Innovative companies like Amazon, Uber, Apple, Google and Virgin are not that way by accident. There are deliberate processes, mindsets and environmental factors at play that we can all learn from. And creativity is an essential leadership quality for success in business, outweighing integrity and global thinking, according to IBM.
Here at Now Go Create we help individuals and businesses to improve their creative capabilitiesand skills to bridge what the World Economic Forum call a ‘21st century skills’ gap. Our focus is on practical ways to up the creative output and improve the quality of thinking in your business for competitive advantage. Working as a creative catalyst for clients like ASOS, Sky Media, Facebook, Google, 02 and Bic as well as hundreds of PR and digital agencies, our training and approach is underpinned by academicrigour and science.
Our training covers everything from tackling the blank page, to how to devise the strategy to underpin creative ideas, to how to pitch your brilliant ideas once you’ve had them! It is for everyone from communications teams, to brand managers to CEO’s and PR’s who want to be more creative every day.
We have also developed a 6 part, e-learning course, Mastering Creativity, with Creative Review and run day-long workshops as well as bite-size training sessions on core creative skills like storytelling, collaboration and curiosity.
We’d love to help you to up the creative ante in your business. Please do get in touch with lucy@nowgocreate.co.uk or call us on 07917 132 672 if there’s anything we can help you with.
Who We Work With
Explore Our Courses
The Fundamentals
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- Who's It For?
- Perhaps you are an in-house communications team and have to devise a strategy to exploit an opportunity, announcement or sponsorship, or a PR agency out to win more competitive new business pitches. Or maybe you’re a team leader who has to work out the best way to tackle an issue and manage your resources to get there. This course will help you do that.
- How Long For?
- 1 day
- By The End
- Understand the components that make up a great strategy and be able to devise your own
- When?
- Selected open training dates in 2019
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- Who's It For?
- Anyone who wants to improve their creative thinking skills and develop a toolkit of ways to explore problems.
- How Long For?
- 1 day
- By The End
- Learn and practice at creative hacks and approaches to overcome creative burnout. From “I need an idea right now”, to ways to crack a creative challenge in an hour, 48 hours, a week or more.
- Public workshop dates
- 18th September & 12th February 2019
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- Who's It For?
- For anyone who wants to up the ante on their presentation and pitch skills
- How Long For?
- 1 or 2 days
- By The End
- You’ll be unflappable and unstoppable using the framework you’ve practiced throughout the day.
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- Who's It For?
- Anyone who wants to harness the power of storytelling for business, pitches, presentations, keynotes & selling
- How Long For?
- 1 day
- By The End
- Understand the different sorts of stories you can tell in business, and when you need them, with lots of practice!
- Next open training
- January 2019
- How much?
- £550pp + VAT
Creative Leadership
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- What is it?
- Learn and practice facilitation skills
- Who's it for?
- intelligent, diplomatic members of the team who would enjoy/benefit from becoming a creative lynchpin for the group
- How long?
- 1 -2 days – in-house or on designated dates at a lovely Central London location.
- When?
- February, June & October 2019
- How much?
- £515pp + VAT
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- Who's It For?
- Creative leaders and anyone wanting to take their creative career to the next level. Anyone who has been promoted to a new creative role or who is preparing for a promotion into leadership
- How Long For?
- We offer a minimum of 3 coaching sessions over 3 months but this work is tailored to you and your needsCreative leaders and anyone wanting to take their creative career to the next level. Anyone who has been promoted to a new creative role or who is preparing for a promotion into leadership
- By The End
- More focus, direction, purpose and help with action-planning your next steps
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- Who's It For?
- Anyone wanting to develop personal insights into their creative preferences and style
- How Long For?
- It takes 15 minutes to complete the assessment and an hour long one to one to discuss your results.
- By The End
- A greater understanding of your own creative preferences and how they might affect your work and your team relationships
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- What is it?
- Creativity leadership skills explored
- Who's it for?
- Anyone who has to understand and lead the creative charge in their business. From Creative Directors, to top team executives, MD’s and HRD’s interested in creating a transformational breakthrough in leading creativity in your organization
- How long?
- Tailored. Between 2-5 days, with coaching & self-study
Online Training
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- Who's It For?
- Anyone who wants an introduction to creativity tools
- How Long For?
- 90 minutes
- By The End
- Knowledge of at least 5 creativity tools and personal application to your challenge
- Dates
- 14th Jan & 10th May 2019
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- Who's It For?
- Whether you are a few years into your career or a seasoned pro seeking to take your creative skills to the next level, this course is for you.
- How Long For?
- Learn at your own pace
- By The End
- Worth 21 CPD this programme is the perfect way to take your creative work and career to the next level.
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- What is it?
- Creative thinking webinars at your desk
- Who's it for?
- Anyone who wants quick, bitesize content at their own pace
- How long?
- 30-90 minutes
Let Us Do It For You
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- Who's It For?
- For anyone who wants to up the ante on their presentation and pitch skills
- How Long For?
- 1 or 2 days
- By The End
- You’ll be unflappable and unstoppable using the framework you’ve practiced throughout the day.
