C R E AT I V I T Y A N D I N N O VAT I O N are often collective endeavors. Creativity typically entails the generation of novel yet useful ideas, whereas innovation reflects a combination of both idea generation and idea implementation (Amabile, 1996; Hülsheger, Anderson, & Salgado, 2009; Mumford & Gustafson, 1988; West & Anderson, 1996). Most process models of creative problem solving and inno...

Creativity as the prerequisite for innovation is a core competitive factor in contemporary organizations. When creativity happens this involves creative persons who produce creative products in a process of imagination. We introduce the concept of Pockets of Creativity for those sections of a business process where creativity occurs. These sections are characterised by a high demand for flexibi...

Knowledge creation and creativity are essential for organizations’ success. Ideation is the first step towards organizational creativity and many of the best ideas are created when individuals work together or ideate on a topic (Santanen et al. 2004). With individuals being repositories of often heterogeneous and asymmetric information, knowledge integration becomes a critical process for creat...

Managing creativity has proven to be one of the most important drivers in software development and use. The continuous changing market environment drives companies like Google, SAS Institute and LEGO to focus on creativity as an increasing necessity when competing through sustained innovations. However, creativity in the information systems (IS) environment is a challenge for most organizations...

the purpose of this study is to explain and explore dimensions and features of answer oriented and question oriented approaches and to examine the consequences of these two approaches for children's imaginative and creative behavior. for this purpose the descriptive - analytical method was used. in this regard, the relationships between the questioning, imagination and creativity were discussed...

Abstract Studying collective creativity is critical for understanding how groups, organizations, and communities innovate and progress over time. However, analyzing creativity at the collective level remains an open and challenging issue. We adapt Bandura’s construct of collective efficacy to understand beliefs about collective capacities for creativity among individual members part of scientif...