Skills for Creativity and Innovation

Abstract

This lecture aims to enhance the knowledge and competency of students regarding their innovation capability. An overview on prerequisites of and different skills for creativity and innovation in individual & team settings is given. The focus of this lecture is clearly on building competencies - not just acquiring knowledge.

Objective

- Reading and applying research papers on individual and team creativity - Evaluating and developing individual skills for creativity - Facilitating idea generation and development in teams - Observing and developing cooperation and communication in innovation teams

Content

Knowledge about prerequisites of creativity - theoretical models and empirical results: - Motivation - Domain knowledge - Thinking processes Development of individual skills for creativity: - Focus on creativity as problem analysis & solving - Individual skill exercises and reflection Knowledge about teams - theoretical models and empirical results: - Team climate, Psychological Safety - Team development - Creative problem solving in teams Facilitating creative team processes: - The role of the team facilitator - Team interventions - Creativity methods Development of team-oriented skills for creativity: - Idea generation and development in teams - Cooperation and communication in innovation teams

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