The innovation pressure for the German economy increases with globalization. Yet, is this also reflected in an increased innovation activity and creativity? The article at hand presents an opposing perspective: based on some statistical analyses that indeed show a decline of innovation in Germany and other developed countries during the past years, several lines of argument are presented to exp...

background: in the present knowledge-oriented era, potential capabilities of individuals need to be used and innovation and creativity should be created. self-management is a set of strategies that an individual applies in order to improve and influence his behavior. it plays a significant role as a hidden capital in establishing a suitable environment for creating innovation. the purpose of th...

the complex and hasty worldwide changes in the areas of sciences, skills, values and criteria have forced most of the successful organizations throughout the world to shift their goals, methods and structures towards implementing creativity and innovation to provide a productive environment. in this essay, after having defined the concept of creativity, from every angle, the difference between ...

With the innovation rate in most markets continuing to increase, an organization’s ability to sustain creativity in its products, processes and members becomes a significant competitive challenge. Because information technology (IT) has often been considered an “innovation enabler”, many organizations are now looking for IT to support their creativity needs more directly. Accordingly, this year...

improving individual performance is one of the most influential requirements of sustainable productivity and competitiveness of organizations. this research is investigate the influence of spiritual intelligence on the individual performance in accordance with creativity, innovation and mental health as mediators. the research method used is quantitative, applied and descriptive. the population...

This annotated bibliography is a companion piece to “Putting Creativity and Innovation to Work: Continuing Higher Education’s Role in Shifting the Educational Paradigm,” also in this edition of Continuing Higher Education Review. The survey of continuing higher education leaders (uPCEa institutional representatives) cited in the previous article of this issue indicated a relatively large number...

Introduction The following pages represent a comprehensive summary of current research and theory on the sources of innovation and creativity, both in individuals and organizations. Based on the recurring concepts in the existing literature, the paper concludes with some recommendations for how education systems can best foster these attributes in students. Both research and recommendations hav...

Identifying the extent and nature of the creativity of new products is a key for innovation management. The revised Creative Solution Diagnosis Scale (CSDS) is a 27-item scale based on a theoretical model of functional creativity, consisting of five main criteria: Relevance & Effectiveness, Problematization, Propulsion, Elegance and Genesis. The CSDS offers potential for differentiated assessme...