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The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
innovation @ workskills are the skills required to come up with and develop new ideas or the new use of an old idea. They are: | collaborationevaluationgeneration of ideasinterpretationreflectionrepresentation. |
Most work activities can benefit from the application of innovation @ workskills including: | coming up with new ideas for products, processes, services, systems, tools, work practices in all fields of work within the cultural industries |
The qualities of an effective team member might include the capacity to be: | collaborativeequitablefairhardworkingreflectiveresponsiblesympathetic. |
In order to match work activities to the team member, it is important to have information about individuals, which might include: | interestslifestyle preferencespast jobswork preferencesworking styles. |
The team leader can encourage and reinforce team based innovation in many ways, for example: | by allowing follow-through with ideasby providing enough but not too much guidance and structureby providing training and learning opportunitiesthrough supportive communication. |
Team members may collaborate with: | clientspeerssubject expertssupervisorsteam membersother learners. |
External stimuli and knowledge could come from: | journalsnetworks or technical experts, in Australia or overseasother organisationsthe Internet. |
Guidance could include: | coachingcounsellingmentoringmodellingskills training. |
Evidence of the of innovation @ work skills might include: | feedback from:clientsmanagers team membersother staffwork-related statistics and reports. |
Successful innovations may be celebrated or rewarded through: | articles in newsletterspositive feedbackpresentation to peers and higher managementwell-planned group incentive schemes. |