Stitching Together a Perspective on Organizational Design, Change, and Innovation FROM THE SEMINAL LEADERS

MSN 581: Week 1: Assignment - Stitching Together a Perspective on Organizational Design, Change, and Innovation

Assignment Prompt

One of the most important qualities that we develop as graduate students is an awareness of the thought leaders in our fields. This is the work that supercharges our activities as managers as the new ideas we come into contact with challenge our preconceptions. These ideas give us the opportunities to consider new avenues of action when navigating challenges.

This week’s assignment is designed to assist you in gaining literacy in the ideas of seminal thinkers in organizational change and innovation. It is not enough that we just understand the examples; we must understand the theories that are being applied around us in our professional environments. You may want to begin your search with the work of leaders such as those you considered in the discussion board this week (Deming, Drucker, and Senge) on their ideas; however, please feel free to open up your search in wider parameters concerning organizations, their structures, and operating environments.

· W. Edward Deming wrote, “Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets.”

· Peter Drucker noted that, “A man should never be appointed to a managerial position if his vision focuses on people’s weaknesses rather than on their strengths. The man who always knows what people cannot do, but never sees what they can do, will undermine the spirit of the organization.”

· Peter Senge proposed that, “When people in organizations focus only on their position, they have little sense of responsibility for the results produced when all positions interact.”

Please identify a minimum of 5 sources from the library, produce an appropriate APA reference for each of these sources, and describe the core points of each of these authors in a minimum of 150 words for each source.

Finally, provide a 1 page conclusion, set apart with a proper APA heading, that synthesizes the ideas of each of the presented authors into an introductory, though well-informed, opinion of your own in the shape of a personal essay. For clarity, the conclusion does not require referencing.

Expectations

· Due: Sunday 8PM 09/07/25 Pacific Standard Time

· Length: 3 to 5 pages, at least 5 sources, 150 words for each source

· Format: APA Style