CREATIVE THINKING

Unlock the Power of Creative Thinking to Drive Innovation & Transformation

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In today’s fast-changing business landscape, creativity isn’t a luxury—it’s a strategic necessity. Andrew Grant & Dr. Gaia Grant, leading experts in creativity and innovation, provide cutting-edge insights to reignite creative thinking, solve complex problems, and drive sustainable success.

Why Creativity Matters for Business Success

Creativity fuels innovation, empowers leaders, and drives competitive advantage. Yet, many teams struggle with creative stagnation, fear-based thinking, and outdated problem-solving approaches.

Andrew Grant & Dr. Gaia Grant’s CREATE framework unlocks the science behind creativity, offering proven strategies to shift mindsets and transform organizational culture for sustainable innovation.

  • Who Killed Creativity? – Diagnosing creative barriers in business
  • The Creative Process – Mastering structured innovation for success, and solving wicked problems.
  • Creative Thinking Fundamentals – Building a culture of breakthrough ideas using CQ Creative Quotient – Torrence Test of Creative Thinking to have a competitive edge in business.
  • Enhance Creative & Design Thinking with AI-Powered Innovation methods

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Keynote / Workshop Topics – What You’ll Learn

Creativity fuels innovation, empowers leaders, and drives competitive advantage. Yet, many teams struggle with creative stagnation, fear-based thinking, and outdated problem-solving approaches.

Andrew Grant & Dr. Gaia Grant’s CREATE framework unlocks the science behind creativity, offering proven strategies to shift mindsets and transform organizational culture for sustainable innovation.

Each keynote blends engaging storytelling, real-world case studies, and interactive strategies to inspire and empower leaders to harness creativity.

Each workshop has a gamified simulation element, active learning and actional goal setting tailored to the outcomes.

Why Choose Andrew Grant or Dr Gaia Grant?

Andrew Grant & Gaia Grant have helped executives from Google,  Disney, AWS, Salesforce, Citibank, and Nestlé unlock creative problem-solving—giving leaders the tools they need to spark innovation and drive results.

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Client Testimonials & Success Stories

“Andrew & Gaia’s workshop gave the topic more credibility, it was actionable & transformational. Our leadership team gained clear, practical methods to integrate creativity into everyday decision-making.”
Marcin Poplawski, Food SBU | Switzerland | NESTLE
“Their CREATE framework reshaped the way we approach innovation. Highly recommended for corporate teams seeking a fresh perspective.”
John Gilbert, Global Operations, London UK | UBS INVESTMENT BANK

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Ready to ignite creativity in your organization?

  • Book Andrew Grant and or Gaia Grant for your next keynote or corporate event.
  • Schedule a free consultation to discover how CREATE can transform your business.
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Programs in this Suite

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CREATIVE THINKING FUNDAMENTALS
+ Who Killed Creativity?

Unlocking individual and team creativity and building an innovative culture.

SUITE: Create - METHODS: Gamified simulation & team building | Workshop | Facilitation | Keynote | Licence | Self-led | Online | PLATFORMS: Face to Face | Virtual | Blended | Customised | KEYWORDS: Creative Quotient (CQ), Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking skills. (TTCT) Audit, Diagnostic, Culture

CSI-1 CORE MODULES

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

2. “Who Killed Creativity?” interactive session – gamified simulation experience.

3. Implications & Applications – business and/or personal goal setting and strategic planning.

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THE CREATIVE PROCESS:
+ The 7 Creative Thinking Rescue Strategies

Use a simple model incorporating Designing Thinking, for better ideas faster

SUITE: Create - METHODS: Workshop | Facilitation | Keynote | Licence | Self-led | Online | PLATFORMS: Face to Face | Virtual | Blended | Customised | KEY WORDS: Design Thinking, Agile, Ideation, Prototyping

CSI-2 CORE MODULES

1. Creative Thinking Strategies: Skills to redesign your brain for generating unique ideas.

2. Critical Thinking Skills: How to use critical thinking for more effective problem solving.

3. Implications & Applications: Business facilitation with case study & coaching. TRY & APPLY: Become a company (e.g., P&G case study) and practice using the method to solve a seemingly impossible “wicked” problem.

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THE CREATIVE TOOLS
+ Creative Thinking Strategies in action (with design thinking tools)

Get proactive with your own real assignment and pitch back

SUITE: Create - METHODS: Workshop | Facilitation | Licence | Self-led | Online | PLATFORMS: Face to Face | Virtual | Customised | KEY WORDS: Design Thinking, Design Lab, Pitching, Sales,

CSI-2+ CORE MODULES

1. Advanced Creative Thinking with Design Thinking: Solve your own real business challenge using our SID model with additional design thinking tools.

