been in school, will this be hard?
At the ACI agency, we focus on adult learners. We often work with dreamers who are launching brands but may not have the soft-skills to implement the plan to achieve their goals. We understand, business owners hire adults with varied backgrounds and experiences so we custom-tailor training plans to meet people where they are and from a strengths perspective. We lend support as much or as little as needed.
What's the difference between employee training and development?
Good question! Training and development are two sides of the same coin.
Employee development is the overall process an employer provides to employees to help them gradually improve skills, acquire new knowledge, and progress in their careers.
Employee training is a program designed to develop and improve technical and soft skills and overall knowledge to do a specific job in a more efficient, successful, or safer manner.
Our employee development plan is like the architect while the employee training is like the contractor that implements the plan.
In keeping with that same analogy,
An architect will design a building and, with input from the client, decide what the overall building will look like when it is done: How many stories will it be? Will it have a foyer? Where will the stairs be? Will there be columns facing the street?
A contractor, on the other hand, is much more interested in the concrete details: What supports are needed under the flooring? What bolts are needed to secure the stairs? When do we mix the concrete for the columns? How do we guarantee that the building is built to code?
Development, then, is working with your employees to be an architect for their careers. Training provides the “concrete details” in the form of skills and knowledge needed to support each step.