WGU - D081 INNOVATIVE AND
STRATEGIC THINKING
Initiativebg-bganswers--
Anbgorganizationalbgprioritybgthatbgidentifiesbgabgdirectionbgorbgstrategicbgareabgofbgfocus
Innovationbg-bganswers--
Processbgofbgdevelopingbgandbgimplementingbgabgnewbgproductbgorbgprocessbgthatbgdeliversbgvaluebgtob
gusersbgorbgcustomers
Iterativebg-bganswers--Repeatedbgcyclesbgthatbgincreasinglybgapproachbgthebgdesiredbgresult
Creativitybg-bganswers--Generationbgofbgnovelbgorbguniquebgideas
CriticalbgThinkingbg-bganswers--Disciplinedbgprocessbgofbgrational,bgevidenced-based,bgandbgopen-
mindedbgthinkingbgthatbginvolvesbganalysisbgandbgevaluationbgofbginputsbgtobgreachbganbganswer
MarketbgSharebg-bganswers--
Thebgpercentagebgofbgsalesbginbgabgmarketbgcontrolledbgbybgabgparticularbgcompanybgorbgproduct
CustomerbgValuebg-bganswers--
Thebgbenefitbg(vs.bgcost)bgabgcustomerbgreceivesbgfrombgabgproductbgorbgservicebgoffering
ProductbgInnovationsbg-bganswers--Newbgorbgimprovedbggoodsbgorbgservicesbgofferedbgtobgthebgmarket
ProcessbgInnovationsbg-bganswers--
Newbgorbgimprovedbgwaysbgofbgconductingbgbusiness,bgsuchbgasbgthebgapplicationbgofbgnewbgtechnolog
y,bgproductionbgtechniques,bgorbgdistributionbgmethods
,Inventionbg-bganswers--Thebgcreationbgofbgabguniquebgnewbgidea,bgprocess,bgorbgobject
Whichbgtypebgofbginnovationbgaddsbgindirectbgvaluebgtobgcustomersbgbybgloweringbgcostsbgandbgincreasi
ngbgthebgqualitybgofbgnewbgorbgexistingbgproductsbgorbgservices?bg-bganswers--Process
ResearchbgandbgDevelopmentbg-bganswers--
Organizationalbgactivitiesbgwithbgthebggoalbgofbginnovatingbgproductsbgandbgservices
IncrementalbgInnovationsbg-bganswers--Gradualbgimprovementsbgtobgproductsbgorbgprocesses
BreakthroughbgInnovationbg-bganswers--
Thebgdevelopmentbgofbganbgentirelybgnewbgproductbgorbgprocess
TransformationalbgInnovationbg-bganswers--
Organizationalbgadaptationbgandbgdevelopmentbgofbgnewbgprocessesbgandbgbusinessbgmodels
BusinessbgModelbg-bganswers--
Abgcompany'sbgplanbgforbgcreatingbgvalue,bgincludingbgthebgtypesbgofbgproductsbgandbgservicesbgitbgwillb
gofferbgtobgearnbgrevenue
Whichbgtypebgofbginnovationbgresultsbginbgthebgdevelopmentbgofbgentirelybgnewbgproductsbgorbgprocess
es?bg-bganswers--Breakthrough
KeybgPointbg-bganswers--
Innovationbgisbganbgactivitybgorbgprocessbgthatbgleadsbgtobgmorebgeffectivebgproducts,bgprocesses,bgservi
ces,bgtechnologies,bgorbgideas.bgInnovationbgisbgthebgdevelopmentbgofbgcustomerbgvaluebgthroughbgsolu
tionsbgthatbgmeetbgunmetbgneedsbginbgnewbgways.
KeybgPointbg-bganswers--
Creativitybgisbgthebggenerationbgofbgnewbgideas.bgInnovationbgisbgthebgdevelopmentbgandbgimplementati
onbgofbgabgnewbgideabgthroughbgabgseriesbgofbgstages.
