One of the great debates in education is if innovation can be taught. Let\'s tak

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One of the great debates in education is if innovation can be taught. Let's take this debate to our classroom by exploring ways to teach or create a culture of innovation.

First, take the side of the debate in which you agree innovation can be taught. What recommendations do you have for teaching innovation. You might find it helpful to conduct online research on the subject. Also, what would you suggest for creating a culture of innovation in the workplace, such as activities, team building exercises, leadership input, etc?

Next, respond to a peer's post on the side of the debate in which you believe innovation cannot be taught. Explain why might be the barriers. Also, what might be the barriers to inspiring innovation and creativity in the workplace.

Explanation / Answer

There are various ways in which innovation can be taught and inculcated among employees, some of them are mentioned as:
•   Make employees belief that they can participate in innovation by giving ideas and thinking in the direction which will help them propose well thought out ideas. Sessions could be conducted to help people understand that how they can start thinking in the direction of innovation.
•   Enforce many industry wide learning techniques in the organisation so that it gives ample opportunity to the people to practice the same and become less change resistant.
•   Create innovation departments in the organisation and regular innovation and new idea sharing session.
These above mentioned ways are some of the techniques that can be used to create an environment for innovation at the work place.

Also there is another side which states that innovation cannot be taught, some of the barriers are:
•   Lack of belief in the people that innovation can be taught and practiced.
•   Lack of awareness and untrained staff and no particular techniques strategies used to inculcate innovation.
•   Different people have different beliefs and understanding level which is again a bigger hindrance.
•   Monotonous work is also a barrier which freezes the minds of the people to think differently.
•   Lack of quality leaders
•   Uninterested employees and more focus on achieving targets rather than taking risks by thinking innovatively.

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