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Creativity and Innovation Management - Competition versus Collaboration

   
Author: Kal Bishop
 

< P > T h e r e i s m u c h c o n f u s i o n a s t o w h e t h e r c o m p e t i t i o n o r c o l l a b o r a t i o n i s m o s t b e n e f i c i a l t o c r e a t i v i t y a n d i n n o v a t i o n . T h o u g h t h e r e a r e n e g a t i v e s t o c o l l a b o r a t i o n a n d i t i s n o t e a s y s e p a r a t i n g t h e e f f e c t s o f t i m e p r e s s u r e a n d g r o u p a c t i v i t y , i n g e n e r a l c o l l a b o r a t i o n b e a t s c o m p e t i t i o n . T h i s a r t i c l e w i l l s e t o u t s o m e o f t h e a r g u m e n t s . < / P > < P > a ) C o m p e t i t i o n f o r c e s s o m e i n d i v i d u a l s t o p r o d u c e a g r e a t e r n u m b e r o f i d e a s t h a n t h e y w o u l d d o o t h e r w i s e . B u t c r u c i a l l y , c o m p e t i t i o n f o r c e s o t h e r p e o p l e t o s h u t d o w n . E x a c t l y w h o r a i s e s t h e i r g a m e a n d w h o s h u t s d o w n d e p e n d s o n t h e g a m e , t h e r u l e s , t h e c o m p e t e n c i e s , t h e l e v e l o f e v a l u a t i o n a n x i e t y a n d o t h e r f a c t o r s . P e o p l e c h o o s e w h i c h a r e a s t h e y w a n t t o c o m p e t e i n . < / P > < P > b ) W h e n f o r c e d t o p r o d u c e , t h r o u g h c o m p e t i t i o n , p e o p l e a r e m o r e l i k e l y t o b e n o n - s y n e r g i s t i c a l l y e x t r i n s i c a l l y m o t i v a t e d – t h a t i s t h e y m a y p r o d u c e t o f u l f i l a n u l t e r i o r m o t i v e b u t t h e a c t i v i t y l e a v e s t h e m f e e l i n g c o n t r o l l e d a n d d e p e n d e n t a n d t h e y d o n o t t e n d t o e n g a g e i n t h e t a s k t o t h e d e g r e e n e c e s s a r y f o r r i c h i n s i g h t s . < / P > < P > c ) C o m p e t i t i o n c a u s e s i n d i v i d u a l s t o w i t h h o l d i n f o r m a t i o n a n d t h u s r e d u c e s t h e d e g r e e o f i n t e l l e c t u a l c r o s s - p o l l i n a t i o n , n e t w o r k i n g a n d c o l l a b o r a t i o n r e q u i r e d t o a c h i e v e t h e b e s t i d e a s . < / P > < P > d ) M o s t c o m p e t i t i o n d o e s n ’ t a l l o w t h e m i n d t o i n c u b a t e p r o b l e m s l o n g e n o u g h f o r t r u l y r i c h i n s i g h t s t o e m e r g e . S o m e o f t h e r i c h e s t i n s i g h t s h a v e o c c u r r e d w h e n t h e i n d i v i d u a l i s d i s t a n t f r o m t h e p r o b l e m , r e s t e d a n d e n g a g e d i n u n r e l a t e d a c t i v i t i e s . < / P > < P > e ) C o m p e t i t i o n i n c r e a s e s e v a l u a t i o n a p p r e h e n s i o n , w h i c h c a u s e s a r e d u c t i o n o f e x p r e s s i o n a n d l o w e r r i s k t a k i n g a n d h i g h e r l e v e l s o f c o n f o r m i t y . T h i s i s n o t c o n d u c i v e t o g o o d i d e a g e n e r a t i o n . < / P > < P > f ) C o m p e t i t i o n c a u s e s i n d i v i d u a l s t o g e n e r a t e i d e a s a c c o r d i n g t o t h e v a l u e s y s t e m i n d i c a t e d a t t h e s t a r t , r e d u c i n g l a t e r a l t h i n k i n g , d e c r e a s i n g t h e n u m b e r o f d i v e r s e a n d n o v e l i d e a s a n d l o w e r i n g t h e s e p a r a t i o n o f c r e a t i v e f r o m c r i t i c a l t h i n k i n g . < / P > < P > g ) C o l l a b o r a t i o n i s m u c h m o r e v a l u a b l e d u r i n g t h e i n n o v a t i o n s t a g e ( i d e a s e l e c t i o n , d e v e l o p m e n t a n d c o m m e r c i a l i s a t i o n ) , w h e r e t h e c o m p e t e n c i e s o f m a n y p e o p l e a r e r e q u i r e d t o s u c c e s s f u l l y c o m m e r c i a l i s e . < / P > < P > T h e s e t o p i c s a r e c o v e r e d i n d e p t h i n t h e M B A d i s s e r t a t i o n o n M a n a g i n g C r e a t i v i t y & a m p ; I n n o v a t i o n , w h i c h c a n b e p u r c h a s e d ( a l o n g w i t h a C r e a t i v i t y a n d I n n o v a t i o n D I Y A u d i t , G o o d I d e a G e n e r a t o r S o f t w a r e a n d P o w e r P o i n t P r e s e n t a t i o n ) f r o m h t t p : / / w w w . m a n a g i n g - c r e a t i v i t y . c o m . Y o u c a n a l s o r e c e i v e a r e g u l a r , f r e e n e w s l e t t e r b y e n t e r i n g y o u r e m a i l a d d r e s s a t t h i s s i t e . < / P > < P > K a l B i s h o p , M B A < / P > < P > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * < / P > < P > Y o u a r e f r e e t o r e p r o d u c e t h i s a r t i c l e a s l o n g a s n o c h a n g e s a r e m a d e a n d t h e a u t h o r ' s n a m e a n d s i t e U R L a r e r e t a i n e d . < / P >

 
 
 

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