Lateral Thinking Certification Agenda

The first two days of the Lateral Thinking certification course are a model two-day training course.  Learners taking the certification course will participate with those attending just the two-day course for training purposes.  This model allows those certifying to experience an actual two-day training course and to observe the training as delivered by a Master Trainer.

Lateral Thinking Day 1

8:00 – 8:30	Continental Breakfast
8:30–10:30	Introductions: instructor, participants, and program Focus technique: When and how to change the focus of your thinking Alternatives technique: How to use concepts as a breeding ground for new ideas and how to look beyond the obvious alternatives
10:30–10:45	Break
10:45–12:00	Alternatives technique
12:00–1:00	Lunch
1:00–2:30	Challenge technique: The willingness to explore the reasons why we do things the way we do
2:30–2:45	Break
2:45–4:00	Random Entry technique: Use an unconnected input to open up new lines of thinking
4:00–4:15	Break
4:15–5:00	Review of the day Q & A

Lateral Thinking Day 2

8:00–8:30	Continental Breakfast
8:30–9:00	Questions and answers from Day 1; Review
9:00–10:15	Provocation technique: Generating provocative statements and using them with Movement techniques to build new ideas
10:15–10:30	Break
10:30–12:00	Provocation technique
12:00–1:00	Lunch
1:00–2:30	Formal Creative Session: Demonstrating what a creative session would be like using the techniques with the same Focus. Ideas generated will be used for Harvest and Treatment
2:30–2:45	Break
2:45–4:30	Harvest technique: Double the output from your creative skill Treatment technique: Develop ideas and shape them to fit an organization or situation
4:30–5:00	Complete course evaluation forms Dismissal of two-day training participants
5:00–5:30	Instructor materials are given out and presentation assignments are given to certification participants. Each participant taking the certification course is required to present one of the tools to the class and instructor. It is critical that all participants be present for all presentations for comprehensive learning and feedback.

Lateral Thinking Day 3

8:00–8:30	Continental Breakfast
8:30–10:30	Review Instructor Materials and Pre-planning Section Presentations, feedback, and facilitator tips
10:30–10:45	Break
10:45–12:00	Presentations, feedback, and facilitator tips
12:00–1:00	Lunch
1:00–2:30	Presentations, feedback, and facilitator tips
2:30–2:45	Break
2:45–5:00	Presentations, feedback, and facilitator tips

Lateral Thinking Day 4

8:00–8:30	Continental Breakfast
8:30–10:30	Review Instructor Materials and Pre-planning Section Presentations, feedback, and facilitator tips
10:30–10:45	Break
10:45–12:00	Presentations, feedback, and facilitator tips
12:00–1:00	Lunch
1:00–2:30	Presentations, feedback, and facilitator tips
2:30–2:45	Break
2:45–5:00	Presentations, feedback, and facilitator tips Review of Instructor Materials Presentation of Certification Certificates Collection of course evaluation forms Q & A

 
 
*   Tentative Agenda: The instructor will make modifications during the course of the training to fit the groups needs.
*   Time may be taken during Day 3 to review the Lateral Thinking™ modules and to practice the facilitation tools.

There may be homework each evening; please allow time in your schedule for anywhere from 15 minutes to 2 hours to complete an assignment.