Human Resource Management Institute (HRMI) Edexcel Level 7 - Diploma in Strategic Management & Leadership - Batch 1

Unit No/Title: Unit 6: Creative and Innovative Management Assignment No: 1/2 Unit Code: R/602/2064 Assignment Title: Embrace a culture of innovation

Grading Opportunities Available Outcomes/ Grade LO LO LO Descriptors 1.1 1.2 2.1 Outcomes/ Grade LO LO LO Descriptors 4.1 4.2 4.3

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Date Set: 9th December 2012 2013

Due Date: 6th January

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Unit No/Title: Unit 6: Creative and Innovative Management Assignment No: 1/2

Unit Code: R/602/2064 Assignment Title: Embrace a culture of innovation

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ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS THIS IS AN INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT. YOUR ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE INSTITUTE REGULATIONS REGARDING PLAGIARISM ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS

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URL Complete address eg http://www.abs.com/index/1234/xyz.asp... and Date Article, Journals Author of the article, year of publication, title of the article, title of the journal, volume and issue number of the article and page numbers

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Assignment 1: How will you prepare your company to embrace a culture of innovation?
Revisit the Vision, Mission and Values and determine its innovation and any need for review relevance to

Examine how vision, mission and values can be made relevant to individuals in order encourage innovation at work

Determine the current state of innovation and steps to enhance the overall innovative state

Focus on establishing overall accountability for innovation at corporate level and at functional / task / individual levels.

Determine how innovation can be incorporated as a competency at all levels and how innovation competency descriptors can help in assessing innovation

Examine how innovation as a strategy could be pursued (strategic direction) Visualize where you should initiate the process of innovation in your organization

Establish where and what needs re-definition as an integral need of innovation (ex: structures)

Examine the extent and the depth you need to go inculcate behavioral changes (attitudes)

Comment on the budgetary provisions required to facilitate innovation Examine the relevance of open innovation strategies to your organization Comment on the fundamental prerequisites to facilitate effective and sustainable innovation

Refer to managing idea pipeline Comment on making innovation everybodys business.

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DESCRIPTORS LO 1.1 Evaluate current creative and innovative management processes in an organisation 1.2 Explain how to lead others to positively embrace innovation and change 2.1 Assess the influence of vision and mission on generation of creative and innovative management processes in an organization 2.2 Use analytical tools to identify potential creative and innovative management ideas 2.3 Assess risks and benefits of creative and innovative management ideas 2.4 Use change models to support the implementation of creative and innovative management ideas 3.1 Produce an appropriate rationale to persuade stakeholders of an organisation of the benefits of a creative and innovative management idea 3.2 Communicate a creative and innovative management idea to stakeholders of an organization

Feedback

3.3 Establish key goals and priorities for implementation of a creative and innovative management idea using feedback from stakeholders

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