Innovation sessions as sources of new ideas

International Journal of Innovation and Learning

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 352-368

  Parjanen, Satu ^a  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Brokerage function; Collective creativity; Diversity; Idea; Idea generation; Innovation; Innovation session; Knowledge; Learning

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING;

EID: 84861863922     PISSN: 14718197     EISSN: 17408016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJIL.2012.047137     Document Type: Article

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