Most people assume creativity is a personality trait some managers simply have and others don't — but creative leadership and innovative management are learnable competencies that, given the right environment and support, anyone in any organisation can develop. That reframing is the starting point of this workshop.

Offered by the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy, the workshop is built around helping participants grow those competencies in themselves first, then apply what they learn to fostering creativity in others. It also makes space to address participants' own personal challenges and aspirations around leading creatively, so that what they take away works specifically for them, not just in theory.

Who Should Attend?

Supervisors, managers, team and project leaders, and anyone who needs a more creative approach at work — whether to solve problems, launch new initiatives, or introduce change.

Benefits and Objectives

• Describe the link between good leadership and creativity and innovation.
• Apply self-awareness techniques that prepare individuals to unleash their natural creative inclination.
• Teach, guide and support others in developing the self-awareness they need for creativity.
• Build the right environment to nurture and foster creativity and innovation in others.

Module 1: The Psychology Behind Creative Teams

• Understanding ego and emotional responses, and where they come from.
• How habits shape the way people act and think.
• Selecting the right team members, and using coaching to drive creativity and innovation.
• Happiness as a driver of creativity: positivity and gratitude, managing thoughts, and navigating cultural restrictions.

Module 2: What Creative Leadership Actually Means

• What leadership is, at its core.
• Defining innovation and creativity clearly.
• Understanding the two hemispheres of the brain and how lateral thinking works.

Module 3: Creating the Conditions for Innovation

• Setting the right environment for creativity to happen.
• Recognising fear as an inhibitor of creative thinking.
• Understanding employees as the starting point for fostering innovation.

Module 4: Turning Ideas into Supported Initiatives

• Assessing and refining innovative ideas, including cost-benefit and risk analysis.
• Anticipating objections before they arise.
• Influencing decision-makers by building a solid business case.