Eight Effective Strategies for Creative Problem Solving and Decision Making

As the 21st Century begins to unfold together with its uncertainties and challenges there is dire need to improve our ability to think creatively and find solutions to seemingly impossible situations. Creativity is not necessarily an inborn skill and it is something that can be nurtured with the right training and perception. The two guiding principles of creativity is ‘synergy’ – the way in which information is perceived and ‘synthesis’ the way in which we process the information. Both these applied in tandem will allow us to relate previously unrelated concepts and ideas which is the crux of what creativity is all about.

Day 1
Understanding the Mind and the Brain
Introduction to the 6 ‘I’s of creative thinking
Evaluation the individual creative potential
Understanding Barriers to Creative Thinking
Learning to SYNERGISE and SYNTHESIZE
Escaping the Paradigm trap
Learning the elements of Brainstorming
Introducing the Eight Strategies - SCRAMBLE
Case study on the usage of Eight Strategies

Day 2
Applying SCRAMBLE to the daily life
Customising each of the Eight strategies
Group discussion on the usage of SCRAMBLE
Understanding the correlations between the different forms of thinking
Developing an action plan for implementing the Eight Strategies

RUN 1: 28 to 29 October 200814 October 2008
RUN 1 ► CLICK HERE to Register Online
Time: 9.00am - 5.00pm
Venue: NTU@one-north campus, Executive Centre
Fee: Standard: SGD$590.00 NTU Alumni: SGD$472.00 Group (3 & above): SGD$531.00

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