Creative Thinking Fundamentals
Featuring ‘Who Killed Creativity?’ gamified simulation

1: Harnessing Creative Intelligence (CQ) skills for a competitive business advantage

From the classroom to the boardroom – discover why adults seem to have lost their creative ability right when they need it the most. Recent research has revealed that creative thinking will be the most important leadership attribute in the next 10 years. Yet it has been identified that even though IQ has been on the rise, creative thinking (CQ) has been declining since the 1990s. Instead of focusing on specific areas of expertise & knowledge, well-equipped, future-ready leaders will now need to develop a ‘creative generalist’ mindset, learning to thrive in complex, unpredictable contexts, rather than feeling threatened by them.  People with higher CQ are more inquisitive, resilient, and open to new experiences.  Participating in this session involves a fun non-threatening activity, testing CQ attributes through drawings. Participants do a simple assessment and learn who are the real champions of each attribute based on the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking skills. The session also includes best of the best case studies to inspire, and magic illusions to show how easy it is to default to ‘inside the box thinking’. Learn how to become more creative with the latest neuroscience, to discover your creative streak.

During the sessions, data can be contributed and then collated from the collective intelligence of the group to provide real-time solutions. The online Collaborative Canvas (Padlet board) is yours to use, during and post, the session,  and comes complete with a gap analysis, follow-up action planning and goal setting. When integrated with the full suite, this CSI-1CQ session can map the 7 CQ skills needed to implement creative thinking, critical thinking & design thinking strategies.

Outcomes & Takeaways

1. Learn about the 7 key CQ attributes needed to be creative
2. Discover your peak creative CQ age(s) and how to sustain them.
3. Assess and map individual and teams in the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking skills. (TTCT)
4. Understand how the best of the best use CQ in business (7 case studies)
5. Connect KPIs to CQ skills, and harness CQ skills as a competitive business advantage
6. Conduct a gap analysis to assess current and needed CQ skills in a work context
7. Learn how CQ skills can counteract creative blockers
8. Use the CQ skills for each step of a Design Thinking process
9. Learn how to work with AI as a copilot to enhance CQ skills and design thinking

2: The Suspects – Who Killed Creativity? (The Crime)

Explore the crime, and scene by Identifying potential psychological and environmental blocks to creativity.

The ‘Who Killed Creativity?’ gamified workshop session is a non-competitive gamified interactive diagnostic tool for identifying the blocks to creative thinking and innovation in individuals, teams & organizations. This session should be a critical prelude for any creative thinking / design thinking / agile or innovation intervention a team or company is embarking on. It provides an engaging, interactive context for exploring the potential blocks to positive change. Themed as a crime scene investigation (CSI style), the session helps to identify the key ‘creativity killer’ culprits we all face individually (psychological blocks, e.g., as identified by neuroscience) and reveals potential ‘danger’ locations around the organization (organizational culture and environmental blocks).

Outcomes & Takeaways

• Understanding both the neurological (internal) and environmental (external) forces that block creative thinking.