Comparing Three Approaches for Teaching Innovation: Design Thinking, Creative Problem Solving, and Theory U

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Our era’s heightened interest in the topic of organizational and societal innovation has led to a proliferation of models and methods that might be adopted by those who wish to innovate, and consequently, by management educators who aim to foster student creativity and innovation. While design thinking has received abundant attention in the popular press, other methods, such as Creative Problem Solving (CPS) and Otto Scharmer’s Theory U, can also prove useful in fostering student innovation. In this session, participants will gain an understanding of these three approaches, so that they might draw on each, as appropriate, in their teaching

Author(s):

Amy Zidulka    
Royal Roads University
Canada

Ingrid Kajzer-Mitchell    
Royal Roads University
Canada

Lois Fearon    
Royal Roads University
Canada