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- Alexander Brem
- Lisa Viergutz
Abstract
Um systematisch an neue und originelle Ideen zu kommen, sind Kreativitätstechniken ein wichtiger Bestandteil im Innovationsmanagement. Doch welche Techniken werden von Unternehmen in der Praxis eingesetzt, und für welche Arten von Fragestellungen? In der vorliegenden Studie wurde mittels einer quantitativen Erhebung untersucht, welche Techniken Unternehmen im deutschsprachigen Raum zu welchem Zweck nutzen und wie diese in den Arbeitsalltag eingebunden sind. Insgesamt nahmen 90 Mitarbeiter und Führungskräfte aus Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz an der Umfrage teil. Diese zielte insbesondere auf die Unterschiede zwischen kleinen, mittleren und großen Unternehmen ab. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass Kreativitätstechniken in vielen Unternehmen einen festen Platz im Alltag haben, jedoch nur die Hälfte der Befragten schreibt dabei seinem Unternehmen viele Ideen und kreative Mitarbeiter zu. Die große Auswahl an Kreativitätstechniken führt offenbar zu Auswahlproblemen, weshalb klassische Techniken wie das Brainstorming oder das Brainwriting bei den Befragten am meisten und am regelmäßigsten genutzt werden. Dabei ist es bemerkenswert, dass die vorgestellten Kreativitätstechniken von allen befragten Abteilungen gleichermaßen eingesetzt werden. Der Artikel schließt mit Implikationen für Forschung und Praxis, sowie mit einem Ausblick auf zukünftige Forschung. / To generate new and original ideas, creativity techniques form an essential part of the idea management in companies. However, which techniques are used in practice by companies and for which kind of questions? The present study analyzed through a quantitative inquiry which creativity techniques companies in the German speaking countries (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) use for which purpose und how those techniques are integrated in their daily working routines. A total of 90 employees and managers participated in the study. Especially, the differences between small, middle and big enterprises were investigated. The results show that creativity techniques already are an integral part in many companies, but only half of the participants believe that their company creates many ideas and has creative employees. The huge amount of available techniques seems to lead to selection problems, which explains why the classic techniques like Brainstorming or Brainwriting are best known and most often used by the participants. However, it is remarkable that the presented techniques are mutually used by all questioned departments. The article closes with implications for research and practice as well as a perspective for future research in this field.
Suggested Citation
Alexander Brem & Lisa Viergutz, 2017.
"Kreativitätstechniken im Innovationsmanagement - Ergebnisse einer quantitativen Analyse zum Einsatz in KMU,"
ZfKE – Zeitschrift für KMU und Entrepreneurship, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, vol. 65(4), pages 197-221.
Handle:
RePEc:dah:aeqzfk:v65_y2017_i4_q4_p197-221
DOI: 10.3790/zfke.65.4.197
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