David Hall, an internationally acclaimed speaker, has been invited by Quad Consultancy to deliver a presentation on creative thinking at the Marina Hotel, Corinthia Beach Resort, St Julian’s on May 25.

The morning event will help managers and business owners identify barriers to creativity, and develop and implement strategies to overcome them.

This presentation will demonstrate that creativity can be enhanced in everyone and will introduce fun into the business agenda, the concept of the “intermediate impossible”, and the art of “provocation” to stimulate creative thinking. It will also introduce participants to various creative problem-solving techniques.

Traditional facilitation skills within business follow a well-defined process. Creative facilitation, by contrast, takes the facilitator and all participants out of their comfort zone, introducing novel thinking, entertaining the impossible, and generally having fun.

Dr Hall was previously chief executive of HFL Ltd, a drug surveillance and contract research organisation based in Newmarket, and is now founder and CEO of The Ideas Centre Ltd.

A chartered engineer, he holds a PhD from Cambridge University Department of Materials Science (1984) and an MBA from the Open University (1995).

Since the mid-1980s he has worked in a range of manufacturing, service and technology transfer organisations, holding positions in engineering, marketing and manufacturing management. His career has been marked by a passion for creativity and innovation, and a pursuit of the perfect culture.

The event starts at 8.30 a.m. and should end by noon. For information, e-mail mark@quadconsutlancy.com or call 9999 0312.