Mastering Decision Making & Creativity

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This 5-day course blends the power of analytical decision-making with creative thinking to equip managers with the tools they need to solve problems, make confident choices, and inspire innovative solutions. Through hands-on activities, case studies, and proven frameworks, participants will learn to make better decisions while fostering a creative mindset in their teams.

Course Objectives:

    •    Strengthen structured decision-making skills in complex situations

    •    Foster creativity and innovation in everyday problem-solving

    •    Balance logic and intuition in business choices

    •    Apply creative tools to generate and evaluate options

    •    Lead teams through collaborative and confident decision processes

Who Should Attend:

    •    Team leaders, managers, and project heads

    •    Professionals involved in planning, problem-solving, or innovation

    •    Decision-makers in fast-paced or uncertain environments

    •    Anyone seeking to improve their strategic thinking and creative output

Benefits:

    •    Improved clarity and confidence in decision-making

    •    Enhanced ability to generate and assess creative solutions

    •    Practical tools to lead effective, inclusive decision processes

    •    Stronger critical thinking and idea development skills

    •    A more agile and innovative management style

Course Outline:

Day 1: The Decision-Making Mindset

• Types of decisions: strategic, tactical, operational
• Common decision traps and how to avoid them
• Balancing logic, emotion, and intuition
• The importance of speed vs. accuracy
• Building self-awareness in decision style

Day 2: Creative Thinking for Smarter Decisions

• Creativity as a decision-making tool
• Divergent vs. convergent thinking
• Using brainstorming, mind mapping, and SCAMPER
• Connecting unrelated ideas for innovation
• Identifying creative opportunities in challenges

Day 3: Decision-Making Frameworks & Tools

• SWOT, PESTLE, and other strategic tools
• Decision trees and weighted scoring models
• Risk analysis and scenario planning
• The OODA loop and rapid decision cycles
• Applying the 80/20 rule to decision-making

Day 4: Leading Collaborative Decisions

• Creating psychological safety for idea-sharing
• Groupthink vs. diverse perspectives
• Facilitation skills for collaborative decisions
• Consensus building and stakeholder alignment
• Encouraging team input while staying decisive

Day 5: From Insight to Action

• Prioritising ideas and making the final call
• Communicating decisions with clarity and confidence
• Overcoming resistance and moving forward
• Reviewing outcomes and learning from results
• Creating your personal decision and creativity playbook

Course Timings:

09:00 - 10:45 Session 1

10:45 - 11:00  Break

11:00 - 12:45 Session 2

12:45 - 13:00  Break

13:00 - 14:00 Session 3 

Available 2025 Dates:

• 21-25 July  
• 18-22 Aug
• 22-26 Sept
• 20-24 Oct
• 17-21 Nov
• 15-19 Dec

To book on this course or to enquire, please complete the Booking Request Form below.