ELE 3908 Creativity and Aesthetics in Organisations
ELE 3908 Creativity and Aesthetics in Organisations
Creativity in organizations is here understood as the production of novel and useful ideas, products or processes. Creativity is the basis for the development of organizational innovation and competitive advantage, which is crucial today. This course takes the students to a journey through basic theories and practices of creativity, which are explored at an individual, group and organizational levels. Drawing widely on examples of both traditional organizations and creative industries, this course offers a novel aesthetical perspective on creativity. This means to understand how creativity is also influenced by the characteristics of the work environment like social interactions, workspace design, architecture and other aesthetical factors. The aesthetic approach adopted in this course is an innovative tool that students will learn to use in order both to gain a deep comprehension of the creative process and to manage it effectively. By the end of this course, students will both be provided with theoretical knowledge and hands-on experiences of creative processes and practices. This course will be interesting to those students who are aware of the importance of creativity and innovation in today’s organizations and aim to acquire useful tools and methods to manage them in their future workplaces.
At the end of the course the student should have:
- Insight into the importance of creativity and innovation as a competitive advantage
- Broaden students' vision of creativity and innovation
- Knowledge about the factors and dynamics that influence the creative process at an individual, group and organizational level
- Knowledge of techniques that allow creativity to evolve into innovation
At the end of the course the student is expected to have acquired:
- A critical and independent approach to the analysis of creative organizational processes
- The ability of detecting and using factors affecting creativity and innovation in organizations
- The ability to plan for the use of aesthetic factors to influence creativity and innovation in organizations
Develop an understanding of what creativity is and how it can be developed and managed at individual, group and organizational levels.
- Topic 1: Introduction to creativity
- Topic 2: Individual creativity
- Topic 3: Creativity in groups
- Topic 4: Creativity in organizations
- Topic 5: Organizational culture and creativity
- Topic 6: Workplace and creativity
- Topic 7: From creativity to innovation
- Topic 8: Creativity audit through aesthetic method
The course consists of 40 teaching hours and learning activities. The teaching will be a mix of face-to face lectures, online lectures, interviews, case studies and incidents (traditional, online), individual assignments (case analysis, exercises etc.), group assignments (case analysis, exercises, project work and presentation).
This course is taught in English. Course literature is also in English.
Higher Education Entrance Qualification
Disclaimer
Deviations in teaching and exams may occur if external conditions or unforeseen events call for this.
No specific prerequisites are required
| Assessments |
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Exam category: Activity Form of assessment: Presentation and discussion Weight: 40 Grouping: Group (4 - 5) Duration: 1 Semester(s) Exam code: ELE 39081 Grading scale: ECTS Resit: Examination when next scheduled course |
Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Structured test Invigilation Weight: 60 Grouping: Individual Support materials:
Duration: 2 Hour(s) Comment: All exams must be passed to obtain a final grade in the course. Exam code: ELE 39082 Grading scale: ECTS Resit: Examination when next scheduled course |
All exams must be passed to get a grade in this course.
| Activity | Duration | Comment |
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Teaching | 26 Hour(s) | |
Teaching | 4 Hour(s) | Tutoring (in class) |
Individual problem solving | 10 Hour(s) | Digital resources |
Student's own work with learning resources | 80 Hour(s) | |
Group work / Assignments | 80 Hour(s) |
A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 7,5 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 200 hours.
All exams must be passed to obtain a final grade in the course.