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The product of a creative effort does NOT need to be ________.
a tangible physical object
Idea spurring questions
Two other uses?
Adapt?
Modify?
Magnify?
Substitute?
Rearrange?
Reverse?
Combine?
Force-field analysis
Focus on driving forces and restraining forces to change
What is the process of taking an invention (a creation) and making it profitable through successful application?
Innovation
When actual and expected effects are compared results that need to be noted are…
Those that deviate from what is expected
________ is the process of taking a creation and turning it into something that has significant value to an individual, a group, an organization, an industry, or a society.
Innovation
The 8 S's of Innovation:
Strategy and purposes required to have objectives
Structure uses alliances to obtain innovation
System and processes is reward system for creativity and innovation
Style encourages risk taking
Staff has innovation champions
Resources invests heavily but appropriately
Shared values possesses a shared value
Strategic performances
Scenario writing:
Emphasis on potential future
When developing a written or oral presentation, presentation should be…
Brief, short, and to the point
How many types of creativity are there? What are they?
Two primary types, individual and group/team creativity
People who are consistently turning out creative ideas are sometimes referred to as _______.
creatives
Creative problem solving plan
Information phase
Ideation phase
Evaluation phase
Decision making phase
Implementation phase
Synectics
Type of brainstorming that relies on analogies and metaphors
Components of Critical Thinking
Identifying and challenging assumptions.
Recognizing the importance of context.
Imagining and exploring alternatives.
Developing reflective skepticism.
All types of innovation can be classified as either ____ or ____.
product/service; process
______ is something original that has value.
A creation
Creative problem solving process
Environmental analysis
Problem recognition
Problem identification
Making assumptions
Generating alternatives
Evaluation and Choice
Implementation
Experimentation:
Selecting among alternatives; interaction between variable needs to be considered
Creative thinking
involves calling into question the assumptions underlying our customary, habitual ways of thinking and acting and then being ready to think and act differently on the basis of the critical questioning.
What is the Creative Problem Solving process model?
analyzing the environment
recognizing a problem
identifying the problem
making assumptions
generating alternatives
choosing among alternatives
implementing the choices
controlling the results
_____ is the process of generating something new, something original that has value to an individual, a group, an organization , an industry, or a society.
Creativity
Critical Thinking Involves
Recognizing underlying assumptions.
Scrutinizing arguments.
Judging ideas.
Judging the rationality of these justifications by comparing them to a range of varying interpretations and prospective.
Providing positive as well as negative appraisal
What is the innovation equation
Creativity occurring in an Innovative Organizational Context within a Supportive Societal Environment results in Innovation. C (X) IOC (X) SSE = 1
Creative Thinkers
Consider rejecting standardized formats for problem solving.
Have an interest in a wide range of related and divergent fields.
Take multiple perspectives on a problem.
Use trial-and-error methods in their experimentation.
Have a future orientation.
Have self-confidence and trust in their own judgment.
What are the primary areas involved in achieving innovative organizational context?
Organization's
strategies and purposes
structure
system and processes
leadership style
staff situations
resources available and their allocation
shared values
strategic performance
resources avail