Outline

Overview

This unit provides students with strategies, experiences and approaches to build creativity and innovation in their business practice. Drawing on the creative leadership and business transformation research, the unit provides students with immersive creative experiences inspired by artistic practice and theory in business, science education and the arts. The unit follows a process of building praxis-based knowledge (through experiential hands-on workshops) so that students build understanding and then put it into practice through the development and delivery of a creativity project in collaboration with their peers.

Unit details and rules

Unit code	SMBA6115
Academic unit	Management Education
Credit points	6
Prohibitions ?	None
Prerequisites ?	None
Corequisites ?	SMBA6001
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	No

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Bernhard Resch, bernhard.resch@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Assignment	Group Presentation Development, rehearsal and performance during the second weekend	35%	Week 02 Due date: 22 Nov 2020 at 09:00	10 min performance
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Assignment	Lab Notebook Lab Notebook 1 due date: 20.11.2020 Lab Notebook 2 due date: 12.12.2020	45%	Week 02 Due date: 12 Dec 2020 at 23:59	2x 1,200 words
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Assignment	Reflective Blogs Blog due date: 12.12.2020	20%	Week 03 Due date: 12 Dec 2020 at 23:59	1x 800-1000 words
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Assessment summary

Lab Notebook: You will develop, perform, and evaluate two interventions in your work, private, or leisure context that are intended to improve collaborative culture. In these small 'everyday-transformative' experiments, you will exercise co-creative leadership in a circumscribed real-life environment. You will explore a mindset of continuous participatory change fit for today's complex business environments. Creating a 'lab notebook' will help you to develop documentation and analysis capabilities, while also reflecting on the promises and challenges of adaptive change. You will discuss your lab book entries in small peer-coaching groups and build this feedback into your reports.

Reflective Blog: You will submit a blog post reflecting on the course experience before the third weekend. The assignment is designed as an exercise in reflective and creative writing. You will be weaving personal experience with concepts from the course literature to highlight aspects of your learning journey. We will also use the assignment to think about the genre of blog writing and creative writing on the internet in general. How do innovators use blogging to develop thought leadership and build communities?

Group Presentation: In a group performance you will explore interpersonal group dynamics in collaborative work processes. You will develop your role play over the course of the second course weekend. We will start by exploring interpersonal challenges that have come up during the classroom exercises or individual lab book experiments. In groups you will then combine several problem constellations into a fictional skid (storyboarding exercise) that will be rehearsed and (remotely) performed in front of the class.

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

As a general guide, a high distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

Result name	Mark range	Description
High distinction	85 - 100	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at an exceptional standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
Distinction	75 - 84	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at a very high standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
Credit	65 - 74	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at a good standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
Pass	50 - 64	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at an acceptable standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
Fail	0 - 49	When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

For more information see sydney.edu.au/students/guide-to-grades.

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

You may only use artificial intelligence and writing assistance tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator, and if you do use them, you must also acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section.

Studiosity is permitted for postgraduate units unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission.

Learning support

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week 01	(1.) How we gather: Building relationships, recognizing diversity, desired outcomes exercise, intentional culture design (2.) New worlds of work: Organizational design for creativity and innovation (3.) Collaborative leadership practice	Workshop (100 hr)
Week 01	(1) Creativity and improv (2.) Circling theory and practice (3.) Lab notebook preparation	Workshop (100 hr)
Week 02	(1.) Lab notebook debrief (2.) The art of possibility (3) Core skill development practice (4.) Performance Development	Workshop (100 hr)
Week 03	(1.) Performances and collaborative reflection (2.) Open space: Course reading marketplace (3.) Lab notebook preparation	Workshop (100 hr)
Week 04	(1.) Gallery walk: BYO piece of knowledge; (2.) Collaborative futures (3.) Going on together retrospective (4.) Leaving well	Workshop (100 hr)

Attendance and class requirements

Note that MBA classes held at the CBD Campus are not systematically recorded and 100% class attendance is expected for each unit of the MBA Program. If there are extenuating circumstances as to why you are not able to attend a particular class, please contact your Unit Coordinator as soon as possible, and also notify your group members (if the Unit has a group work component).

A course requirement is 80% attendance, and those who drop below this level may not pass the unit.

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Required readings

Barsade, S., & O’Neill, O. A. (2016). Manage Your Emotional Culture. Harvard Business Review, 94(1), 58–66.

Brown, B. (2012). Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead, pp. 31-56. New York, NY: Avery.

Gino, F. (2019). Cracking the Code of Sustained Collaboration. (Cover story). Harvard Business Review, 97(6), 72–81.

Duhigg, C. (2016, February 25). What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team. The New York Times.

Kegan, R., & Lahey, L. L. (2016). An Everyone Culture: Becoming a Deliberately Developmental Organization, Chapter 1. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press.

Mahendra, J. (2016). Wheeling in the Trojan Mice. Stanford Social Innovation Review.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

Outcomes
Graduate qualities

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. Understand key concepts, techniques, and trends in the field of co-creative innovation, as well as the critical role of relational quality, psychological safety and social sensitivity for successful collaborative creation.
LO2. Acquire the capability to lead participatory, safe, and inclusive innovation environments from small to large group settings by running iterative collaborative experiments
LO3. Learn to notice individual differences of group members as well as your own role in co-creative processes. Being able to reflect on how those differences collide and how they can be attuned in productive ways.
LO4. Develop a nuanced understanding of the individual, relational, and structural challenges of co-creative innovation in the context of contemporary socio-economic challenges
LO5. Able to demonstrate ethical and social awareness and responsibility in personal decision-making and behaviour within one or more fields of business practice.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
Learning outcomes

Responding to student feedback

This section outlines changes made to this unit following staff and student reviews.

No changes have been made since this unit was last offered

Additional information

Where group assessments are worth more than 30% of the overall assessment weight for a grade, it is mandatory that each student fills out a Peer Evaluation Form. We see this as best practice so some MBA units of study may implement this process for any group work. Where relevant, the link and instructions to Peer Evaluation will be provided to you on the LMS.

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Work, health and safety

Due to the Covid-19 situation, this unit is held online.

Disclaimer

The University reserves the right to amend units of study or no longer offer certain units, including where there are low enrolment numbers.

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Overview

Overview

Unit details and rules

Teaching staff

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Required readings

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

Additional information

Additional information

Work, health and safety

Disclaimer

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SMBA6115: Creativity, Innovation and Business

Intensive November, 2020 [Block mode] - Castlereagh St, Sydney

Overview

Overview

Unit details and rules

Teaching staff

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Required readings

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

Additional information

Additional information

Work, health and safety

Disclaimer

On this page

Useful links

Media

Student links

About us

Connect