Managing teams for better ideas
A one-day course that improves the quality and quantity of ideas you’ll get out of teams.
During my 20+ years in advertising, I worked for some truly amazing creative leaders. And some truly dreadful ones. And I took notes in preparation for when I’d end up leading a creative department.
When I eventually found myself working as a creative director, these lessons came in handy. But I discovered so many more things I needed to learn. Because directing other people’s creative thinking involves very different skills to developing your own.
This session shares a framework for directing thinking, looks at how to create the right conditions for creative thinking and explains how to judge ideas more effectively.
Managing teams for better ideas
What You'll Learn
- How to curate the right team
- How to create the right conditions for creative thinking
- How to keep the team on track
- How to inspire people to come up with a broader range of ideas
- How to judge the ideas most effectively
- How to prototype and test the best ideas
How you'll benefit
- Practical approaches that you can implement immediately
- Better ideas from your teams
- More engaged and focused team-members
- A better understanding of how to judge ideas
- Stronger leadership skills
- A copy of ‘How To Get To Great Ideas’ for everyone
This workshop is designed for up to 12 attendees. That’s the best size for maximum benefits.
OTHER WAYS I CAN HELP YOU
If you’re serious about this opportunity, I can help you beyond the training course. Here are more ways I can make an impact on your business.
Advising
I can work on a longer-term basis with agencies that are committed to elevating their creative skills. I advise on every aspect of the business that has an impact on people’s ability to have great ideas.
Workshops
I often get called upon to help companies run idea-generation sessions when they’re working on important projects or pitches. I’ve done this for PR and ad agencies. We always get a batch of good ideas.
Training
I have a number of other training sessions that can help your business. I teach strategy, presentation skills and how to manage teams for great ideas. Some agencies also ask me to train their clients.
Talks
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ABOUT DAVE BIRSS
Each of these sessions is run by author and educator Dave Birss. Dave is a former advertising creative director who picked up lots of awards for his work during his years in the industry. Over the last few years, he’s been called on by a number of PR and advertising agencies – from independents to multinationals – to help them get more impactful ideas out of their teams.
Dave’s best known for teaching, speaking and writing books on creativity and innovation. But he also consults for companies to help them benefit from creative thinking..
Dave is a Visiting Professor at Kingston School of Art and has taught at universities from London to New York, Santiago to Singapore. He’s also developed a couple of courses for LinkedIn Learning. And he has another four in development which are due for release later in the year.
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