Creativity for Finance Professionals

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In a profession shaped by change and uncertainty, creative thinking is a practical skill. This course helps you develop habits, tools, and ways of thinking that improve problem‑solving, decision‑making, and confidence at work.

£100 +VAT

4 CPD hours

120 days’ access

Use ACPD101 for 10% off any purchase.
Creativity for Finance Professionals

Creativity for Finance Professionals

£100 +VAT

4 CPD Course 120 days’ access
Use ACPD101 for 10% off any purchase.
Creativity for Finance Professionals

Creativity for Finance Professionals

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This course will enable you to

  • Understand creativity as a practical skill for solving problems and approaching uncertainty
  • Adopt habits and behaviours that support creative thinking and collaboration
  • Reframe problems and explore different perspectives using structured techniques
  • Create environments that encourage creativity, including in remote or hybrid teams
  • Apply tools to generate, organise and evaluate ideas with confidence

About the course

Accountants are operating in an environment of constant change — automation, new client demands, shifting regulations, and greater expectations to add insight rather than simply report numbers. In this context, creativity isn’t about artistic talent; it’s about how you think, how you approach problems, and how you respond when there isn’t a clear technical answer.

This course explores creativity as a practical, learnable skill. It looks at how creative thinking works, why it matters in professional settings, and how habits, behaviours, and environments can either support or block new ideas. You’ll work through techniques for reframing problems, understanding different perspectives, building empathy, and navigating the emotional and practical challenges of the creative process.

You’ll come away with a clearer understanding of your own creative potential and how to apply it at work. This course will give you tools to generate, organise, and evaluate ideas, strengthen your ability to work creatively with others, and build the confidence to approach uncertainty with curiosity rather than caution.

Contents

Understanding creativity

The importance of creativity
What is creativity?
Workplace creativity
How to come up with ideas
Your creative potential
Finding time to be creative

Looking at your world in new ways

Driving creativity
Expansive thinking
Tools for reframing
Making creative connections
Finding fresh perspectives
Stepping into other people’s shoes

Developing a creative workplace

Creativity at work
The right environment
Creativity in remote settings
Using expansive language

Embracing the creative process

It’s a process
Understanding the creative process
Getting your thinking right
Involving other people
Riding the emotional rollercoaster
Overcoming challenges
Staying creative under pressure

Tools and strategies

Tools and strategies
Brainstorming
Nominal group technique
Affinity mapping
Multi-voting
Rank ordering
Tools for testing ideas
Structured discussion
Thinking like devils and murderers

Inspiring and managing creativity

Creative management
Motivating creative people
Creative focus
Evaluating creative performance
Writing a creative brief
Creative feedback

How it works

Author

Anna Faherty

Writer, lecturer and consultant working across the publishing, museum and charity sectors.