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Out of the Box: Friday 17 November
"Our
traditional thinking methods have not changed for centuries. While these
methods were powerful in dealing with a relatively stable world (where ideas
and concepts tended to live longer than people), they are no longer adequate to
deal with the rapidly changing world of today where new concepts and ideas are
urgently needed."
Edward de Bono
“All of us regularly make mistakes of judgment based on faulty analysis .…. most occur because of the way our minds work.
Our minds frequently mislead us, giving us a false analysis of events and
circumstances and causing our analysis …to be flawed. In some cases, the
consequences can be costly, even deadly.”
Morgan Jones
“Imagination is
more important than knowledge”
Albert Einstein
Expand your repertoire for dealing
creatively with difficult situations in a changing world:
Register now
for Core’s next major event - our inter-active forum for business leaders,
professional advisers and senior managers.
Out of the Box: Modern
Approaches to Problem Solving
Friday November 17 2006
Core has brought
together a group of leading specialists to explore techniques, skills and
resources which add real value to how we deal with difficult situations,
whether as advisers, decision-makers or managers.
At the newly refurbished Radisson
Hotel in Edinburgh ’s Royal Mile – within easy
reach of Waverley
7 hours of CPD
Registration
Group Discount: reduced fee for 3 places or
more
Click here to register online.
Click here to download a registration form.
Topics include
·
Analysing and managing risk
·
Using decision trees
·
Managing business relationships intelligently
·
Drafting concise commercial contracts
·
Negotiating in difficult situations
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Reducing organisational conflict
·
Introducing dispute management systems
·
Making best use of a mediator
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Drafting dispute resolution clauses
·
Engaging the whole brain for creative thinking
Our presenters
Bill Marsh, one of the world’s
leading mediators and conflict management specialists, adviser to several
governments and international bodies.
David Fraser, former engineer and
project manager and now a consultant and company director with PLC, private
equity and SME experience.
Elizabeth Rivers, formerly a commercial
litigation lawyer, now a mediator with special interest in organisational,
environmental and sustainability issues.
Graeme Colqhoun, a commercial lawyer and
Head of Legal at S&N, lecturer, editor and writer of legal articles, and
proponent of “Pathclearer” contracts.
John Clark, former management
consultant, now adviser on strategy, economics and negotiation to boards and
government at senior levels.
Miryana Nesic, internationally recognised
corporate conflict management consultant, solicitor and banking specialist,
author, trainer and adviser.
Workshops
In addition to
short introductions to the topics, our presenters will lead several workshops
expanding on the themes and giving those attending an opportunity to practice
new techniques and skills in their chosen workshops.
Click here to read
the programme for the forum.
At the end of the day
Problem
solving is often about really understanding the story. Appropriately, we shall
conclude our day with an optional visit to the recently opened Scottish Story
Telling Centre, next to John Knox House, for a glass of wine.
Click
here to read more about the
Centre.
“The
difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as
in escaping from the old ones.”
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