Unleashing Creativity-Strategies for Fostering Innovation in the Workplace.pptx

Learning objective: Create a toolbox of strategies and techniques for increasing creativity in the workplace.

Creativity is the lifeblood of innovation, driving organizations forward and fueling growth in today's competitive landscape. This seminar explores practical strategies and techniques for increasing creativity in the workplace, empowering participants to unleash their full creative potential and drive meaningful change.

Participants will embark on a journey to understand the fundamental principles of creativity and its critical role in driving innovation. Through interactive discussions, engaging activities, and real-world case studies, attendees will explore the factors that influence creativity and learn how to cultivate an environment that fosters and sustains creative thinking.

Furthermore, the seminar will delve into practical techniques for sparking creativity and generating innovative ideas. Participants will discover strategies for overcoming common creative blocks, fostering a mindset of experimentation and risk-taking, and leveraging diverse perspectives and experiences to fuel creativity.

By the end of the seminar, attendees will:

1. Explore the psychology of creativity and its importance in driving innovation and competitive advantage.
2. Identify the key elements of a workplace culture that supports and nurtures creativity, including psychological safety, autonomy, and collaboration.
3. Examine practical techniques for stimulating creativity, such as brainstorming, mind mapping, role-playing, and design thinking.
4. Discuss strategies for overcoming common barriers to creativity, including fear of failure, perfectionism, and conformity.
5. Analyze systems and processes to sustain a culture of creativity and innovation.

1. Unleashing Creativity: Strategies for Fostering Innovation in the Workplace

2. Teresa Mullen Construction Superintendent Newport News Shipbuilding Janita Colbert Sr. Communications Rep. HII Mission Technologies 1365 – Unleashing Creativity: Strategies for Fostering Innovation in the Workplace Featured Panelists Miranda A. Williams Manager, EEO, Diversity & Community HII Mission Technologies Moderator

3. Conference Apps and Format Available on Android and iOS Conference App: Career Communications Group Full Bios, Ratings, and Presenter Contact details are available on the app. This is a live presentation. The session will be recorded and posted on the app for on-demand use.

4. Creativity is the lifeblood of innovation, driving organizations forward and fueling growth in today's competitive landscape. This seminar explores practical strategies and techniques for increasing creativity in the workplace, empowering participants to unleash their full creative potential and drive meaningful change. Participants will embark on a journey to understand the fundamental principles of creativity and its critical role in driving innovation. Explore the psychology of creativity and its importance in driving innovation and competitive advantage. Identify the key elements of a workplace culture that supports and nurtures creativity, including psychological safety, autonomy, and collaboration. Examine practical techniques for stimulating creativity, such as brainstorming, mind mapping, role-playing, and design thinking. Discuss strategies for overcoming common barriers to creativity, including fear of failure, perfectionism, and conformity. Analyze systems and processes to sustain a culture of creativity and innovation. 1365 – Unleashing Creativity: Strategies for Fostering Innovation in the Workplace

5. Teresa Mullen Construction Superintendent Newport News Shipbuilding Janita Colbert Sr. Communications Rep. HII Mission Technologies 1365 – Unleashing Creativity: Strategies for Fostering Innovation in the Workplace Featured Panelists Miranda A. Williams Manager, EEO, Diversity & Community HII Mission Technologies Moderator

6. Creativity v. Innovation Creativity is unleashing the potential of the mind to conceive new ideas The “Aha! Moment"; flashed of insight Spending money to generate ideas Innovation is the work required to make an idea viable. It’s also about introducing change into relatively stable systems. A process, like design thinking. Capitalizing on an idea. Spending ideas to generate money.

7. TRADITIONAL APPROACH NEW APPROACH Creativity Leads to Breakthrough Ideas, Processes & Products How can we do this better? How can we improve efficiency?

8. Creativity Leads to Breakthrough Ideas, Processes & Products Task: Using the container below, place the screws in the holes, and paint the tops of the screws by hand. 1 st Iteration Final Before

9. Teresa Mullen Construction Superintendent Newport News Shipbuilding Janita Colbert Sr. Communications Rep. HII Mission Technologies 1365 – Unleashing Creativity: Strategies for Fostering Innovation in the Workplace Featured Panelists Miranda A. Williams Manager, EEO, Diversity & Community HII Mission Technologies Moderator