de Bono's ReThink
Create meaningful cost savings and the potential for growth, by using creative thinking techniques to ‘rethink’ the way you work.
Overview
ReThink provides the tools and techniques required to help you:
- Embrace creativity when cost-saving and pave the way for sustainable growth.
- Identify and eliminate non-essential activities.
- Maximise the use of existing assets, even as circumstances change.
When an organisation is under pressure to reduce costs, it is crucial to have people who can identify what is no longer essential and create savings in time and money. There is always an opportunity to ‘ReThink’. Rethinking what you do isn’t just about change for change’s sake. It’s about ensuring that your methods remain effective, relevant and efficient.
Who is it for?
ReThink is perfect for teams with specific, practical goals. Our workshop provides three simple yet effective Lateral Thinking tools to help you achieve your objectives and drive real results.
It is also suitable for inclusive leaders aiming to engage their teams in discovering new, efficient ways to get work done. It supports leaders to:
- Challenge existing processes constructively.
- Create viable, innovative alternatives.
What's it all about?
ReThink is a transformative workshop designed to leverage Lateral Thinking for achieving significant cost savings and driving growth.
We teach three Lateral Thinking tools on this workshop:
- Focus is about perception, what we pay attention to.
- Challenge is about exploring the necessity, the reasons and the uniqueness of the situation.
- Concept Extraction is about generating alternatives.
Initially the tools will be practiced on topics that are not high stakes for you, this is so you focus on learning the tool and how to implement it. Then we will apply the tools to topics that are relevant to the organisation or team.
For cost reduction and beyond
While reducing costs is necessary, it’s not enough on its own. Focusing solely on cutting capacity can stifle growth. ReThink shows you how to:
- Eliminate unnecessary activities –saving time and money.
- Develop innovative ways to deliver customer benefits – new ways of doing things that are more valuable to customers.
- Adapt to changing circumstances with agility and creativity – not just for the good times, creativity is essential when rethinking how to make better use of existing assets when circumstances change.
For leaders who want to be inclusive
Engage your team in a constructive challenge of existing processes and create viable alternatives. Our framework supports leaders in fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
What will you get out of it?
You’ll leave the workshop with a toolkit of strategies and techniques to drive efficiency, foster innovation and contribute to your organisation's growth by being able to:
- Implement enhanced creative thinking skills – you’ll learn how to apply Lateral Thinking techniques to approach problems from new angles and generate innovative solutions.
- Identify cost-saving strategies – identify non-essential activities and processes, leading to significant savings in time and money.
- Confidently use practical creative thinking frameworks – utilise simple, yet effective, creative thinking frameworks to achieve practical, actionable outcomes for your team and projects.
- Adapt – you’ll develop the ability to adapt to changing circumstances by making better use of existing resources and assets.
- Maximise growth potential – you’ll discover ways to innovate and grow, beyond just reducing costs, by creating new methods to deliver value to customers.
Leaders will also be able to:
- Use the tools and frameworks to engage their teams in challenging existing processes and developing viable alternatives.
- Improve teamwork and collaboration through structured, creative problem-solving exercises.
What will your organisation get out of it?
Smart organisations know that creativity is not limited to new products and growth, it also helps to provide:
- Significant cost savings – by providing a framework for questioning existing processes and creating viable alternatives, teams will be able to identify non-essential activities and then streamline operations to reduce unnecessary expenditures and improve efficiency.
- A positive, innovative culture – you’ll be developing a culture of innovation that thrives, even during challenges times, by giving teams the skills and knowledge to effectively adapt to changing circumstances, developing creative solutions to make better use of existing assets.
- Sustainable growth –your teams will learn strategies to innovate and grow, taking them beyond cost cutting and focusing them on finding new ways to meet and exceed customer expectations.
Typical workshop content
- Introductions and objectives.
- Focus – Area and Purpose Focus, Creative Hit List, Redefine, Simplicity and Refine.
- Challenge – Current thinking and applying Challenge.
- Alternative/Concept Extraction.
- Applying the tolls and putting them into practice.
Duration and delivery methods available
This 1 day workshop can be delivered Face-to-face and online, for groups and teams.
Indigo Business Services is proud to be a:
Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
ReThink can count towards your CPD recognition with leading professional bodies and trade organisations. You can normally record your attendance in the 'organised learning' or 'self-learning' sections. Please check with your membership organisation for more information.
In-House workshops
Our in-house delivery option gives you the flexibility to train teams, groups and departments. Reducing delegate travel, training cost (significant saving when compared to our open public workshops) and environmental impact - as we train at your choice of location or online, in the UK or internationally. Options for tailoring content are available.
Prices quoted are based on 12 delegates per event, we can accommodate up to 20 delegates for an additional fee:
- Face-to-face classroom workshops - delegates receive a printed workbook and peripherals.
- Virtual learning sessions - delivered as highly interactive modular sessions using our Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Webex platforms or your own. Virtual workshops require access to a PC/Mac/tablet and internet connection, a webcam, speakers/headphones and enabled microphone, or attendees can simply dial in on their phone.
The format will be similar to face-to-face classroom workshops, we always cover a core programme. It is delivered using interactive group learning sessions, lots of practice, group and individual feedback and 1-2-1 trainer coaching. We combine this with screen and document sharing, polls, interactive whiteboards and breakout rooms. Delegates are given 12 months access to an online workbook that can be used interactively. Printed workbooks are available at additional cost.
Delegate places are available at from £330pp + VAT.