Work councils, board representatives, and treating employees as partners can help achieve competitive success. Realistic job previews provide positive and negative job information. Application forms, performance tests, and interviews are useful selection tools. Training prevents errors while job rotation exposes employees to varied tasks. Performance standards, goals, and feedback from multiple sources help evaluate employees.
Exercices innovation and creativity 04 institutions and innovation2Kamal AL MASRI
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This document discusses key institutions in Japan such as keiretsu groups which coordinate large networks of companies. It also examines branding, resource allocation, and the various stages of business incubation that new companies go through from pre-incubation to acceleration. Socio-political games are also referenced as part of this system.
The document discusses various leadership theories including trait theories, behavioral theories, contingency theories, and contemporary theories. It addresses research studies from the University of Iowa, University of Michigan, and Ohio State University that identified different leadership styles and behaviors. The Fiedler model and path-goal model are also mentioned as contingency theories examining how leadership style depends on situational factors. Transformational and transactional leadership are presented as examples of contemporary leadership theories.
Innovation and creativity 10 skills and techniques of creative thinkingKamal AL MASRI
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This document discusses skills and techniques for creative thinking. It introduces various creative thinking abilities like originality, flexibility, fluency, and elaboration. It also outlines several techniques for generating ideas, including brainstorming, the six thinking hats method, and design thinking. The document provides descriptions and examples of how to apply these techniques to foster innovative and creative thinking. It emphasizes that combining different techniques can help expand possibilities for solving problems in new ways.
Innovation and creativity 09 intelligence and thinkingKamal AL MASRI
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The document discusses concepts of thinking and intelligence, including:
- Thinking refers to using one's mind to consider or reason about something, and produces thoughts.
- Intelligence involves the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills through reasoning, problem solving, learning, and adapting to new situations.
- There are different theories about the nature of intelligence, including Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences which identifies eight specific intelligences like linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, musical, etc.
- Intelligence involves abilities like memory, comprehension, reasoning, and abstract thought, which allow humans to learn, recognize and solve problems in their environment.
Innovation and creativity 07a business incubatorsKamal AL MASRI
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This document discusses business incubators, which are programs that support new business ideas and help them become successful companies. It notes that business incubators provide financial and technical support services to startups in order to increase their chances of success and reduce costs. Specifically, the document outlines different types of incubators, their goals of transforming ideas into businesses, common services they offer, and models for financing incubators. Examples of business incubators in Palestine are also provided.
Innovation and creativity 07 managing innovationKamal AL MASRI
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This document provides an overview of managing innovation strategies. It discusses key topics like developing innovation strategies, the importance of senior management involvement, and different types of innovation strategies. It also covers financing innovation methods and contrasts various approaches. The document emphasizes that innovation strategies are important to guide decisions around resource allocation and managing trade-offs. Developing an effective innovation strategy involves analyzing the competitive environment and leveraging the organization's strengths.
Work councils, board representatives, and treating employees as partners can help achieve competitive success. Realistic job previews provide positive and negative job information. Application forms, performance tests, and interviews are useful selection tools. Training prevents errors while job rotation exposes employees to varied tasks. Performance standards, goals, and feedback from multiple sources help evaluate employees.
Exercices innovation and creativity 04 institutions and innovation2Kamal AL MASRI
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This document discusses key institutions in Japan such as keiretsu groups which coordinate large networks of companies. It also examines branding, resource allocation, and the various stages of business incubation that new companies go through from pre-incubation to acceleration. Socio-political games are also referenced as part of this system.
The document discusses various leadership theories including trait theories, behavioral theories, contingency theories, and contemporary theories. It addresses research studies from the University of Iowa, University of Michigan, and Ohio State University that identified different leadership styles and behaviors. The Fiedler model and path-goal model are also mentioned as contingency theories examining how leadership style depends on situational factors. Transformational and transactional leadership are presented as examples of contemporary leadership theories.
Innovation and creativity 10 skills and techniques of creative thinkingKamal AL MASRI
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This document discusses skills and techniques for creative thinking. It introduces various creative thinking abilities like originality, flexibility, fluency, and elaboration. It also outlines several techniques for generating ideas, including brainstorming, the six thinking hats method, and design thinking. The document provides descriptions and examples of how to apply these techniques to foster innovative and creative thinking. It emphasizes that combining different techniques can help expand possibilities for solving problems in new ways.
Innovation and creativity 09 intelligence and thinkingKamal AL MASRI
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The document discusses concepts of thinking and intelligence, including:
- Thinking refers to using one's mind to consider or reason about something, and produces thoughts.
