151-0655-00L  Skills for Creativity and Innovation

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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	- Reading and applying research papers on individual and team creativity - Evaluating and developing individual skills for creativity - Facilitating idea generation and development in teams - Observing and developing cooperation and communication in innovation teams
Content	Knowledge about prerequisites of creativity - theoretical models and empirical results: - Motivation - Domain knowledge - Thinking processes Development of individual skills for creativity: - Focus on creativity as problem analysis & solving - Individual skill exercises and reflection Knowledge about teams - theoretical models and empirical results: - Team climate, Psychological Safety - Team development - Creative problem solving in teams Facilitating creative team processes: - The role of the team facilitator - Team interventions - Creativity methods Development of team-oriented skills for creativity: - Idea generation and development in teams - Cooperation and communication in innovation teams
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
Competencies	Subject-specific Competencies Concepts and Theories assessed Techniques and Technologies assessed Method-specific Competencies Analytical Competencies fostered Decision-making fostered Problem-solving fostered Project Management fostered Social Competencies Communication assessed Cooperation and Teamwork assessed Leadership and Responsibility fostered Self-presentation and Social Influence fostered Sensitivity to Diversity fostered Personal Competencies Adaptability and Flexibility fostered Creative Thinking assessed Critical Thinking fostered Self-awareness and Self-reflection fostered Self-direction and Self-management fostered

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Performance assessment as a semester course
ECTS credits	4 credits
Examiners	C. Kobe, I. Goller
Type	graded semester performance
Language of examination	English
Repetition	Repetition only possible after re-enrolling for the course unit.

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Programme	Section	Type
Mechanical Engineering Master	Core Courses	W