Outside The Box Creative Thinking Skills

Do you like being at the work meeting and coming up with a creative solution to the problem at hand that no one else has come up with? In this course, veteran CFO and course presenter, Stephen Priddle, CPA, CA, CMA, will teach creative thinking approaches to get you outside the box to solve all kinds of problems. Most people are largely inside-the-box thinkers, which limits their ability to find solutions that are different and counter-intuitive.

• Some of the examples are designed to stay with you for the rest of your life!
• You will also get a crazy, fun party game idea, which is an outside-the-box thinking test…

This course is for all accountants, as well as non-accountants who want to think more creatively to solve problems of all kinds.

AGENDA

Creative thinking techniques

• Work through dozens of mind-stretching personal and business examples, not just theory
• Coming at problems from different angles
• Challenging your assumptions and lateral thinking
• Sometimes the obvious is the best solution, but everybody misses it
• All kinds of scenarios and mini-cases to work through
• Historic examples with lessons· When do you brainstorm best?

What past participants have said:

• I loved the creative thinking teaching - one of the most powerful "soft skills" a CFO or Controller could possess.
• I really appreciated you sharing all your experiences and challenging CPAs to think outside the box
• The hardest learning is thinking outside the box, getting away from training, education, and experience
• I loved the various tips, creative ideas & examples you discussed. I will definitely use some of them in my day-to-day life, both personal and in business!
• It was interesting to have examples from experiences you had for different subjects and ways to think outside the box.
• I found the "thinking outside the box" training very thought-provoking and definitely challenged me in this area. It will require some work, but it's a great skill to have.
• The material was very helpful, especially about thinking outside the box. I lack those skills and practices.
• I found thinking outside the box very useful. I personally believe it is critical to develop creative thinking in order to add value to our clients/employers.
• I enjoyed the humor and jokes, making this class different from other CPA courses.
• I really appreciated you challenging CPAs to think outside the box.
• I assure you, I've learned and taken note of some tips I would like to apply.