Thinking Creatively at Work

A self-paced course that teaches employees a simple way to improve everyday work: notice what could be better, come up with more ideas, choose a good one and try it on a small scale.

Who it is for

• Employees in any role and industry who want to suggest better ways of working, on their own or with a team.

• Organizations that want optional, self-paced development courses in their learning system for employees to take on their own.

• HR and training teams and business owners building an elective library without facilitators.

The problem it solves

Most workplaces are full of small things that could work better: the same question asked again and again, a workaround nobody has fixed, a task that always runs late. Many employees notice them but never suggest a change, or offer one idea and drop it when it meets an objection. This course gives employees a four-step model for turning what they notice into ideas, choosing the best one fairly, and testing it on a small scale before asking for a bigger change.

What is inside

E-learning (SCORM 1.2), about 20 minutes, 18 screens, text-only (no sound needed)

• A starting self-check on eight everyday habits for improving work, private to the learner

• The Better Idea Steps: four steps, taught with examples from an optician's shop, a landscaping company, an online shop, a customer contact center and other workplaces

• Flip cards, reveal-the-answer examples and idea-prompt tabs on the teaching screens

• Three practice scenarios (ideas in a team chat, responding to a coworker's idea in a video meeting, and suggesting a trial in person) with feedback on every choice

• A short quick check (not graded), a "try it this week" plan builder and a final self-check that compares before and now

• A one-page pocket card download and a certificate of completion

Personal workbook (with the $199 option)

• Printable PDF (13 pages) and editable Word file (14 pages)

• Self-checks, the model card, an idea question builder, an idea list, an idea comparison table, a trial plan, practice reflections, idea planners, a 30-day plan and a progress tracker

How it works in your LMS

1. Upload the SCORM 1.2 zip as an optional course.

2. Employees take it at their own pace; it remembers where they stopped.

3. The course reports completed when the learner reaches the certificate. There is no pass mark. If the learner takes the quick check, the score is reported for information only.

4. Self-check answers and plans stay on the learner's device and are not sent to the LMS.

Formats and file types

• SCORM 1.2 zip (1.1 MB), runs offline with packaged fonts, works on desktop and phone.

• Workbook: PDF (13 pages, US Letter) and Word (.docx, 14 pages).

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