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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BPME2023 CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION
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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
