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ENT 435 Week 2 Assignment
The Importance of Innovation Architecture
Details:
In Innovation as Usual: How to Help Your People Bring Great Ideas to Life (2013),
Miller and Wedell-Wedellsborg discuss the importance of establishing systems
within organizations that promote not only the creativity that results in
innovation, but also make it possible for employees to bring innovative ideas to fruition. Miller and Wedell-Wedellsborg argue
that a leader’s primary job “is not to innovate; it is to become an innovation
architect, creating a work environment that helps . . . people engage in the
key innovation behaviors as part of their daily work”
(p. 4). Such a work environment must be reinforced by innovation
architecture—the structures within an organization that support an innovation,
from the brainstorming phase to final realization. The more well developed the
architecture and the simpler the processes involved,
the more likely employees are to be innovators.
For this assignment, you will research
the innovation architecture of at least three companies that are well-known for
successfully supporting a culture of innovation. Write a 1,500-word paper that addresses the following:
1. What
particular elements of each organization’s culture, processes, and management
systems and styles work well to support innovation?
2. Why do
you think these organizations have been able to capitalize on innovation and intrapreneurship while others have not?
3. Based on
what you have learned, what processes and systems might actually stifle
innovation and intrapreneurship?
4. Imagine
yourself as an innovation architect. What structures or processes would you put
in place to foster a culture of innovation within
your own organization?
Include in-text citations to at least
four reputable secondary sources (such as trade journals, academic journals,
and professional or industry websites) in your paper.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide,
located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a grading rubric.
Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore,
students should review the rubric prior to beginning
the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations
for successful completion of the assignment.
You are required to submit this
assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin.
Reference
Miller, P., & Wedell-Wedellsborg, T.
(2013). Innovation as usual: How
to help your people bring great ideas to life.
Boston: Harvard Business Review Press.
ENT 435 Week 3 CLC: Phase 1-Proposing, Evaluating, and Selecting an
Innovation
Details:
This is a CLC assignment.
During Phase 1, each individual will
submit their own idea for an innovation along with a model they find useful for
evaluating its merits. Each team member is
responsible for completing research on various models. While there are several
models in circulation for evaluating innovations, such as The Lean StartUp
Plan, NOMMAR, SNIFF, and the linear and mental models of innovation, innovators
should not feel constrained by any particular model.
Feel free to borrow elements from multiple models to develop one that would
work best to most effectively evaluate your own innovation.
Teams will then review all of the
submissions and choose the most promising idea to pursue.
The idea should be selected by application of one of the evaluation models
submitted by team members. You will then write a report of 1,500-2,500 words
that describes the team’s selection process and identifies the final choice.
The report must contain the following components:
1. A one-
or two-paragraph summary of each team member’s idea, a description of the model
used to evaluate the idea, and the results of the evaluation. Specifically, the
evaluation should identify the merits, drawbacks, and challenges associated with the idea.
2. Identification
of the selected idea for the project accompanied by a description of the model
used to evaluate the idea. Include the results of the evaluation, which will
serve as the justification for the team’s selection.
Preliminarily forecast the most significant challenges that could impede the
development of the selected idea.
3. A
project plan that summarizes the roles or tasks assigned to each team member
that must be accomplished to complete Phase 2 of the project due in Module 6.
4. In-text
citations from at least five reputable secondary sources. Each person on the
team must contribute an article from the research that was completed on
innovation implementation/evaluation models.
Prepare this assignment according to the
guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in
the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
You are required to submit this
assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin.
ENT 435 Week 4 Assignment
Interview and Reflection Assignment
Details:
For this assignment, you will continue
to reflect on what it takes to create “innovation architecture” to support a
culture of innovation within organizations. As part
of the assignment, you will conduct an interview with a local business owner or
leader or member of a management team to learn more about the techniques
organizations utilize (or fail to utilize) to encourage and support the
implementation of innovations.
Select your interview candidate and
contact the person to set up an appointment. Try to schedule your interview
well in advance of the assignment’s due date. You may conduct your interview in
person or via phone. You should present the consent letter attached in the Module materials to the person you intend to
interview.
Prepare a list of at least 5-7 questions
for your interview. Your questions should focus on specific processes within
organizations for encouraging and implementing innovations and challenges organizations face in when trying to innovate.
After you complete the interview, write
a 1,000-word reflection on what you learned in the interview and how your
understanding of the importance of effective innovation architecture has
developed or changed. Address the following in your
response:
1. What are
the most valuable things you learned about effective innovation architecture?
