Interview and Reflection Assignment

Interview and Reflection Assignment
For this assignment, you will continue to reflect on what it takes to create
“innovation architecture” to support a culture of innovation within organizations.
As part of the assignment, you will conduct an interview with a local business
owner or leader or member of a management team to learn more about the
techniques organizations utilize (or fail to utilize) to encourage and support
the implementation of innovations.
Select your interview candidate and contact the person to set up an
appointment. Try to schedule your interview well in advance of the assignment’s
due date. You may conduct your interview in person or via phone. You should
present the consent letter attached in the Module materials to the person you
intend to interview.
Prepare a list of at least 5-7 questions for your interview. Your questions
should focus on specific processes within organizations for encouraging and
implementing innovations and challenges organizations face in when trying to
innovate.
After you complete the interview, write a 1,000-word reflection on what you
learned in the interview and how your understanding of the importance of
effective innovation architecture has developed or changed. Address the
following in your response:
1.What are the most valuable things you learned about effective innovation
architecture?
2.Identify some of the significant challenges you believe you might face when
it comes to suggesting and seeing innovations through in the organizations in
which you are or may be involved?
3.How might you apply what you learned in your interview and about innovation
architecture in general to help foster a culture of innovation within your own
organization?
Cite two additional reputable secondary sources on innovation architecture or
on creating a culture of innovation in your reflection.
Provide an interview summary at the end of your reflection that includes the
following information:
1.The name of the person you interviewed and number of years he/she has been a
manager.
2.The name of the company at which he/she is currently employed.
3.How long the person has been a manager at the current company.
4.Date of the interview and whether it took place in person or via phone.
5.Contact information for the person you interviewed.
6.The list of your interview questions.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style
Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is/is not required.