INTRODUCTION FOR ADVANCE BRAINSTORMING & MIND MAPPING FOR MANAGEMENT DECISION MAKING

We use our decision making skills to solve problems by selecting one course of action from several possible alternatives. Decision making skills are also a key component of management skills. Here, we will be presenting some powerful ideas how we can use Mind Mapping for Brainstorming, creativity in generation of ideas, decision making, simplifying complex tasks and assisting in Problem Solving.

Decision making for managers or team leaders can be hard. Almost any decision involves some conflicts or dissatisfaction. The difficult part is to pick one solution where the positive outcome can outweigh possible losses.  In this course, we use Advance Brainstorming and Mind Mapping techniques to break- down the process of effective decision making from both a business and personal perspective. The Mind Map discusses the barriers to effective decision making, examines the formula that all great Decision Makers utilize, and delves into the 6 step process that will enable you to make good decisions far more quickly and easily. In addition, the Mind Map presents the Do’s and Don’ts of decision making that we must all keep in mind.

You will discover all this and more within the Brainstorming & Mind Mapping for Management Decision Making course.

COURSE OBJECTIVE

By the end of this course participants should be able to:

• Recognize the difference between left and right-brain thinking
• Creativity and Idea Generation approaches
• Describe techniques and tools that will enhance creativity for leaders
• Use proven techniques of mind mapping and whole brain thinking to facilitate
  brainstorming and effective idea generation
• Brainstorming for Creative Problem Solving Method
• Understanding Your Preferred Thinking Approach
• Overcoming Obstacles in Problem Solving via Reversal Techniques
• Communicate abstract concepts and selling ideas effectively

TARGET AUDIENCE & PURPOSE

Mind Mapping Training is for Support pool, Senior Technical Officers, Assistant Managers, Managers and Senior Managers wanting to develop clear thinking and superb brainstorming skills for better decision making and problem solving.

METHODOLOGY

In this experiential training, the training facilitator adopts a coaching and facilitative approach. It is very important to engage the participants in reviewing their own outcomes in management decision making or problem solving.

The activities are designed to illustrate key issues or challenges that the participants are facing in making decisions and problem solving by using NLP tools to create illustrations and activities such as role plays, mini quiz, mind exercises, group discussions, brainstorming and mind-mapping.

COURSE CONTENT

Introduction

• Overview of Creativity
• Changing Amount of Individual’s Creativity
• Creative Thinking is Both a Mental and Physical Activity
• Creative Thinking Tools and Techniques

Right Brain! Left Brain! Brain Sprain!: Understanding Your Preferred Approach 

• This unit begins with a brief introduction to the physiology of the brain and its impact on thinking.  Participants will discover the difference between right-brain and left- brain thinking and assess their preferred approach to processing information.  And also how our physiology affects our psychology in the mental processes.

Understanding Your Preferred Thinking Approach 

• This unit begins with a brief introduction to the physiology of the brain and its impact on thinking.  Participants will discover the difference between right-brain and left- brain thinking and understanding productive thinking methods.  Assessing their personal preferred approach to processing information via visual, auditory or kinesthetic means.  And also how our physiology affects our psychology in creative mental processes.

Stimulate Innovation With Effective Brainstorming

• Use the Idea Blizzard to enhance spontaneity of thinking, build excitement & energy flow. Learn how to encourage everyone in your team to contribute. Tips to successful brainstorming via freewheeling, piggybacking and clarifying.

Thinking Patterns that help Generate New Fresh Ideas

• Exploring new ideas, learning to think in terms of possibilities, looking at things holistically, being the Idea Artist, combining, fermenting and percolating ideas methodically exercising the power of imagination and visualization to raise to new levels of idea creation.

Overcoming Obstacles in Problem Solving and Creativity

• Identify Creativity killers in your office. Use highly effective Reversal Techniques in Brainstorming – Reverse Brainstorming and Star-busting techniques to quickly arrive at possible solutions to difficult or complex problems.

Visual Diagramming For Effective Communication and Selling Ideas

• What makes a good diagram work. How to present information for lasting impact. Express complex arguments & abstract concepts as diagrams. Make diagrams represent shared understanding to sell ideas and concepts effectively to clients or senior management.

Beyond Brainstorming: Creative Problem Solving Method

• This segment uses advance techniques of assessing our right brain for enhanced idea generation in creative thinking and focuses on a process of solving business problems delving on the six specific steps: objective finding, fact finding, problem finding, idea finding, solution finding, and acceptance finding.  When used properly, this method can significantly reduce the time required to discover an innovative and sound solution.

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