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ENT1.10: Innovation and Creativity
ENT1.10: Innovation and Creativity
Unit code: T/617/4970 RQF level: 4
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Unit Aims
This unit describes the role of innovation and creativity for organisations. It considers models used to help understand and recognise their importance, as well as techniques to facilitate their use as part of strategic development.
Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria
On successful completion of this module a student will be able to:
Learning Outcome Assessment Criteria- The Learner can:
1. Understand theories of creativity and apply them to individuals and teams. 1.1 Consider relationships between personality types and creative thinking. 1.2 Discuss research into how creativity is developed.
2. Understand the stages of a systematic creative process.
2.1 Identify models of the creative process. 2.2 Explain the components of the development of creativity. 2.3 Describe key barriers to creativity. 3.Understand factors that drive innovation. 3.1 Discuss factors that promote the need for innovation. 3.2 Identify key stages of the innovation process. 3.3 Compare and contrast practical models of the innovation process. 4. Know ways that innovative thinking. 4.1 Describe the place of innovation in organisations. 4.2 Summarise methods used by organisations to promote organisations encourage and facilitate innovation.
Indicative Content
1. Understand theories of creativity and apply them to individuals and teams.
• Attributes of creativity • Encouraging creativity
2. Understand the stages of a systematic creative process.
• Developing and facilitating creativity • Barriers to development of creative skills
3. Understand factors that drive an innovation process.
• Definitions of innovation • Drivers – push, pull • Process of innovation – theory and practice • Classic view • Development funnel • Pentathlon framework
4. Know ways that organisations encourage and facilitate innovation.
• Innovative organisations • Corporate entrepreneurship • Business innovation • Organisational management of innovation
Suggested reading list
Tidd, J. & Bessant, J. (2013) Managing Innovation. 5th ed. John Wiley Christensen, C. (2013) The Innovator’s Dilemma. Harvard Business Review Robinson, K. (20111) Out of Our Minds: learning to be creative. Capstone
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