Managing change, creativity, and innovation

 

 

write about 300 words for each discussion question;

1.
Innovation and the change management process are vitally linked to how companies react to their environments. These have their genesis in theories, which are operationalized into practice.
• Which are the main types of innovations?
• Identify relevant examples (NOT from the textbook). (i.e. define each with support, then answer through your definitions.
• Next, list a number of barriers to innovation and describe what management can do to offset these barriers.
• What is the relationship between theory development and management practice? Give a specific example of this relationship (Not from the textbook)

2.
Change is an activity and mindset that many resist. Kotter proposed a “dual operating system” for accelerating change.

• What are the main reasons why people resist change? (Support response with academic sources, and not just your opinion).
• Then, give an example when YOU were resistant to change. Explain what the change was about, why you resisted, and what was the outcome.
• Describe Kotter’s idea of a dual operating system for making change happen in an accelerating world. (and support your answer). Then provide a critical assessment.

 

3.
Organizational Development is not just a list of “tools” or activities that are templated, but involves understanding values, ethics, and the ability to create in specific environments to decipher “best” solutions for a given case.
• Describe what role creativity plays in innovation in contemporary cultural and economic life? Give a personal example.
• What do you believe are the main cognitive factors that may predict creative achievement? (Use examples from your personal life to illustrate your points).
• Do you believe that knowledge is beneficial to creativity and innovation? Why or why not?

 

4.
• What does Amabile mean by the notion of the “threshold of sufficiency?”
• Do you agree with her opinion that evaluation can have a negative effect on creativity? Support your positions on these.
• In your opinion, are strong, cohesive cultures conducive or detrimental to creativity and innovation? Illustrate your points by using real-life examples.

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