Description:
Creative and Critical Thinking skills are among the most important that auditors must develop to add value by perceiving what others do not in identifying root causes to problems and new possible solutions in a rapidly changing world. Students are encouraged to think out-of-the-box and use critical thinking to break away from pre-conceived notions and the comfort-zone of intuitive thinking to consider different perspectives and alternatives. This course includes brain training exercises and tools to think more abstractly, look beyond the obvious, challenge the status quo, and to use process techniques for generating new ideas and making discoveries in practical audit applications. This course is part of the Certified Government Auditor (CGA) program, Level 2.
Duration:
2 days
Level:
Intermediate
Who Should Attend?
Auditors who want to explore creative techniques to apply in the audit process.
Credits:
16 CPEsLearning Outcomes:
- Describe and discuss the basic concepts of creative thinking.
- Eliminate roadblocks and barriers to the use of creative thinking in auditing.
- Distinguish between creative and critical thinking and explain their complementary roles in problem-solving.
- Describe two key stages in applying creative and critical thinking to identify the causes and solutions to problems with performance.
- Use creative thinking principles and tools to boost your output of innovative ideas and identify the real causes of, and best solutions to, organizational problems.
- Apply critical thinking principles and tools to organize, evaluate and prioritize ideas generated by creative thinking.
Available Sessions:
| Guaranteed-to-Go | Session Code | Start Date | End Date | Location | Tuition | |
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Session Code AUDT8012-008 | Start Date May 05, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date May 06, 2025 5:00 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $899.00 | |
| Guaranteed-to-Go | Session Code AUDT8012-006 | Start Date Jun 17, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Jun 18, 2025 5:00 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $899.00 | |
| Guaranteed-to-Go | Session Code AUDT8012-007 | Start Date Jul 29, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Jul 30, 2025 5:00 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $899.00 | |
| Guaranteed-to-Go | Session Code AUDT8012-002 | Start Date Aug 26, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Aug 27, 2025 5:00 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $899.00 | |
| Guaranteed-to-Go | Session Code AUDT8012-010 | Start Date Oct 28, 2025 8:30 AM EST | End Date Oct 29, 2025 4:30 PM EST | Location InPerson | Tuition $899.00 | |
| Guaranteed-to-Go | Session Code AUDT8012-004 | Start Date Dec 10, 2025 9:00 AM EST | End Date Dec 11, 2025 5:00 PM EST | Location Virtual | Tuition $899.00 |
- Module 1 Creative Thinking - What is it and why is it Important?
- Challenging the Status Quo
- History and Elements of Innovation
- Brain Training – Making the Connections
- Overcoming Barriers to Change and Creative Solutions
- Module 2 Creative and Critical Thinking for Problem Solving
- What is a Problem – Discovering Why
- Critical Thinking – Components, Implications and Flawed Inferences
- Cases: What Problem are we Trying to Solve? Solutions?
- Module 3 Applying Creative Thinking Tools
- Idea Quota
- SWOT Analysis
- Brainstorming
- Module 4 Applying Critical Thinking Tools
- Module 5 Making the Critical Case for Creative Recommendations
Other Recommended Courses:
- Selecting and Planning Audits for Return on Investment (AUDT8914)
- Ethical Decision Making for Auditors (AUDT9030)
- Intermediate Performance Auditing (AUDT8046)
