Creative Problem Solving
Best for teams who:
- Need help harnessing the creative genius of the group
- Want tips on how to organize the most effective creative problem solving sessions
- Are looking for ways to make their creative problems sessions more inclusive
Facilitating Remote Sessions
Creativity and innovation are definitely possible with remote employees. Use this guide to make your next remote creative ideation session effective.
Format: Article
Suggested Use: Facilitator should read this and use it to plan their next remote creative ideation session
Total Time: 1 hour, including time to read and plan
Group size: 1-10
Forced Connections
A method for unleashing your team’s creative genius: Forced connections. If your creative sessions are getting stale, this method can help jump start your teams’ creativity.
Format: Article
Suggested Use: Facilitator to read and use this to plan a create ideation session with the team.
Total Time: 1 hour, including time to read and plan.
Group size: 1-10
The Power of a Facilitator
A good facilitator can completely the change the outcome of a creative ideation session and it’s an often overlooked role. This article details out how important external facilitation is.
Format: Article
Suggested Use: Leader and/or facilitator should read this and have an honest discussion about how to best assign the role
Total Time: 1 hour, including reading time and discussion time
Group size: 1-10
Inspire Curiosity
Curiosity is the most important skill for innovators. Learn from Emma Mcilroy, founder of Wildfang, how to keep that mindset going.
Format: Video, 21:23
Suggested Use: Watch as a team to spark a curious and innovative mindset before a creative ideation session.
Total Time: 30 minutes, as a lead in to a longer creative ideation session
Group size: 1-10
The importance of the right tools
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