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Lead innovative thinking and practice

Lead innovative thinking and practice

Unit of competency
National Code
BSBINN801
State Code
AUL80
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
25/03/2015
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
15/09/2015
Field of Education
080307 - Organisation Management
Original Release Date
15/09/2015
Nominal Hours
80
Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to generate, lead and sustain innovative organisational thinking and practice. It applies to individuals who initiate and lead innovation in any industry or community context. Each organisation’s thinking and practice will be different depending on its core business, purpose, size, complexity and broader operating context.No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1 Generate innovative thinking and creativity
  • 1.1 Research and use a range of techniques and tools to generate new ideas and thinking
  • 1.2 Research and analyse trends shaping organisation’s current and future thinking and practice
  • 1.3 Introduce and promote creative thinking techniques to foster personal and team innovation
  • 1.4 Evaluate overall context for individual and collective innovative thinking and creativity
  • 1.5 Research and analyse specific conditions for innovation and issues that impact on individual and collective innovative thinking and creativity
  • 1.6 Research and review innovation drivers and enablers
2 Lead innovative practices
  • 2.1 Develop personal leadership style to model positive innovative thinking and practice
  • 2.2 Review, challenge and refine own style and practice in relation to modelling and supporting innovation
  • 2.3 Assess and determine the requirements to promote sustainable innovative activity for the operational context and people involved
  • 2.4 Devise and implement most appropriate means to promote knowledge transfer
  • 2.5 Identify, evaluate and manage risks associated with innovation within an organisation
3 Generate and support a culture of innovation
  • 3.1 Introduce and promote innovative practices, processes, products or services appropriate to audience and organisational requirements
  • 3.2 Establish ways to capture, communicate and share innovative ideas and practices
  • 3.3 Initiate and foster communication, consultation and team development approaches that support innovation
  • 3.4 Identify, assess and provide adequate resources for innovation to occur
  • 3.5 Develop and apply strategies to foster a workplace culture capable of encouraging innovation
  • 3.6 Establish mechanisms at system and process level that can support innovation
4 Sustain innovative thinking and practice
  • 4.1 Develop strategies to make innovation an integral part of organisational activity
  • 4.2 Develop and monitor processes to ensure ongoing awareness of individual and collective contributions to innovative thinking and practice
  • 4.3 Analyse potential barriers and risks to innovation and devise strategies to respond
  • 4.4 Analyse and reflect on innovation performance as a basis for developing strategies for improvement
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
D0762 BSBINN801A Lead innovative thinking and practice Unit of competency
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
OCE17 BSBSTR801 Lead innovative thinking and practice Unit of competency