Creativity for Finance Professionals
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

Creativity for Finance Professionals
£100 +VAT

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.
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