ABSTRACT

Module 7 provides an extensive perspective of creativity and innovation and summarizes innovation milestones throughout history. This module also distinguishes invention from innovation, incremental from radical innovations, disruptive from sustaining innovation, and open from closed innovation. It presents the 16 habits of mind and six engineering habits of mind that aid in stimulating creativity and innovation in individuals. The module also introduces the practices of entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship. The emphasis is on how people think entrepreneurially and the role of the entrepreneurship mindset. A great deal has been emphasized on the entrepreneurial process, including innovation, triggering, implementation, and growth. Importantly, the role of ethics in entrepreneurship practice has been discussed extensively.