, KeybgPointbg-bganswers--
Threebgtypesbgofbginnovationbgincludebgbreakthrough,bgincremental,bgandbgtransformational.bgBreakthr
oughbginnovationbgresultsbginbgthebgdevelopmentbgofbgcompletelybgnewbgproductsbgorbgprocesses.bgIncr
ementalbginnovationbgoccursbgthroughbggradualbgimprovements.bgTransformationalbginnovationbgradical
lybgchangesbganbgexistingbgproductbgorbgprocessbgintobgabgnewbgmodel.
DesignbgThinkingbg-bganswers--Abghuman-
centeredbgprocessbgforbginnovationbgconsistingbgofbgsixbgiterativebgstages—
empathize,bgdefine,bgideate,bgprototype,bgtest,bgandbgimplement
ScientificbgMethodbg-bganswers--
Empiricalbgapproachbgorbgprocedurebgusedbgtobghypothesizebgandbgtestbgobservations
WickedbgProblembg-bganswers--
Abgchallengingbgorbgcomplexbgproblembgwithoutbgabgclearbgsolution,bgusuallybgsocialbgorbgculturalbginbg
nature
Howbgdoesbgdesignbgthinkingbgdifferbgfrombgtraditionalbgproblem-solving?bg-bganswers--
Developsbgiterativebgsolutions
StagesbgofbgDesignbgThinkingbg-bganswers--
Empathize,bgdefine,bgideate,bgprototype,bgtest,bgandbgimplement
Empathybg-bganswers--
Thebgabilitybgtobgunderstandbgorbgbebgattunedbgtobgthebgfeelings,bgthoughts,bgorbgexperiencesbgofbgano
therbghumanbgbeing
HumanbgCenteredbgDesignbg-bganswers--
Approachbgtobgdesignbgthatbgbeginsbgwithbgthebgpeoplebg(users)bgaffectedbgbybgthebgproblembgorbgpote
ntialbgsolution
DefinebgStagebg-bganswers--
StagebgofbgDesignbgThinkingbgprocessbgthatbgbuildsbgonbgobservationsbgofbgusersbgtobgidentifybgandbgre
finebgabgproblembgstatement
STRATEGIC THINKING
Initiativebg-bganswers--
Anbgorganizationalbgprioritybgthatbgidentifiesbgabgdirectionbgorbgstrategicbgareabgofbgfocus
Innovationbg-bganswers--
Processbgofbgdevelopingbgandbgimplementingbgabgnewbgproductbgorbgprocessbgthatbgdeliversbgvaluebgtob
gusersbgorbgcustomers
Iterativebg-bganswers--Repeatedbgcyclesbgthatbgincreasinglybgapproachbgthebgdesiredbgresult
Creativitybg-bganswers--Generationbgofbgnovelbgorbguniquebgideas
CriticalbgThinkingbg-bganswers--Disciplinedbgprocessbgofbgrational,bgevidenced-based,bgandbgopen-
mindedbgthinkingbgthatbginvolvesbganalysisbgandbgevaluationbgofbginputsbgtobgreachbganbganswer
MarketbgSharebg-bganswers--
Thebgpercentagebgofbgsalesbginbgabgmarketbgcontrolledbgbybgabgparticularbgcompanybgorbgproduct
CustomerbgValuebg-bganswers--
Thebgbenefitbg(vs.bgcost)bgabgcustomerbgreceivesbgfrombgabgproductbgorbgservicebgoffering
ProductbgInnovationsbg-bganswers--Newbgorbgimprovedbggoodsbgorbgservicesbgofferedbgtobgthebgmarket
ProcessbgInnovationsbg-bganswers--
Newbgorbgimprovedbgwaysbgofbgconductingbgbusiness,bgsuchbgasbgthebgapplicationbgofbgnewbgtechnolog
y,bgproductionbgtechniques,bgorbgdistributionbgmethods
,Inventionbg-bganswers--Thebgcreationbgofbgabguniquebgnewbgidea,bgprocess,bgorbgobject
Whichbgtypebgofbginnovationbgaddsbgindirectbgvaluebgtobgcustomersbgbybgloweringbgcostsbgandbgincreasi
