INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY
MANAGING INNOVATION
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calm waters metaphor
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white water rapids metaphor
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white water metaphor
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calm water rapids metaphor
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Detailed explanation-1: -White water rapid metaphor describes change as a group of people trudging through white water rapids that has never worked together before; to add to the challenge they are doing this at night time. White water rapid describes change that takes place in uncertain and dynamic environments.
Detailed explanation-2: -The metaphor of white-water rapids for change is much more powerful. It means that the process of change will be rough and need to be adjusted quickly. This metaphor is useful when big changes are needed, like when a business needs to quickly adapt to changes in the market or technology.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the “white-water rapids” metaphor of change, change is seen as an occasional disruption in the normal flow of events.
Detailed explanation-4: -The calm waters metaphor suggests that change is an occasional disruption in the normal flow events and can be planned and managed as it happens. In the white-water rapids metaphor change is ongoing, and managing it is a continual process. Organizational change is any alteration of people, structure, or technology.
Detailed explanation-5: -The “calm waters” metaphor envisions the organization as a large ship crossing a calm sea. The ship’s captain and crew know exactly where they’re going because they’ve made the trip many times before. Change appears as the occasional storm, a brief distraction in an otherwise calm and predictable trip.