Creativity as a Practice in Projects

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Creativity is widely used in many areas of the organization to solve some of the most demanding challenges. Creativity is what typically fosters the non-standard, imaginative and original solutions to the problem. Creative solutions at and organization can be everything from, new products, new processes or even new strategies.  
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Creativity is when something novel and relevant is created. It can be everything from a joke, clay model or food recipe to something more business oriented – new product, process or strategy. Notice that creativity is not only creating something new or unique, but just as important, it should be relevant and appropriate for a given problem or situation <ref>Goleman, Kaufman, and Ray, The Creative Spirit, p. 68</ref>. This last notion is what often is referred to as innovation, new ideas that bring value <ref>Innovations bog</ref>. This article focuses on the topic of creativity used in organizations, and more specifically projects, programs and portfolios. Creativity is what typically fosters the non-standard, imaginative and original solutions to a problem. It is therefore by its nature highly valued by managers and organizations, as it can solve the unsolvable problems and bring competitive advantage.
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This article will describe how creativity can be used as a practice in the projects of an organization. Projects are often pressed on time and resources, both seen as limitations to creativity. However there exists a very effective and efficient approach to creativity that fits into the environment of a project. The project manager will assume the role of the facilitator of the creative process, and provide the necessary methodological approaches and boundaries. First this article will settle on some of the known, controverting facts about creativity. E.g. it is proven that limitations, in the format of specific goals is enhancing creativity, rather than diminishing creativity. Secondly the advantages and disadvantages of creativity in the project work will be elaborated. The third part will describe the role of the project manager as a facilitator of the creative process. This part is linked to some methods available for the project manager.
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An example will in the fourth part be presented of how creativity as a practice has been applied in one project.
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The fifth and final part will come with some specific implementation advices on creative practices in projects.<ref>[''http://findit.dtu.dk/en/catalog/245181386 ''] ''Creative, Effective and efficient Project Management''</ref> <ref>[''http://findit.dtu.dk/en/catalog/7699852''] ''Creativity in innovative projects: How teamwork matters''</ref> <ref>[''http://findit.dtu.dk/en/catalog/9443645''] ''Opportunities for creativity in project work - Importance of goals and problem solving''</ref>
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==Creativity in project, program and portfolio management==
 
==Creativity in project, program and portfolio management==

Revision as of 04:00, 25 November 2014

Contents

Introduction

Creativity is when something novel and relevant is created. It can be everything from a joke, clay model or food recipe to something more business oriented – new product, process or strategy. Notice that creativity is not only creating something new or unique, but just as important, it should be relevant and appropriate for a given problem or situation [1]. This last notion is what often is referred to as innovation, new ideas that bring value [2]. This article focuses on the topic of creativity used in organizations, and more specifically projects, programs and portfolios. Creativity is what typically fosters the non-standard, imaginative and original solutions to a problem. It is therefore by its nature highly valued by managers and organizations, as it can solve the unsolvable problems and bring competitive advantage.

Creativity in project, program and portfolio management

Creativity used in different stages of a project
Example of how creativity is necessary through all project phases

Advantages & Disadvantages

Specific methods

Project manager as facilitator

Implementation Advice

References

  1. ↑ Goleman, Kaufman, and Ray, The Creative Spirit, p. 68
  2. ↑ Innovations bog
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