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.
1 hour to develop a mid-term exam
Reference slides, book and SLO’s
Develop 25 Q&A’s, 25 points
(10) True/False, (15) Multiple Choice
manage the time for this project and your team
Questions in electronic document (Word Only)
Master / Answers on Scantron key
Evaluate teams members 1-10 on their contribution to the project – you figure out how you will score.
Submit as group project, names / participation scores on back of key.
Exam: 25 points
You will take your own group exam. You will have 20-minutes to complete the exam using a Scranton card and pencil, marking your answers completely. Each correct answer is worth 1 point. If the Scantron does not read your answer it will not be graded.
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
Class Quiz: The Innovation Value Chain
Discussion: The Innovation Value Chain, Harvard Business Review
https://hbr.org/2007/06/the-innovation-value-chain