Writing &
Creativity

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Writing 185 slides with Participant Handout

Writing is an necessary form of communication in all workplaces. Developing strong writing skills can help boost your credibility, productivity, and the overall quality of your work and collaboration. This presentation provides the tips and techniques necessary for effective writing.

Did you know that... the word ‘mogigraphia’ means ‘writer’s cramp’. The word ‘colygraphia’ means ‘writer’s block’. John Steinbeck used 300 pencils to write East of Eden and was known to use up to 60 pencils in a day. Agatha Christie suffered from dysgraphia which meant she could not write legibly; as a result, she dictated all of her novels. When Dr. Seuss was stuck writing his books, he would go to a secret closet filled with hundreds of hats and wear them till the words came. ‘Scrabblement’ is a delightful word from the 17th century. Its meaning? The ‘writing of a rambling character like that of a madman.’

Learning Objectives:

• To acquire generally useful techniques for effective writing
• To learn specific skills that apply to all forms of writing
• To utilize easy exercises that can help to improve your writing
• To become familiar with common writing mistakes
• To gain insights that improve all forms of business writing
• To develop specific skills
• To meet unique writing demands
• Develop additional action plans for yourself, department, and/or organization

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Creativity 170 slides with Participant Handout

Creativity adds to personal and professional bottom lines and is where innovation and excellence begin. This resource will allow you to embrace success through techniques, methods, examples, and exercises to develop and foster creativity within your organization.

Did you know that... seeing GREEN even for a moment can make people more creative. “Creativity is the single most important skill in the world.” – LinkedIn Learning ~ 94% of hiring managers say it is important to consider creativity when hiring a job candidate. – Adobe, Hiring for the Future ~ In a search for “creativity in business,” Google returned 345,000,000 results ~ 35% of workers are only given time to be creative at work a few times per year. – Gallup American Workplace Survey ~ Creative problem solving sessions with groups that have even a minimal amount of training in creativity tools and principles generated 350% as many ideas than groups without training; these ideas were 415% more original. – Puccio, et al. ~ CEOs say creativity is the #1 factor for future success. – IBM ~ Recruiters rank creative problem solving as the second most difficult skill to find among job applicants. – Bloomberg Business week ~ 8. 78% of college-educated workers over 25 wish they had more creative ability. – Adobe, Hiring for the Future ~ Countries with high PISA scores have lower confidence in entrepreneurial capabilities.- Yong Zhao ~ Creativity is or is related to 9 of the top 10 skills that global executives say is essential for 2020 and beyond. – World Economic Forum.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe what creativity is
• Understand how the creative mind works
• Increase skills to increase your personal creativity
• Understand how creativity leads to organizational success
• Learn to fostern organizational creativity
• Learn to use creativity as a team/group
• Learn how creativity will affect your future

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