Deck 14: Creating a Culture of Innovation

Question 1

A strongly defined problem often reads as a ______.

A) story
B) challenge
C) narrative
D) history lesson

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The technique known as ______ is a method for quickly evaluating a large number of ideas in order to identify those that are both original and realistic.

A) Force Field Analysis
B) How? Now, Wow!
C) Benchmarking
D) $100 test

Answer 2

B

Question 3

______ requires that an innovation generate enough revenue to sustain the organization.

A) Creativity
B) Economic viability
C) The principle of leverage
D) Macroeconomics

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The innovation that emerges from Hollywood is driven by what driver of innovation?

A) advances
B) desire
C) needs
D) performance

Question 5

______ is two or more people working together to create or achieve greater success than can be achieved individually.

A) Convergent thinking
B) Dimensional thinking
C) Collaboration
D) Innovation

Question 6

A team that regularly successfully adapts its creative ideas into something of value may be said to be ______.

A) profitable
B) technologically competent
C) innovative
D) modernizing

Question 7

After 2 days spent generating as many possible solutions to a problem as possible, a team then pivots to narrowing those ideas down to the most viable solution. This narrowing process is an example of ______.

A) convergent thinking
B) creativity
C) divergent thinking
D) innovation

Question 8

______ is the key to innovative leadership.

A) Proactively exploring problems
B) Being highly creative
C) Strong vision
D) Clear communication

Question 9

Using a pencil to write is an example of ______.

A) mechanization
B) automation
C) machinery
D) technology

Question 10

A new composite material that is cheaper and more durable for building houses is an example of what driver of innovation?

A) advances
B) needs
C) iteration
D) desire

Question 11

______ is evaluating ideas by comparison with a standard.

A) Benchmarking
B) Convergent thinking
C) Divergent thinking
D) Collaboration

Question 12

If you join with a friend to create a new student organization in order to advocate for change on campus, this is an example of ______.

A) convergent thinking
B) innovation
C) creativity
D) collaboration

Question 13

Creativity and innovation are two closely related concepts that are often confused. What is the primary difference between them?

A) Creativity relies upon innovation but takes longer.
B) Innovation relies upon creativity but goes a step further to produce something of value.
C) Innovation relies upon creativity and tends to come easily.
D) Creativity requires divergent thinking, whereas innovation requires convergent thinking.

Question 14

______ is defined as the collaborative process of translating creative ideas into something of value.

A) Technology
B) Innovation
C) Modernization
D) Permutation

Question 15

A nonprofit that develops rapidly deployable temporary shelter to address a larger than expected need following a natural disaster is an example of innovation driven by ______.

A) wishes
B) desires
C) needs
D) advances

Question 16

______ is the practical, material, and human application of scientific knowledge.

A) Technology
B) Mechanization
C) Automation
D) Machinery

Question 17

Groups must sometimes resist the urge to choose a solution too soon into the brainstorming phase. This temptation is an example of which skill being used inappropriately?

A) divergent thinking
B) collaboration
C) creativity
D) convergent thinking

Question 18

Which of the following is not one of the factors that continually drive innovation?

A) advances
B) desires
C) needs
D) autonomy

Question 19

______ is the mental process of finding a single best solution to a problem.

A) Elevated thinking
B) Narrow thinking
C) Convergent thinking
D) Divergent thinking

Question 20

Which of the following is perhaps the most fundamental driver of innovation?

A) desires
B) needs
C) advances
D) crisis

Question 21

What part of the TUBRIC problem-solving tool asks you to pick a word or phrase to create a question out of the problem?

A) action/challenge
B) frame
C) person/entity
D) audience/purpose

Question 22

Effective ______ requires leader who are able to clearly define the problems they are seeking to solve.

A) collaborators
B) characters
C) heroes
D) designers

Question 23

______ is a technique used to analyze elements of an idea both for and against it.

A) How? Now, Wow!
B) $100 test
C) Force Field Analysis
D) Benchmarking

Question 24

Only by clearly defining a ______ are you able to identify areas for exploration, select measures to solve problems, and articulate a clear vision of the solution to share with others.

A) mission statement
B) problem
C) vision
D) communication plan

Question 25

Organizations that fail to ______, and choose instead to hold on to current technology, inevitably become as obsolete at the technology they embrace.

A) reward their employees
B) innovate
C) capture a large market share
D) nurture convergent thinking

Question 26

The most impactful leaders maintain ______ communication with teams about the positive and negative aspects of the working environment.

A) strategic
B) innovative
C) open and honest
D) empathetic

Question 27

The ______ is a technique that asks team members to allocate money among a range of suitable ideas to determine the most viable idea.

A) $100 test
B) Force Field Analysis
C) Benchmarking
D) How? Now, Wow!

Question 28

If you want to design the future and create an environment that promotes creativity, one of the most logical starting places it to invest in ______.

