Learning at Work: The outside-in of creativity: building creative organisations

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Part of our series of inspiring sessions for Learning at Work Week with University Information Services (UIS), we welcome back Ian Hosking, User Researcher at UIS and Bill Nicholl a Senior Lecturer at the University.

They will encourage you to explore creative thinking to build a creative organization and workplace.

All University staff and students

Number of sessions: 1

An opportunity to think creatively and do activities to support your professional development. View the full programme.

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Bill Nicoll taught in two inner London Comprehensive Schools between 1991-2000 (six years as head of department). The work of his students quickly gained a national reputation at school level, winning numerous design awards. He is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Cambridge where he set-up a highly distinctive course which trains teachers of D&T

Ian Hosking joined the Engineering Design Centre at the University of Cambridge in 2009 as a Senior Research Associate after 20 years of working in industry. His current focus is on the application of design in healthcare and design education for 11-18 year olds.

He is the co-founder and co-leader of Designing Our Tomorrow (DOT) developing teaching resources for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths). These equip students with the “thinking tools” to creatively solve real-world problems with technology.

Ian is currently supporting the University's Digital Presence Programme as a Senior User Researcher.

One hour

• Learning at Work: A practitioners view on creative problem solving
• Learning at Work: The inside-out of creativity: how to be an effective problem solver
• Learning at Work: Fewer, faster, bolder: the creative use of meetings
• Learning at Work: Panel discussion – making it happen