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Learning from failure: a case study on creative problem solving

dc.contributor.authorCardoso de Sousa, Fernando
dc.contributor.authorMonteiro, Ileana Pardal
dc.contributor.authorWalton, Andre
dc.contributor.authorPissarra, João
dc.date.accessioned2013-10-09T18:19:06Z
dc.date.available2013-10-09T18:19:06Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.descriptionSecond International Conference on Leadership, Technology and Innovation Managementpor
dc.description.abstractThis research is aimed at improving the creative problem solving (CPS) facilitation process by case analysis, through which we try to learn even from failure. With the goal of increasing efficiency by reducing session time and also due to theoretical considerations, a four-step model was designed, comprising the stages of objective-finding, problem-definition, action-planning and the action itself. Following these adaptations, our research involved an organisation that enabled us to bring managers and volunteers to work on a project. The organisation is the only private museum in the Algarve region of Portugal; it is involved in regional culture and, despite competent management, faces serious financial difficulties. A team of 22 people was established, representing both immediate and remote geographical communities, cultural organisations, and representatives of innovative projects related to the hospitality industry. From the interventions, and the follow up procedures, we learned that some project failures could have been prevented by a more thorough team facilitation, considering the team size, and a better handling of the client's ownership of the problem. The analyses and conclusions allowed the development of principles that will be applied in future interventions, giving rise to improvements in the facilitation process, bringing in important implications for developing collaboration between organizations. Team composition and the handling of client-team relationships seem to be promising areas for research, given their potential impact on a project's effectiveness, as to its final results for the organization consideredpor
dc.identifier.issn1877-0428
dc.identifier.otherAUT: IMO00464;
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/3051
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherElsevierpor
dc.subjectCreative problem solvingpor
dc.subjectTeam facilitationpor
dc.subjectOrganizational innovationpor
dc.subjectCollaboration in organizationspor
dc.titleLearning from failure: a case study on creative problem solvingpor
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage580por
oaire.citation.startPage570por
oaire.citation.titleProcedia - Social and Behavioral Sciencespor
oaire.citation.volume75por
person.familyNameSousa
person.familyNameMonteiro
person.givenNameFernando
person.givenNameIleana
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-4103-2469
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-8917-8918
person.identifier.ridH-8331-2013
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person.identifier.scopus-author-id55907486100
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