Supercharged Thinking: How Organisations can (and) Should Embed Creativity into the Way They Plan.
Like us, you may have noticed that much of an individual or team’s time in most organizations is spent fighting fires, handling day-to-day tasks, or addressing immediate pressing matters. The thinking these situations require is generally tactical, and sometimes, strategic. However, when time is put aside specifically to think and plan ahead (often in the context of annual Business Planning), more of the same reactive thinking prevails. In our experience this leads to “backward-looking decision making” that is deeply rooted in historical facts, past figures and what can be ‘proven’ to be successful. Strategic thinking - the key thinking skill applied in the organizational planning process - is touted as the ‘intelligent’ and necessary way to address challenges and opportunities. Yet, business leaders more and more are demanding new ideas, fresh approaches and innovative ways to stay ahead of the game.
Therefore in our ‘Supercharged Thinking’ workshop we will explore how both CPS and Design Thinking can be critical tools for organizations to blow up these traditional approaches and ways of thinking in order to pave the way for breakthrough thinking, new possibilities and inspired execution.
In this workshop we want to give participants:
· The opportunity to share and validate their own experiences
· A high-level compare and contrast of CPS and Design Thinking so both meaning and applicability is accessible
· Understanding of how both CPS and Design Thinking can be integrated into any organization’s business planning process(es)
· A recommended stage by stage integration of creativity into an organization’s planning processes in order to ignite fresh thinking and positive change that leads to effective action and, ultimately, better outcomes
Therefore in our ‘Supercharged Thinking’ workshop we will explore how both CPS and Design Thinking can be critical tools for organizations to blow up these traditional approaches and ways of thinking in order to pave the way for breakthrough thinking, new possibilities and inspired execution.
In this workshop we want to give participants:
· The opportunity to share and validate their own experiences
· A high-level compare and contrast of CPS and Design Thinking so both meaning and applicability is accessible
· Understanding of how both CPS and Design Thinking can be integrated into any organization’s business planning process(es)
· A recommended stage by stage integration of creativity into an organization’s planning processes in order to ignite fresh thinking and positive change that leads to effective action and, ultimately, better outcomes
About the Presenters
Marysia Czarski
Marysia is Managing Director of Velocity Partnership, a change management powerhouse that helps businesses be more innovative and successful by upping their game with fresh thinking, new behaviours and more effective implementation.
Marysia began her career in marketing over 20 years ago, working at Ralston Purina, Cadbury, and then Lavalife. She discovered her passion for organizational excellence and human performance at Lavalife where she helped implement several coaching programs and successfully managed the change process to consolidate eighteen small call centres.
At Velocity Partnership she has worked with technology firms, retail stores, marketing and promotion agencies, fitness and health studios, interior design agencies, architect firms, engineering and manufacturing organizations, as well as insurance and financial institutions. She was instrumental in the development and launch of two successful retail stores in Toronto. At the root of most of Velocity’s work is the proven and proprietary Inside Out Change ProcessTM.
Marysia has a Master of Science in Creativity and Change Leadership from State University of New York. She graduated Dean’s Honor from Ivey Business School in London (H.B.A), is a certified trainer in Design Thinker, is a qualified transformational business coach, and has a diploma in French language from the Sorbonne in Paris.
Marysia began her career in marketing over 20 years ago, working at Ralston Purina, Cadbury, and then Lavalife. She discovered her passion for organizational excellence and human performance at Lavalife where she helped implement several coaching programs and successfully managed the change process to consolidate eighteen small call centres.
At Velocity Partnership she has worked with technology firms, retail stores, marketing and promotion agencies, fitness and health studios, interior design agencies, architect firms, engineering and manufacturing organizations, as well as insurance and financial institutions. She was instrumental in the development and launch of two successful retail stores in Toronto. At the root of most of Velocity’s work is the proven and proprietary Inside Out Change ProcessTM.
Marysia has a Master of Science in Creativity and Change Leadership from State University of New York. She graduated Dean’s Honor from Ivey Business School in London (H.B.A), is a certified trainer in Design Thinker, is a qualified transformational business coach, and has a diploma in French language from the Sorbonne in Paris.
Shari Walczak
director of brand experience
Shari’s path has taken her from client service to the leadership of two top digital agencies, and now into strategic planning. She’s passionate about the importance of creativity as a strategic business tool and is currently completing her M.Sc. in Creativity and Change Leadership (one credit to go!). In 2003, Shari took a year-long break to travel the world with her husband, Craig, which seems to have gone well; they’re still married, and now have two lively little boys keeping them “on” the beaten track for the time being.
A seasoned jet-setter, Shari has traveled to over 25 countries, and is amongst the first five Westerners to have ever kayaked the Hinboun River in Laos (as far as she knows).
Shari’s path has taken her from client service to the leadership of two top digital agencies, and now into strategic planning. She’s passionate about the importance of creativity as a strategic business tool and is currently completing her M.Sc. in Creativity and Change Leadership (one credit to go!). In 2003, Shari took a year-long break to travel the world with her husband, Craig, which seems to have gone well; they’re still married, and now have two lively little boys keeping them “on” the beaten track for the time being.
A seasoned jet-setter, Shari has traveled to over 25 countries, and is amongst the first five Westerners to have ever kayaked the Hinboun River in Laos (as far as she knows).
