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Staffordshire Business School Creativity and Innovation Week w/c 18th January 2021 – Schedule of Activity Monday 18th January 2021Time/Session/PresenterSession Outline and Link9:00 LinkedIn Learning – The Six Morning Habits of High Performers *23 minutesA motivational audio course on the six habits of the most successful people in history. Learn how to do simple practices, like reading and scribing, to introspect and become a better version of yourself.“Success is something you attract by the person you become” Click here to join the session10:00 TestFest – Microsoft Office Specialist Book your slot here: 18th January 10am - 11am10:00 Employability Hour – daily this week @ 10.00amCareers Coach - AmberJoin our daily live chat at the same time every day this week to connect directly to a careers coach in the Careers studio. Using Unibuddy you will be able to ask any burning questions about anything career-related, from CVs to interviews, placements and ‘life design’. Prepare your questions for an immediate answer.Click here to join the session11:00 ‘Survive and Thrive Business’ – How businesses use creativity and innovation to adapt during times of uncertaintyDr Ali Wasim – Lecturer and Year Lead Business Management, Kat Mitchell – Lecturer and Course Leader Digital and Social Media Marketing, and Marzena Reszka, Lecturer and Year Lead Business ManagementThis session will focus on the issues faced by businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic and how these issues were handled in an innovative and creative way. Real case studies will be included, as well as application of material covered in modules to date. It will also act as a precursor for forthcoming Semester 2 modules, with a focus on areas such as operations, supply chain, organisational behaviour, organisational change and digital marketing. This will help to put theory into practice and understand the dynamics of business in times of uncertainty.Click here to join the session12:00 ‘LinkedIn, Social Media and Networking’ Claire Bashford – SBS Career Relationship ManagerDo you know how to use LinkedIn and social media effectively to network and create opportunities for your future career? This presentation will teach you what a professional network is, how having a professional network can benefit you, how to create an elevator pitch, how to network before, during and after a careers event and how to best use LinkedIn and social media to network. These skills will enable you to increase the number of opportunities available to you.Click here to join the session1:00 TestFest – Microsoft Office Specialist Book your slot here: 18th January 1pm - 2pm1:00 ‘Innovative Shakespeare Drama Masterclass’ (Offered by the School of Digital, Technologies and Arts - DTA) *3hrs(password: DTA2020i)Taking a key scene from a Shakespeare play, you will be introduced to innovative ways of unlocking Shakespeare’s language with the overarching aim to help make the play accessible and relatable to secondary school children. Click here to register for the event via Eventbrite 2:00 ‘Survive and Thrive You’ - Creating self-leadership values that help you to thrive at home and at work’Vanessa Oakes, Course Director HR and Apprenticeships and Dr Andy Hanks, Senior Lecturer HRExplore how to enhance your performance, both at home and at work through the creation of self-leadership values.Click here to join the session3:00 ‘Alexa Masterclass’ (Offered by DTA)*1hr 30mins(password: DTA2020i)An exciting masterclass to show you how to create a simple voice Alexa application for those who have not done this before. Particularly suited to Computing students, but any student is welcome as no prior coding skills are required. All you need is an Amazon account and access to a browser. Click here to register for the event via Eventbrite 4:30 LinkedIn Learning – Innovating Out of Crisis: How to Develop an Innovation Mindset*30 minutesIn times of crisis, innovation matters more than ever. These challenging events often shine a spotlight on urgent and existing problems, providing professionals with the opportunity to bolster creativity and resilience, boost employee engagement, and pursue new growth.This course shows you how to lock into an innovation mindset and prepare to innovate during a crisis. It includes simple tools to make innovation successful during uncertain times by solving key business problems faster and with fewer resources. It also offers practical strategies to eliminate innovation barriers and accelerate problem-solving so innovation sticks long after crisis abates.Click here to join the session*Unless otherwise indicated all sessions are for 50 minutes Tuesday 19th January 