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Lead forest and wood products industry innovative thinking and practice

Lead forest and wood products industry innovative thinking and practice

Unit of competency
National Code
FWPCOT8101
State Code
AWK51
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
02/02/2016
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
05/10/2016
Field of Education
080307 - Organisation Management
Original Release Date
05/10/2016
Nominal Hours
70
Description
This unit of competency describes the outcomes required to initiate and lead innovation in any forest and wood products industry context. Each organisation's thinking and practice will be different depending on its core business, purpose, size and complexity. This unit applies to job roles including senior managers who may use innovative thinking and practice to advance business processes and contributions to organisational strategies, business plans and goals.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 trends and conditions shaping organisation's current and future thinking and practice.
  • 1.2 Evaluate drivers, enablers and issues that impact on individual and collective innovative thinking and creativity.
  • 1.3 Introduce techniques and tools that foster and promote creative thinking, new ideas and innovative knowledge transfer.
  • 1.4 Establish an environment conducive to innovative thinking and creativity
2. Lead innovative practices
  • 2.1 Develop and refine a transformational leadership style to set new direction and sell the adoption of innovative practices.
  • 2.2 Initiate and promote innovative practices, processes and products appropriate to organisational mission and business philosophy.
  • 2.3 Identify, evaluate and manage risks associated with encouraging innovation across the organisation.
  • 2.4 Establish conditions necessary for others to implement and manage innovative practices.
3. Generate and support a culture of innovation
  • 3.1 Inspire and motivate others to strive for innovative achievement
  • 3.2 Establish the conditions necessary to empower others and effect change
  • 3.3 Encourage, develop and shape cultural beliefs, norms and behaviours that support open sharing of innovative ideas and practices
  • 3.4 Devise and execute organisational strategies that foster a workplace philosophy of innovation.
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Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
ODS73 FWPCOT5215 Apply innovative thinking to support forestry best practice Unit of competency