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UNIT 1
MODULE 3: CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

On completion of this Module, students should:

1. understand the nature of creativity and innovation;

2. appreciate the process of nurturing and managing innovation;

3. appreciate the value of creativity and innovation; and,

4. understand the importance of protecting creations and innovations.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

Students should be able to:

1. define creativity;

2. explain the role and process of creativity in entrepreneurship;

3. define innovation;

4. explain the role and process of innovation in entrepreneurship;

5. discuss the types of innovation in relation to the 4Ps (product, process, position, paradigm);

6. list the core innovation concepts;

7. identify the sources of innovation;

8. explain disruptive and incremental innovations;

9. discuss open innovations;

10. identify micro factors that would nurture innovation;

11. identify macro factors that would nurture innovation; and,

12. discuss the various methods of protecting innovations and creativity.

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