2021Time/Session/PresenterSession Outline and Link9:00 ‘Cultural Intelligence (CQ) – A link to creativity?’Carol Southall – Course Director Marketing and EnterpriseIt is increasingly important to be able to work effectively across different cultural contexts. Research suggests that cultural intelligence is linked to creativity. This session will explore cultural intelligence (CQ) and also debate the links between CQ and creativity in both a business and a personal context.Click here to join the session10:00 TestFest – Microsoft Office Specialist Book your slot here: 19th January 10am - 11am10:00 Employability Hour – daily this week @ 10.00amCareers Coach - MeganJoin our daily live chat at the same time every day this week to connect directly to a careers coach in the Careers studio. Using Unibuddy you will be able to ask any burning questions about anything career-related, from CVs to interviews, placements and ‘life design’. Prepare your questions for an immediate answer.Click here to join the session11:00 ‘Creativity in Communications’Mark Lesniak, Founder Lesniak-Swann and Angela Lawrence, Associate Dean for Recruitment Join Mark and Ange to discuss the importance of creativity in communications. They will share a real-life example of how creativity has worked on a client brief.Click here to join the session11:00 LinkedIn Learning – Rock your LinkedIn profile*57 minutesExplore how to create a LinkedIn profile that brings your personal career story to life, whether you’re just starting out, seeking to advance, or making a career change.?Click here to join the session12:00 ‘Jobs of the Future’ – Emerging Trends, Innovation & Creativity and How to Reach your GoalsKat Mitchell – Lecturer and Course Leader Social and Digital Media Marketing and Dr Ali Wasim – Lecturer and Year Lead Business ManagementThis session will explore jobs of the future and how you can be more prepared for the rising expectations on Graduates. We will be putting you in the shoes of the manager, where you will be challenged to use emerging trends, innovation techniques and creativity to encourage Graduates to apply for your job. Sounds easy enough? Challenge accepted! Click here to join the 'Jobs of the Future' session1:00 TestFest – Microsoft Office Specialist Book your slot here: 19th January 1pm - 2pm1:30 ‘Big Hairy Goals’ (Offered by the School of Digital, Technologies and Arts - DTA) *1hr 30 mins(password: DTA2020i)In this fun, fast paced, challenging and inter-active presentation, David Hyner will share the simple process that has enabled past delegates to go on and become British and European sporting champions, Amazon no1 authors, entrepreneurs and so much more. Attendees will come away from this event with the knowledge and skills to be able to set and achieve their MASSIVE goals. This is a really popular masterclass with participants, so please book early to avoid disappointment. Click here to register for the event via Eventbrite 2:00 ‘Enhancing my degree – Give myself the edge: how creative do I need to be?’Karl Mccormack – Lecturer in Accounting and Finance, and our student panel*2hrsJoin Karl McCormack and our student panel to explore why Microsoft Office Exams, placements, Student Union engagement, Student Ambassador Roles, Masters study, the Career Studio, Be Inspired, volunteering and SU clubs and societies may just give you the edge over your competitors in the graduate job-market.Click here to join the session3:00 ‘An Introduction to Freelancing: Managing money and tax’Dot Wiernikowska - Project Officer, Be InspiredJoin Dot from our Be Inspired team, for a for talk covering how the University can help you to take control of your earning potential and work/life balance. Information, advice and guidance to help you into a career of self-employment. Click here to join the session4:30 LinkedIn Learning – Thinking in New Boxes: A New Paradigm for Business Creativity*44 minutesCreativity is paramount if you are to thrive in times of accelerating change or crisis. Learn how to foster the creative mindset that will help you overcome missed opportunities and stay ahead of the competition. In this audio course, Luc de Brabandere and Alan Iny, bestselling authors of?Thinking In New Boxes?and strategic innovation experts at The Boston Consulting Group, offer a revolutionary framework for sustainable business creativity. Their short lessons teach you ingenious ways to challenge your current perspectives, explore and generate exciting new ideas and solution, and then select and implement the best ones that will drive breakthrough results.Click here to join the session*Unless otherwise indicated all sessions are for 50 minutesWednesday 20th January 2021Time/Session/PresenterSession Outline and