2. Identify
some of the significant challenges you believe you might face when it comes to
suggesting and seeing innovations through in the
organizations in which you are or may be involved?
3. How
might you apply what you learned in your interview and about innovation
architecture in general to help foster a culture of innovation within your own
organization?
Cite two additional reputable secondary sources on innovation architecture or on
creating a culture of innovation in your reflection.
Provide an interview summary at the end
of your reflection that includes the following information:
1. The name
of the person you interviewed and number of years
he/she has been a manager.
2. The name
of the company at which he/she is currently employed.
3. How long
the person has been a manager at the current company.
4. Date of
the interview and whether it took place in person or via phone.
5. Contact
information for the person you interviewed.
6. The list
of your interview questions.
Prepare this assignment according to the
APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success
Center. An abstract is/is not required.
You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin, unless otherwise directed
by your instructor. If so directed, refer to the Student Success Center for
directions. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin.
ENT 435 Week 7 Assignment
Reflection on the Team Project
Details:
Write a 500-750-word reflection on your
team project that addresses the following:
1. Assess
the overall effectiveness of your team. How did the team’s dynamics contribute
to both the success and the challenges of creating an implementation plan for your innovation?
2. Assess
the overall effectiveness of the model your team selected to both choose and
implement your innovation. What were its strengths and weaknesses?
3. What
would you have done differently if you were working on the project independently? What other potential strategies might be more effective
for bringing this particular innovation to fruition in your opinion?
4. Overall,
do you think teams contribute to or hinder innovative thinking and processes?
Why?
APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.
You are required to submit this
assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin.
ENT 435 Week 7 CLC: Phase
3-Presenting the Plan
Details:
This is a CLC
assignment.
In Phase 3, your team will prepare a
presentation to recommend your implementation plan to the appropriate audience
for your innovation (e.g., venture capitalists, your CEO, your board of
directors, etc.). Your goal is to persuade the
audience to back your plan. Prepare 10-15 professionally developed presentation
slides that accomplish the following:
1. Describe
the innovation and its value to both customers and the organization/entity to
which you are pitching your idea.
2. Review
the implementation plan in significant enough depth
to demonstrate your thorough understanding of the implementation process.
3. Include
a cost/benefit analysis appropriate for your particular audience.
Ensure your slides are visually
appealing and conform to conventions of effective
slide design. Include a reference slide with a minimum of three secondary
resources utilized in the development of your presentation.
You are not required to submit this
assignment to Turnitin, unless otherwise directed by your instructor. If so directed, refer to the Student Success Center for
directions. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin.
ENT 435 Week 8 Assignment
Create an Innovation (Benchmark Assignment)
Details:
Evaluate the internal processes or
strategies within an organization in which you are
involved, such as your workplace, school, church, or community group, in order
to identify a problem that provides an opportunity for innovation. Then,
determine an innovative solution for addressing that problem. Examples of potential solutions are entering a new market,
implementing a new practice or process, or even changing management structures.
The ultimate goal of your solution should be to increase the diffusion of
innovation within the organization and contribute to
a culture that appreciates innovation as a key to competitive advantage and
organizational success.
Though your final paper will not be due
until the end of the course, you should identify your problem and generate
potential solutions early on. Begin drafting your
implementation plan in stages as you work through the course topics. As with
your CLC project, you should research and select a model for evaluating both
the feasibility of your idea and the implementation plan.
1. Describe
the problem your innovation targets. What is the
scope of the problem and which stakeholders, both within the organization and
without, does it impact?
2. Describe
your innovation and explain how it addresses the problem. How will it meet the
needs of the organization and all stakeholders
involved?
3. How does
the innovation contribute to the organization’s competitive advantage?
4. Develop
an implementation plan for effectively diffusing the innovation within the
organization. Make sure the plan addresses potential resistance and obstacles, including people and processes.
5. Identify
an appropriate method that could be used for measuring the impact of the
innovation on the organization. Explain why you think this is a relevant
measure.
6. Finally,
assume your innovation is adopted by the organization.
Make recommendations for additional improvements within in this organization
(in processes, practices, structures, etc.) that could create and sustain
momentum for innovation.
Include at least eight in-text citations
from at least five secondary resources from your
research.
Prepare this assignment according to the
guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
An abstract is not required.
You are required to submit this
assignment to Turnitin. Only Word documents can be
submitted to Turnitin.
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