TOOLKIT TOPIC

Build an Innovative Mindset

Learn innovative thinking and creative problem-solving.

Toolkit includes

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13.74 minutes on-demand video

10 downloadable resources

Learner level

Individual Contributor, Team Leader

Who this is for

This toolkit is tailored for team leaders and individuals aiming to break conventional patterns and lead transformational projects.

Toolkit overview

Are you tired of conventional problem-solving failing to meet modern challenges? Discover unique strategies in this toolkit that propel you beyond traditional thinking to tackle complex issues with innovation.

Facing today's complex problems requires more than traditional thinking. This toolkit gives you tools to ask better questions, challenge existing assumptions, and connect seemingly unrelated ideas. Learn techniques like 'Killer Questions', 'Assumption Reversal', 'Forced Connections', and the 'P.P.C.O.' framework to enhance creativity and idea evaluation. By mastering these methods, you’ll generate disruptive ideas and prioritize and refine them effectively.

Toolkit outcomes

  • Get to the root of the problem by asking provocative and informative questions

  • Cultivate a mindset that embraces possibilities over limitations

  • Generate disruptive ideas using the creative thinking framework 'Forced Connections'

  • Deliver constructive, actionable feedback with a structured framework

  • Streamline idea evaluation to prioritize and implement the best solutions

What you’ll learn

  • Ask creative, provocative, and even uncomfortable questions to get better information with the ‘Killer Questions’ tool

  • Push past perceived limitations and create new possibilities using the 'Assumption Reversal' technique

  • Stretch your creative thinking and generate disruptive ideas using the 'Forced Connections' technique

  • Move past skepticism and objectively assess ideas with the 'P.P.C.O.' evaluation framework

  • Enhance your idea evaluation process using an idea screener

Skills you’ll develop