Lecture 2 focuses on the key actions of innovation system. First you will learn that innovation is a time consuming process. It requires specific knowledge and focus. There are five key actions which define the innovation system and its management. They are technological integration, social innovations, process of innovation, organizational change, and strategic development. Pay special attention to Professor Alava's analysis on each key action.

Before any lecture either open or save to your computer the assigned PowerPoint presentations.

Assignment before the lecture:None.

Open or save the PowerPoint slidesrelated to this lecture EDLS012_S3_L2.pdf​

Listen to the lecture, and afterwards do the assignment given below.

Write your learning experiencesinto your personalReflective report

Assignment after the lecture:Read the following article and pay special attention to how the writers develop a modification of Amabile’s (1988) stage model of the creative process with the stages of problem identification, preparation, idea generation, and idea validation.

Binnewies, Ohly, Sonnentag. Taking personal initiative and communicating about ideas: What is important for the creative process and for idea creativity?
http://kops.ub.uni-konstanz.de/bitstream/handle/urn:nbn:de:bsz:352-opus-57889/Binnewies_Ohly_Sonnentag_2007.pdf?sequence=1