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Training Package Version 1.0.

ELEMENT 

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA 

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1 Create opportunities to maximise innovation within the team

1.1 Evaluate and reflect on what the team needs and wants to achieve

1.2 Check out information about current or potential team members’ work in the context of developing a more innovative team

1.3 Bring people into the team or make suggestions for team members based on what needs to be achieved and the potential for cross fertilising ideas

1.4 Acknowledge, respect and discuss the different ways that people may contribute to building or enhancing the team

2 Organise and agree effective ways of working

2.1 Jointly establish ground rules for how the team will operate

2.2 Agree and communicate responsibilities in ways that encourage and reinforce team-based innovation

2.3 Agree and share tasks and activities to ensure the best use of skills and abilities within the team

2.4 Plan and schedule activities to allow time for thinking, challenging and collaboration

2.5 Establish personal reward and stimulation as an integral part of the team’s way of working

3 Support and guide colleagues

3.1 Model behaviour that supports innovation

3.2 Seek external stimuli and ideas to feed into team activities

3.3 Proactively share information, knowledge and experiences with other team members

3.4 Challenge and test ideas within the team in a positive and collaborative way

3.5 Proactively discuss and explore ideas with other team members on an ongoing basis

4 Reflect on how the team is working

4.1 Debrief and reflect on activities and on opportunities for improvement and innovation

4.2 Gather and use feedback from within and outside the team to generate discussion and debate

4.3 Discuss the challenges of being innovative in a constructive and open way

4.4 Take ideas for improvement, build them into future activities and communicate key issues to relevant colleagues

4.5 Identify, promote and celebrate successes and examples of successful innovation

Skill 

Performance 

Criteria 

Description 

Reading

1.2, 4.2

• Interprets and analyses textual information, from a wide range of sources, to identify information relevant to team activities

Writing

2.2, 3.3, 4.4

• Uses clear language and formats appropriate for the audience to highlight and present specific information

Oral Communication

1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5

• Actively participates in verbal exchanges of ideas and elicits the views and opinions of team members by listening and questioning
• Uses clear language to clarify rules and roles relating to team activities in formal and informal situations

Numeracy

1.2, 4.2

• Interprets numeric information relevant to team activities

Navigate the world of work

1.1, 3.1, 3.2, 3.5

• Understands the nature and purpose of own role and how it affects others in the work context

Interact with others

1.1-1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2, 4.4, 4.5

• Uses inclusive techniques to initiate, contribute and promote discussion amongst potentially diverse team members
• Recognises the importance of establishing and building effective working relationships
• Selects the appropriate form, channel and mode of communication for a specific purpose relevant to own role

Get the work done

1.3, 1.4, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 3.2, 3.4, 4.2, 4.4, 4.5

• Plans, sequences and prioritises tasks for efficient and effective outcomes
• Contributes to continuous improvement of current work practices by applying basic principles of analytical and lateral thinking
• Uses problem-solving processes to address less predictable problems, and when appropriate, seeking input from others
• Reflects on outcomes and further explores own and the team’s role in implementing innovation

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Equivalence status 

BSBINN301 Promote innovation in a team environment

BSBINN301A Promote innovation in a team environment

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Release 1

This version first released with BSB Business Services Training Package Version 1.0.