Link9:00 ‘From the Skies to the Lecture Hall’ Andrea Caulfield-Smith, Executive Director of Marketing, Recruitment and Communications, Staffordshire UniversityWith a career in travel and marketing spanning over 30 years, Andrea Caulfield-Smith has been instrumental in leading travel partnerships, sales and marketing for some of the industry’s big names, including American Express, Carlson-Wagonlit and easyJet. Andrea will share her journey from the skies to the lecture hall, and the importance of being innovative and creative.Click here to join the session 10:00 TestFest – Microsoft Office Specialist Book your slot here: 20th January 10am - 11am10:00 Employability Hour – daily this week @ 10.00amCareers Coach - BeckyJoin our daily live chat at the same time every day this week to connect directly to a careers coach in the Careers studio. Using Unibuddy you will be able to ask any burning questions about anything career-related, from CVs to interviews, placements and ‘life design’. Prepare your questions for an immediate answer.Click here to join the session11:00 ‘Cyber session masterclass’ (Offered by the School of Digital, Technologies and Arts - DTA)*1hr(password: DTA2020i)Do you like solving challenges? if so, join this active masterclass. We will give you an introduction about Cyber Security. Then we will start a web challenge (4levels) that need to be solved. The web challenge is designed in a way that will make you think out of box to resolve it. You will need to analyse the webpage to get to the next level. Click here to register for the event via Eventbrite12:001:00 TestFest – Microsoft Office Specialist Book your slot here: 20th January 1pm - 2pm2:00 ‘Clouding our Creativity’ – Digital literacy, mobile phones and fast fashionMarzena Reszka – Lecturer and Year Lead Business ManagementThis session reminds us that we need creativity to create innovation. Exploring the importance of innovation through recent and contemporary studies, we will consider the need to view innovation in organisational context. Activities include consideration of how digital literacy affects the way we work, how time spent on our phones can cloud our creative ability and how ‘fast fashion’ can be the monster in our wardrobes.Click here to join the session3:00 ‘Live events: stay connected’Stewart Hume: Editor TPi and Hannah Eakins: Commercial Director. Session moderated by Paul Walters – Senior Lecturer in Event Management????Events underpin everything we do in business, whether attending or organising conferences or exhibitions, organising fundraising events or providing sponsorship. The primary premise of the event concept should have creativity at its foundation and throughout its DNA! Today’s industry panel members work for an organisation [TPi] that has its heritage and inception from the late 90s to this present day.?They are fully immersed and connected to the live events industry throughout the UK and beyond. Their discussion will take you on a journey of events from the production value, marketing strategy, editorial reach and a community they can introduce to you through Production Futures.?This is your chance to engage and build your event management network.Click here to join the session4:00 LinkedIn Learning – How to Innovate and Stay Relevant in Times of Uncertainty*30 minutesTimes of change and uncertainty are great opportunities to benefit from innovation. When every other company seems to be doing the same thing and cutting activities deemed to be unnecessary, you can benefit by doing the exact opposite. Join innovation expert and author Dave Birss, as he teaches leaders and managers how to spot new opportunities, pivot, and innovate when the world around them has gone mad. Discover how to set the groundwork for innovation, encourage your teams to generate innovative ideas, and select the best ideas to prototype and launch into action.Click here to join the session*Unless otherwise indicated all sessions are for 50 minutes Thursday 21st January 2021Time/Session/PresenterSession Outline and Link9:00 ‘Spreading the word live and online… tips to help you get known, liked and trusted’Chris Austin – Director, Edenfield Solutions LimitedIn this session, Staffordshire University alumni Chris Austin will share a series of practical tips to help you (and your business) raise awareness, affinity and credibility with your target audiences. He will draw on an eclectic range of experiences in order and touch upon a number of topics, including live/event marketing, strategic communications, personal branding and building rapport – in person and online. The aim of the session will be to offer a selection of takeaway skills that can be applied to a range of situations, regardless of your industry