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Creativity and Innovation Online Course (1 Year Access)

Are creative people just born that way or can it be learned? Is innovation like a lightening strike or is there a way to bring about successful innovation again and again? Learn how to increase creativity and innovation in yourself and your organization.

  • Course Introduction
    • 1.0 The Nature of Creative Thinking
    • 1.1 Creativity--Nature or Nurture?
    • 1.2 Challenging Beliefs

    2.0 Developing Your Creativity

    • 2.1 Capturing the WOW Factor
    • 2.2 Getting Creative and Staying There
    • 2.3 Humor and the Creative Process
    • 2.4 Characteristics of Creative Individuals
    • 2.5 Exercise--Connect the Dots
    • 2.6 Exercise--Define Creativity

    3.0 Generating Unique Ideas

    • 3.1 Creative Thinking Principles
    • 3.2 Adaptive Creativity Technique
    • 3.3 Benefits of Brainstorming
    • 3.4 Brainstorming Techniques
    • 3.5 Brainstorming Amplifiers
    • 3.6 Guilford/Torrance Analysis
    • 3.7 Idea Validation Techniques
    • 3.8 Techniques of Innovative Environments

    • Creativity and Innovation Online Course (1 Year Access) $99.99 [Add to Cart]
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    Emotional Intelligence - DVD

    Best-Seller!

    This course is also available for online training, see details below.

    Emotional Intelligence provides an excellent overview of this breakthrough training topic and includes commentary from numerous EI experts including Daniel Goleman and Peter Salovey. Five EI competencies are introduced: Self-awareness, Self-regulation, Self-motivation, Empathy and Effective Relationships.

    The program then takes viewers to organizations such as Kaiser Permanente, State Street Bank and Nichols Aluminum where training in emotional intelligence is being used to help employees access the power of emotions to create better, more productive working relationships. Through interviews with various employees, viewers see how EI competencies can be combined with other knowledge and technical capabilities to increase one's overall effectiveness on the job.

    Viewers will come away with specific areas of improvement to focus on and a structured, step-by-step approach to developing the required emotional competencies to bring more creativity, energy and intuition to their work, whatever the industry or field.

    Program includes: A 25 minute VHS or DVD of Main Program and separate Discussion Segments, Leader's Guide, PowerPoint presentation on CD-ROM, 10 Participant Workbooks with EI Quiz, 10 Reminder Cards.

    Online Training Option

    • Pricing - $9.95 per user
    • Minimum order - $500
    • Users receive a post-test and certificate of completion. You set the test’s passing grade.
    • You get an Administrator’s Page that shows who has logged on to take the training and the test score of each viewer.

    Please contact us by email if you have more than 1000 users for special pricing options.

    Note: When you order the online training version of this program, our shopping cart will show 50 items listed (minimum number of participants) for $500, each additional participant/item added is $9.95

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    Training House Assessment Kit

    25 Reproducible Assessment Exercises, Self-Inventories, Tests, and Survey Instruments

    What makes top-performing managers successful and effective in their jobs? And what do you need to develop in order to achieve similar success?

    The majority of American managers and supervisors work for firms with fewer than 100 employees - firms that lack the resources to offer management-development programs. This collection of self-assessment exercises was created to fill that gap and provide every manager and supervisor with professional-development materials designed for high performance.

    Over 100,000 participants have successfully used these materials in Training House programs, but the secret to the long-term effectiveness of these materials is they are based on the belief that before you can build on your strengths, you must first identify what they are and how they relate to job effectiveness. Each self-assessment is accompanied by information explaining how the scores should be interpreted, thus giving you the information you need to set realistic goals for yourself and to then achieve them.

    Training House believes that management begins and ends with measurement - measurement of needs, of goals and resources, and of timetables. And that you can't manage what you have not first assessed.

