Open badges, creativity and successful leadership

Abstract

No one would argue that creativity is an incentive to innovation and change which boosts the growth of economy. The question behind this statement is how to direct creativity into success and development of organisations? In the context of research on creativity, this paper aims to introduce the concept of Open Badges -a standard of describing and documenting skills, competences and achievements gained anywhere and anytime. Juxtaposed with the paradox of structure, it is argued that an Open Badge system can be used to support more effective team building, goal setting and thus successful leadership.