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Creative Ideas On Business Ventures
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Creative Ideas On Business Ventures
A business idea is a thought in mind that can be utilized by a person or a group of people to realize profits.
Economic forces.
Our republic has been supportive to the banking sector. I would consider starting a savings plan with the casual workers in the rural areas. Banks have failed to speculate into the remote regions, and as such, we will contribute as a group and save the money in one bank. After accumulating large savings, we will borrow loans from the bank and start-up a real estate company that can build rental houses and estates. It is a brilliant idea since the bank will be ready to help the group. In the end, we will realize super profits and this will benefit not only me but also the poor casual workers and improve their living standards by far.
Social forces
Bornstein (77) argues that the success of a business does not depend upon the how well it is run or how well it is managed but depends on how well it serves the customers. Every business idea should serve to fulfill the needs of the immediate consumers. Many people have put up business for fashion clothes for the young generation. I will start up a page on Facebook that will advertise the best shops to go shopping. Having as many likes as possible will lure the business to advertise their products on my Facebook page and in return, I will enjoy profits. 90% of the young generation visit Facebook on a daily basis and therefore products advertised on this page will have many viewers and therefore many buyers in the end.
Technological forces
Many scholars own laptops which are very useful in completion of their assignments. However, there are few repairers of the machines in campuses, and thus, students are forced to go into towns looking for experts to repair their machines. Setting up a computer repair centre in school will solve this problem. I will employ computer repairers to do the repairs. Due to the high numbers of customers, the business will realize many profits, and to ensure that the business operations are expansive, computer servicing will also be carried out.
Political and regulatory forces
For the establishment of each company, the government requires that the members draft a constitution. Drafting a constitution for a company has hindered many companies from establishing themselves. I will establish a company that will offer the service of making a constitution for people who want to register their companies. This will help many people who are challenged by the task of writing a constitution.
Solving a problem
Many companies are willing to advertise their products or services to the students in campuses but lack the forum to do so. There has not been a person to link them to the students. I will establish a company that will help connect the advertisers and the students. A company willing to advertise its products or hold a forum will come through me so that I can bring together the students. Through my influential nature, I will be able to bring students together, and the companies will have an opportunity to advertise their products or services. The main role of my business will be to bring students together and organize them in a hall in school for the business. I will also help these companies to get a hall and arrange it on their behalf.
Filling a market gap
Establishing a market gap and filling it the beginning of success in business (Drucker, 55). Most students in campus barely have enough money to cater for their needs. However, university management has done little to help them. Starting from the basic needs of food, Universities have not set up cheap catering services to students and on the contrary have only established big restaurants in the school to cater for the lecturers and the well up students. I will therefore establish a canteen that will have cheap fast foods and fruits for the students. This will solve a big problem for the students and will help them live happily in their financial levels.
Works cited
Bornstein, David. “How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas.” Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. Print.
Drucker, Peter. “Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Practice and Principles.” New York: Harper & Row, 1985. Print.
Creative Expression Fosters Social Harmony
Creative Expression Fosters Social Harmony
Introduction
In the recent years, the development of the global economy has played a crucial role in establishing trade and cultural relationships among countries and regions in the world. This has opened avenues through which attitudes and values are transferred among individuals, from one group to another, from one community to another, from one country to another and from one region to another. As a result, societies and communities in all corners of the world are faced with a huge challenge to interact effectively with new cultural groups and to embrace cultural diversity. As Eisner and Day (2004, p. 817) pointed out, increased flaws in social and cultural interactions in the recent years have lead to increased possibility for conflicts or disharmony. This has lead to increased need for creative use of communication and knowledge in order to educate individuals, groups and communities about the need for and role of social harmony. Otherwise, considerable misunderstanding, intolerance and hostility could arise. As such, authorities in some various nations have learned the need to enhance social harmony among citizens through implementation of creative expression programs and activities. The term ‘creative expression’ refers to the conveyance ideas or information by participating in a range of activities that allow creative and imaginative expression, such as art and music. As Eisner and Day (2004, p. 817) explained, creative expression programs fosters social harmony by promoting cultural exposure and appreciation to diversity and also improved emotional balance and character. In other words, creative expression activities such as art and music help in fostering social harmony in various ways as discussed below.