2. Advanced Creative Thinking Assignment: Online independent team course to solve a challenge and then create a pitch.

3. Pitch back: Teams can be coached and then pitch back their case study and solutions to a stakeholder team.

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TEAM CREATIVITY
+ Creative Collaboration

Take advantage of a diverse team to come up with better ideas and solutions faster

SUITE: Create - METHODS: Workshop | Facilitation | PLATFORMS: Face to Face | Virtual | Customised | KEY WORDS: Leadership, Diversity, Team work, Profiling, DISC, MBTI iCLi

CSI-3 CORE MODULES

1. The importance of collaboration and teamwork.

2. Team Tools: DISC (behavior), iCLi (innovation), MBTI (temperament), HBDI (whole brain).

3. Implications & Applications: Business facilitation with case study & coaching.

4. Deep Dive Lab: With coaching and team facilitation, working through real team issues.

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SYSTEMATIZING INNOVATION
+ The Creative Appliance Project

Multifaceted capstone project that serve as a culminating experience at the end of a program

SUITE: Create | Narrate - METHODS: Gamified simulation & team building | Workshop | Facilitation | Keynote | Licence | PLATFORMS: Face to Face | Virtual | Customised | KEY WORDS: Design Thinking, Design, Build, Pitch, Vision, Mission, Values

CSI-4 Core modules

1. Learn and use the creative and critical thinking tools in practice (i.e., agile design thinking).

2. ‘The Creative Appliance Project’ simulation: Design, Build, and Pitch.

3. Implications & Applications: Business facilitation with case study, coaching & deep dive lab.

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THE CREATIVE CONNECTION
+ The Chocolate Factory

Becoming truly people centric: Developing client & employee engagement with strategic innovation

SUITE: Create - METHODS: Gamified simulation & team building | Workshop | Facilitation | Licence | PLATFORMS: Face to Face | KEY WORDS: Silos Alignment, Empathy maps, Customer Journey, Process redesign, Engagement

CSI-5 CORE MODULES

1. Becoming truly people centric : Developing client & employee engagement with strategic innovation.

2. ‘The Chocolate Factory’ simulation: Gamified simulation experience.

3. Implications & Applications: Business facilitation with case study, coaching & deep dive lab.

About the Creative Scene Investigation Program Suite

Unlock Creative Thinking for Breakthrough Innovation & Business Transformation

Creativity is the foundation of innovation, yet the relentless pressure to innovate faster is creating a toxic culture that stifles the creative process rather than nurturing it. Ironically, in the rush for rapid results, organizations risk killing the very thing that drives innovation: creativity.

This suite of programs (keynote, workshop, gamified simulations and business facilitation)  is designed to help businesses:
✅ Identify and eliminate creative barriers that hinder breakthrough ideas.
✅ Implement practical creative thinking strategies for sustainable innovation.
✅ Leverage design thinking processes effectively—avoiding common pitfalls.

By fostering a culture of creativity, organizations can enhance problem-solving, inspire innovation, and achieve long-term success in an increasingly competitive landscape.

Why Creativity Is Essential for Business Growth

In today’s fast-changing business environment, creativity is more than a skill—it’s a strategic necessity for organizations looking to stay ahead of disruption.

  • Creativity fuels innovation, enabling businesses to develop groundbreaking solutions and adapt to evolving markets.
  • Cultural transformation is a prerequisite for innovation—organizations must build a creativity-first culture before implementing new systems.
  • Creative thinking mindsets and skill development are crucial at the individual and organizational levels to ensure innovation thrives.

Many companies focus only on design thinking but fail to embed a true innovation strategy, leading to ineffective outcomes. Businesses that embrace creativity-driven leadership gain the agility to navigate disruption, drive meaningful change, and accelerate growth.

Virtual facilitated online experiences

The unique Diagnostic & Developmental approach

Diagnose: The gamified board session focuses on the potential psychological and neurological blocks to critical and creative thinking. Along with an optional CQ assessment, this is an interactive diagnostic session designed to provoke an engaging discussion about the potential blocks to critical and creative thinking. We recommended it is done prior to embarking on any design thinking learning/project.

Develop: The Creative + Critical Thinking sessions. This includes the Strategies for Innovative Development (SID) model, which provides a great foundation for design thinking for those looking for an easy-to-use practical model to solve challenging problems. The suite continues to build with the aid of creative thinking and systemizing innovation & processes teams. This connects all the crucial elements and results in successful outcomes.

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Memorable Theme / Additional Research : CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) / The neuroscience of creative thinking

MEMORABLE THEME

CSI (Crime Scene Investigation)

RESEARCH BASED ON

The neuroscience of Creative Thinking

Features + more

WhatHow
Dive deep into the contentBuy the book  (Amazon)  (Wiley)
Self-diagnose your team’s creative capacity?Run the CSI1 Who Killed Creativity Team Gamified board
Self-lead your team for better ideas fasterUse the Creative Thinking Collaborative Canvas (with design thinking tools)
Extend with an AssignmentOnline blended learning courses
Read the latestSee all blogs & articles
Get motivatedFeature Keynote Talk > Andrew Grant (TEDx)
See what clients have to say about this topic suite & more resourcesSee the YouTube playlist
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“Helped us really think through the value of creativity in business”
Partner | Director | US Advisory Forensic Services | PwC

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