How Idea Generators Shuffle between Pros and Cons of Teamwork

Question 1

Two trade-offs working in teams

Answer 1

Access to additional resources but leads to increased coordination costs
Sharing risks and costs for development of idea entails sharing awards

Question 2

Idea generators, radical non-radical

Answer 2

Idea generators more likely to use teams when idea is radical - necessitates more resources, skills and knowledge
Non-radical or no success not likely to work in a team

Question 3

Developing idea alone…

Answer 3

Lower success rates
Organisations lower supply of ideas, negative for adaptability and and innovativeness
Prior experience impacts whether are prepared to use teams

Question 4

Innovating and developing good ideas implies

Answer 4

Recombining existing ideas. Since teams have diverse range of perspectives, knowledge and experiences there is a higher chance of more recombination - better innovations than individuals