- Intelligence involves the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills through reasoning, problem solving, learning, and adapting to new situations.
- There are different theories about the nature of intelligence, including Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences which identifies eight specific intelligences like linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, musical, etc.
- Intelligence involves abilities like memory, comprehension, reasoning, and abstract thought, which allow humans to learn, recognize and solve problems in their environment.
Innovation and creativity 07a business incubatorsKamal AL MASRI
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This document discusses business incubators, which are programs that support new business ideas and help them become successful companies. It notes that business incubators provide financial and technical support services to startups in order to increase their chances of success and reduce costs. Specifically, the document outlines different types of incubators, their goals of transforming ideas into businesses, common services they offer, and models for financing incubators. Examples of business incubators in Palestine are also provided.
Innovation and creativity 07 managing innovationKamal AL MASRI
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This document provides an overview of managing innovation strategies. It discusses key topics like developing innovation strategies, the importance of senior management involvement, and different types of innovation strategies. It also covers financing innovation methods and contrasts various approaches. The document emphasizes that innovation strategies are important to guide decisions around resource allocation and managing trade-offs. Developing an effective innovation strategy involves analyzing the competitive environment and leveraging the organization's strengths.
Innovation and creativity 06 innovative organizationsKamal AL MASRI
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This document discusses innovative organizations and the factors that enable innovation. It identifies five hallmarks of innovative organizations: 1) top-level commitment to innovation, 2) flexible organizational structures, 3) tolerance of failure, 4) encouragement of teamwork, and 5) open and constructive communication. It provides examples of practices innovative companies use to encourage innovation, such as hackathons, innovation labs, and startup funding. The document emphasizes that an environment supporting creativity, risk-taking, and collaboration is key for organizations to thrive with innovation.
Innovation and creativity 05 innovative peopleKamal AL MASRI
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This document discusses characteristics of innovative people and the skills they possess. It describes an "innovator's DNA" model which consists of 4 behavioral skills - questioning, observing, networking, and experimenting - that help develop the cognitive skill of associational thinking which is key to generating innovative ideas. Innovators engage in these skills more frequently than others because they have the courage to challenge the status quo and take risks to create change. Their passion for improving lives drives their innovation.
Innovation and creativity 03 the process of changeKamal AL MASRI
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The document discusses organizational change and different models of conceptualizing change. It describes Lewin's three-step model of change involving unfreezing, changing, and refreezing. However, it notes that due to increasing environmental unpredictability, a "white-water rapids" metaphor may better capture how organizations constantly need to adapt. The document also outlines different types of organizational changes involving structure, technology, and personnel. It discusses techniques for managing resistance to change and strategies for changing organizational culture.
Innovation and creativity 02 innovation typesKamal AL MASRI
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This document discusses different types of innovation based on various classification criteria. It describes types such as incremental vs. radical, open vs. closed, market pull vs. technology push, technological vs. organizational, and social innovations. It also summarizes two famous typologies - Doblin Group's 10 types of innovation which include profit model, network, structure, etc. and Moore's 14 innovation types based on different phases of a category life cycle. The purpose of classifying innovations is to help define innovation strategies and choose appropriate methods.
Innovation and creativity 01 introduction and basic conceptsKamal AL MASRI
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This document provides an introduction to creativity and innovation by Kamal M. Al Masri. It defines creativity as the generation of new, novel ideas and defines innovation as applying creative ideas to develop new products and services. Innovation is important for organizations and nations to adapt to changing needs, compete, and survive. While creativity involves idea generation, innovation requires implementing ideas to create value for customers. The document discusses disciplines related to innovation and distinguishes innovation from related concepts like invention, design, and entrepreneurship.
Innovation and creativity 00 about the courseKamal AL MASRI
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This document provides an introduction to a course on innovation and creativity taught by Kamal M. Al Masri at Israa University Gaza. The course description outlines that the course introduces students to different types of innovation and factors that influence innovation, and how to manage the innovation process and stimulate creative thinking. The course objectives are to help students understand concepts and applications of innovation and creativity. The teaching methodology includes case studies, assignments, lectures, quizzes and applications. Students will be evaluated based on presence, participation, quizzes, assignments, a midterm exam and a final exam. The document provides references that will be used in the course.
This document provides tips for creating successful presentations. It discusses planning the presentation by choosing a topic, learning about the audience, and practicing. When giving the presentation, the document recommends speaking clearly, making eye contact, and engaging the audience. Regarding design, it suggests using large, easy-to-read fonts and limiting text on slides. Colors should create sufficient contrast and suit the content. Overall, the goal is to focus on the core message and keep the presentation concise, clear and visually appealing.