Creative Skills – A Guide to Unlocking Yours

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We are all born with innate creativity, curiosity, intuition, courage and the ability to think freely. It is only as we grow up and mature that norms are instilled that can block and diminish all of this through restricted thinking, discipline, self-regulation and habit – most of which are positive but can be restrictive. Our course will help unlock imagination, test your mental flexibility and open your mind to divergent thinking. You’ll learn mind-mapping, brainstorming and other key skills that can inspire you to be more creative in all you do.

In all our business courses, you get access to around six hours of e-learning that you can watch, listen and read. There are usually 100 questions and at the end of the course you will receive a certificate of completion that you can use against any personal or professional development requirements. As well as the course, you also receive a FREE e-book that you can read on your Kindle or other e-reader. You also get a FREE audiobook of the course so you can listen to the whole course uninterrupted on your device.

Description

Module One: Introduction

  • Welcome
  • Course Objectives
  • How it works

Module Two: What is Creativity?

  • Divergent Thinking
  • Problem Solving
  • Imagination and Inspiration
  • Something Out of Nothing
  • Case Study
  • Module Two: Review Questions

Module Three: Getting Inspired

  • Introspection
  • Read More
  • Removing the Mental Block
  • Art Inspires Art
  • Case Study
  • Module Three: Review Questions

Module Four: Beating Procrastination

  • Get Rid Of Clutter
  • Self-Imposed Limitations
  • Build on Small Successes
  • Don’t Start at the Beginning
  • Case Study
  • Module Four: Review Questions

Module Five: Improve Your Creative Mind Set (I)

  • Open Mind
  • Do Not Judge
  • Positive Mind Set
  • Ask Why?
  • Case Study
  • Module Five: Review Questions

Module Six: Improve Your Creative Mind Set (II)

  • Make Associations
  • Keep a Journal
  • Question Assumptions
  • Creative Confidence
  • Case Study
  • Module Six: Review Questions

Module Seven: Curiosity

  • Spark Your Curiosity
  • Curiosity is the Engine of Creativity
  • Engage
  • Ask Open Ended Questions
  • Case Study
  • Module Seven: Review Questions

Module Eight: Take Risks

  • Be Confident
  • Scared to Fail?
  • Fake It ‘til You Make It
  • Afraid To Be Judged
  • Case Study
  • Module Eight: Review Questions

Module Nine: Think Like a Child

  • Daydream
  • Be Curious
  • Play Games
  • Experiment
  • Case Study
  • Module Nine: Review Questions

Module Ten: Environmental Factors

  • Work Area
  • Additional Environments
  • Get Enough Sleep
  • Variables
  • Case Study
  • Module Ten: Review Questions

Module Eleven: Individual Brainstorming

  • Generate A Lot of Ideas
  • Mind Mapping
  • Visualization
  • Organize and Bring the Ideas Together
  • Case Study
  • Module Eleven: Review Questions

Module Twelve: Closing Thoughts

  • Words from the Wise
  • Your Results
  • Further Reading

Topics Covered

Throughout the course you will develop key skills as you cover the following topics

  • The essence of what creativity is – divergent thinking, problem solving and imagination
  • How to unlock and find inspiration in anything
  • Improve your creative mindset
  • Beat procrastination and blocks
  • Spark your curiosity
  • Think differently
  • Brainstorm on your own with several proven techniques

What You'll Learn

By the end of this short course, you will have re-engaged with and understood:

  • How to unlock your own inner creativity
  • Practiced techniques in being creative
  • Know the best way to free your mind and have fun and play again

 

Who's it for?

Prior knowledge

This course is for anyone who is looking to open their mind and re-engage with their creativity. As you develop your career, there will be a constant requirement to not only refresh and update existing technical learning but also to develop new skills and ways of thinking and behaving.

Technical Skills

Whether you’re in production, distribution, sales, finance, human resources or management your technical skills will always need to keep up with the latest developments in technology and change. The learning for this will generally come from your peers, industry trends and specialised training.

New skills

However, as you move up in seniority through an organisation or become and entrepreneur, you will be faced with learning a much wider array of skills. You will need to learn how to be a generalist but with the ability to look at the whole of a business and how it all interlocks.

People Skills

Most importantly, you will need to master your own behaviours and character and emotional intelligence in order to influence, inspire and bring people along with your vision.

Your career, personal and professional development should never stop, whether you are learning because of a company or professional body requirement or whether you are just wanting to grow.

ALWAYS BE LEARNING!

We have many more courses for your business or organisation. Get in touch about how to get our courses available to your organisation or fellow learners at [email protected]

For Businesses

Are you looking for a comprehensive learning solution for you and your teams? We have a portfolio of over 150 business short courses that are available online and on-demand. These ready to go courses cover all key areas of a business from finance & operations, sales & marketing, human resources to administration and management. As well as hard skills that range from elementary to advanced, there is an array of people and soft skill development.

Our e-learning is comprehensive, up to date and produced by a high quality learning and editorial team. It combines the latest in business thinking with the latest in learning technology. Learning can be delivered wholly online through self-study, with virtual tutor support or in a group & classroom environment by our qualified trainers.

  • All online learning is tracked and courses can be used as part of a personal development plan for staff
  • Learners can study out of hours or in breaks with bite-size learning
  • Get back end management reports on learner progress
  • Cost efficiently solve any compliance, insurance, regulatory, union or staff association requirements
  • Save on staff training and CPD costs
  • Choose and pay for only the courses you need or look at our library models for even greater value
  • No lock-in contracts – pay monthly or get a handsome discount for annual and multi-year deals
  • No big installations necessary – a simple web browser is all you need to get started
  • New courses being added all the time

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