Creative Problem Solving
Many presenters and consultants refer to creative problem-solving, assuming most of the audience has been exposed to the Osborn-Parnes Creative Problem Solving (CPS) process.
Whether it is your first experience or if you are familiar with the Osborne-Parnes Creative Problem Solving Process, this session will teach or refresh the fundamentals of this useful business and creative tool to beginners and experts alike.
The Osborn-Parnes CPS process is one of the most researched processes in the field of creativity and has earned its place with practical results in many fields. Use your knowledge of the CPS process to get your team on the same page / or to paint the right walls.
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, among others. Her research focuses on creativity and innovation in multicultural, multinational environments, with a particular emphasis on work in larger corporate enterprises and communities in Africa and Asia. Most recently, she is concentrating her attention 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 tools that will allow them to enhance their global leadership abilities.
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, and is currently working towards a PhD student 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 countries such as India, Namibia, Sudan, Canada, the USA, and the UAE (Dubai).
Heinz and Tara also present: Creative Leadership in Exceptional Circumstances