Creativity and Innovation

Creativity and innovation is central within THINK – both in helping clients develop new ideas/directions and in training/mentoring organisations to understand and be more creative and innovative in their work.

We offer original, bespoke services, drawing on a number of key methodologies and frameworks that we’ve developed over the years, a library of examples from around the world and a strong track record of working in the field of creativity.

How we encourage creativity and innovation:

1. Training
We offer a series of training modules (running from 90 minutes to three days) that cover different aspects of creativity. We tailor them to meet each client’s needs to cover pretty much any brief/situation:

  • Understanding creativity and innovation
  • Developing a culture that nurtures creativity and innovation
  • Creativity tools – different methodologies to develop ideas
  • Creativity in action: a showcase of creative ideas from around the world
  • Team and individual creativity: workshops to help individuals and teams to identify
    and understand their approach, preferences and style in relation to creativity.

2. Conferences
Many clients use us to plan entire in-house training conferences focused on creativity (e.g. Scope, Macmillan, NSPCC) or to deliver sessions on creativity within their in-house training programmes (e.g. UNICEF, UNHCR, SOS Children’s villages).

3. Reviews and Consultancy
We undertake audits of how creative a charity or a particular team are in their thinking, products, approaches and general outlook. These assessments help lay the ground for establishing new processes or setting up dedicated resources to develop new programmes and products.

4. Coaching
On-going coaching to support individuals or teams in driving creativity and innovation programmes. This support includes additional training and active participation in assessing ideas and strategies.

5. THINK Tanks
We put together THINK teams to work with in-house staff to develop new ideas, strategies and test programmes in a particular area of a charity’s work, such as digital, campaigning or corporate. Our breadth of experience and expertise means we can tailor this team to cover almost any area of need or opportunity within a charity portfolio. Typically, our clients seek this type of input around anniversaries, specific campaigns or new market opportunities.

6. Idea Assessment
Drawing on THINK’s vast experience we can help you objectively assess a new idea; developing criteria, assessment matrices and detailed financial modelling where needed.

Who to contact:

Tony Elischer
Email: fundraisingandcomms@thinkcs.org
Call: +44 (0)1280 824297

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