ENT 435 Week 2 Assignment The Importance of Innovation Architecture
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:
- What particular elements of each organization’s
culture, processes, and management systems and styles work well to support
innovation?
- Why do you think these organizations have been able to
capitalize on innovation and intrapreneurship while others have not?
- Based on what you have learned, what processes and systems
might actually stifle innovation and intrapreneurship?
- 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.
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