Creative Problem Solving Workshops (CPS)

Do you face these or similar strategic issues? How can I turn around my company from product selling to service selling? How do I stimulate the entrepreneurial spirit in my large, structured company? Do I diversify or do I specialize? Should I decentralize my sales offices in combination with e-working?

Here is what other Creative Problem Solving workshop participants say:

Reflecting on all 7 CPS sessions I attended, I can say that they really have made a difference to me and my job.
Alain Bovée - Marketing Director, PFIZER

Thank you for the great input I got during the CPS session on launching our new business venture. It moved the project forward and advanced my career within First Data.
Errikos Andreakos - CFO, SEEMA Division, First Data Corporation

During the session on the restructuring of our West-European sales organisation, I got precious, hands-on advice whcih I could implement right away.
Markku Romano - VP Cartonboards, M-real Corporation

Continue below to find out more about how CPS can help you.

How does CPS work?

• A group of 8 to 12 senior executives with a shared interest in growing their business meet for 24 hours.
• One group member presents a business critical case which is a current problem within his company.
• A dialogue in 5 phases, balancing focus and creation of new perspectives, leads to actionable recommendations.
• A CPS Director facilitates the dialogue, and a CPS Reporter makes a confidential report.
  

CPS groups meet 3 to 4 times per year, with group members taking turns as case owner. Each participant picks up innovative ideas, even if one is not the case owner. CPS groups contain companies that do not compete with each other.

Who should participate?
General Managers or managers reporting directly to their General Manager.

Where can I join a CPS group?
Join our CPS Poland group with participants active in Central Europe.
Join our CPS Benelux group, active since 2003 with members from 6 EU countries.
Join our CPS groups in St Petersburg, London, New York and Palo Alto.
Tell us if you would like to start a CPS group in your country.

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