Fostering Creativity and Innovativeness at OrganisationsLaajuus (5 cr)

Learning objectives

After completion of the course, student
- is able to perceive creativity and innovation as drivers of an organization’s performance
- understands how creativity and innovation are applied to a business opportunity recognition
- can analyze and apply creativity and innovation to a leadership challenge

Contents

- creativity, innovation as drivers of an organizational performance
- exploring problems and business opportunities
- disruption and other forms of innovation
- creating and leading an innovation culture

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

Learning takes place through online meetings. Learning methods mean individual studies, including an independent information retrieval, analyses and a real-life application of creativity and innovation.
If students have acquired the required competence in previous work tasks, recreational activities or on another course, they can show their competence via a demonstration and thus progress faster through their studies. More information and instructions for recognizing and validating prior learning (RPL) are available at MyNet.

Assessment criteria - grade 1

Student demonstrates a limited understanding how creativity and innovation affect organizational performance.
Student demonstrates a limited understanding how creativity and innovation can be applied to business opportunity recognition.
Student demonstrates limited skills in applying creativity and innovation to a leadership challenge.

Assessment criteria - grade 3

Student demonstrates a good argumentation how creativity and innovation affect organizational performance.
Student demonstrates a good argumentation how creativity and innovation can be applied to business opportunity recognition.
Student demonstrates good skills in applying creativity and innovation to a leadership challenge.

Assessment criteria - grade 5

Student demonstrates versatile and excellent argumentation how creativity and innovation affect organizational performance.
Student demonstrates versatile and excellent argumentation how creativity and innovation can be applied to business opportunity recognition.
Student demonstrates excellent skills in applying creativity and innovation to a leadership challenge.

Learning materials

Dawson, P., Andriopoulos, C. Managing Change, Creativity & Innovation. Sage 2014.
Dyer, J., Gregersen, H., Christensen, C.M. The Innovator’s DNA. Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators. Harvard Business Review Press 2019.
Goller, I., Bessant, J. Creativity for Innovation Management. Routledge 2017.
Kelley, T. The Ten Faces of Innovation. Profile Books Ltd 2006.
HBR’s 10 Must Reads. On Creativity. Harvard Business Review Press 2021.
Rehn, A. Innovation for the Fatigued. How to build a culture of deep creativity. KoganPage 2019.