Creative Problem-Solving Training

When Your Brain Hits a Wall and Nothing Makes Sense

Today's workplace is chaos. Pure chaos most days, different minds trying to work together, each person dragging their own mess and occasional brilliant ideas to the table. Sometimes it clicks, other times it's like watching a car crash in slow motion.

But here's what kills me: everyone forgets that every single person on your team has something to offer. Yes, even Dave from accounting who microwaves fish and makes the whole floor smell like a harbour.

The mix of experience and random fresh thinking? That's what actually pushes companies forward when everything else falls apart. Which happens way more than anyone admits in meetings.

Think Smarter. Solve Faster. Work Better.

Every team hits problems, it's like gravity or taxes. Whether you're dealing with deadlines that make no sense, team members who argue about everything, or challenges that appear from thin air — having some tools to think through the mess helps.

Our Creative Problem Solving Training builds those tools. This workshop won't turn you into some problem-solving machine, that's not the point. It's about confidence when things go sideways, and they will.

From figuring out what the actual problem is (spoiler: it's usually not what you think), to sorting through options without spiralling into analysis paralysis, you'll leave with something that works. Not just once, but every time work throws another curveball.

Creative problem solving matters more now. When teams keep reaching for the same tired solutions, innovation just... dies. Standard fixes work fine for basic stuff, sure, but they murder the kind of fresh thinking that leads to actual breakthroughs.

Truth is: adapting isn't optional anymore. Business shifts fast, changes direction without warning. Companies that can't keep up? They vanish. End of story.

When Old Solutions Stop Working (And They Do)

Work problems pop up, you reach for the usual fixes. Makes sense, right? But what happens when those fixes don't work anymore? When your go-to playbook becomes completely useless?

That's where creative problem solving saves you.

Our training helps people think sideways, not just harder. This hands-on workshop gives you tools you can actually use. Broken process, team arguments, big decisions that need fresh thinking — whatever.

What's in the Workshop

This course walks you through problem solving that's simple to remember but works in real situations.

The Problem Solving Method What makes something an actual problem versus just daily annoyance? We break it down. Six steps that work with your brain, not against it.

Getting Information That Matters
Can't fix what you don't understand, obviously. This focuses on asking the right questions, finding sources that help, making sure you have facts before jumping to conclusions.

Defining What You're Actually Fighting Half the battle is knowing what the real problem is. Vague problems create wasted time and angry teams. We show you how to get specific about it.

Breaking Mental Blocks Sometimes getting started is the hardest bit. Mental blocks are real and really annoying. Techniques to get unstuck when your brain turns to porridge.

Creating Solutions That Work Sticky notes to proper frameworks, different ways to come up with ideas that are practical but not boring. Outside usual thinking patterns.

Sorting Through Options Not every idea is brilliant, that's fine. This helps you work through options, figure out needs versus wants, judge ideas without getting lost.

Picking What Actually Works Tools like Paired Comparison Analysis (sounds complicated, it's just organised choosing), making good decisions when options look equally good.

Making Things Happen Great ideas sitting in notebooks help nobody. Next steps, planning that works, turning solutions into real results.

Learning From Whatever Went Wrong Every challenge teaches something, even if it's "never do that again." Ways to capture what you learn so problem solving gets better over time.

Who This Actually Helps

This training works for:

• People solving problems as part of their job (so basically everyone) • Team leaders, supervisors
• Project managers, anyone coordinating chaos • People wanting confidence when making decisions

We run this in person, online, or customised however works for your team. Half day, full day, part of bigger development thing — we make it work.

Ready to help your team think better?

Get in touch. We'll talk about booking or making this work for your specific workplace situation.

At Paramount Training and Development, we've watched businesses get stuck with approaches that stopped working years ago. That's why we built our Creative Problem Solving Programme: helping people tackle challenges from angles they haven't tried, with confidence instead of panic.

Problem solving at work isn't about following scripts or ticking boxes. It's thinking on your feet, working within whatever constraints exist, finding paths that actually lead somewhere. Policies exist for reasons, sure, but solutions don't need to be rigid.

Our course helps people use resources they already have: data, team knowledge, advice from people who've made these mistakes before. We want people leaving with tools they can use immediately, mindset that welcomes change instead of fighting it.

At the end of the day, we're not just teaching problem solving. We're helping people lead with it, because that's what makes the difference between teams that survive and teams that thrive.