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  Unleashing your Innovation and Creativity - November to December 2009
 
Fasset’s Innovation and Creativity workshop will be held countrywide in November and December 2009 and will equip participants with skills, tools and insight that will enable them to unlock their own creativity and that of others. By working on individual problems, delegates will learn how to take novel ideas through into action plans, enabling them to enhance both strategies and operations in their own and in their clients’ firms.

Individuals in finance, science and academia are highly skilled in analytical problem-solving. However, problems that require new ways of doing things are usually solved more effectively by first using creative thinking skills, then using analytical skills to select ideas and work on implementation. This workshop will provide insight on how to look for solutions to problems in creative ways, and how to create a climate that unlocks innovation. The importance of making time for thinking, and the return of investment an individual can get from this process, will be demonstrated.

Course Outline

The workshop is designed to meet the above needs by identifying features of recent developments that are specifically relevant to small and medium-sized firms. The workshop will focus on individual development and will highlight the use of creative thinking skills to enhance analytical thinking skills. Professionals at an operational level in their organisation and those with decision – making responsibilities will find this workshop specifically useful. The workshop will be highly participative, and delegates will work on their own tasks and share experiences as they learn new skills.

Fasset’s half–day Innovation and Creativity workshop aims to create an awareness and understanding of the key factors that promote innovation and creativity in a business, and to equip delegates with proven practical skills and tools to foster innovation in their own firms and in those of their clients. The topics covered will include but are not limited to:

  • Understanding creativity and innovation and the various decision–making styles
  • Creating a climate that fosters innovation and creativity
  • DIY – practical tools and techniques to generate new ideas
  • Turning novel ideas into action plans
  • Applying the tools to strategies and operations back in the workplace
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    Training Provider – SynNovation Solutions

    SynNovation Solutions has been appointed to deliver the workshop. They are experienced innovation catalysts, using the internationally renowned Synectics approach to promote practical, collaborative innovation. Over the past 14 years, SynNovation has done innovation training for companies including Old Mutual, Anglo American, Eskom, small businesses and various levels of government.

    Truida Prekel is the managing member of SynNovation Solutions and has run her own consulting firm since 1998. She lectured at the Graduate School of Business Leadership at UNISA and introduced creative thinking as an essential part to management courses. She has experience in training people with analytical, left–brained approach to help unlock their creativity and ability to take new ideas through into action plans. Truida has a MBL (Cum Laude).

    Lu-Marie Sobey is a founding member of SynNovation Solutions. She has been training in the SynNovation process for 9 years. This includes designing interventions, consulting, facilitating innovation sessions and programmes. She holds a BSc in Food Science and besides innovation also works in the field of auditing and quality assurance. She is an expert in management systems – ISO 9000 (Quality) and is involved in training, consulting and certification audits.

    Agenda

    The workshop will run from 08h00 to 13h00 and will include Registration (08h00 to 08h30), and a Fasset welcome and briefing (08h30 to 08h50).

    Please Note

    1. It is the role of the Skills Development Facilitator (SDF) to distribute this invitation to relevant individuals in the organisation who may benefit from this training.
    2. Confirmation of registration together with an agenda and a map will be provided per fax or e-mail. If, by chance, you do not receive confirmation, please contact the Call Centre on 086 101 0001 to confirm that you are registered. If you register and are unable to attend, or wish to be replaced by a colleague, please notify the Call Centre at least seven days before the event to enable Fasset to manage numbers and prevent wastage.
    3. Any venue with less than 14 registrations will be cancelled and delegates notified in writing.
    4. While every effort is made to pre-plan training workshops, delegates are accommodated on a first-come-first-served basis when registering. Where we are unable to accommodate you at your venue of choice, you will be contacted to confirm another acceptable venue.
    5. Fasset reserves the right to refuse late-comers or delegates who book after the deadline.
    6. Fasset members who pay the Skills Development Levy and who travel over 300kms (roundtrip) to attend a training session will be reimbursed at a rate of R3-28 per kilometre. The travel claim procedure and the requirements for this travel claim are available on our website (Events section).
    7. Should a delegate choose to attend a training session at a venue not in close proximity to their home, and other adequately located venues have been provided by Fasset, Fasset will not reimburse a travel claim. Claims will only be paid where the closest venues are fully booked and delegates are requested by the Fasset Call Centre to move to another venue. This request will be kept on file by Fasset as proof and all claims will be verified against this.

    Attendance Registration Form: Unleashing you Innovation and Creativity

    To register your attendance, please complete the fields below and select the Submit button. (To register more than one delegate, simply follow the instructions that appear after Submission and please note that a separate form must be submitted for each delegate.)

    Registration for the first event closes on 28 October 2009, thereafter, 10 working days before the commencement of each workshop.

     
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    Venues / Dates
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    Please refer to the dates and venues and indicate your choice (one only) in the space below. Fasset is at times able to extend this event to additional venues, should the demand warrant this. If you would like us to schedule an additional venue within your preferred province or town, please specify the town below, 14 days before the commencement of the first event (this allows the Seta to advertise additional venues to all the delegates and prevent wasted travel). We will consider scheduling additional venues where there is a demand by 14 or more delegates, across a range of Fasset-registered employers, for a specific venue. Delegates who specify an additional venue will be notified in writing of the venue and date.
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    Eastern Cape 
    2 December 2009  Port Elizabeth  The Beach Hotel   
    Gauteng 
    3 November 2009  Johannesburg East  Emperors Palace   
    4 November 2009  Johannesburg West  Silverstar Casino   
    6 November 2009  Pretoria East  Lombardy Boutique Hotel and Conference Venue   
    13 November 2009  Pretoria West  Bondev House   
    17 November 2009  Johannesburg North  The Forum   
    25 November 2009  Johannesburg South  Crown Reef Convention Centre   
    26 November 2009  Johannesburg Central  Glenhove Conferencing   
    KwaZulu-Natal 
    10 November 2009  Durban Central  The Riverside Hotel   
    11 November 2009  Durban North  Gateway 1 on 1   
    Mpumalanga 
    4 December 2009  Nelspruit  The Mercure   
    Western Cape 
    18 November 2009  Cape Town South  The Pavilion   
    19 November 2009  Cape Town North  Bloemendal Conference Centre   
    1 December 2009  Cape Town South  The Vineyard Hotel   
     
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