    Selected Contents

    • Proficiency Assessment Report
    • Managerial/Supervisory Pre-training Planning
    • Management Style Inventory
    • Process Skills for Facilitators
    • Survey of Attitudes Toward Work
    • Personal Development Options
    • Self-Awareness Profile
    • The Assessment of Personal Traits Inventory
    • Personal Inventory of Needs
    • Job Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction
    • Dealing with Groups
    • Profile of Aptitude for Leadership
    • Analytical Thinking Test
    • Test of Creativity
    • Self-Assessment in Writing Skills
    • The Time of Your Life
    • How Much Is Your Time Worth?
    • Leadership and Team Building
    • Communication Audit
    • Group Effectiveness Dimensions
    • Coping with Stress
    • Self-Inventory of Managerial Responsibilities
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    Covey Leadership Library - DVD

    A 5 Video or DVD Program Library Set

    The Covey Leadership Library consists of the following video programs:

    I Know Just What You Mean! - This workshop explores the difference between listening with the intent to respond and listening with the intent to understand. It underscores the vital importance of diagnosing needs before prescribing solutions and demonstrates why much-hyped "active listening techniques" may actually contribute to miscommunication. (Length: 20 minutes)

    Leading By Example - Powerful, principle-centered video learning workshop that illustrates the difference a mentor and coach can make. Through the dramatic story of Anne Sullivan and Helen Keller, this case study enables leaders to identify ways in which they can be more effective models, how they can set lasting examples, and how they can bring out the best in others. (Length: 20 minutes)

    Mauritius - In this documentary, participants learn guiding principles designed to turn individual viewpoints into lasting organizational cohesiveness. Mauritius offers timeless insights designed to create an environment where people subordinate "mine" to "ours", and "now" to "the future", by recognizing the power of diversity. (20 minutes)

    Max and Max - This program is designed to increase leaders' awareness of the waste of human potential within organizations, and to help create a culture that fosters independent initiative, creativity, and resourcefulness. (20 minutes)

    Tearing Down Walls - This program uses the Berlin Wall as a metaphor for the barriers that exist between individuals, teams, departments, or even between an organization and its customers. Help people eliminate miscommunication, distrust, and stereotyping to improve performance and productivity in the workplace. (20 minutes) Program Contents: 5 Program DVDs or Video set and 5 Participant Guides for each title.

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    Pigeon-Holed in The Land of Penguins -DVD

    Best-Seller!

    Free Online Preview

    This animated program tackles the tough subject of stereotyping in a delightful way by looking at some different "birds" in the workplace. It makes us do some soul-searching about the casual way we limit ourselves and others through stereotyping.

    We "pigeon-hole" others when we overlook their unique abilities, talents, personalities, and backgrounds. We do it to ourselves, too - when we impose limits and cheat ourselves of new experiences, challenging opportunities, and the fulfillment of our undeveloped potential.

    Though animated, this training tool is no flight of fancy. It's a critical component of training in today's changing workplace. Workgroups, committees, and executive teams will benefit from this program, as will any group interested in mobilizing the talents of all its members.

    PigeonHoled in the Land of Penguins will help team members recognize pigeon-holing, understand its high cost, and learn how to change the pattern. By tapping into the full creativity of everyone on a team, we open ourselves up to significant breakthroughs in innovation, productivity and team effectiveness.

    Participants will learn:

    • why pigeonhole-ing is so common
    • the consequences and high cost of pigeon-holing themselves and others
    • how to free people from pigeon-holes, allowing them greater freedom to create and contribute

    Program Contents: A 10 minute DVD or VHS and Leader's Guide

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    Information Technology: The Look of Business Future - DVD

    Released - 1995

    The rapid and diverse evolution of information technology is creating work patterns very different from those in the past. How well businesses incorporate this technology may well determine whether they prosper or flounder. In this program, we visit a company where virtual office software is being developed to allow teams of workers throughout the world to communicate and operate on the same projects. At Kodak Corporation, executives explain how information technology has helped them streamline company operations. The downside—restrictions on human contact—is discussed, and voice and e-mail are suggested as two innovations that promote personal interaction among workers. Original BBC broadcast title: Master and Slave. (30 minutes)

    • Information Technology: The Look of Business Future - DVD $149.99 [Add to Cart]
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    Changing Pace - Binder/Book

    This collection of experiential activities in game format will enable trainers and facilitators to make effective use of the outdoors as a vehicle for learning. It contains sixty-three creative games that can be conducted easily and safely with a minimum of materials and preparation. Many of the activities can be run equally well indoors.

