TUT 1 (Out with the old, in with the new)

Question 1

What is business imperatives?

Answer 1

Less creativity for more business coordination, business productivity and business control

Question 2

Definition of being creative.

Answer 2

Originality and a creative idea must be appropriate useful and actionable.

Question 3

The 3 Major Parts of creativity ?

Answer 3

Creative thiking expertise and motivation.

Question 4

Definition of expertise ?

Answer 4

Everything that a person knows and can do at his work place.

Question 5

Definition of creative thinking ?

Answer 5

How people approach problems and solutions! The skill to put existing ideas together to create new combinations.

Question 6

Definition of motivation ?

Answer 6

Key component of creativity. Putting effort in what you do.

Question 7

Different kind of motivation ?

Answer 7

Extrinsic motivation and Intrinsic motivation

Question 8

Extrinsic motivation

Answer 8

Gaining more money after properly finishing a difficult task (outside motivation) Can lead to motivation but not for the long run.

Question 9

Intrinsic motivation

Answer 9

Passion heart and interest (inside motivation) .

Question 10

Manager can give his or her employees more space for creativity by respecting and using which kind of factors ?

Answer 10

1. Chalange
2. Freedom
3. Resources
4. Work Group features
5. Supervisory engouement
6. Organizational support:

Question 11

Challange

Answer 11

To create the correct match ! Definition of Match:giving the person employee the correct assignment.

Question 12

Freedom

Answer 12

Let a person decide how he wants to climb to the top of the mountain/how he want to work to reach for the goal.

Question 13

How can freedom be destroyed ?

Answer 13

1. Managers can destroy freedom by continously changing the goal or to fail to clearify the goal.
2. Or they fail to provide autonomy.

Question 14

Resources

Answer 14

1. Time (time pressure can be good but also fake deadlines or unrealistic deadlines are bad for creativity.
2. Money
3. Physical space

Question 15

Work group features:

Answer 15

Designing the perfect team->create supportive groups with a diversity of perspectives and backgrounds.

Question 16

Key features of ‘’ work group features ‘’

Answer 16

1. Same lvl of excitement
2. Teammates must be helpful
3. Every member must respect the unique knowledge and perspective each member brings into account.

Question 17

Supervisory engouement

Answer 17

A manger should act like a role model. Show that trough out failure u will earn succes. He should show his employes that there work matters and should not kill a idea straight away.

Question 18

Organizational support

Answer 18

The whole organization support the creativity.

Question 19

The risk of not being creative.

Answer 19

1. Loses the weapon of coming up with new ideas

2. Loses the energy and commitment of its people

Question 20

Componential theory of Organizational Creativity and Innovation:

Answer 20

Three major components for creativity based on individual or group work!
1. Expertise
2.Creative thinking skill
3.Motivation
And three major components of influences which come from a wider work enviroment:
1:organizational motivation to innovate
2:resources
3:Manager who tries to encourage his or her employees and treats them with respect.

Question 21

The interactionist perspective

Answer 21

Creativity is a complex interaction between the individual and his or her work situation at different levels of organization.

1. Individual lvl
2. Team lvl
3. Organizational lvl

Question 22

Individual lvl of creativity

Answer 22

1. results of antecedent conditions (backgroundknowlege)
2. cognitive style and ability
3. personality
4. relevant knowledge
5. motivation
6. social influence
7. contextual influences (career decision effect)

Question 23

The team lvl of creativity

Answer 23

1. each individual creative behavior
2. the interaction between group members
3. Group characteristics (size and norms)
4. team processes,
5. and contextual influences (rewards)

Question 24

Organizational lvl of creativity

Answer 24

diffrentt teams work together (Basically all tutorials for example work together)

Question 25

Model of individual creative action

Answer 25

Either being creative of following a set of rules: Three factors: 1.sensemaking processes, 2.motivation, 3. knowledge and skills. Also creativity is determined by 1.goals 2.receptivity beliefs (creativity is valued) 3.capability beliefs (expectations of being capable) 4.emotions (interest)

Question 26

Theorizing on Cultural Differences and Creativity.

Answer 26

1. Control acts as an inhibitor in western countries where as in eastern countries it works in the opposite way. 2. cultural diversity promotes divergence in teams, and divergence leads to creativity!

