Psychology studies have for some time shown that, as humans, we tend to recognise the ownership of ideas and that the unauthorised use of others’ ideas is frowned upon (Olson and Shaw, 2011). Morally, a person is often said to have a natural right to the product of their brain (Vaver, 1990)....

Can artificial intelligence (AI) uncover new ideas? As machines are learning fast and becoming increasingly intelligent, can AI not only automate the production function of goods and services, but also of ideas? Economic growth arises from people creating ideas, and thus an affirmative answer to...

"Using many real-world examples and cases, this book identifies key factors and processes that have contributed to the creation of successful new products, buildings and innovations, or resulted in some failures. Such factors include the creativity of individuals and groups, their sources of...

Im Hinblick auf arbeitsweltliche Beratung ist oft metaphorisch von »Beratungskunst« die Rede. Aber wie hängen Beratung und Kunst in der Praxis zusammen? Welche Relevanz hat künstlerisches Handeln in der beraterischen Tätigkeit? Die Autorinnen und Autoren loten Verbindendes und Trennendes...

Chapter 1: Introduction: Creativity Loops-Based Decision Making: A Systems ThinkingApproach -- Chapter 2: Review of Literature and Models on Creativity and Decision Making -- Chapter 3: Creativity Loops–Based Decision Making (CLBDM): A NovelFramework for Enhancing Creativity in Decision Making...

"This tour-de-force of the history of the implementation of innovation seeks to address one of the biggest problems faced by entrepreneurs and corporate executives alike: the conflation of entrepreneurship with innovation. They are not the same, and they each come with their own challenges and...

Ideen allein sind - fast nichts. Erst ihre Umsetzung wird zeigen, ob in ihnen eine Innovation steckt. Ideen sind aber Energieträger: für menschengemachte Erfindungen, Problemlösungen und deren Zusammenwirken. Gutes Ideenmanagement beflügelt zu neuen Ideen. Betriebliches Vorschlagswesen und...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Decades of Alumni – Perspectives on the Impact of Project-Based Learning on Career Pathways and Implications for Design Education -- Part 1: Application of Design Thinking to Governance and Social Causes -- Chapter 3. Predicting Creativity and Innovation...

Anyone can think more creatively and unlock innovation. Creativity is the key to innovation, but too many projects and teams are organized in ways that stifle new ideas. You need to ensure that creativity can thrive-and that you are part of the process. Fortunately, anyone can use method-driven...

I develop an empirical model of idea generation contests with heterogeneous participants and endogenous entry, fit the model to data from a platform used by major advertisers, and simulate counterfactual contest designs. The empirical model resolves ambiguous predictions yielded by contest...

Business organizations often need to manage creative work. An important way of promoting creative work is to use idea generation techniques (IGTs). Numerous IGTs have been developed, and choosing from such a big pool of candidates can be demanding, which is further complicated by the elusiveness...

Chapter 1. A Humanistic and Creative Philosophy of Design -- Part 1. Value Creation in Virtual Innovation Spaces -- Chapter 2. Interpersonal Trust Activity to Increase Team Creativity Outcome: An fNIRS Hyperscanning Approach -- Chapter 3. Dancing With Ambiguity Online: When Our Online Actions...

"What is creativity and how can we best nurture creativity in different contexts? Drawing on a wide range of cases from the arts, business, design, media and sports, Creativities encourages readers to discover, mix and adapt their own version of creativity, rather than attempting to imitate or...

Chapter 1:The Magic and Mystery of the Imagination Age: Where Human Mind Meets Science and Technology.-Chapter 2: Creating a World Out of Our Minds: A Philosophical Perspective of Imagination -- Chapter 3:The Mysterious Ingenuity that Makes Us Humans: Deciphering Creativity through the Lens of...

"In daylong hackathons, design thinking seems deceptively easy. On the surface, it involves a set of seemingly simple activities such as gathering data, identifying insights, generating ideas, prototyping, and experimentation. But practiced at a superficial level, even great design tools don't...

Das Buch »Unternehmen neu erfinden – Das Denk- und Arbeitsbuch gegen organisierten Stillstand« ist in den vergangenen zwei Jahren in vielen Unternehmen bereits zu einem Standardwerk zur Umsetzung des St. Galler Management Konzepts geworden.