Facilitating Creative Teams

Creativity and creative teams are beneficial to individuals and enterprises alike. Creative teams are likely to be more productive, innovative and adept at problem-solving, and report superior morale, engagement and job satisfaction. The workshop introduces participants to the basics of facilitating creative teams and the dynamics at play in multidisciplinary settings. The session also explores how to foster a safe and open team culture and mindset alongside individual creativity, participation and engagement, and how to recognize and harness the contribution of external stakeholders through a combination of theory, practical exercises and role play.

Learning outcomes:
• You will understand the basics of facilitating creative teams;
• You will be able to create a safe team culture;
• You will be able to create an open-minded setting in multidisciplinary teams;
• You will be able to create involvement from each individual;
• You will be able to create, spark and foster creativity in a team;
• You will be able to manage Team Dynamics typical for a multi- disciplinary / creative team; • You will be able to acknowledge which stakeholders, apart from the team, play an important role.

Facilitators:

Tim Schuurman
Tim Schuurman is Founder & Senior Partner at DesignThinkers Agency and a highly experienced practitioner of design thinking. He has extensive experience in facilitating design thinking within a global environment, guiding capacity building, and implementing innovation strategy frameworks through his work with global corporate and NGO clients.

Elmo Diederiks
Elmo Diederiks is a Senior Innovation Consultant and Facilitator at DesignThinkers Academy. He has extensive experience in design thinking-based marketing and innovation. He has defined brands, optimized portfolios and realized impactful innovation for global corporations, SMEs and start-ups. Diederiks builds valuable propositions, organizational bridges and strong, motivated teams.

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