Participant Comments:

“I immediately used my first class information to successfully deal with an office conflict.” – Jerrie Williamson, occupational therapy program manager

“Your course helped me believe in myself. Thank you!” – Laurie Tapp, general manager powder coating company

“I am more open to suggestions and willing to learn.” – Sue Ward, warehouse supervisor

“I’ve learned better ways of communicating and getting jobs accomplished faster.” – Rick Brewer, plant manager

“I’ve learned to understand myself better. I’ve gained confidence and become a better employee, a better me and a better dad.” – Tim Hardin, maintenance supervisor

SOLUTION FINDING: EXPLORING INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY:

This 2-day workshop brings into focus the full range of thinking skills you possess to identify preferred solutions and to seek ways of reaching them. We find ourselves in perplexing situations and struggle to arrive at a workable solution, but our usual methods leave us struggling for an understanding of the exact nature of the problem, or send us off on tangents that get us away from the central issue. Finding solutions is a step beyond traditional problem solving. You will identify solutions to your real-life problems and learn how to develop a strategy to implement them. Decision making is an integral part solution finding since implementing solutions requires a number of decision points. You will learn several structured approaches to clarifying decision requirements and evaluating options. These strategies will make you a better employee, more capable of solving your own work-place problems, as well as a more well rounded decision-maker in all aspects of your life.

SolutionFinding vs. Problem solving Creativity and innovation Seven thinking approaches The thinker's toolbox Strategies for making decisions