    Each activity is presented in a standard format that includes a summary, a statement of objectives, a note of any materials required, time requirements, and detailed guidance on the effective use of the games in training. The games vary in length from a few minutes to over an hour. Together they provide a rich store of adventure, energy, and memorable learning.

    Games Teach

    • Cooperation
    • Decision making
    • Ethics
    • Goal-setting
    • Planning
    • Rewards
    • Trust
    • Inter-team collaboration
    • Communication
    • Creativity
    • Leadership
    • Problem solving
    • Risk taking
    • Team learning

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    Stephen Covey's Lessons in Leadership Series - DVD

    Dr. Stephen Covey, founder and chair of the Covey Leadership Center and author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, once again brings us an inspirational set of leadership training programs. The series breaks new ground, shifting the paradigm in ways that will surprise even the most seasoned leader. For instance:

    A Grander Goal takes a striking look at character, bringing to bear that which is at once the simplest and most complex: love and forgiveness. It's a story of how one man's unselfish character is providing direction for young unemployed men in Uganda. (11 minutes)

    Journey to Discovery tells the tale of a successful writer at a crossroads, a man questioning his life from a personal and professional perspective. Unable to write, he wanders the streets and finds the character he needs to once again take pen in hand. This heartwarming story (and its surprise ending!) will help your leaders rediscover the passion from which breakthroughs and innovations arise.(14 minutes)

    A Better Way offers a new approach to the concept of 'win-win.' It's an intriguing look at three South African retailers, each facing unique challenges to one common concern: increasing profitability. They find increased profits - and more - with customers, vendors and employees by simply shifting from an attitude of competition to one of cooperation. (15 minutes)

    Law of the Harvest provides an enlightening look at the true meaning of 'reaping what you sow.' Viewers meet a potato farmer whose story exemplifies that the technology and quick fixes many of us have come to rely on are no substitute for patience, perseverance and preparation(7 minutes).

    Throughout this series the lesson is clear: there is plenty in this world for everyone if we work with integrity, respect and cooperation. Each is an excellent stand-alone program; used together, they comprise a comprehensive multi-session training program.

    program contents:DVD or Video, 4 programs (A Grander Goal, Journey to Discovery, A Better Way and Law of the Harvest), Leader's Guide and Participant's Workbook

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    CEO Exchange: Conversations in Leadership - DVD

    Released - 2002

    This remarkable 20-part series, moderated by CNN’s Emmy Award-winning journalist Jeff Greenfield, uses in-depth interviews with internationally recognized and respected CEOs to shed light on those managerial, organizational, and technological issues that are shaping the marketplace of ideas. In addition, this comprehensive business library also explores the personal side of commerce, as industry icons discuss the values and experiences that shape and influence their business philosophies, strategies, and decisions. 20-part series, 57-58 minutes each.

    The Series Includes: Creating the 21st-Century CEO | Challenges of the 21st-Century CEO | Internet Shopping in the 21st Century | Cutting-Edge Technologies | International Branding in the 21st Century | Mastering the Art of Corporate Reinvention | The Search for Talent in the 21st Century | Major League Entrepreneurs | Entertainment in the Digital Age | Creating New Categories, Businesses, and Markets | Innovators of Silicon Valley | The Built-to-Order Revolution | Challenges of Leadership | Defense, Aerospace, and Cyberspace | Building Multilevel Global Brands | Jack Welch: Icon of Leadership | Staying on Top in Turbulent Times | Dynamic Leadership in Turbulent Times | Leadership in a Fast-Paced Economy | Customer-Driven Success

    • CEO Exchange: Conversations in Leadership - DVD $2,999.99 [Add to Cart]
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    Creativity in management - DVD

    Produced - 1991

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    In this lecture-style presentation, John Cleese claims that creativity is not a special talent. People are either in an 'open' or 'closed' state of mind. The closed mode enables people to apply themselves to tasks with vigour and concentration. The open mode is more relaxed and conducive to creative thinking.

    Cleese talks about how leaders can induce an open mode in their team members and establish confidence in them to accept that there is a succession of learning steps on the road to total quality.

