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This assignment focuses on the individual behavior and processes that affect innovation in an organization.
Watch the video “IDEO shopping cart project” (see link above) and write a summary of the attributes in the IDEO organization that encourage and enhance innovation in an organization. Make sure you include your own critical thinking on the subject matter. The paper needs to have an introduction and a conclusion section with a clear thesis. Make sure you have a minimum of six (6) peer-reviewed sources.
Acar, O. A., Tarakci, M., & van Knippenberg, D. (2019). Creativity and Innovation Under Constraints: A Cross-Disciplinary Integrative Review. Journal of Management, 45(1), 96–121. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206318805832 This article discusses the effects of constraints on creativity. Many times, constraints are the main cause of conflict in an organization but if used optimally can instead boost creativity. I would like to take help of this paper to present constraints that the IDEO team came across while solving the issue of shopping cart. He, P. X., Wu, T. J., Zhao, H. D., & Yang, Y. (2019). How to Motivate Employees for Sustained Innovation Behavior in Job Stressors? A Cross-Level Analysis of Organizational Innovation Climate. International journal of environmental research and public health, 16(23), 4608. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16234608 This article relates challenge stressor with creativity in positive and negative way. Different teams in the IDEO organization also faced challenges and this article will allow me to relate positive results of these challenges. H. Yoannis, C. Willow, G. C. Dominik (2019). The Inseparable Three: How Organization and Culture Can Foster Individual Creativity. Frontiers in Psychology VOLUME=10 https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02133 DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02133 ISSN=1664-1078 This article discusses how individuals’ creativity can be generated with the help of organizational structure that have strong support system, transfer of knowledge and leadership styles. This paper will be used to comment on the management style of the manager at IDEO. Ohly, Sandra. (2018). Promoting Creativity at Work – Implications for Scientific Creativity. European Review. 26. 1-9. 10.1017/S1062798717000576. This article presents some factors that determine the level of creativity in an organization such as rewards for creativity, the design of jobs, the processes leading to innovation, climate in the organization and daily work duties. I will try to correlate some of these factors with the IDEO shopping cart case study. Paul B. Paulus & Mary Dzindolet (2008) Social influence, creativity and innovation, Social Influence, 3:4, 228-247, DOI: 10.1080/15534510802341082 This article shows hoe social influence can increase creativity in an organization. Good teamwork can be considered one example of social influence. In the current study it is evident that teamwork played crucial role in terms of coming up with different solutions. Pisano G.P. (2019). The Hard Truth About Innovative Cultures. Harvard Business Review. Retrieved from: https://hbr.org/2019/01/the-hard-truth-about-innovative-cultures Every organization desire’s creative culture but no one realizes the other side of the equation. This article talks about why creative organizations are hard to create and sustain. This article will help me comment on IDEO’s work culture.