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Design Thinking for Problem Solving and Innovation

Design thinking is about believing we can make a difference, and having an intentional process in order to get to new, relevant solutions that create positive impact. Design Thinking gives you faith in your creative abilities and a process for transforming difficult challenges into opportunities for design.

This Design Thinking programme empowers you to become a creative catalyst with a systemic approach to innovation in the workplace. Regardless of the work you do, this hands-on training in the core principles of design thinking will help you solve your business challenges.

Objective

Upon completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Adopt a lean-thinking, human-centered design mindset, and upskill their experience
• Position themselves and act as a forward-thinker in the their organisation
• Break mental models to discover opportunities that already exist within their organisation
• Surface, define, and refine viable ideas quickly so that they spend less time and brainpower on stalled ideas
• Share cross-departmental insights that break down silos, trigger collaboration, and increase organisational momentum
• Use a step-by-step process for solving their most pressing challenges, whether they be increased visibility for new products, improved resource allocation, or honing their ability to inspire and help the customer they most want to serve

Outline

Who should attend

The Design Thinking training course is targeted to help individuals wanting to effectively solve problems and challenges arisen from their work through generating innovative ideas for application at work.

Methodology

In the workshop, we use a creative approach to problem solving to create impact. We will
unpack each step of the design thinking process with the design thinker's toolkit. Participants
will directly apply what they have learnt to untangle the complexities and explore innovative
ways to create real impact on their personal and work aspects.

The training programme uses short presentations and team activities to provide participants
with the confidence to better think and apply their newly learnt tools and techniques at work.
They will also engage in simulations and case studies throughout the workshop to entrench the
behaviours and skills advocated.

Profile of Cidi Wee

Cidi’s 30 years of professional training and consulting practice, has provided valuable lessons of his Leadership and HR Management experience to each of his speaking, consulting and training assignments. His training is performance and result-driven, targeted at enhancing individual competency and organisational effectiveness.

Cidi has designed and delivered a wide range of programmes for both corporate and public organisations, covering subjects including leadership & management development, performance management, team development, recruitment & selection, trainer development and performance coaching. Besides, he has designed and developed Leadership and HR programmes for WSQ accreditation. He also has experience in coaching, both on a training basis and working with individuals on their development.

Cidi’s engagement has brought him to train in ASEAN, France, Japan, Hong Kong, China, Ghana, Botswana, Mauritius, Timor-Leste and the Maldives. He has also facilitated in local workshops which have been attended by both Singaporeans and foreign participants coming from Europe, Middle East, ASEAN, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan and Africa. His delivery approaches are pragmatic, results-driven, light-hearted, engaging, liberally sprinkled with humour and always relevant to his clients’ needs.

Cidi holds a Master of Science in Training from the University of Leicester and is trained in the area of People Development in the UK. He is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (UK) and is also a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership and Management (UK).

Cidi is a Lumina Spark Qualified Practitioner, Certified People Developer Assessor (Internal) and WDA-ACTA Certified Trainer and Assessor.

In recognition of his voluntary service with SIF, Cidi was presented the Certificate of Appreciation for his contribution to positive and sustainable development of Asian communities by His Excellency, President Tony Tan of the Republic of Singapore. He was also awarded the Certificate of Appreciation for his dedication and contribution in developing the capabilities of Public Officers by the Singapore Civil Service College.