Encouraging Innovation
Cognition, Education, and Implementation

Links the cognitive skills needed for innovation to the education of those skills and their application in life.

Stephen K. Reed (Author)

9781009390422, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 30 September 2023

220 pages
27 x 18 x 1.5 cm, 0.379 kg

'This important volume will be a valuable resource in helping students and practitioners navigate the complex field of innovation, enabling them to understand and apply innovative thinking in their studies and workplaces. Stephen Reed brings multidisciplinary insights to the topic, and his narrative is well illustrated with practical case studies and explanations of good practice.' Peter Totterdill, Director of Workplace Innovation Europe CLG

'Encouraging Innovation: Cognition, Education, and Implementation' is of interest to people who desire to become more innovative in their daily lives and careers. Part I discusses the cognitive and social skills required for innovation – reasoning, problem solving, creativity, group decision making, and collaborative problem solving. The second part discusses education – the development of cognitive skills and talent, application of relevant learning theories, methods and curricula for enhancing creativity, creativity across disciplines, and design education. Part III discusses the implementation of these skills in society – the transition from theory to practice, business innovation, social innovation, and organizational support. Whereas business innovation is related to commercialization, market demands, and profitability, social innovation addresses fulfilling social needs and public demands. Organizational support for innovation occurs at international, national, agency, and regional levels.

Part I. Cognition: 1. Reasoning
2. Problem solving
3. Creativity
4. Group decision making
5. Collaborative problem solving
Part II. Education: 6. Improving skills
7. Learning theories
8. Teaching creativity
9. Discipline creativity
10. Design education
Part III. Implementation: 11. Linking theory to practice
12. Business innovation
13. Social innovation
14. Organizational support
References
Author index
Subject index.

Subject Areas: Cognition & cognitive psychology [JMR]