COMPETENCES FOR INNOVATION: A PERSPECTIVE FROM BRAZILIAN AND NORWEGIAN RESEARCHERS
Innovation; Innovation competencies; Educational toolkit.
Innovation is an essential strategic element for business competitiveness, especially in contexts that require rapid adaptation and face high levels of uncertainty. As institutions are composed of people, the innovative potential generally stems from the intellectual capital and the individual and collective skills of these individuals. In this scenario, identifying the actors responsible for driving innovation and understanding their competencies becomes crucial to optimizing knowledge utilization and strengthening innovative capabilities. This study addresses innovation competencies in the academic context, as educational and research institutions still present innovative outcomes below their potential. The main objective of this study is to develop a practical educational material to foster innovation based on a diagnosis of the innovation competencies of Brazilian and Norwegian students and researchers. With exploratory and descriptive methods, the research employed a qualitative-quantitative approach to collect and analyze the data. As a result, the study proposes an educational toolkit aimed at training and developing innovation competencies in academic and research institutions, promoting a more conducive environment for generating innovative solutions.