Let’s make it work for you
Overview
This interactive 3-hour workshop helps learners strengthen creative thinking by exploring the habits, barriers, and behaviors that shape how ideas form at work. Through practical tools, guided reflection, and hands-on activities, participants learn to expand, adapt, and refine ideas using simple, repeatable techniques. Realistic team-based scenarios give learners the chance to test creative approaches within everyday constraints, building confidence to generate stronger solutions and apply creativity more deliberately in their role. The session blends individual insight with collaborative problem-solving to make creativity practical, usable, and relevant to daily work.
Prerequisites
Participants should have:
- A foundational understanding of creative thinking principles.
- Experience applying basic creativity tools in a work context.
- An interest in facilitating idea generation for projects and cross-functional teams.
Target audience
This workshop is designed for professionals who want to move beyond basic creativity tools and develop the capability to foster innovation in larger projects or collaborative environments. It is especially valuable for individuals involved in cross-functional initiatives or tasked with driving innovation under tight constraints.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Recognize behaviors and barriers that influence creative thinking at work.
- Apply structured techniques to expand and adapt creative ideas.
- Apply creative tools to support team-based problem solving.
- Design a personal toolkit to support creative thinking in real situations.
What will the course cover?
- The art of thinking differently: Behaviors and barriers that shape creative thinking and how learners recognize their own creative habits.
- Exploring tools and techniques: Practical methods such as SCAMPER, mind mapping and role-storming that support different stages of creative thinking.
- Making creativity work: Realistic scenarios where ideas are adapted within constraints to balance originality with practical feasibility.
- Build and apply your toolkit: A practical toolkit learners use to turn creative techniques into simple, repeatable habits for everyday problem-solving.
Exams and assessments
There are no formal exams for this workshop. Learners will engage in research tasks, group case studies, and applied activities to demonstrate practical understanding of advanced creative thinking techniques.
Hands-on learning
This workshop emphasises practical engagement through research activities, case-based exercises, and scenario-driven application. Learners will test and adapt creativity frameworks in collaborative settings and receive feedback to strengthen their ability to guide innovation in the workplace.
Frequently asked questions
How can I create an account on myQA.com?
There are a number of ways to create an account. If you are a self-funder, simply select the "Create account" option on the login page.
If you have been booked onto a course by your company, you will receive a confirmation email. From this email, select "Sign into myQA" and you will be taken to the "Create account" page. Complete all of the details and select "Create account".
If you have the booking number you can also go here and select the "I have a booking number" option. Enter the booking reference and your surname. If the details match, you will be taken to the "Create account" page from where you can enter your details and confirm your account.
Find more answers to frequently asked questions in our FAQs: Bookings & Cancellations page.
How do QA’s virtual classroom courses work?
Our virtual classroom courses allow you to access award-winning classroom training, without leaving your home or office. Our learning professionals are specially trained on how to interact with remote attendees and our remote labs ensure all participants can take part in hands-on exercises wherever they are.
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How do QA’s online courses work?
QA online courses, also commonly known as distance learning courses or elearning courses, take the form of interactive software designed for individual learning, but you will also have access to full support from our subject-matter experts for the duration of your course.
Once you have purchased the Online course and have completed your registration, you will receive the necessary details to enable you to immediately access it through our e-learning platform and you can start to learn straight away, from any compatible device. Access to the online learning platform is valid for one year from the booking date.
All courses are built around case studies and presented in an engaging format, which includes storytelling elements, video, audio and humour. Every case study is supported by sample documents and a collection of Knowledge Nuggets that provide more in-depth detail on the wider processes.
When will I receive my joining instructions?
Joining instructions for QA courses are sent two weeks prior to the course start date, or immediately if the booking is confirmed within this timeframe. For course bookings made via QA but delivered by a third-party supplier, joining instructions are sent to attendees prior to the training course, but timescales vary depending on each supplier’s terms. Read more FAQs.
When will I receive my certificate?
Certificates of Achievement are issued at the end the course, either as a hard copy or via email. Read more here.