ngbgthebgqualitybgofbgnewbgorbgexistingbgproductsbgorbgservices?bg-bganswers--Process
ResearchbgandbgDevelopmentbg-bganswers--
Organizationalbgactivitiesbgwithbgthebggoalbgofbginnovatingbgproductsbgandbgservices
IncrementalbgInnovationsbg-bganswers--Gradualbgimprovementsbgtobgproductsbgorbgprocesses
BreakthroughbgInnovationbg-bganswers--
Thebgdevelopmentbgofbganbgentirelybgnewbgproductbgorbgprocess
TransformationalbgInnovationbg-bganswers--
Organizationalbgadaptationbgandbgdevelopmentbgofbgnewbgprocessesbgandbgbusinessbgmodels
BusinessbgModelbg-bganswers--
Abgcompany'sbgplanbgforbgcreatingbgvalue,bgincludingbgthebgtypesbgofbgproductsbgandbgservicesbgitbgwillb
gofferbgtobgearnbgrevenue
Whichbgtypebgofbginnovationbgresultsbginbgthebgdevelopmentbgofbgentirelybgnewbgproductsbgorbgprocess
es?bg-bganswers--Breakthrough
KeybgPointbg-bganswers--
Innovationbgisbganbgactivitybgorbgprocessbgthatbgleadsbgtobgmorebgeffectivebgproducts,bgprocesses,bgservi
ces,bgtechnologies,bgorbgideas.bgInnovationbgisbgthebgdevelopmentbgofbgcustomerbgvaluebgthroughbgsolu
tionsbgthatbgmeetbgunmetbgneedsbginbgnewbgways.
KeybgPointbg-bganswers--
Creativitybgisbgthebggenerationbgofbgnewbgideas.bgInnovationbgisbgthebgdevelopmentbgandbgimplementati
onbgofbgabgnewbgideabgthroughbgabgseriesbgofbgstages.
, KeybgPointbg-bganswers--
Threebgtypesbgofbginnovationbgincludebgbreakthrough,bgincremental,bgandbgtransformational.bgBreakthr
oughbginnovationbgresultsbginbgthebgdevelopmentbgofbgcompletelybgnewbgproductsbgorbgprocesses.bgIncr
ementalbginnovationbgoccursbgthroughbggradualbgimprovements.bgTransformationalbginnovationbgradical
lybgchangesbganbgexistingbgproductbgorbgprocessbgintobgabgnewbgmodel.
DesignbgThinkingbg-bganswers--Abghuman-
centeredbgprocessbgforbginnovationbgconsistingbgofbgsixbgiterativebgstages—
empathize,bgdefine,bgideate,bgprototype,bgtest,bgandbgimplement
ScientificbgMethodbg-bganswers--
Empiricalbgapproachbgorbgprocedurebgusedbgtobghypothesizebgandbgtestbgobservations
WickedbgProblembg-bganswers--
Abgchallengingbgorbgcomplexbgproblembgwithoutbgabgclearbgsolution,bgusuallybgsocialbgorbgculturalbginbg
nature
Howbgdoesbgdesignbgthinkingbgdifferbgfrombgtraditionalbgproblem-solving?bg-bganswers--
Developsbgiterativebgsolutions
StagesbgofbgDesignbgThinkingbg-bganswers--
Empathize,bgdefine,bgideate,bgprototype,bgtest,bgandbgimplement
Empathybg-bganswers--
Thebgabilitybgtobgunderstandbgorbgbebgattunedbgtobgthebgfeelings,bgthoughts,bgorbgexperiencesbgofbgano
therbghumanbgbeing
HumanbgCenteredbgDesignbg-bganswers--
Approachbgtobgdesignbgthatbgbeginsbgwithbgthebgpeoplebg(users)bgaffectedbgbybgthebgproblembgorbgpote
ntialbgsolution
DefinebgStagebg-bganswers--
StagebgofbgDesignbgThinkingbgprocessbgthatbgbuildsbgonbgobservationsbgofbgusersbgtobgidentifybgandbgre
finebgabgproblembgstatement
