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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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