Experts in delivering Creativity and Innovation
Are you finding that OK is simply no longer good enough? Cost cutting and downsizing can no longer be used, competition is increasing,
and there is increased pressure to produce results. Does this sound familiar? Creative Business Solutions offer a range of interventions centred around
Creativity and Innovation which are individually targeted at private sector, public sector or not for profit organisations.
Whether you need workshops, facilitator training, an expert speaker on creativity, innovation audit, project management or just plain advice on getting your innovation effort started, we can help.
Why does my organisation need Creativity?
When was the last time you got into a difficult situation? Have you ever forgotten a present for a special occasion and found yourself making elaborate excuses? Well this is your creativity at work. Some people have more than others but we all have at least a spark. But why is this useful to your organisation?
Like people, organisations find themselves in difficult situations due to increased competition, global trading conditions or just increased pressure from stakeholders to perform better. There is no manual to escape, no ‘get out of jail free’ card. Read the full article ...
Do I need to be creative?
The answer to this question is ‘No’. Refer to the Innovation Equation and you will soon understand why. An Innovation System is desirable from the point of view of developing new products, services or processes but it takes a wide variety of skills to make such a system work effectively.
Innovation Toolkit
As a result of managing Innovation successfully you will be able to develop new and exciting products and services, generate better ideas, retain ideas and know-how within your organisation. Click here to find out how using the Innovation Toolkit can help you both measure and manage Innovation effectively.
How to buy Creativity
In response to request from colleagues and clients who were seeking information about buying creativity or creative services in a business context, we have written a guide to how creativity can help your business and what to look for when engaging a consultant, facilitator or trainer. The guide, Creativity as a Business Tool, can be viewed or downloaded by clicking on the link.
Creativity as a Business Tool
Creativity is not all play. Whilst it can make business fun it can be used to gain alternative perspectives on business problems. We have used guided imagery and storyboards for creating strategic plans, storywriting for depersonalising conflict and many other techniques. Our creative problem solving library has over 100 techniques. For an introduction to using creativity in business, see our list of workshops.
Innovation Language
The major problem facing Innovation Projects is language. What do people mean when they use the word 'Innovation'? Innovation itself does have its disadvantages but many projects fail to start simply because of disagreements over terminology. We created a simple 'Innovation Equation' as a starting point and use this in workshops so that organisations create a shared understanding for their own use. More ...
Latest news from creative4business
Our very latest offering is 'Creativity To Go'. This is quite simply a virtual Creativity and Innovation clinic. If you have any issues getting to grips with using creativity as a serious tool for business, or your innovation efforts are not turning out quite as intended then send an enquiry via our enquiry page or tweet Derek Cheshire on twitter (@derekcheshire).You can also email or phone in the normal way too.
Our Intelligent Growth Programme is designed to help you achieve high growth in the short to medium term whilst our Futures Programme is aimed at helping you predict the future up to 25 years from now so that you can create the appropriate strategies, harness resources and make the correct investment decisions. Our Domino2 Knowledgeware has been designed to assist you in spreading Innovation throughout your organisation.We have added Bite Size Creativity to our list of workshops for organisations on a budget who have little time to spare in the current economic climate. Read more about our workshops and programmes.