Building Creative Confidence
Build your creative confidence and learn how creativity can be used to solve complex challenges and enhance innovation in the workplace. Have you heard or used the phrase 'I'm not creative at all'? It's something we hear a lot, but creative thinking is a skill anyone can cultivate. Our 1-day introductory course will teach you practical tools and techniques to apply in any context to help build the confidence to experiment, think outside of the box and refine your problem solving skills.
Course outcomes:
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The ability to apply a creative lens to problems and apply tools learned to tap into a creative mindset
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Knowledge and practical skills to actively apply in your role
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Create lasting changes by combining creativity and strategic thinking ​
Skills gained:
What you will learn:
. We will start with familiarising you with our well established tools for illuminating your creativity. We will establish a framework with a structure that is easy to follow but allows space for imagination and experimentation. You will learn how to balance exploration with focus, ensuring that your ideas are both innovative and actionable.
Tools for creative thinking
. Building on the framework established, we will guide you through a series of hands-on activities designed to boost your confidence and enhance your problem-solving skills. These activities are constructed to push you out of your comfort zone and unleash your innovative ideas by helping you think outside the box, challenge assumptions, and break through mental barriers. You will gain hands-on strategies to approach challenges from new perspectives and strengthen your courage around utilising creativity. Through active participation, you'll build confidence in your ability to innovate and navigate complex problems with fresh, creative solutions.
Activities to challenge your creative thinking
. Now that you have worked on different activities and created a structure, we will put our creativity into action. We will provide you with a project, or you can choose one of your own, to work from. You will apply what you have learned into specific contexts to see the results.
Project based learning to cultivate creative confidence
Meet your instructor:
Charlie Kleboe-Rogers ​
Creative Lead for Future Skills
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Passionate about design, Charlie thrives on facilitating and networking, particularly with those new to design. Charlie brings diverse experience spanning education, transport, data, and the care sector to name a few. Since joining in February 2024, Charlie inspires people and orginisations to explore innovative design approaches. Beyond academia, they own and run a farm in East Ayrshire with their partner Jonathan and two dogs, Nessie and Angus, infusing their work with a unique rural perspective. Committed to fostering collaboration and creativity, Charlie aims to make a positive impact through design innovation.
FAQs:
. A pen, paper and a specific problem you want to tackle (if you have one)
What do I need for this course?
. Yes, there will be breaks built into the course including a lunch break.
Will there be breaks?
. All the courses available on Glasgow School of Art's Future Skills are eligible for a certificate of completion. Participants will also be able to walk away with a badge to add to their social channels to show they completed a course.
Will I get a certification for this course?
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