To unlock innovative solutions and stimulate breakthrough thinking. With that knowledge, you’ll harness the power of creativity and strategic thinking to drive success in your organization.
DE BONO'S LATERAL THINKING
Empower your talent to solve problems challenge current thinking and generate new ideas!

Ignite Breakthrough Thinking: Unleash Your Creative Potential
In the Lateral Thinking Workshop, creativity meets strategy to unlock innovative solutions and stimulate breakthrough thinking. Designed for executives, managers, professionals, and advisors across industries, this workshop empowers individuals to boost innovation in the workplace and gain a competitive edge.
KEY BENEFITS
Empowered Problem Solving
Equip yourself and your team with systematic tools to tackle complex problems and generate creative solutions.

Out-of-the-box Thinking
Stimulate creativity and challenge conventional thinking to uncover new perspectives and opportunities for growth.

Enhanced Collaboration
Foster a culture of innovation within your organization by empowering individuals to think outside the box and contribute unique ideas.
LEARNING OUTCOMES

Innovation
Learn systematic tools to focus on specific areas for innovation and identify when and how to change your thinking focus.

New Concepts
Discover new concepts to look beyond obvious alternatives, challenge existing ways of doing things, and break free from the limits of traditional thinking.

Ideas Generation
Build new ideas by generating provocative statements, using “concepts” as a breeding ground for innovation, and prioritizing the next steps for implementation.
Customize Your Learning Experience
Gather Your Team
Bring our expert facilitators to your organization to deliver our world-class content for your team. The high-energy environment of in-person learning is a great option for practical skill development AND team building.
SAMPLE SESSION OVERVIEWVirtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT)
Bring team members together, no matter where they log-in from. Access live interactive learning sessions from anywhere! Our virtual sessions prioritize ongoing attendee engagement and peer-to-peer feedback with the flexibility of private practice spaces throughout.
Develop, Inspire and Empower Your Team
At your next conference or corporate learning event, let us “wow” your group. We draw from a catalogue of award-winning content and a global team of captivating facilitators. We will create an experience that will have immediate impact and will resonate with your team long after the session is over. We make learning to become a better speaker, writer or leader hands-on and fun. Your audience will walk away with powerful, effective and most of all practical techniques they can implement right away!
BITE-SIZED, INTERACTIVE, AND INSTRUCTOR-LED LEARNING
Organizations with microlearning report: 50% higher employee engagement and 17% greater job satisfaction.
Empower Your Team As A Licensed Lateral Thinking Facilitator
Unlock your organization’s potential by becoming a licensed facilitator to deliver our acclaimed workshops within your own walls. With Train-the-Trainer certification, you gain the flexibility to train your team anytime, anywhere, using instructors you already know and trust.
The Learning Journey
Learning with us doesn't end at the session close! We have a number of assets and add-on experiences to continue developing the practical communication skills introduced and practiced in the training.
Customize Your Learning JourneyFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Contact us for more details on bringing this transformative communication training into your organization.
Step 1: Take the course you want to be certified in (EITHER attend a public workshop OR participate in an in-house session that your company runs).
Step 2: Go through an accreditation process with one of our master facilitators (typically 2-3 days).
Step 3: Do a dry run for some of your people and debrief with the master facilitator.
Step 4: Perform an optional co-teach with the master facilitator.
Yes. We provide certificates upon completion of all workshops. You can apply for Professional Development Units with it!
FIND A LOCAL
REPRESENTATIVE
Connect with trusted affiliates in your area. All of our affiliates are trained and certified in our workshops.
PUBLIC WORKSHOPS
If your organization doesn’t have enough people for an on-site program, you can send individuals to one of our public workshops. Public sessions follow the same curriculum and timeline as in-house. We frequently host workshops in North America. You can also find a public workshop near you through one of our international partners.
