TY - JOUR
T1 - Emotional and Social Intelligence as ‘Magic Key’ in Innovation: A Designer’s call toward inclusivity for all
AU - Buehring, Joern Henning
AU - Moore, Patricia
N1 - Bühring, J., Moore, P., (2018). Emotional and Social Intelligence as ’Magic Key’ in Innovation: ADesigner’s call toward inclusivity for all - Letter From Academia,Journal of Innovation Management, www.open-jim.org, 6(2), 6-12. http://hdl.handle.net/10216/113222ISSN 2183-0606http://www.open-jim.orghttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.06HANDLE: http://hdl.handle.net/10216/113222
PY - 2018/8/11
Y1 - 2018/8/11
N2 - This paper draws attention to the emotional and social intelligence of individuals - encompassing self- and social awareness, empathy and social skills; when applied to innovation, it can boost employee creativity, diversity, risk taking, learning, adapting, and strategic decision making which is deemed as critical in meeting the challenges of the 21stCentury. Meanwhile, Design in business and innovation have become increasingly synonymous in both meaning (e.g. design and futures thinking) and reach (e.g. products, services, business models, and systems), placing renewed focus on creative human capital as the organizations’ greatest asset. Expanding the conversation of Design in business as a strategic role to develop user-centered innovations through ‘inclusivity for all’, it is proposed that an organization’s emotional and social intelligence may well bear the 'magic key' toward competitive resilience and long-term survival.
AB - This paper draws attention to the emotional and social intelligence of individuals - encompassing self- and social awareness, empathy and social skills; when applied to innovation, it can boost employee creativity, diversity, risk taking, learning, adapting, and strategic decision making which is deemed as critical in meeting the challenges of the 21stCentury. Meanwhile, Design in business and innovation have become increasingly synonymous in both meaning (e.g. design and futures thinking) and reach (e.g. products, services, business models, and systems), placing renewed focus on creative human capital as the organizations’ greatest asset. Expanding the conversation of Design in business as a strategic role to develop user-centered innovations through ‘inclusivity for all’, it is proposed that an organization’s emotional and social intelligence may well bear the 'magic key' toward competitive resilience and long-term survival.
KW - design
KW - Universal design
KW - innovation
KW - foresight
KW - inclusivity
KW - emotional intelligence
U2 - 10.24840/2183-0606_006.002_0002
DO - 10.24840/2183-0606_006.002_0002
M3 - Journal article
SN - 2183-0606
VL - 6
SP - 6
EP - 12
JO - Journal of Innovation Management
JF - Journal of Innovation Management
IS - 2
ER -