You will complete both parts of this discussion in the Module Eight
discussion thread titled “Evaluating Ekvall’s Dimensions of a Creative
Climate.”
In Module Seven, you will investigate metrics for determining
success in an innovative organization as well as critical factors that
can help identify organizations that will be successful at innovating.
Over the next two weeks, you will apply and discuss Göran Ekvall’s
method for measuring the creative climate at an organization by
examining ten climate dimensions he identified. This discussion topic
will span two weeks through Module Eight.
This week, in Module Seven, you will first complete the Dimensions
of Creative Climate worksheet (in the resources for this module),
which assesses Ekvall’s ten dimensions of a creative climate for your
current organization; alternatively, you can measure another
organization by interviewing one of its employees. Then you will
write about your thoughts in your Module Seven discussion posts.
You should review the creative climate document, which is in the
resources for this module, before completing the worksheet.
Address the following in your initial post:
Were you surprised by the inclusion of any of Ekvall’s ten
dimensions? Are there any additional dimensions that you think
should have been included?
Which dimension of creative climate was the hardest to
evaluate?
Share any insights or thoughts about the creative climate for
the organization you evaluated. Discuss the one to two
dimensions that received the highest and lowest scores.
In addition, upload the following file:
Your completed Ekvall’s dimensions of a creative climate
assessment using the dimensions of creative climate worksheet,
which is in the resources for this module
To submit your initial post, navigate to the discussion page in Module
Eight. Your initial post is due by Sunday evening. Note that you are
not responding to other learners’ posts this week.
Next week, in Module Eight, you will review other learners’ posts and
provide two of them with your feedback.
To complete this assignment, review the Multiweek Discussion
Rubric
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