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During the last few weeks, this course has explored issues in culture, creativity, innovation, and conflict.
Please consider at least one theory and one related tool and consider the application of these into your professional environment or into a professional environment in which you aspire to join.
Finally, conclude your post with a question that you have that was triggered during the analysis of your chosen theory and related tool.
LSD allegedly sparks creativity in some people. This begs the question about our understanding of the concept of creativity. How do we define creativity? Given different definitions of creativity, how may LSD increase creativity? How might it reduce creativity? Find one outside source to support your comments.
LSD allegedly sparks creativity in some people. This begs the question about our understanding of the concept of creativity. How do we define creativity? Given different definitions of creativity, how may LSD increase creativity? How might it reduce creativity? Find one outside source to support your comments.
Identify an organization and assess its creativity, discovery, and innovation. This is an individual assignment structured to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your mastery of the materials studied in this course by applying what you have learned to a specific company or organization of interest to you.
Instructions:
Identify an organization or business that is of interest to you. You should be intimately familiar with the management and operations practices of this organization.
You may change the name of the organization to keep your assessment private. but please indicate that you have changed the name in your work.
Describe the organization you select as the subject of your project and its defining characteristics. Explain why you chose the organization. If the organization is large you are free to focus on a division, department, practice or product initiative of the organization.
Conduct a Critical Analysis of how the organization and its approach to creativity, discovery and innovation. Identify and apply course concepts and principles explored throughout the term and respond to nine Critical Analysis Components of Organizations provided below. Be specific and clear in making linkages.
Question #1 – Define Creativity (answer a minimum of 100 words for this question): Try to answer this question before you dive deeply into the assigned materials this week (but if not, no worries). Define creativity in your own words. What is creativity? How does it work? Are some people more creative than others, and if so, why? Can creativity be taught? How does creativity impact a person’s career? Question #2 – Stanford Design School Process (answer a minimum of 100 words for this question): This week I threw a lot of material at you. I wish I had an entire semester to spend with you learning and discussing nothing but creativity, but we only have one week. What I need you to do in this question is to synthesize pretty much everything you learned this week about creativity. Connect lots of dots into something meaningful. Apply YOUR definition of creativity to business, and more importantly, to entrepreneurship (specifically to new venture creation and new venture management? Question #3 – Design School Web Page (answer a minimum of 100 words for this question): Go to the Stanford Design School web page “Future of Stuff Challenge” (FSC) and review the process. Describe how this approach (developed entirely independently of Dr. Meeks’ experience, research, and formal education) is related to what we are covering in this course. Do you agree or disagree with the FSC approach (or any part of it); why or why not. How might you apply this FSC approach? I really want to know what you think about FSC – please share. Here is the link to the “Future of Stuff Challenge”: https://futureofstuffchallenge.org/page/getstarted.php Question #4 – Design School Summary (answer a minimum of 100 words for this question): Stanford’s Design School is believed by most to be the cutting edge in creativity. Take 20 minutes and review their website (link listed on Moodle under “Assigned Readings” this week). Try to absorb and understand their approach to creativity. Now write a summary of the Stanford Design School approach on creativity. Do you like or dislike it? Do you agree with their thinking? How might you apply this mindset in your current workplace, or to a new venture you are thinking of starting? https://dschool.stanford.edu Question #5 – Bootcamp Bootleg (answer a minimum of 100 words for this question): After reviewing Stanford’s “Bootcamp Bootleg” (the PDF available on the Stanford site, or downloadable on Moodle – listed under “Assigned Readings”). Write a VERY SHORT summary of the Bootcamp Bootleg, then critique it. Do you like or dislike it? Do you agree with their thinking? How might you apply this tool in your current workplace, or to a new venture you are thinking of starting? Question #6 – Apply Creativity Concepts (answer a minimum of 100 words for this question): Explain how you can apply the concepts studied this week (creativity) to your current job AND to your career
First, research and identify a business organization or company of interest that you believe is currently high performing or has a promising future. o What about the organization or company that has captured your attention? o From your reading and research, characterize and support your assessment of the status of the organization as highly successful, somewhat successful, or challenged in its pursuit of high success. • Describe your company of choice and your assessment of its success. • Briefly share your assessment of the place of Creativity, Discovery, and Innovation in the company you have chosen. o Provide evidence for your assessment from unit resources. o Differentiate how each element is unique and differs from others. • Based on your examination of the information shared regarding the status of each concept in the organization or company, address the following. o What is the potential for continued and future success of the organization? o With respect to your understanding of the elements, what is working, and what is not working?