Creativity, Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking for Health and Safety Professionals

If you need to be more effective in finding out-of-the-box solutions to recurrent health and safety problems, this challenging course is just for you. Creativity, problem-solving and critical thinking are what keeps businesses thriving and people safe in our current COVID-disrupted economy. These are thinking skills that provide a defence against stagnation in which new ideas and more efficient ways of working are not encouraged.

Description

What you’ll learn...

This course teaches you how to apply creative and critical thinking techniques to analyse a problem and generate imaginative and innovation solutions. It does so by showing you how to choose between a range of problem-solving processes and decision-making frameworks to select the best option. Learners will also gain the skills necessary to spot problems as they occur and involve others in the problem resolution process.

Creative and critical thinking tools that enable the diversity of thought.
Techniques for problem exploration and investigation.
Problem definition and solution evaluation.
Stakeholder identification and management.

After, you’ll be able to...

Identify problem(s) by applying informal and structured strategies.
Apply a range of information gathering and analytical strategies to clarify the nature of the problem and underlying causes.
Generate imaginative and innovative solutions by applying creative thinking processes.
Evaluate potential solutions using utilising a decision-making framework and consultative and critical thinking processes.
Determine a solution implementation strategy based on consultation and evaluation.

Duration: 1 day

Level: Advanced

Delivery: Face to face (in class)

Course Costs:

Members (Standard) $940 + GST

Non-members (Standard) $1,340 + GST