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PROTOTYPING

PROTOTYPING: TESTING YOUR IDEA

Prototyping is an approach to developing, testing, and improving ideas at an early stage before large-scale resources are committed to implementation. It is a way of project and team working which allows you to experiment, evaluate, learn, refine and adapt. Ensuring that ideas are fully explored before any conclusions are drawn

Prototyping:

  • Involves relevant people at an early stage
  • Develops ideas with the people who will help you find the answers
  • Makes ideas tangible and tests them
  • Refines those ideas
  • Informs and improves any eventual project framework for change

FOR EXAMPLE: “When cooking a new recipe I prototype. I try the recipe on myself first, and make small changes as I go along, adding more flavour here and there, and writing in my recipe book what I would change next time. I’d then try the recipe out again with some friends making the changes I’d learnt the first time, and see how they like it. I would probably just keep making small changes to recipes until I found the perfect combination of flavours. It is rare that you’d get it right first time”

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Failures in innovation

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Failures in innovation

The concept of failure has several connotations in the context of innovation value measurement. There are failures in adequately capturing the value of the innovation by due to inadequate or incomplete application of the valuation metrics. Chesbrough (2004) discussed the need to measure and manage “false negatives” in the innovation process. He discusses “false negatives” as innovation efforts that have been terminated or abandoned by an organization which later show renewed value. The termination may be because the innovation relates to markets outside of those that the organization currently pursues. In both cases, the organization finds renewed value in the “false negative” at a later point in time. Chesbrough highlights the need to regularly revisit the knowledge base created by terminated innovation to reevaluate the internal and external value of these ideas and to develop strategies to capitalize upon them.

FAILURE HAS VALUE                                                                      

 There are a variety of reasons why an innovative idea never becomes realized in the marketplace. There is innovation that is missed because an employee never expresses the idea or shares his insight. This may be caused by perceived or actual penalties associated with a failure. There is some evidence that anonymous methods of contributing ideas in an organization may enhance participation and contribution levels. By reducing the perceived risk to participants of offering ideas that might be seen negatively, anonymity increases their willingness to participate. Valacich, et al. (1994) found that anonymous submission might increase the willingness to participate by reducing the perceived risk of offering ideas that might be seen negatively.

References

Calantone, R., Vickery, S. and Dröge, C. (1995) “Business Performance and Strategic New Product Development Activities: An Empirical Investigation”, Journal of Product Innovation Management, vol. 12, p. 214-23. Calantone, R., Chan, K. and Cui, A. (2006) “Decomposing Product Innovativeness and Its Effects on New Product Success,” Journal of Product Innovation Management, vol. 23, p. 408-421. Canner, N. and Mass, N. (2005) “Turn R&D Upside Down”, Research Technology Management, vol. 48(2), p. 17-22.

idea- overview

Idea – Transformation by education and skills

(A brief research)

The role of education and skills in today’s world

Today’s socio-economic climate brings new challenges that affect the future of children and youth. Although access to education has improved considerably, a good education no longer secures a job; youth have been particularly affected by rising unemployment following the economic crisis. Problems such as obesity and declining civic engagement are also increasing while the ageing population and the environmental outlook are worrying. Moreover, inequalities in labour market and social outcomes tend to be widening. Education has strong potential to address these challenges by enhancing a variety of skills. Cognitive skills matter, but social and emotional skills, such as perseverance, self control and resilience are just as important. All of these skills need to be fostered for individuals and societies to prosper.

Introduction of skills in the schools (Idea) to solve the problem like dropping out.

Drop out: (meaning)

A dropout is defined as “any student who leaves school for any reason before graduation or completion of a program of studies without transferring to another elementary or secondary school.”

Reasons behind this problem

There are many factors that put a student at risk to dropping out of school. Many times not all risk factors apply to all students. However, research has consistently indicated the following risk factors as variables that lead to a student dropping out of school:

  • Lack of parent engagement
  • Poor academic performance
  • Work/Family economic needs
  • Lack of a supportive adult
  • Disconnect between school academics and work
  • Not enough individualized attention
  • Low student engagement

References:

https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/skills-for-social-progress/the-role-of-education-and-skills-in-today-s-world_9789264226159-4-en

Kara Bonneau, MA, Associate Director of Data Management, North Carolina Education Research Data Center, Center for Child and Family Policy

http://www.uwaystan.org/blog-entry/09-03-2013/3-reasons-students-dropout-high-school

Innovation

Innovation:

From the Economist to Wikipedia to Websters to Barack Obama to Innovation Zen, around the globe, we seek tangible answers for an intangible question: What is Innovation? Definitions vary and people mean different things. After reviewing dozens of definitions from a diverse set of sources, I propose a consensus on a simple definition…as a basis for future conversations about Innovation.

Innovation is significant positive change. It’s a result. It’s an outcome. It’s something you work towards achieving on a project. If you are successful at solving important problems, peers you respect will call your work innovative and you an innovator. Let them choose the word.

 

Innovation in education:

Innovation does not just mean new technology. Educational innovation can be found in processes, services, programmes and partnerships. To be truly innovative, an intervention should:

  •     Improve learning, equity and systems
  •     Solve a real problem in a simple and clear way (be demand-driven)
  •     Match the scale of the problem it is trying to solve.

Some innovations do capitalize on new technologies – for instance, putting math lessons on durable tablets powered by open-source software for children in hard-to-reach areas in Sudan, or using SMS on mobile phones to identify bottlenecks that impede quality education for marginalized children in Peru.

Others draw on the creativity and experience of communities, such as a programme in Ghana that uses play to enhance young children’s learning and development.

Many innovators are already at work in schools, classrooms, communities and civil society organizations. UNICEF works to identify them, help them show their impact, broker partnerships, and transform the lives of the most marginalized children.

References:

https://www.freshconsulting.com/what-is-innovation/

http://scottberkun.com/2013/the-best-definition-of-innovation/

https://www.unicef.org/education/bege_73537.html