How do you spark creativity in others? How do you engage people from different backgrounds in a creative process? And how do you help a group move beyond the obvious to turn ideas into real impact?
According to the Future of Jobs Report 2020 by the World Economic Forum, the top skill for 2025 is analytical thinking and innovation. This means that in addition to being able to analyze information and use logic to address work-related issues, professionals must also use creativity and alternative thinking to generate new ideas and solutions.
Engineers are well trained in analytical thinking, but often less so in creative facilitation. This course brings the creative dimension into complex problem-solving. You will learn how to deliberately foster and guide creativity in group settings, particularly within inter- and transdisciplinary teams. While rooted in an engineering context, the course is highly relevant for any professional looking to boost team creativity in collaborative environments.
Combining hands-on practice with a strong foundation in creativity theory, the course emphasizes enabling others to be creative – not just developing your own creative skills. It focuses on leading a team through a structured creative process to approach problems from new perspectives, generate original ideas and solutions, and explore new opportunities. It also addresses what is needed to bring everyone onto the same page within an open and trusting environment of creative collaboration.
By the end, you’ll be able to help teams apply creativity deliberately – whether you are developing innovative concepts in a project, tackling complex challenges with a diverse group, or facilitating creative sessions.
Our Approach – What Sets Us Apart
This is not just another creativity course – it’s about creativity with others. Our unique approach emphasizes how to engage diverse teams in creative collaboration that leads to lasting impact. You’ll learn practical tools and principles that are immediately applicable, and that are designed to help you bring even skeptical colleagues on board with well-founded reasoning and compelling arguments.
Developed by TU Delft’s Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, this course is based on 50 years of expertise in Creative Facilitation. It is consistently rated as one of the most valuable courses by our alumni, even a decade after graduation.
