Resource:The Secrets of Fostering Innovation Within Any Group

Overview

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Robotic systems enthusiast mechanical engineer Jonathan Bopps was the current University Innovation Fellow for the online session of “ The Secrets of Fostering Innovation Within Any Group”. Our team members Maia Peterson, Sofia Muñiz Irazabal, Surya Kosaraju and Canberk Bal were all deeply interested in the topic to brainstorm and exchange their ideas on the aim of hearing our interviewee’s story. Jonathan was tremendously open-minded and informative with his answers while approaching each participant. He started the discussion by addressing his willingness to hear what does innovation stand for each participant and their personal stories on innovative activities.

Secrets to Fostering Innovation

Psychological Safety

• Every member in the team should feel accepted by the remaining and also feel respected.

• Every member should have the capacity to show and utilize one's self without dread of negative outcomes.
• At the point when teammates are propelled at work and need to share a thought for enhancing execution, they much of the time don't speak up out of the fear of  being cruelly judged.

Diversity

• The team should always consist of people coming from various backgrounds.
• The roles that every member plays should also be diverse and flexible.
• When it comes to being flexible, the potential team leader should be the most flexible.

  Skill Diversity

  Skill Diversity identifies with the sorts of aptitudes colleagues carry with them and their level of competency inside these abilities.

  Personal Diversity

  Personal Diversity identifies with the individual attributes of the colleagues, including their age and their social foundation. 

Conclusion

As a conclusion there had been a fruitful discussion surrounded by many various approaches taken by each participant. Jonathan was a great role model to erase some of the question marks we would possibly have in our minds regarding how to foster innovation in any groups.  We, as a team believe that there has been a successful session with him to walk through the University Innovation Fellows journey. In addition to that, Jonathan concluded the conversation by giving some tips on our teamwork and agreeing that we should always be striving to make interactive and attractive programs rather than trying to be perfectionist. In this way, we believe that students can achieve more by getting to brainstorm with others comfortably and we, as UIFs will be the ones who will pioneers of such interactive opportunities to them. Our objective is to have diversity on our makerspace because it is a strategy for a global learning.

Contributers:

Fall 2017

Surya Sai Mourya Kosaraju

Canberk Bal

Maia Peterson

Sofía Muñiz Irazabal