Creativity and innovation are integral to an organization’s ability to survive and thrive in today’s competitive marketplace.
This course provides students with an understanding of how creativity and innovation can be facilitated and managed in a work setting.
Students will learn about theoretical conceptualizations of creativity and innovation as well as practical applications involved in fostering creativity and innovation in the workplace.
Students will be expected to play an active role in learning through class exercises, class discussions, and dialogue with guest speakers, and presentations about real (or planned) innovations in organizations.
Required Text: Creativity, Inc.: Building an Inventive Organization by Jeff Mauzy and Richard Harriman, ISBN: 1-57851-207-7, Harvard Business School Press.
Chapter 6: Leadership: Fostering Systemic Creativity
Required Text: Creativity, Inc.: Building an Inventive Organization by Jeff Mauzy and Richard Harriman, ISBN: 1-57851-207-7, Harvard Business School Press.
Chapter 6: Leadership: Fostering Systemic Creativity
Class Discussion:TBD
Class Discussion: Who saw Pooty Tang?
The corporation runs our lives!
https://youtu.be/yhBExhldRXQ
Management today: Where is management today?
Hierarchical, paternalistic attitudes still permeate many businesses of every size
Position equals knowledge, intelligence and power
The higher the title the better the idea
Only those with formal authority can responsible handle decisions
https://hbr.org/1997/09/whats-stifling-the-creativity-at-coolburst
Class Discussion: What is design thinking?