Discussion
As mentioned, one of the ways through which creative expression benefits a learner is to promote emotional balance and character. Individual character is very important because it determines the willingness to engage in conflicting situations or to engage in activities that lead to social disharmony (Eisner & Day 2004, p. 817). Fine arts, for instance, influences the manner in which individuals perceive or make sense of themselves and the world in which they live. It helps them to feel what they touch, to hear what they listen to and to see what they look at. In other words, fine arts enable students to stretch their minds beyond what is written in text or beyond the rules of what is provable. Consequently, it frees them from rigid certainty. Eventually, they learn to imagine the benefits of defining problems facing them in different ways and to develop multiple solutions upon which they choose the best. According to Eisner and Day (2004, p. 817), this helps them to learn how to be tolerant enough to cope with emerging uncertainties and ambiguities. In turn, this helps in improving individual emotional balance when dealing with social problems or issues. The response to problems and issues defines an individual’s character. The impact of fine arts on individual emotions and character is evident in various brain studies. A study conducted by the Educational Transformations Pty Ltd on the impact of The Song Room programs on government schools in relatively disadvantaged communities in South Wales (NSW) supports the view that creative expression helps to improve an individual’s character. In this study, student who actively participated in art programs showed improvements in the behavioural indicators of empathy, tolerance, cooperation, collaboration, and communication (Vaughan et al, 2011, p10). Fiskey (as cited in Robyn, 2010, p. 38) conducted a brain research in various academic institutions in United States on the academic and social effects of art studies on students. The findings of this study indicated that arts reached students in ways that are not normally used in the other subjects. This led to increased appreciation of the studies and lower dropout rate in schools. Additionally, this study found that art led students to connect with one another better. Consequently, they enjoyed from improved peer connections and increased understanding of diversity and hence, fewer fights. Additionally, the researcher found that arts helped to bridge socio-economic gap that existed among students. Burton (as cited in Robyn, 2010, p. 38) also conducted a study of more than 2000 students from different schools in US. The findings of these studies indicated that students in the fine arts curriculum were far superior in problem-solving, cooperation and self expression and were low tempered. In summary, the results of these the above studies indicate that studying of fine arts and music programs and activities lead to improved emotional balance and ability to handle interpersonal relationships and to avoid conflicts.
Secondly, creative expression promotes socio-cultural exposure and appreciation of diversity. Art and music, for instance, provide a common ground for social interaction among people from different social-cultural backgrounds. According to Eisner and Day (2004, p. 817), this provides an opportunity for individuals and groups to think with others in new, exiting ways and to adopt and to respect their deferent ways of thinking and practices. In other words, creative expression helps individuals, and communities to embrace and to respect the uniqueness of themselves and of others. They interact effectively with one another and take that opportunity to identify and to adopt the good practices exhibited by others. Improved acceptability leads to improved social relations among individuals and groups from different socio-cultural backgrounds, hence improved social harmony (Eisner & Day, 2004, p. 817). In UK, for example, the notion of status or cultural superiority has been rampant in the past and frequent conflicts have been occurring among individuals from different social status and racial backgrounds. Arts and cultural activities such as music festivals have been useful as tools for enhancing cohesion in this society (Bianchi, 2011, p. 279). The arts and heritage sector in UK has been responsible for developing initiatives that enable individuals, groups and communities to embrace their social or racial diversity by promoting initiatives programs that support one planet concept, human relationships, ethics, human right, cultural identity, morality and tolerance. This sector is also responsible for dealing with cultural or racial conflicts and to promote fair trading among people from different cultures or races through exhibitions and workshops (Bianchi, 2011, p282-283). The impact of these efforts in UK is visible with the improved relationships among people of different social, cultural or racial backgrounds. In response to the events of 11 September 2001, UNESCO demonstrated that Arts and culture can provide pivotal responses to global issues, exemplifying a non-sectarian agenda. By establishing the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity (2002) which enshrines the common human heritage and supports humanity’s potential for participating in an adaptive cultural experience with capacity for expression, creation and innovation. In this manner, UNESCO confirmed the centrality of culture in fostering development, economic stability, social cohesion and the human need for intellectual, emotional and spiritual fulfilment (Bianchi, 2011, p282). This evidence indicates that art and cultural events provides a formal opportunity for interaction between cultures and creates opportunities through exhibitions, workshops and multicultural events for citizens to increase their understanding of cultural diversity. This helps to improve relationships in the society and helps to achieve the goal of social harmony.
Conclusion
In conclusion, creative expression plays an important role in fostering social harmony. Activities such as art and music in the society help to improve interactions and relationships among individuals, groups and communities. Specifically, they enable individuals who study them to improve their emotional balance and overall behaviours. Additionally, they bring people from different social and cultural background and enable them to embrace each other’s uniqueness and to interact effectively. As demonstrated in this essay, there is sufficient evidence to support the fact that creative expression leads to social harmony.
References
Bianchi, J 2011, ‘Intercultural identities : addressing the global dimension though art education’,
International Journal of Art & Design Education, vol.30, no.2, pp. 279-292.