A) the futures market
B) political candidates
C) education
D) breakthrough technologies

Question 29

The ______ Effect is a phenomenon of memory in which noticeably different things are more likely to be recalled than common things.

A) Von Restorff
B) Butterfly
C) Van Allen
D) Barnum

Question 30

Developing clear ______ is one of the most effective ways for leaders to employ design thinking in building a culture of innovation.

A) organizational values
B) play in the workplace
C) promotion standards
D) recruiting expectations

Question 31

A friend is more likely to remember a story of you running into a celebrity 6 months ago than what you ate for lunch yesterday because it is more surprising and unusual. This is an example of which design principle?

A) Comparison
B) Closure
C) Von Restorff Effect
D) Manipulation

Question 32

Which of the following is not a convergent thinking technique?

A) Force Field Analysis
B) True source analysis
C) How? Now, Wow!
D) Benchmarking

Question 33

Which of the following is not a way to actively support the social dimension of creativity and innovation?

A) nurture a strong sense of community
B) build the freedom to make mistakes and room to fail
C) reward teams that take appropriate risks
D) maintain focused and independent work groups

Question 34

What type of leaders read the future marketplace, continually questioning the market and the process, and iterating existing ideas?

A) innovative leaders
B) charismatic leaders
C) vocal leaders
D) economic leaders

Question 35

Which of the following is not a way to actively support the reflective dimension of creativity and innovation?

A) draw a clear line between officially assigned tasks and hobby projects
B) structure meetings to keep the most productive part of the day open for creative work
C) provide opportunities for people to relax during the work
D) encourage team members to exercise after long meetings

Question 36

The levels of what model contribute a set of needs and thus provide potential for future innovation?

A) ADKAR model of change
B) lateral organizational model
C) vertical operational model
D) Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Question 37

Which of the following is not one of the three most useful dimension of the brain most useful for designing an organizational climate?

A) reflective
B) dispositional
C) social
D) constructive

Question 38

Which of the following is not a way to actively support the constructive dimension of creativity and innovation?

A) provide opportunity to travel
B) build a culture of rapid decision-making
C) explore societal mental models when implementing ideas
D) provide opportunity to get involved with a culture different from their own

Question 39

______ may be defined as the recurring, often dynamic, patterns of behaviors, attitudes, and feelings that characterize what it is like to work within an organization.

A) Organizational culture
B) Organizational values
C) Organizational reputation
D) Organizational climate

Question 40

What part of the TUBRIC problem-solving tool asks you to write down the group who is taking action?

A) action/challenge
B) frame
C) person/entity
D) audience/purpose

Question 41

Define collaboration.

Question 42

The "Understanding the problem, person, process, context" phase of the design thinking process contains what two design-thinking dispositions?

Question 43

What part of the TUBRIC problem-solving tool requires a strong a concise verb followed by a challenge?

A) action/challenge
B) frame
C) person/entity
D) audience/purpose

Question 44

Name the three drivers of innovation.

Question 45

The innovation type ______ is how you get your offerings to market.

A) process--enabling
B) offerings--product system
C) delivery--channel
D) offerings--service

Question 46

The "Imagine the possibilities and impossibilities" phase of the design-thinking process contains what three design-thinking dispositions?

Question 47

The innovation type ______ is how you create and add value to your offerings.

A) process--enabling
B) process--core
C) delivery--customer experience
D) finance--networks and alliances

Question 48

Identify an example of each driver of innovation.

Question 49

The innovation type ______ is how you make money.

A) Process--core
B) Finance--business model
C) Delivery--brand
D) Offerings--product performance

Question 50

What is the most fundamental driver of innovation?

Question 51

The innovation type ______ is how you link and/or provide a platform for multiple products.

A) process--enabling
B) offerings--product system
C) delivery--customer experience
D) finance--networks and alliances

Question 52

According to the problem-solving tool TUBRIC, what are the four "blanks" you must fill in to complete a problem statement?

Question 53

The innovation type ______ is how you support the company's core processes and workers.

A) process--enabling
B) finance--business model
C) delivery--brand
D) finance--networks and alliances

Question 54

Define innovation.

Question 55

The innovation type ______ is how you join forces with other companies for mutual benefit.

A) process--core
B) finance--business model
C) delivery--brand
D) finance--networks and alliances

Question 56

The innovation type ______ is how you communicate your offerings.

A) process--enabling
B) offerings--product system
C) delivery--brand
D) offerings--service

Question 57

The levels of what model contribute a set of needs and thus provide potential for future innovation?

Question 58

What part of the TUBRIC problem-solving tool requires that you clarify the outcomes you are envisioning?

A) action/challenge
B) frame
C) person/entity
D) audience/purpose

Question 59

The "Implement, assess, iterate" phase of the design-thinking process contains what two design-thinking dispositions?

Question 60

The innovation type ______ is how you provide value to customers and consumers beyond and around your products.

A) process--enabling
B) offerings--product system
C) delivery--customer experience
D) offerings--service