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strategic business analysis

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Part A

  1. Research and develop a profile of a great innovator. Length: 150-200 words
Innovator Profile
Describe the innovation/innovator
 		  
Type of innovation (e.g. product, process, marketing or organisational)
 		  
Benefits of the innovation
 		  
 
Challenges and problems faced by the innovator
 		  
How they developed the innovation with specific reference to idea generation and idea evaluation
 		  

 

  1. Research the ways that organisational and team dynamics can affect workplace innovation systems. Explain:
    • how different approaches to management and leadership can support or hinder innovation
    • challenges and barriers to innovation within teams and organisations and ways of overcoming these.
Length: 150 words
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

  1. Develop five innovation principles, based on your research.
Innovation principles
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Explain why you chose these principles? Length: 50 words
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
How you could apply and promote them in a business context? Length: 50 words
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Part B
Choose a business to work with where you will be acting as a consultant. This could be one that you already work in, or another that you have access to. To validate the readiness of the business for an innovation program you survey existing workplace systems carefully and identify how you will integrate innovation processes with existing business systems and processes.

  1. Provide a profile description of the organization including the innovation goal(s), its key stakeholders and any relevant legislation and/or code of practice. Length: 100 words
 
 
 
 
 

 

  1. Review current business practices against the seven dimensions of strategic innovation using the Appendix below. Length: 150 words
Dimension How you plan to implement?
A managed innovation process – How do we innovate?  
Strategic alignment – Is everyone engaged and supportive?  
Industry foresight – Where are we headed?  
Consumer/customer insight – Do we know what they want and need?  
Core technologies and competencies – What are our strengths?  
Organisational readiness – Can we take action?  
Disciplined implementation – Can we get results?  

 
 

  1. Using the stakeholder mapping document below, scope out an area or department to run a pilot program and identify the program key stakeholders.

Stakeholder Mapping Document

  Opposition                                                                                     Support
Active opponents Passive opponents Fence-sitters Passive supporters Active supporters
Stakeholder Power High  
 
 
 
 		        
Medium  
 
 
 
 		        
Low  
 
 
 
 		        

 

  1. Discuss the innovation leadership activities that you were involved in. Length: 50 words
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

  1. Develop an implementation plan for the innovation system pilot.
Date:
 		 Scope:
  Objective:
 
  Resources:
 
Action Description and issue Dependent on Responsible Due date
   
 		      
   
 		      

 

  1. Develop a communication plan that covers all participants involved.
Communication Purpose Participants Method Frequency Responsible
         
         
         

 

  1. Provide a summary of your consultation with key stakeholders to obtain approval for the implementation plan. The consultation will be about existing systems and innovation needs, introducing the new processes (idea generation and evaluation), encouraging participation in new processes and introducing tools and disciplines for innovation (innovation principles). Where necessary modify the plan in response to the feedback received from the stakeholders. Length: 50-100 words
 
 
  1. Communicate the project to all participants and stakeholders and lead the pilot of the innovation system for at least one innovation of any type (product, process, marketing, organisational). (This may include either an engaging email or other correspondence, informative meeting notes, business cards from key contacts, relevant organisational policies or procedures, photographs, etc.) Length: 50-100 words
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
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