BPME2023 CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION

ACT-UUM
SEM1 2016/2017

TUTORIAL 1

1. What is innovation?
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2. Briefly explain TWO (2) important aspects of creativity.

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ADAPTOR INNOVATOR

Discipline, precise and methodical Unusual angles

Discover problems and avenues of

solutions

Refine current practice

Tends to be income oriented

Little tolerance for routine work

Sensitive to group cohesion/cooperation

4. There are 4 phases of creativity. Briefly describe each of the phases.

A. Background and knowledge accumulation
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B. The incubation process

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C. The idea experience

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D. Evaluation and implementation

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5. List FIVE (5) creative climates which encourage creativity and innovation in
organization.
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6. Give examples of the following types of invention:

TYPES DESCRIPTION EXAMPLES

Totally new product, service and

Invention
process

New use or different application of

Extension
existing product

Creative replication of an existing

Duplicate
concept

Combination of existing concepts into

Synthesis
new formulation or use