Question 27

Four-Factor Theory of Team Climate for Innovation

Answer 27

1.vision, 2.participative safety, 3.task orientation 4.support for innovation Also 4 factors how u can enhance inovation: 1.vision is understandable, valued, and accepted by the team members 2. New ideas/solutions can be proposed without judgemend 3.there is a stimulating debate and discussion of different possible solutions 4.Team mbers perceive support

Question 28

What should we do better in the future:

Answer 28

1. Integrate the Idea Generation and Idea Implementation Subfields. 2. Need for Theorizing and Theory-Driven Studies 3. Gather more knowledge how cultural/perspective differences influence creativity/innovation ! 4. Innovation process Research 5. Redress Creativity and Innovation Maximization Fallacy 6. Senior Management Team and Intervention Studies. 7. Leadership Style in the Creativity-Innovation Cycle 8. Dark Side” Approaches and Studies 9. Role of Customers in Employee Creativity and Innovation. 10. Role of the Internet and Social Media in Creativity and Innovation 11. Future Research Design Imperatives 12. Meta-Analyses of Primary Studies 13. Cross-Level and Multilevel Approaches and Studies

Question 29

Integrate the Idea Generation and Idea Implementation Subfields:

Answer 29

idea generation and idea implementation remain disconnected which is bad because they have so much in common (Teilfelder der Ideenfindung und der Ideenumsetzung hartnäckig voneinander getrennt)

Question 30

Need for Theorizing and Theory-Driven Studies

Answer 30

1. There remains a real need for more, and more radical, theory-building 2. counterpoint articles critical of existing theories and models are not existing 3. Only old theorys about creativity are existing

Question 31

Gather more knowledge how cultural/perspective differences influence creativity/innovation :

Answer 31

More resarch needs to be done to explain how culture and climate act as facilitators (stütze) or inhibitors (einschränkung) of innovation within organizations.

Question 32

Innovation Process Research

Answer 32

The understanding of innovation processes at different levels of analysis has not moved forward significantly in recent years

Question 33

Redress Creativity and Innovation Maximization Fallacy

Answer 33

1. pro-innovation bias belief that positive outcomes will arise from all from of innovation 2.maximization fallacy the more the better it is .

Question 34

Senior Management Team and Intervention Studies

Answer 34

More research needs to be done at the SMT which means how does the highst lvl of organizational (SMT) hierachy deal with Inovation ?

Question 35

Leadership Style in the Creativity-Innovation Cycle

Answer 35

Which kind of leadership style is the best for creative innovation. (inovation cycle)

Question 36

Role of Customers in Employee Creativity and Innovation

Answer 36

How do customers or clients, influence employee creativity and innovation.

Question 37

Role of the Internet and Social Media in Creativity and Innovation.

Answer 37

1. Internet in creativity and innovation management should be examined in much more detail. 2. Furthermore, we know little about how other social media (e.g., Facebook, mobile texting) affect creativity and innovation

Question 38

Radical innovation

Answer 38

Radical innovation is an invention that destroys or supplants an existing business model (something completly new)

Question 39

Incremental innovation

Answer 39

ncremental innovation is a series of small improvements or upgrades made to a company's existing products.

Question 40

How a big company gain new products

Answer 40

1. They outsource radical innovation from smaller start up company’s. This makes them dependent on others. 2. The other approach for new products would be to set up organizations with minimal supervision (sub organisations) tent to fail beacuse they often loos budget and lack of efficient managment.

Question 41

Failure of radical innovation. (Values)

Answer 41

1. Aiming to predict the unpredictable | 2. Avoiding risk rather than controlling risks

Question 42

Failure of radical innovation. (procces and tools)

Answer 42

1. Rigidly following a gate focused process 2. Using the same tools for radical innovation as for incremental innovation 3. Efficincy over learning 4. Using existing data rather than thinking out of the box

Question 43

Ambidexterity Theory

Answer 43

An ambidextrous organization is able to pursue innovation (creating new products/services) while also maintaining itself through the continued use of proven techniques/products

Question 44

Dark Side” Approaches and Studies

Answer 44

The dark side of Innovation must be studied more. Moods conflicts may provoce new innovations.

Question 45

Failure of radical Innovation (Interaction)

Answer 45

Liittle collaboartion with colleagues beyond the product Team. Little Exchange with Outsiders to learn About marekts and Technology. No Attention given.

Question 46

Conventional approach

Answer 46

Conventional approach refers to the traditional way of teaching/producing not thinking out of the box.

Question 47

What is radical Innovation ?

Answer 47

Don’t follow a linear Radical innovation requires openness to small discoveries along the way, curiosity, patience, creative mindset. Something completly new.

Question 48

Five approaches for raising succes of Radical approaches

Answer 48

- Process: Room for Individual ideas and allow changes. - Method and Tools: identify required capabilities and experiences as soon as possible. - KPIs and decision making: Do not allow clear and quick decision making or rase the Risk taking. (Keep Performance Indicator) - Organizational structure: Set radical Innovation as top priority and allow for collaborations among every Group. - Teaming and collaboration: ensure availabel resources and promote Teamwork.