uop OI/361 week 5 assignment

Week Five: Creating and Sustaining an Innovative Organizational Culture

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Objectives

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1.1 Assess leadership’s role in creating, managing, and sustaining an innovative organization.

1.2 Differentiate between noninnovative and innovative organizations.

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Reading

Read Ch. 21 of Managing Innovation, Design and Creativity.

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Reading

Read Ch. 27 of Managing Innovation, Design and Creativity.

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Reading

Read Ch. 30 of Managing Innovation, Design and Creativity.

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Participation

Participate in class discussion.

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Individual

Organizational Transformation Q & A

Write a 700- to 1,050-word response to the following questions:

· How would you identify and characterize the roles of incentives, training, and education in promoting innovation in your organization?

· What is the role of leadership in creating, managing, and sustaining innovation in your organization?

· What are the ethical implications of an individual reward system? Support your answer.

· Would you describe your organization as innovative or noninnovative? Explain your answer.

Format your response consistent with APAguidelines..

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Learning Team

Innovation Process Presentation

Use the sameVirtualOrganization your team selected in the previous weeks’ assignments.

Prepare a 15- to 20-minute Microsoft^® PowerPoint^® presentation accompanied by 8–12 slides.

Identify and discuss the four basic phases of the Phased Project Planning process.

Explain how you will apply the innovative process to change your selected organization.

Identify the appropriate tools and techniquesyou will use in this process and explain why these were selected.

Discuss how you will measure your results and what steps your selected organization will take to ensure continuous improvement.

Include detailed speaker notes with your presentation.

Format your presentation consistent with APAguidelines.

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