Skills development for innovation:

Experiences with postgraduate students at the Technological Institute of Sonora, Mexico

Abstract

The global job market demands a set of skills in the professional profile, including those related to managing innovation processes. Thus, this study proposes the development of a teaching-learning experience, in which, through a model, it seeks to develop the creative process and enhance innovation, using playful elements characteristic of the concept known as Serious Game. The objective is the formation of skills such as questioning, observation, association, relationship, and experimentation that contribute to the development of professional competencies in innovation management in students of a postgraduate program at the Technological Institute of Sonora. Likewise, the results show that, through the design and approach of a workshop, the subjects demonstrate the acquired competencies, which they validated in the field and with an impact on the company where they executed the practice, which allows us to conclude on the relevance and usefulness of game tools in a more efficient and effective way, as a complement to the training of technical skills specific to the postgraduate discipline.