scholarly journals Nurturing Creativity and Innovation in African Enterprises: A Case Study on Kenya

10.5772/65454 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bitange Ndemo ◽  
Dennis Aiko
Keyword(s):  
Creativity And Innovation

scholarly journals Education 4.0: Robotics Projects to Encourage 21st Century Skills

RENOTE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 450-459
Author(s):  
Deivid Eive dos S. Silva ◽  
Aline De Oliveira Sousa ◽  
Marcela R. Oliveira ◽  
Marialina Corrêa Sobrinho ◽  
Eduardo Todt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
21St Century Skills ◽  
Mobile Robotics ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Grounded Theory Method ◽  
Creativity And Innovation

Education 4.0 is defined as a student-centered learning model that prepares young for the challenges of the 21st Century, how to deal with emerging technological resources and processes. This case study aimed to encourage 21st Century skills and competencies seen as relevant to Education 4.0, such as teamwork, communication, autonomy, creativity, and innovation. In this study, we analyzed the feedbacks collected to identify which skills were encouraged in undergraduate and graduate students during one semester of the Mobile Robotics discipline, using Project-Based Learning (PBL). Students carried out projects and answered a self-assessment questionnaire about their skills. The qualitative analysis of the case study followed the procedures of the Grounded Theory method. The results indicated that learning based on robotics projects could encourage teamwork, communication, and organization skills.

Exploring creativity and innovation in broadcasting

2019 ◽  
pp. 001872671988800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stewart R Clegg ◽  
Stephen Burdon
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Organizational Design ◽  
Public Institution ◽  
Symbolic Boundaries ◽  
Television Series ◽  
Innovative Process ◽  
Collective Innovation ◽  
Creativity And Innovation

We consider the emergence of design innovations in process, emerging around the form of polyarchy. This is done by using a case study of innovation conducted by a production organization’s project that was embedded in and hosted by a bureaucratic public institution, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). The research reported here was part of a larger project comparing the BBC and ABC’s use of different modes of organization. It focused mainly on the organization designed to deliver a six-part television series, The Code. The innovative process of Scribe, the organization in question, in producing the story is a good example of idea work being instituted in a polyarchic design process. Scribe represents a new organizational design characterized by a polyarchic structure, which is soft and decentralized, with strict and relatively insuperable social and symbolic boundaries. This results in a project-based organization to coordinate collective innovation that is curated by making the writer also the creative director or showrunner. The research contributes further to exploring organizational idea work, through prioritizing creativity and innovation by an explicit positioning of a product and collaborative generative idea work.

Six Sigma with C-K theory for innovations in operational excellence: a case study

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (7) ◽  
pp. 2105-2121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Sony ◽  
Subhash Naik
Keyword(s):  
Six Sigma ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Integration Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
K Theory ◽  
Design Reasoning ◽  
Operational Excellence ◽  
Creativity And Innovation

Purpose Six Sigma is a well-established powerful business strategy for achieving operational excellence (OPEX). However, previous studies have suggested that the Six Sigma may negatively impact organizational creativity and innovation. The C-K theory is one of the most widely used technique for design reasoning which promotes the creativity and innovation. The purpose of this paper is to integrate the Six Sigma methodology and C-K theory for enhancing innovative capacity of Six Sigma for achieving OPEX. Design/methodology/approach The paper proposes an integration methodology of C-K theory and Six Sigma using the extant literature. Also, a case study is conducted based on the proposed integration model. Findings The paper suggests a step-by-step integration methodology for integrating Six Sigma with C-K theory for both (DMAIC and DMADV). The methodology when applied to a live case in mining logistics the results are very encouraging. The solution was cost effective and also technically superior compared to previous solutions. Practical implications The paper proposes a step-by-step methodology for the integration of Six Sigma with C-K tools. The methodology is practically applied in a live case. Organizations can use findings from this paper to implement an integration model of Six Sigma with C-K theory. Originality/value This is the first paper that proposes an integration methodology of Six Sigma with C-K theory to enhance the innovation capability to achieve the OPEX.

A Case Study of Arteconomy – Building a bridge between art and enterprise: Belgian businesses stimulate creativity and innovation through art

2008 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 573-587
Author(s):  
Herman van den Broeck ◽  
Eva Cools ◽  
Tine Maenhout
Keyword(s):  
Cost Price ◽  
Organizational Process ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Business People ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Innovative Potential ◽  
Creativity And Innovation

AbstractIn a world where there has long since been more at play than functionality and cost price, we need creative innovation more than ever before. Organizations are trying to find ways to embed more creativity, more innovative potential, and more entrepreneurship into the everyday running of their businesses. They are constantly in search of effective ways to make their organization's culture better equipped for change. The Belgian non-profit organization Arteconomy has developed a method for doing this, by bringing business people and artists together in a series of particularly unique projects. In this paper, you can read about the philosophy that give rise to Arteconomy and the pioneering work that preceded it. The paper describes two specific projects that provide a concrete illustration of the arteconomy approach in two Belgian textile firms: ‘The Dragon of Deerlijk’ at Promo Fashion and ‘The Walk’ at Concordia Textiles. This paper is particularly relevant to illustrate change as an organizational process and to demonstrate how organizations can stimulate employees' creative skills.

The 4Cs Learning Model in Teacher Professional Development Program

Humaniora ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-157
Author(s):  
Sunardi Sunardi ◽  
Ferry Doringin
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Professional Development Program ◽  
Classroom Activities ◽  
Teacher Professional ◽  
Trained Teachers ◽  
Creativity And Innovation

The research aimed to analyze the effectiveness of 4Cs models (communication, collaboration, critical thinking and problem-solving, as well as creativity and innovation) to improve teachers’ performance in the 21st-century era. The development of technology in the era, especially in the way of learning of students, was responded to lately by schools and teachers. Using a qualitative case study, the research analyzed the school’s professional development program using the 4Cs model. The research result shows that the model of 4Cs gives enthusiasm, and a deep impression on teachers in their classroom activities accelerates the competences of teachers in using technology. Besides, it shows the level of importance of the model: communication, then creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking. The research has limitations in assessing the performance of students who are taught by trained teachers. So, further research is proposed to analyze the performance of students regarding the 4Cs competences.

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