or specialism.Click here to join the session10:00 TestFest – Microsoft Office Specialist Book your slot here: 21st?January 10am - 11am10:00 Employability Hour – daily this week @ 10.00amCareers Coach - BerthaJoin our daily live chat at the same time every day this week to connect directly to a careers coach in the Careers studio. Using Unibuddy you will be able to ask any burning questions about anything career-related, from CVs to interviews, placements and ‘life design’. Prepare your questions for an immediate answer.Click here to join the session11:00 ‘Creativity and Innovation in Event Planning, Design and Delivery’ – Karen Edwards and Gino SpolverinoEvent Professionals Karen Edwards and Gino Spolverino discuss the importance of creativity in event design, planning and delivery. Click here to join the session12:00 SAMPID: (Staffordshire Advanced Manufacturing, Prototyping Innovative Demonstrator) (Offered by the School of Digital, Technologies and Arts - DTA) *1hr(password: DTA2020i)SAMPID: (Staffordshire Advanced Manufacturing, Prototyping Innovative Demonstrator) is an exciting new project to the University that supports innovative businesses from Staffordshire. Students are invited to be involved with helping local companies on a paid placement based in the Mellor Building to develop a new product, service or process. Find out how you can take part in this project using brand new cutting-edge advanced manufacturing equipment and have the opportunity develop your skills, whilst continuing your course and increasing employability.Click here to register for the event via Eventbrite 1:00 TestFest – Microsoft Office Specialist Book your slot here: 21st?January 1pm - 2pm2:00 ‘The 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games: On your marks!’Ian Reid – Chief Executive, Birmingham Commonwealth GamesIn 2022 The Commonwealth Games comes to the City of Birmingham is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to showcase the West Midlands on the global stage. Creating an average of over 4,000 jobs a year until 2022, the games will offer paid and volunteer opportunities over the course of the next 2 years. This is an incredible opportunity to find out more about the Games, from the creativity and innovation required to ‘bring them home’, to their operation and management and the challenges and opportunities ahead.Click here to join the session3:00 LinkedIn Learning – Leading with Emotional Intelligence*1hr 2minutesWith emotions all around us in the workplace, it is important for leaders to understand how to harness them to cultivate productivity and positive relationships. In this short course, you will learn how to boost your emotional quotient (EQ) to better lead teams, work with peers, and manage up. Learn what emotional intelligence is and how it factors in at work, and discover techniques for raising your own EQ. This includes perceiving yourself accurately, exercising emotional self-control, understanding and managing your triggers, and developing empathy. Then, turn those lessons around to build your awareness of others and become a more inspiring—and effective—leader.Click here to join the session3:00 ‘A Rollercoaster Year at Alton Towers Resort: Why it’s more important than ever to embed creativity and innovation in everything we do’Janet Gurr - Hotels and Accommodation Development DirectorNeil Crittenden – Commercial DirectorJo Mountney – Divisional People Partner/HR DirectorJason Mumford – Senior Recruitment and Learning & Development ManagerTBC - Edwin Kirkham – Merlin’s Magic Making - Theming Production DirectorIn November 2020 Channel 4 screened a documentary showing life behind the scenes as the UK’s largest theme park re-opened after being closed for lockdown - . With only twelve days to prepare for reopening in July the race was on to ensure that staff, facilities and rides were fully compliant with revised health and safety guidelines.How did one of Britain’s most popular tourist attractions balance their business needs and new regulations, and still give its visitors the escape and entertainment they crave?Join the Senior Leadership Team at Alton Towers to find out more about this challenge and to understand why it is now more important than ever to embed creativity and innovation in everything we do.Click here to join the session4:00 ‘Dough it Yourself: Make your own Artisan Bread at home in your own innovative style’Paul Dobson – Senior Lecturer and Course LeaderBake your own bread alongside Paul as he discusses the need for creativity and innovation in organisations, and why ‘doughing’ it yourself is a entrepreneurial trait best served warm with lots of butter!For this session you will need to have the following ingredients, as