Creative Thinking
Cluster
Career management
Target group
Members of the Doctoral Schools
Key words
Creative thinking, creativity, problem-solving, mindset, cognition, practical tools
Aim
In any context, people are required to establish practical, creative habits that allow them to innovate, solve problems and collaborate positively. Throw into that mix the fact that any PhD project is an exercise in problem solving and that every client pitch, funding bid or publication requires novelty, and its clear that people benefit from the ability to come up with new and workable ideas.
This highly interactive workshop is designed to equip participants with a number of tools and approaches for alleviating the pressure of problematic situations, generating new and insightful ideas and developing them into suitable ways forward. Our aim is to develop creative and confident people who can rely on their resourcefulness, creativity and skills to break new ground, to solve problems and to perform well.
Format
This event is a highly experiential, hands-on workshop – we won’t be lecturing or diving deeply into theory. We ask you to learn by practicing with the tools and methods we cover, and to apply them to real situations, so what you learn is immediately applicable, personal and memorable. Please come along ready to contribute and participate fully, thanks.
Programme
By the end of this workshop you will have:
1. A simple and effective process for managing ideas and solving problems
2. Several methods for easing the pressure of problematic situations
3. Identified various factors that support creativity and resourcefulness
4. Practiced a variety of tools to stimulate creativity and novel ideas
5. Developed your ability to turn a broad idea into a workable plan
6. Practiced offering critique in a constructive manner
7. Applied all these to real situations
- Day 1
• Introductions and context for the workshop
• Working with perception, patterns and pressure
• Opening a creative frame of mind
• Moving from problems to solutions
• Managing a creative process
- Day 2
• Resilience
• Creativity tools from blue skies to the fine details
• Building a personal map of creativity
• Review and keeping your creativity flowing
Time schedule & Venue
Course code | Dates 2020-2021 (1 course = 1,5 days) |
Time | Format |
CT-2021-03 |
Thu 6 May 2021 (all day) +
Fri 7 May 2021 (AM) |
start at 9:30 (trainer will be available as from 09:15) to 12:30 and from 13:30 to 16:30 (several breaks will be included) start at 09:30 (trainer will be available as from 09:15) till 12:30 |
ONLINE via Zoom
ONLINE via Zoom |
Registration fee
Free of charge for members of the Doctoral Schools. The no show policy applies: no-show policy UGent
Registration procedure
Use the following registration link: https://eventmanager.ugent.be/ctonline
If the course is fully booked, please send an email to doctoralschools@ugent.be and ask to be added to the waiting list by mentioning your student number and the course code of your choice. Cancellation of your registration can only performed by sending an e-mail to doctoralschools@ugent.be
Please read the cancellation policy: cancellationpolicycourses
Level
All PhD students; no previous knowledge required
Teacher
Dr Jamie McDonald (www.jmcd.co.uk)
Teaching and learning material
References to relevant resources will be given at the event and participants provided with handouts and worksheets to capture major inputs.
Teaching methods
Interactive workshop
Number of participants
18
Language
English
Evaluation methods and criteria (doctoral training programme)
Active participation