U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Ensuring the Federal Government has an effective civilian workforce

Overview

Creative solutions need not come from outside experts. They are in your organization. And nobody knows your organization better than you and your coworkers. Bring your team to this seminar or come by yourself. You will learn proven techniques for becoming deliberately creative, then practice applying these methods using key issues drawn from your organization.

Do you need new ideas? This seminar teaches you a step-by- step process used in real-world situations to plan strategically, develop new products, clarify vision and mission, and reduce costs. Whether you’re participating as an individual or as part of a team, bring a complex problem to the seminar, and:

• Clarify the issue to make sure you’re solving the right problem
• Work on techniques to effectively evaluate your ideas
• Develop an action plan including practical techniques for successfully implementing solutions

How Will You Benefit

• Understand how to build group consensus around complex issues
• Ensure consideration of many breakthrough or “outside-of-the box” ideas
• Reduce off-focus debates and tangents dramatically
• Reduce meeting times drastically
• Foster equal participation by all group members, including bosses and subordinates
• Make group decisions faster

Who Should Attend

Schedule

• May 13 - 14, ‘10 @ Federal Executive Institute, Charlottesville, VA
  $2,795.00
  

Competencies Emphasized

• Creativity/Innovation
• Problem Solving 
• Flexibility
• Team Building
• Leveraging Diversity

Length

2 days.

Location

• Federal Executive Institute, Charlottesville, VA

College Credits

N/A