WGU - D081 INNOVATIVE AND STRATEGIC THINKING

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