Building a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship through holistic development in the Arab world’s higher education
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2020
Department/School
Engineering Technology
Publication Title
Higher Education in the Arab World: Building a Culture of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Abstract
Innovation is the action of creating new ideas, products, or processes etc. Creativity is the ability to produce and perform such innovative actions. The continuous nurturing and development of the innovation ability could result in creativity as a cultural attribute. In general, most creativity-inspiring efforts are focused on cognitive abilities, creative thinking, and creative problem solving. These efforts view creativity as a rational cognitive domain process. Fewer efforts address the affective aspect of creativity by focusing on the attributes and motivations of creative individuals. Limited efforts share the process thinking with the cognitive group and the affective aspect of creativity by emphasizing the human desire for fulfillment and self-actualization.
Recommended Citation
El-Sayed, M. (2020). Building a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship through holistic development in the Arab world’s higher education. In A. Badran, E. Baydoun, & J. R. Hillman (Eds.), Higher education in the Arab world: Building a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship (pp. 219–231). Springer International. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37834-9_9
Comments
M. El-Sayed is a faculty member in EMU's School of Engineering.