    Length: 37 minutes

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    Challenge to America: Competing in the New Global Economy - DVD

    Once the world’s unchallenged industrial superpower, America now faces fierce competition from economies whose social systems, cultures, and business strategies are very different from ours. What lessons can America learn from the dramatic successes of our Japanese and German competitors? In Challenge to America, Hedrick Smith takes us inside innovative companies and classrooms in Japan, Germany, and the United States to reveal the unique strengths and weaknesses each economy brings to the table—and to show how American companies are pioneering new and effective strategies for meeting the challenges of a new era of global competition. 4-part series, 58 minutes each.

    The Series Includes :

    • Old Ways
    • New Game
    • The Heart of the Nation
    • The Culture of Commerce
    • Winning Strategies

    • Challenge to America: Competing in the New Global Economy - DVD $379.99 [Add to Cart]
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    The Built-to-Order Revolution - DVD

    Produced - 2001

    One pioneered the built-to-order method of mail-order. The other set the standard for just-in-time delivery. Together, they have changed the way the world does business. In this program, Michael Dell, chairman and CEO of Dell Computer Corporation, and Frederick Smith, chairman, president, and CEO of FedEx Corporation, discuss their business models. In addition, MBA students and faculty from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin ask questions about crisis management, successfully growing a company, and balancing work with personal time. (57 minutes)

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    The Deep Dive: One Company’s Secret Weapon for Innovation - DVD

    Produced - 1999

    Numbering Nike, Apple, and Procter & Gamble among its many big-name clients, it looks as if IDEO, one of the most influential product development firms in the world, is on to something. In this program, ABC News anchor Ted Koppel and correspondent Jack Smith visit IDEO to see the company demonstrate its highly effective form of brainstorming called the "deep dive." An enemy of planning done by a lone genius behind closed doors, this company uses its deep dive technique—a form of focused chaos—to creatively redesign a shopping cart through what it refers to as a process of enlightened trial and error. (22 minutes)

    • The Deep Dive: One Company’s Secret Weapon for Innovation - DVD $149.99 [Add to Cart]
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    Journey To Discovery - DVD

    Part of Stephen Covey's Lessons in Leadership Set.

    Here is a lesson about how the ghosts of our past create both fear and guidance. It is the story of a successful author grappling with writer's block and his very personal Journey to Discovery.

    Walking the cold streets of 19th century London, our distressed writer is under pressure to produce another novel and haunted by memories of his childhood: the poverty, the grueling factory work, the fear of being homeless. He is at a paralyzing impasse.

    While walking, he comes across a boy with whom he begins to talk. He finds the boy is working because his parents don't make enough money and, when asked for whom he works, the boy replies, 'For people like you.' This chance encounter is transformative, inspiring our writer, who gets back to his task with fervor. This is the true story of Charles Dickens and his classic, A Christmas Carol. It is an excellent example of how, when blocked, we tend to focus on the impasse itself, which hampers our ability to move forward.

    Journey to Discovery offers a poignant look at how we can utilize our past and our vision of the future to get back in touch with who we are and our place in the world. It's a look at how our past, present and future come into play when faced with stressful change situations.

    Journey to Discovery will help viewers to:

    • Understand how problem over-analysis can create problem paralysis
    • Recognize factors that lead to creative blocks and resistance to change
    • Identify and utilize change-enhancing behaviors and strategies
    • Explore a key workplace concern and ways to overcome
    • it...and more.

    Journey to Discovery is an opportunity to identify and overcome impasse-causing situations from Dr. Stephen Covey, founder and chair of the Covey Leadership Center and author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

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    Tom Peters: Radically Reengineering Business - DVD

    Produced 1993

    For Tom Peters, "change" is too tame of a word to describe his vision of what businesses should do to remain competitive in an age when uncertainty is the only certainty. In this dynamic seminar, the world-renowned consultant builds a strong case for implementing radically innovative management approaches. Case studies include four global businesses: ABB Asea Brown Boveri, which slashed staff to get closer to its customers; Oticon, which pioneered "spaghetti organization"; Imagination, which operates under the principle that nothing is impossible; and The Lane Group, which does business using open-book accounting. Peters also presents his "Tips to Building a Curious Corporation." Original BBC broadcast title: Crazy Ways for Crazy Days. (59 minutes)

    • Tom Peters: Radically Reengineering Business - DVD $149.99 [Add to Cart]