Task:
Inthisunitweconsidermanyalternativeapproachesandperspectivesonhoworganisationalcreativityandinnovation
mightbepromotedorblockedinpracticeacrossmultiplelevels:individual,groupandorganisation.Assignment1is
specificallyconcernedwithpromotingindividualcreativityasitcontributestotheinnovationprocess.
1. Youarerequiredtocriticallyevaluateindividualcreativityinthecontextofyourworkplace,firstlythroughthe
identificationofindividualblocksthatinhibittheprocess,andsecondlyyouwillneedtoconsiderwhichofthe
alternativeapproachesismostrelevantinthiscontextasaninterventiondesignedtopromoteindividualcreativity
andinnovation.
2. Youwillthenneedtodemonstrateasystematicunderstandingandcriticalappreciationoftheprocessof
creativityandinnovationdrawingoncontemporarytheoriestosupportyourevaluationandsynthesis.
3. Youwilldevelopaplantopromoteindividualcreativethinkinginyourworkorganisationwithaviewtoenhancing
innovation.Youwillneedtoincludeanin-depthliteraturereviewcriticallyevaluatingalternativecontemporary
perspectivesinordertodrawmeaningfulconclusionsanddevelopfeasiblerecommendations.
4. Youwillpresentyouranalysisandplaninreportformatofapproximately1500wordsexcludingreferencesand
appendices.
5. Intheunlikelyeventthatyourworkorganisationpreventsadequateanalysis,theUKTutorcanagreeanalternative.
YouarenotpermittedtouseacasestudyofyourownchoiceunlessapprovedinadvancebytheUKtutor.Useof
anunapprovedalternativecasestudywillresultinfailureoftheassignmen
