Original Post: Innovation & Creativity x Engineering
Inspecting Badran’s Article Badran’s, “Enhancing Creativity and Innovation in Engineering Education”, discusses the “essential constituents” of innovation and creativity in the world of engineering education (Badran, 2007). As we all know, engineers are the backbone of our society, as they critically drive and solve modern-day problems amid our rapid-changing world. This reading examines 2 key words: creativity and innovation. Creativity is understood as “bringing something being” or “the ability to make something new, whether a thought or idea, an object, a product or a process, a work of art or performance, or an interpretation” (Morrison and Johnston, 2006). Specifically in engineering, creativity “tolerates risk, possible failure, and is a strong investment of time, effort and resources” (Badran, 2007). In contrast, innovation is understood as “adding something new to an existing project or process”, with low risk as it is incremental and can be halted at any time. Compare and Cont...