Heinz Neethling and Tara Grey Coste

Session 1: Introduction to Creativity and Creative Thinking

In a constantly changing world, thinking creatively is more valuable than ever. This engaging session is designed to unlock your innate creative potential, guiding you through the foundations of creativity and innovative thinking. Whether you’re a seasoned professional looking to refresh your creative process or a newcomer eager to explore new ways of thinking, this session will provide the tools and insights needed to transform your approach to challenges and opportunities. You’ll discover how to foster and apply a creative mindset to your personal and professional life.

Key Outcomes:

  • Learn techniques to stimulate creative thinking and apply these methods to generate innovative solutions to complex problems.
  • Gain insights into how creative thinking can be used to approach challenges from multiple perspectives, leading to more effective and inventive solutions.
  • Understand the importance of creating an environment that encourages creativity and innovation, whether working solo or as part of a team and learn strategies to cultivate this culture in your workplace.

Join us for an inspiring journey into the heart of creativity, and leave equipped to bring fresh, creative approaches to your work, your art, and your life.

Session 2: The Printing Press to AI: How Technological Innovation Transforms Leadership Practice

In this transformative session, we embark on an insightful journey to explore the profound impact of technological advancements on human relationships and organisational dynamics. This session is an enlightening exploration for business leaders, team managers, and individuals keen to understand and harness the power of technology in the modern world.

Outcomes from this session:

  • Explore how changes in technology have changed human relationships
  • Examine the benefits and challenges of our latest technological advancements
  • Strategize how to utilize these changes to optimize your
    organization’s performance

Heinz’s Bio

Ingo-Heinz Neethling is a senior trainer and consultant at the Kobus Neethling group. He is the COO at the Applied Creativity Institute, a shareholder and master trainer at Solutionsfinding, and a facilitator of practitioner training on the NBI battery of thinking instruments.

Heinz holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree (Marketing) and a postgraduate degree, a MA in Leadership and Organisation Studies. He is working towards a PhD in Leadership and Organisation studies at the University of Southern Maine.

As a consultant and trainer for KNG, Heinz’s areas of specialisation include training, coaching, business development, facilitation, and conflict resolution. Internationally, he has trained, facilitated workshops, and presented projects in India, Namibia, Sudan, Canada, the USA, and the UAE (Dubai).

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Tara’s Bio

Dr Tara Grey Coste is a Professor of Leadership and Organizational Studies at the University of Southern Maine and teaches courses in communication, group dynamics, and deliberate creativity. Her research focuses on creativity and innovation in multicultural, multinational environments, particularly on work in larger corporate enterprises and communities in Africa and Asia. Most recently, she has concentrated on how ancestral belief systems drive modern behaviour and The Montagu Project, a multi-decade global leadership lab in South Africa. This work aims to refine the training processes that enhance creativity in teams and to provide professionals with tools that will allow them to enhance their global leadership abilities.

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