"It was like a light bulb going on... now I understand the creative process"

MD, Financial Services

We provide courses, workshops and coaching to help intelligent professional, managerial and technical staff develop their ability to get value from creativity and innovation. Our programmes are stimulating, enjoyable and highly effective.

The examples below show a selection of current courses. Please contact us for details or to discuss your particular requirements.

For a variety of past events see the events section of this website

example 1: how to get your ideas adopted

This is a very popular one day course, based on Anne Miller's book "How to get your ideas adopted and change the world" It explains why new ideas face resistance and teaches practical techniques for dealing with it.

One version of the course "Influencing skills for innovators" is particularly aimed at engineers and scientists. This is run on a regular basis for the top scientists and engineers from Procter and Gamble, top innovators in Rolls Royce and for a consortium of High Tech companies in the Cambridge Area, including Microsoft, ARM and CSR.

The course is also very popular with non-technical staff, so sessions have also been run for groups of Arts fundraisers, CEOs, entrepreneurs and environmental campaigners.

A typical participant's comment:

For more detail on the book and past courses based on it, click here

example 2: driving innovation

We are accredited to provide learning and development services for Chief Executives and senior managers in the NHS. Driving Innovation is a popular one day course for senior NHS managers of any discipline, who need to bring about change though developing and spreading innovative ideas and practices. Typical feedback is:

“Excellent, thought provoking and informative”

example 3: human factors in product innovation

This two day course is run regularly for a major manufacturer of healthcare products. It is attended by mixed groups of participants from R&D, clinical, manufacturing and marketing.  By focusing on the principles of human factors design it helps participants become more customer focused, develop their creativity and communication skills and meet the FDA’s requirements.  The course includes sessions involving patients and Healthcare professionals. Typical feedback:

The Creativity Partnership also works in:

• Workshops and events.
• Organisational development.