InInnovation 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 leaders 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 architecturethe 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 1500-word paper that addresses the following:
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.
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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.