Vaughan, T, Harris, J & Caldwell, B 2011, ‘Bridging the gap in school achievement through the
arts’, report sponsored by Macquarie Group Foundation, Educational Transformations Pty Ltd, pp. 1-36.
Eisner, E. W. & Day, M. D. 2004. Handbook of Research and Policy in Art Education, Taylor &
Francis, London
Robyn, E. 2010. “National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry.” Australian
seducation review ; Series No. 58. Pp. 3-56
Creative Abrasion, Creativity, Product and Process Innovation
Creative Abrasion, Creativity, Product and Process Innovation
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This paper is going to give pertaining to creative abrasion, creativity, product and process innovation as related to organization’s manager. Results in a business organization depend on the intensity of work done by the workers of the business. The intensity of work performed by the workers depends on the management system in the company/business. The management of the business is planned, assessed and executed under the direction and controlled by the business or organization manager. For business result, the manager has to get information from different departments of the organization under their assessment and research carried out by the departmental managers on what are the factors that determine the organization result (Dhillon, Stahl, & Baskerville, 2009). The solution on how to improve the results of the organization would then be created depending on those factors. For better results to be produced by any given business, must be worked upon by all the organization’s employees. Unlike results which are determined by only intensity of employees’ work, creativity in an organization exists in three parts of an organization’s cultural existence. They include; product creativity, technology creativity and marketing creativity.
On the other hand, creativity in business is the generation of ne ideas based on the development in technology and converts these ideas into economic/production activities in the organization (Amidon, 2008). With creativity, it is encouraged and applied in organizations so as to enhance the future product production of the organization. At the same time, the things that are used to develop and encourage creativity in an organization are different from those used to enhance the results in an organization. As a manager, he/she plays a major role in developing the level of creativity in an organization. Things that enhance the level of creativity in an organization include;
(i) The skills and knowledge of the employees of an organization (Dhillon, Stahl, & Baskerville, 2009).
(ii) The level of competence that exists between the junior workers and the senior employees of the organization (Culture of commercialization).
(iii) The level of technology of the organization.
(iv) The management system of the organization and the means they use to enhance the creativity in the organization.
In a case where the employees are managed to execute a creativity project, the plan would have to be a long-term result aiming unlike in the case where the management aims at improving daily results of the organization. In the case of improving daily result the action has to be taken faster and this must be implemented simultaneously by the workers of the organization. On the other hand, creativity has to be implemented depending on the organization’s culture of commercialization which is majorly determined by the manager as a role model to others.
Creative abrasion in business is the creating of a culture where ideas are challenged and changed into new “intersections” and are constantly executed by all employees of an organization. The manager of an organization plays a major role in ensuring that the culture created in an organization really gives room for the creative abrasion. The only thing that a manager of a business organization can do to enhance creative abrasion is by team work and creates a friendly and competitive environment for other employees (Amidon, 2008). At the same time, a manager who wishes to give room for the creative abrasion within a company should avoid fear of any drawbacks that might affect the production of the organization. This is because it is from those drawbacks that the creative abrasion of an organization is developed from.
A manager who has thoughts of ensuring that the diverse team works well in his/her organization must employ simple techniques. The first and fore most technique is the development of the organization’s technology. The level of technology of the organization determines a lot the creative abrasion of the organization. The main reason is that most of the challenges that organizations face are competition and productivity and creative abrasion can only be developed by technology. The other technique that the manager should use to encourage team work is through fair rewards to hard working and creative teams in an organization. On the other hand, in the past, creative abrasion was achieved through strict monitoring of the employees in an organization to ensure they are creating a culture that gives rook for creative abrasion in the organization.
I do conquer with the argument that says product and process innovations have much smaller impacts on the bottom line than do management innovations. The fact is that the product and process innovation are dependant to each other. The process innovation determines the type, nature and quality of the product produced by an organization. On the other hand, product innovation would determine the process innovation that would be employed in an organization (Dhillon, Stahl, & Baskerville, 2009). These two innovations really have smaller and thin bottom line that the management innovation do. This is so because; management innovation which relies greatly on the organization’s manager determines the efficiency and effectiveness of the other innovation types to attain their intended roles in the organization. An example of management innovation that worked is the use of technology to improve the quality of an organization’s product. It worked out since the improvement of the organization’s product lead to the improvement of the product sales.
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Dhillon, G, Stahl, B, C & Baskerville, R (2009) Information Systems, Creativity and Innovation in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: IFIP WG 8. 2 International Conference, CreativeSME 2009, Guimaraes, Portugal, June 21-24, 2009, Proceedings, Volume 301 of IFIP International Federation for Information Processing, Volume 301 of IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology Series, International Federation for Information Processing, New York, Springer.
Amidon, D. (2008), The Innovation SuperHighway, Butterworth-Heinemann, New York.