151-0655-00L Skills for Creativity and Innovation
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2020 |
| Lecturers | I. Goller, C. Kobe |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Abstract | This lecture aims to enhance the knowledge and competency of students regarding their innovation capability. An overview on prerequisites of and different skills for creativity and innovation in individual & team settings is given. The focus of this lecture is clearly on building competencies - not just acquiring knowledge. |
| Learning objective | - Basic knowledge about creativity and skills - Knowledge about individual prerequisites for creativity - Development of individual skills for creativity - Knowledge about teams - Development of team-oriented skills for creativity - Knowledge and know-how about transfer to idea generation teams |
| Content | Basic knowledge about creativity and skills: - Introduction into creativity & innovation: definitions and models Knowledge about individual prerequisites for creativity: - Personality, motivation, intelligence Development of individual skills for creativity: - Focus on creativity as problem analysis & solving - Individual skills in theoretical models - Individual competencies: exercises and reflection Knowledge about teams: - Definitions and models - Roles in innovation processes Development of team-oriented skills for creativity: - Idea generation and development in teams - Cooperation & communication in innovation teams Knowledge and know-how about transfer to idea generation teams: - Self-reflection & development planning - Methods of knowledge transfer |
| Lecture notes | Slides, script and other documents will be distributed via moodle.ethz.ch (access only for students registered to this course) |
| Literature | Goller, I. & Bessant, J. (2017). Creativity for Innovation Management. Routledge. (ISBN-13: 978-1138641327) As well as material handed out in the lecture |