well as equipment and access to an oven:Ingredients: 500g Bread/strong flour, 300g water, 10g bread yeast, 5g sugar, 8g salt. Equipment: mixing bowl, wooden spoon, baking tray/pizza stone/cloche. Oven at 220 degrees.Click here to join the session*Unless otherwise indicated all sessions are for 50 minutesFriday 22nd January 2021Time/Session/PresenterSession Outline and Link9:00 ‘Innovation with Digital LEGO’ (Offered by the School of Digital, Technologies and Arts - DTA) *3hrs(password: DTA2020i)This activity will expose you to the possibilities of digital innovation using online software to assemble. You will see opportunities to improve and innovate in different ways using X-Design software and will have the chance for to engage with an activity. Click here to register for the event via Eventbrite 10:00 Employability Hour – daily this week @ 10.00amCareers Coach - AnnieJoin our daily live chat at the same time every day this week to connect directly to a careers coach in the Careers studio. Using Unibuddy you will be able to ask any burning questions about anything career-related, from CVs to interviews, placements and ‘life design’. Prepare your questions for an immediate answer.Click here to join the session10:00 LinkedIn Learning - Building Creative Organisations *1hr 3minutesHave you wondered how you can be more creative and sustain that spark throughout your organization? Creative principles like imagination, innovation, and play enhance a business's productivity, competitiveness, and the bottom line; yet they may be easier said than done. In this course, Thea Polancic shares concrete steps you can take immediately to strengthen creativity within yourself, your team, and your organization. Click here to join the session11:00 LinkedIn Learning - Practical Creativity for Everyone“Creative ability is within all of us”*37 minutesLondon-based creativity and innovation expert Dave Birss shares a practical approach to enhancing creative ability. Dave begins by dispelling common myths about creativity, including the idea that some people are naturally creative while others aren't. He goes on to offer tools for coming up with more and better ideas, developing those ideas, and increasing the chance of selling them. Dave also shares a process for getting ideas over the finish line with stakeholders.Click here to join the session11:15 ‘Live Stream of a Boeing 737’ (Offered by the School of Digital, Technologies and Arts - DTA) *1hr 45 mins(password: DTA2020i)This is an exciting opportunity to be on the virtual flight deck of a commercial Boeing 737 simulator, with experience of a commercial airliner setup and flight. You will be able to see the aircraft powered up, the flight management computer programmed with a route, engines started and systems powered up, taxi, take-off, and landing. An in-flight emergency could also be included! Please note you will be required to join the TEAMS link you will be sent after booking. Joining will be at 11:15 for an 11:30 departure. Click here to register for the event via Eventbrite 12:00 LinkedIn Learning - Career Advice from Some of the Biggest Names in Business*2hrs 47minutes (you may wish to revisit this session or navigate directly to your favourite influencers)What if you could get career advice from the world's most influential thinkers, leaders, and innovators? People who have run the top companies, created the most beloved brands, transformed industries, and changed the world? Now you can. This course brings together the best insights from our collection of interviews with LinkedIn Influencers. CEOs such as Richard Branson, Bill Gates, Indra Nooyi, and Meg Whitman reveal what it takes to get your foot in the door and then work your way up.?Click here to join the session1:002:00 LinkedIn Learning – Market Trends and How to Identify Them*36 minutesIdentifying trends that are relevant to your business, while steering clear of fads, convinces investors that you’ve done your research. And for your business, catching a trend on its upward swing can speed time to profitability. This course not only identifies specific trends to watch but points you to definitive sources for uncovering the up-and-coming trends that are most relevant to your business.Click here to join the session3:00 ‘Design Studio’ (Offered by the School of Digital, Technologies and Arts - DTA) *1hr(password: DTA2020i)Do you dream of seeing your own designs come to life? An innovative, practical and creative session to inspire creative ideas and solutions to briefs. This collaborative masterclass will introduce you to creating designs and develop your creative thinking and skillset. Click here to register for the event via Eventbrite 4:00 LinkedIn Learning - Empathy in Business: