Creative Thinking Exercise How to drive deer out of your vegetable? One Possible solution Deerout.com CLGO System Engineering by J.J.Gao 6
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Sources of Innovative Idea Tapping the ideas of customers What are their unmet needs? Learning from lead users (Von Hippel) Lead users produce innovations that suits their special needs long before manufacturers think of them. ·Empathetic design Observe how people use existing products and services in their own environment. The source of creativity is from Unmet Needs! System Engineering by J.J.Gao CLGO 7
+ - System Engineering by J. J. Gao 7 Sources of Innovative Idea The source of creativity is from Unmet Needs!
Class Discussion Question Tyranny of served markets: Customers fail to see technical possibilities. They are afraid real innovations will render their current system obsolete. What can system engineers do to address uncertainties in the requirements? Hint:the lecture of requirements and stakeholder's needs analysis. CLGO System Engineering by J.J.Gao 8
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Today's Agenda Creativity at Individual Level Sources of innovative idea Structured innovation o I Innovation in Large System Managing creativity in Large Organization Types of innovation The dynamics of innovation CLGO System Engineering by J.J.Gao 9
+ - 9 Today’s Agenda Creativity at Individual Level Sources of innovative idea Structured innovation Innovation in Large System Managing creativity in Large Organization Types of innovation The dynamics of innovation System Engineering by J. J. Gao
Characteristics Characteristics of A Creative Person Teresa Amabile,HBR,1998 Ability to put existing ideas together in new combinations. Naturally tries out solution that departs from the status quo. Feels comfortable disagreeing with others. Habitually combines knowledge from seemingly disparate fields. Perseveres through long dry spells of tedious experimentation. I have not failed.I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.(Thomas Alva Edison) Have intrinsic motivation-passion and interest. CLGO System Engineering by J.J.Gao 10
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