Chapter 1 - Managing the key processes for team innovation

Abstract

Team innovation requires that teams use effective approaches to the innovative processes. This involves problem construction, idea generation and their evaluation, selection, and development. As they are considering a problem for creative efforts, team members need to discuss the various ways they can conceptualize the problem (problem construction). This will facilitate the subsequent collaborative ideation processes. Effective collaborative ideation requires efficient means of exchanging ideas, some degree of task relevant diversity, and a high level of motivation. The evaluation and selection process in teams tend to focus on feasible ideas. We outline some of the procedures that will enhance the probability that the highest quality ideas will become part of the innovation development process.