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Creative Leadership and Innovative Thinking

Creative Leadership and Innovative Thinking

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01Overview

02Course Outline

03Schedule & Fees

Overview
Why Attend

Creative thinking and innovative leadership are competencies which are widely recognized as key success drivers for organizations and individuals. Interestingly, they are competencies which, given the right nurturing environment, can be developed and harnessed by anyone in any organization.

In this course we examine the conditions necessary to build such an environment. Our aim is to provide participants with an overview of creativity, and to examine leadership theories and approaches that foster innovation, emphasizing situational leadership. The course also addresses the role of the leader as delegator and change agent.

Course Methodology

The course features the use of group activities, psychometrics and team exercises. Case studies followed by group debriefs are also used.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Assess their potential for creativity and innovation
  • Apply creative thinking skills and methods in work related or personal situations
  • Practice thinking in non-conventional ways by thinking out of the box, using mind mapping, picture associations and other methods
  • Examine leadership theories with emphasis on situational leadership
  • Describe the major competencies of Emotional Intelligence (EI)
  • Define the role of the leader as delegator and change agent
Target Audience

Supervisors, managers, team and project leaders, and all individuals who need to adopt a more creative approach at work, whether to solve problems, come up with new initiatives or initiate and introduce changes. The course will also benefit anyone interested in recognizing and developing their own or a group's creative potential.

Target Competencies
  • Self-awareness
  • Leading and managing people
  • Influencing others
  • Managing change
  • Delegating
  • Creativity
Course Outline
  • Definition of creativity
    • Introduction: creativity and civilization
    • Defining invention, innovation and creativity
    • Intelligence versus creativity
    • Some theories of creativity
    • Creative people in action
    • Understanding the 2 hemispheres of the brain
    • Right and left
    • Lateral thinking
    • Lateral thinking in action
    • Applications of lateral thinking
  • Creativity as a business tool
    • The creative thinker
    • Constraints in the workplace
    • The creative manager
    • Three parts of creativity
      • Motivation
      • Domain expertise
      • Creative ability
    • Innovation and organizational culture
    • The creative attitude
    • The creative methods
    • Ways of overcoming barriers
    • Tips for the workplace:
      • Developing a culture of creativity
      • Exploring problem areas
      • Generating ideas
      • Evaluating ideas
    • Critical thinking
      • Critical thinking skills versus creative thinking
      • Ancient Greece
  • Exploring the idea generation process
    • The Brainstorming Technique
    • The six thinking hats
    • De Bono’s four thinking styles
  • The leadership journey and situational leadership
    • Situational leadership: theory and simulation
      • Situation’s maturity level
      • Levels of development
    • Maturity levels and leadership styles
    • Overview of related research (2010):
      • Major findings about 300+ successful leaders from 120+ organizations in 12 Arab countries
  • Leadership, delegation and empowerment
    • Delegation: definition, objectives and rules
    • Delegation levels
    • Why delegation is not popular
    • Guidelines for delegation
    • Decision making styles in the Gulf
    • Empowerment: definition
    • Ten ways to empower employees
    • Is your organization ready for empowerment?
  • The leader as change catalyst
    • The nature of change
    • Kotter’s eight step change process model
    • Understanding and dealing with resistance to change
Schedule & Fees
2026 Schedule & Fees
USD 3,100
Per participant
  • 18 - 22 Oct, 2026
  • English
USD 3,100
Per participant
  • 18 - 22 Oct, 2026
  • Arabic
USD 3,100
Per participant
  • 15 - 19 Nov, 2026
  • English
USD 3,100
Per participant
  • 15 - 19 Nov, 2026
  • Arabic
2027 Schedule & Fees
USD 3,100
Per participant
  • 17 - 21 Jan, 2027
  • English
USD 3,100
Per participant
  • 17 - 21 Jan, 2027
  • Arabic
USD 3,100
Per participant
  • 14 - 18 Feb, 2027
  • English
USD 3,100
Per participant
  • 14 - 18 Feb, 2027
  • Arabic
USD 3,100
Per participant
  • 18 - 22 Apr, 2027
  • English
USD 3,100
Per participant
  • 18 - 22 Apr, 2027
  • Arabic
USD 3,100
Per participant
  • 16 - 20 May, 2027
  • English
USD 3,100
Per participant
  • 16 - 20 May, 2027
  • Arabic
USD 3,100
Per participant
  • 18 - 22 Jul, 2027
  • English
USD 3,100
Per participant
  • 18 - 22 Jul, 2027
  • Arabic
USD 3,100
Per participant
  • 15 - 19 Aug, 2027
  • English
USD 3,100
Per participant
  • 15 - 19 Aug, 2027
  • Arabic
USD 3,100
Per participant
  • 17 - 21 Oct, 2027
  • English
USD 3,100
Per participant
  • 17 - 21 Oct, 2027
  • Arabic
USD 3,100
Per participant
  • 14 - 18 Nov, 2027
  • English
USD 3,100
Per participant
  • 14 - 18 Nov, 2027
  • Arabic