Business Transformation and Innovation using Storytelling

Authors

Ginger Grant, Sheridan CollegeFollow

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

4-2013

Keywords

Stanford Creativity in Business program, reflective practice, creativity and innovation, storytelling, Joseph Campbell, Heroic Journey

Abstract

The demand for innovation within organizations is a worldwide concern. In order for innovation to occur, creativity must first be unleashed in the individual. Education is under heavy criticism for failure to produce the workforce needed to meet the innovation challenge. The solution lies in the human imagination.

Many have tried to ‘teach’ creativity, which results in a prescriptive focus on tools and process, but has limited, if any, emotional engagement. Emotion is a necessary component as the creative drive is intrinsic - it originates from within. In order to increase innovation capacity in our organizations, we need to first increase creative capacity in individuals.

Further, creativity is personal; so the student dictates the context of reflection and explores the belief system that motivates exploration of the creative force. This is a constructivist approach to learning that seeks to transform the learning experience by having the student engage with their own story.

Faculty

Pilon School of Business

Journal

QScience Proceedings

Version

Publisher's version

Peer Reviewed/Refereed Publication

no

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Copyright

© 2013 Grant, licensee Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution license CC BY 3.0, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Creative Commons License

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Original Publication Citation

Grant, G. (2013). Business transformation and innovation using storytelling. Qscience Proceedings 2013, Global Innovators Conference 2013: 6. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5339/qproc.2013.

SOURCE Citation

Grant, Ginger, "Business Transformation and Innovation using Storytelling" (2013). Publications and Scholarship. 6.
https://source.sheridancollege.ca/pilon_publ/6