What are creativity and innovation? There are several definitions. Often they are not distinguished. They are simply seen as part of the process by which knowledge is developed and transformed into business value. This is a perfectly acceptable definition but like the failure to differentiate between information and knowledge - it is not very useful for practical purposes.
A more useful approach is to view creativity as the process of generating ideas whilst seeing innovation as the sifting, refining and more critically - the implementation of those ideas. Creativity is about divergent thinking. Innovation is about convergent thinking. Creativity is about the generation of ideas and innovation is about putting them into action.
Creativity - coming up with new ideas - is not enough. We need innovation - the taking of new or existing ideas and putting them into action. This requires the application of existing knowledge and the development of appropriate new knowledge. Coming up with new ideas is the food of innovation. Innovation is a far tougher proposition than creativity.
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Knowledge, Creativity and Innovation by David Gurteen A popular article of mine from the Journal of Knowledge Management in 1998 She Built a Business in 'No Time' Gurteen Knowledge-Log, David Gurteen, 15 July 2002 Innovation in Networks Gurteen Knowledge-Log, David Gurteen, 4 October 2003 Meeting the Acute Need for Entrepreneurial Skills Gurteen Knowledge-Log, David Gurteen, 6 April 2005 Ever thought of writing a book on a mobile phone? Gurteen Knowledge-Log, David Gurteen, 3 December 2007 Victor Newman is blogging! Gurteen Knowledge-Log, David Gurteen, 1 July 2008 Zero rupee note that Indians can slip to corrupt officials who demand bribes Posted to Gurteen Knowledge-Log by David Gurteen on 19 February 2010 Have you started your revolution yet? Posted to Gurteen Knowledge-Log by David Gurteen on 20 February 2010 How do you prevent people from stealing your ideas? Posted to Gurteen Knowledge-Log by David Gurteen on 20 May 2010 Are conversation, appreciation and understanding innovation? Posted to Gurteen Knowledge-Log by David Gurteen on 27 July 2011 Is innovation bad for us? Posted to Gurteen Knowledge-Log by David Gurteen on 28 May 2012 Challenging the innovation paradigm (Apr 2012 ) edited by Karl-Erik Sveiby , Pernilla Gripenberg , Beata Segercrantz The prevailing pro-innovation bias Innovation and Entrepreneurship (1985 ) by Peter F. Drucker Practice and Principles Innovation Strategy for the Knowledge Economy (Apr 1997 ) by Debra M. Amidon The Ken Awakening Process Innovation (1992 ) by Thomas H. Davenport Reengineering Work through Information Technology Serious Play (2000 ) by Michael Schrage How the World's Best Companies Simulate To Innovate The Circle of Innovation (1997 ) by Tom Peters You Can't Shrink your Way to Greatness The Innovation SuperHighway (Nov 2002 ) by Debra M. Amidon Harnessing Intellectual Capital for Collaborative Advantage The Knowledge-Creating Company (1995 ) by Ikujiro Nonaka , Hirotaka Takeuchi How Japanese Companies Create the Dynamics of Innovation The Knowledge Activist's Handbook (Feb 2003 ) by Victor Newman Adventures from the Knowledge Trenches The New Knowledge Management (Oct 2002 ) by Mark W. McElroy Complexity, Learning and Sustainable Innovation Innovation [72 items] Dialogue by David Gurteen 8th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship ECIE 2013 19 - 20 Sep 2013, Academic Conferences International Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel (HUBrussel), Brussel, Belgium International Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship ICIE 06 - 07 Feb 2014, Academic Conferences & Publishing Int. The Institute for Knowledge and Innovation Southeast Asia (IKI-SEA), Bangkok , Thailand Imaginatik Provider of Idea Management software & processes Innovative Thinking Inc Innovative Thinking Inc Institute for Knowledge and Innovation (iKi-SEA) International Institute of Innovation and Knowledge Management Knowledge Management News KM website & e-zine Knowledge & Innovation Network The DaVinci Institute The Triz Group Unit for the study of Innovation, Knowledge and Organisational Networks Wired Wired Magazine Video: David Gurteen on how to best secure continuous innovation David Gurteen on how to best secure continuous innovation Video: David Gurteen on the best circumstances for thriving innovation David Gurteen on the best circumstances for thriving innovation Video: David Gurteen on when innovation should take place David Gurteen on when innovation should take place Video: David Gurteen on who should drive innovation David Gurteen on who should drive innovation 2nd Innovation & Knowledge Management Conference The Significant role of Knowledge Management 25 - 27 May 2011, Centre for Intelligence, Innovation & Performance Management Villa Tuscana Midrand, Johannesburg , South Africa The XXII ISPIM Conference Sustainability in Innovation: Innovation Management Challenges 12 - 15 Jun 2011, The International Society for Professional Innovation Management The Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Hamburg, Germany The 4th ISPIM Innovation Symposium Managing Innovation for Sustained Productivity: Creating Advantage and Resilience 29 Nov - 02 Dec 2011, The International Society for Professional Innovation Management Victoria Management School, Wellington , New Zealand The Front End of Innovation EMEA Reprioritizing in the Face of Complexity 27 - 29 Feb 2012, IIR Swissotel, Zurich , Switzerland The 5th ISPIM Innovation Symposium Stimulating Innovation: Challenges for Management, Science & Technology 09 - 12 Dec 2012, ISPIM - International Society for Professional Innovation Management KCCI - Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Seoul , South Korea Unlocking Innovation An Interactive Exploratory Workshop 25 Jan - 06 Mar 2013, Westminster Business School - University of Westminster Westminster Business School, Marylebone campus, London , United Kingdom International Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship ICIE-2013 04 - 05 Mar 2013, Academic Conferences International Hashemite University and the Arab Administrative Development Organization, Amman , Jordan Getting Innovation Right: The 7 Key Activities that Ensure Success with Seth Kahan 14 Mar 2013, KM at Kent State University Webinar Finding Your Mojo - Creative Dynamics Series Managing and energising creativity - building business performance 21 May 2013, Henley Management School Greenlands Campus, Henley, Henley, United Kingdom Debra M. Amidon Chairman & CEO of Entovation International George Tovstiga Professor of Strategy & Innovation Management, Henley Management College, Henley-on-Thames, UK John Kao American Author on Creativity Michael Schrage Victor Newman Former Chief Learning Officer, European Pfizer Research University July/August 2006 Poll Do patents help protect innovation or hinder it? On applying new remedies by Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626) English Philosopher On eureka innovation by Dave Snowden Founder & Chief Scientific Officer - Cognitive Edge On how major corporations were started by W. Edwards Deming (1900 - 1993) Quality Guru On ideas by Buckminster Fuller On ignoring new ideas by Julius Frontinus (chief military engineer to the Emperor Vespasian, circa AD 70) On initiating a new order of things by Nicolo Machiavelli (1469 - 1527) On innovation by Nicolo Machiavelli (1469 - 1527) On innovation and people by Thomas Fogarty On invention and progress by Theodore Zeldin (b. 1933) Historian & Author On limitations to innovation in business by David Gurteen Knowledge Management Facilitator On rewarding innovation by Alfie Kohn Author, Speaker & Educator On serious play by Michael Schrage On the invention of everything by Charles H. Duell Patent Commissioner (1899) On the telephone being of no value On well behaved women by Anita Borg The legend of Thamus
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