Discussion Assignment Part 1

Discussion Assignment Part 1

The Role of Global Trends in Innovation

In your reading from the chapters in Leading Culture Change in Global Organizations: Aligning Culture and Strategy text for this unit, the authors explored the concept of global trends and global culture of organizations. You also saw Rosling's vivid depiction of historical trends in the video, 200 Years, 200 Countries, 4 Minutes.

For this discussion, explain why it is important for innovation leaders to understand global trends and global cultures of organizations. How does a leader of innovation use global trends and global cultures to create one organization focused on innovation? If you have one, please share a good example of how your exemplar leader used global trends to achieve a goal. (Required +250 words)

READING

· From Leading Culture Change in Global Organizations: Aligning Culture and Strategy, read the following:

1. Chapter 4, "Creating One Culture Out of Many," pages 71–90.

1. Chapter 5, "Exporting Culture Change," pages 91–112.

. Read Bernstein and Linsky's 2016 article, "Leading Change Through Adaptive Design," from Stanford Social Innovation Review, volume 14, issue 1, page 48–54.

LINK 200 YEARS, 200 COUNTRIES, 4 MIN: https://www.gapminder.org/videos/200-years-that-changed-the-world-bbc/

Resources

· Discussion Participation Scoring Guide.

· 200 Years, 200 Countries, 4 Minutes.

· APA Style and Format.

· Creating One Culture Out of Many.

· Exporting Culture Change.