Posted: March 12th, 2023

Week 8

   Complete discussion board, discussion board replies, and all assignments for the week according to rubrics   

What will the future look like?

After 8 weeks of intensive study and reflection on the complex subject of creativity, discovery, and innovation, what do you project for future challenges, trends, and opportunities for organizations?  Will organizations embrace innovation or revert to production? Should they and will it be done the same as now or in a different way? Where are we going when it comes to being an innovative society? Support at least one of your ideas with one academic reference, appropriately cited.  Feel free to use more supporting documentation.

Due Date: 11:59 pm EST Thursday of Unit 8

Points: 100

Overview:

For this assignment, you will identify an organization and assess its creativity, discovery, and

innovation. This is an individual assignment structured to provide you with an opportunity to

demonstrate your mastery of the materials studied in this course by applying what you have

learned to a specific company or organization of interest to you.

Instructions:

Identify an organization or business that is of interest to you. You should be intimately
familiar with the management and operations practices of this organization.

You may change the name of the organization to keep your assessment private. but

please indicate that you have changed the name in your work.

Describe the organization you select as the subject of your project and its defining
characteristics. Explain why you chose the organization. If the organization is large you
are free to focus on a division, department, practice or product initiative of the
organization.

Conduct a Critical Analysis of how the organization and its approach to creativity,
discovery and innovation. Identify and apply course concepts and principles explored
throughout the term and respond to nine Critical Analysis Components of Organizations
provided below. Be specific and clear in making linkages.

Paper Organization:

A. Title Page

B. Brief Description of the subject organization

C. Explanation of why the organization was selected including information that offers

defining characteristics of the organization and informs the status of the organization’s

innovation and creativity.

D. Critical Analysis Components of the Organization:

1 Internal and external drivers of innovation in the organization.

2 The role design thinking plays in creative problem-solving in the organization.

3 Evaluation of the role managers and leaders within the organization play as change
leaders.

4 How idea generation is used to solve problems, enhance core competencies, gather
consumer insights, etc.

5 Myths perpetuated by the organization.

6 Elements of the creative process within the organization.

7 Barriers to creativity and innovation within the organization. Assess how the barriers
occur and are addressed.

8 Responsible innovation and ethical approaches and issues the organization faces.

9 The role of leadership in creating, managing, and sustaining innovation in the
organization.

10 Future creativity and innovation within the organization.

E. Recommendations and Lessons

• Specific recommendations for improvement must be based upon the lessons

learned as a result of your analysis. If there are no clear suggestions for

improvement suggest how what this organization does can be transferred to

another organization(s), department, or units.

• Your assessment should provide at least six recommendations for improvement or

six transferrable lessons based on your analysis

F. Conclusion

G. Reference Page including at least six scholarly sources to support your work.

Requirements:

• This assignment is due Thursday 1 1:59 pm

• You may choose a creative format for your deliverable. Make use of your
creativity in determining a format that you believe best permits you to cover
and respond to all required elements of this assignment.

• At least six scholarly (6) resources.

• APA reference format, including an in-text citation for referenced works.

Be sure to read the criteria by which your work will be evaluated before you

write and again after you write.

Evaluation Rubric for Unit 8 Assignment

Creativity, Discovery, and Innovation in an Organization

Evaluation Rubric for Unit 8 Assignment

Creativity, Discovery, and Innovation in an Organization

CRITERIA Deficient Needs
Improvement

Proficient Exemplary

(0-5 Points) (6-7 Points) (8-9 Points) (10 Points)

Description of
the
Organization

Missing or
inadequate.

Provides limited
description, lacks
many details.

Provides adequate
description, some
details omitted.

Provides exceptional
description of the
organization.

(0-5 Points) (6-7 Points) (8-9 Points) (10 Points)

Explanation of
Organization
Choice

Lacks
explanation
and/or clearly
stated defining
characteristics.

Provides limited
explanation and 2
defining
characteristics.

Provides adequate
explanation and 3

Provides detailed
explanation and at
least 4 well defined
characteristics.

(0-23 Points) (24-31 Points) (32-39 Points) (40 Points)

Critical
Analysis
Components of
the
Organization

Analysis
inadequately
references
components.

Analysis makes
limited reference
to less than 9
components.

Adequately addresses
9 required
components.

Substantially
addresses all 9
required components.

(0-11 Points) (12-15 Points) (16-19 Points) (20 Points

Recommendati
ons and
Lessons

Provides 4 or
less
recommendatio
ns or
transferrable
lessons.

Provides 5
recommendations
or transferrable
lessons.

Provides at least 6
recommendations or
transferrable lessons.
Minor details missing.

Provides at least 6
well-defined
recommendations or 6
transferrable lessons.

(0-5 Points) (6-7 Points) (8-9 Points) (10 points)

Clear and
Professional
Presentation/
Writing and
APA Format

Errors impede
professional
presentation;
guidelines not
followed.

Significant errors
that do not
impede
professional
presentation.

Few errors that do not
impede professional
presentation.

Writing and format are
clear, professional,
APA compliant, and
error free.

(0 Points) (10 Points)

References Less than 6
scholarly
resources.

n/a n/a Includes at least 6
scholarly resources
fully supporting work.

Reflect on the course learning. Write your elevator pitch to emphasize the importance of creativity and innovation in your organization.