Solventa — Creative Thinking

Practical guides for sharper thinking

Each resource addresses a specific cognitive challenge — from structured ideation to breaking habitual reasoning patterns.

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5 Structured guides available
2015 Year Solventa was founded
4 Skill levels addressed
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All available guides

Each guide below targets a distinct aspect of creative reasoning — read the description, check the level, and pick what fits your current gap.

Creative Thinking Foundations Creativity Training

Creative Thinking Foundations

A structured introduction to creative thinking for people who feel stuck in routine problem-solving and want practical tools to think differently.

Beginner 4 min 4 weeks
490 AUD
One-time payment, lifetime access to materials
Payment plans available on request. GST included.
11 seats
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Creative Problem Solving Intensive Creativity Training

Creative Problem Solving Intensive

A focused two-day intensive for teams and individuals who need to work through complex, ambiguous problems using structured creative methods.

Intermediate 3 min 2 days
1,200 AUD
Per person, includes all materials and facilitation
Group bookings of 6+ receive a 15% reduction. GST included.
6 seats
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Creative Confidence for Professionals Creativity Training

Creative Confidence for Professionals

An eight-week online course for professionals who avoid creative tasks because of self-doubt, fear of judgment, or a long-held belief that creativity belongs to other people.

All levels 5 min 8 weeks
720 AUD
Full course fee, one payment
Early enrolment discount of 80 AUD available until two weeks before start date. GST included.
14 seats
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Applied Creativity for Teams Creativity Training

Applied Creativity for Teams

A six-week facilitated programme for workplace teams who want to generate better ideas together and reduce the friction that kills creative momentum in group settings.

Teams 4 min 6 weeks
3,800 AUD
Per team of up to 12 people
Includes pre-programme team assessment and one follow-up session four weeks after completion. GST included.
3 teams seats
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Advanced Creative Practice Creativity Training

Advanced Creative Practice

A twelve-week mentored programme for experienced practitioners who want to develop a more rigorous, self-directed creative process in their professional field.

Advanced 5 min 12 weeks
2,900 AUD
Full programme fee including all mentoring sessions
Application required before payment. Cohort starts on the first Monday of each quarter. GST included.
4 seats
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How each guide is structured

Every resource follows the same four-phase structure so you can orient quickly and apply what you read without rereading from scratch.

1

Problem framing

The guide opens by naming the exact cognitive gap it addresses — no preamble, no background padding.

2

Technique explanation

Each method is described with a concrete scenario so you can see the mechanism in action before trying it yourself.

3

Worked example

A realistic case walks through the full application — including where the technique typically stalls and why.

4

Practice prompt

Each guide closes with a specific exercise you can attempt in under 20 minutes using materials you already have.

Who writes these guides

Solventa's guides are written by practitioners who work on creative problem-solving in applied settings — not theorists summarising academic literature.

Each author has spent time using the techniques described under real constraints, which is why the failure conditions are documented alongside the methods.

The writing process involves at least one round of structured critique from someone outside the author's field, which tends to catch assumptions that specialists overlook.

Male author portrait — creative thinking practitioner
Alistair Fenwick Ideation methods
Female author portrait — reasoning and cognition specialist
Brigitte Vanloo Cognitive reframing

A specific question about a guide?

If a topic isn't covered or you're unsure which guide fits your situation, send a direct message. Responses typically arrive within two business days.