Design for Success*45 minutesThis course covers empathy in society, design, and communications. It defines empathy and teaches you why you need it. Consider empathy in the public space, plus how to win friends and influence people. You will also learn how you can use an empathetic approach with peers and clients and how you can better understand your audience through empathy. It also considers how to really get to know a potential employee or employer. Click here to join the session*Unless otherwise indicated all sessions are for 50 minutesAdditional InformationMicrosoft Office Specialist (MOS) Exams – FREE for all studentsThe Creativity and Innovation Week 2021 is an ideal opportunity for you to gain additional micro-credentials to enhance your employability. Use this time to take a MOS exam in word, powerpoint, excel and outlook, or perhaps even all four. This will also help you to save time in future assessments through the use of appropriate presentation tools and shortcuts to complete assessment tasks. There are several steps to take before you can take the MOS exam of your choice:Sign into LinkedIn Learning and learn the exam content in an easy to use, engaging and interactive platform.Practice for the exam by taking practice tests until you feel you are ready to take the actual exam. GMetrix software will allow you prepare for the exams and to understand your current skill levels. You can take the trial tests as many times as you like, giving you the opportunity to learn new skills and improve your scores along the way. To do this you will need to download GMetrix to your personal device via this link . Click on the Windows button and sign in with your University account e.g.00000a@student.staffs.ac.uk. You will need to ensure that you redeem this code for the MOS practice tests: 63740-HHSDT02-21978Please note that GMetrix will not work for Microsoft practice papers on a Mac or Chromebook. For further useful information click here: GMetrix User GuideYou can sit the exams in the comfort of your own home. When you are ready to take an exam please ensure you register for the TestFest event you wish to attend (see schedule). You should also create an account with before attending.Approximately 15 minutes before your scheduled exam start time your Proctor will email you a unique link to your University email address that will allow you to connect to an online exam session.You will need to have read the full test candidate Guide here: Test Candidate Guide before commencing the exam.LinkedIn Learning – FREE for all studentsLinkedIn Learning is free for all students and has many courses for all levels of competency which will allow you to learn a variety of skills as well as the MOS exam content in an easy to use, engaging and interactive platform.It offers:Video-based e-learning coursewarehands on practice questionsFull length practice examGo to? with your University account details e.g.00000a@student.staffs.ac.uk?For a full guide on how to use and create an account with LinkedIn Learning go to? Learning Links for Scheduled SessionsThe Six Morning Habits of High Performers: Innovating Out of Crisis: How to Develop an Innovation Mindset Rock your LinkedIn Profile: Thinking in New Boxes: A New Paradigm for Business Creativity: to Innovate and Stay Relevant in Times of Uncertainty with Emotional Intelligence: Creative Organisations: Practical Creativity for Everyone: Career Advice from Some of the Biggest Names in Business: Market Trends and How to Identify Them: Empathy in Business: Design for Success: 1-day LinkedIn Learning Courses: Develop Your Creative Thinking and Innovation SkillsLearn how to generate innovative solutions in work situations. Review how to develop, design, and create new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, and products. Discover how to use creative and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.Identify?what creativity is and how it thrives.Learn?how to drive success through innovation.Develop?behaviours to generate creative and innovative ideas.*8hrs 31minutes – Full CourseDevelop Your Creative Thinking and Innovation Skills () The Difference between Creativity and InnovationIn this series, Todd Dewett, PhD, shares the tips respected and motivated managers use to improve rapport, navigate tricky situations, build better relationships, and drive the business forward. Each instalment is two tips ranging from avoiding the dreaded micromanagement, to managing a multigenerational workforce, cultivating better listening skills, and developing an understanding of your organization's politics.*7hrs 50minutesThe difference between creativity and innovation () ................
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