Contents

PREFACE ………………………………………………………………….……………………

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INTRODUCTION ………………………………………………………………………….……

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Chapter 1 INNOVATIONS IN THE DECISION OF THE PROBLEMS ENTERPRISES ACTIVITY ……….……….……….……….……….……….……….….………

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Section 1.1 Concept of the activity and formalisation of the activity situations……..

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1.1.1 Definition of the activity…………………………………………….……………

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1.1.2 Formalisation of the activity situations ……………………………….………

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Section 1.2 Concept of the project and structure of the project activity ……………

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1.2.1 Definition of the project ……………………………………………….....……

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1.2.2 The structure of the project activity ……………………………………………

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1.2.3 Types of the projects products…………………………………………………

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1.2.4 Identifying problem …………………………………………….………………

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Section 1.3 Working process of product innovations

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Section 1.4 Open innovations ………….…………………………………..……………

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1.3.1 The concept of the open innovation……………………………………………

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1.3.2 Innovation ecosystems ……………………………….…………………………

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Section 1.5 Creative thinking in innovative activity …………….………………………

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1.4.1 The concept of the creation and creativity ……………………………..……

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1.4.2 Types of thinking ……………………………………………………...…………

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1.4.3 Methods and examples of creativity development ……………..……………

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Chapter 2 METHODICAL RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT CARRYING OUT OF RESEARCH TRAINING …………………………………………………………………………

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Section 2.1 Purpose of the research training to teaching students in the "Economic Cybernetics" specialty…………....……………………………………………

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Section 2.2 The program and the contents of training stages…………………………

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Section 2.3 An example of the definition of the problem situation and project concept for its resolution

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2.3.1 General information about the basic enterprise

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2.3.2 Problem definition and description of the project concept

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Section 2.4 User Manual Software ………………………………………………………

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2.4.1 General information about the game "The Ideas Market" …………………

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2.4.2 Guide for teachers……………………………..…………………………………

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2.4.3 Guide for students……………………..…………………..….…………………

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Section 2.5 Monitoring and evaluation of the research training results ………………

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CONCLUSIONS …………………………………………………………………………………

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SUGGESTED READING………………………………………..………………………………

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GLOSSARY ……………………………………………………………………..………………

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