Section 2: Lead and support innovation in your
organisation
Use the work you completed in Section 1 of your Project Portfolio and if relevant, the additional
information in the Simulation Pack to help you complete this section.
1 Assess your personal leadership style, including:
1.1 Using an appropriate tool to assess your leadership style (e.g.
Https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/leadership-style-quiz.htm)
1.2 A description of your leadership style
In democratic leadership, often referred to as participatory leadership or shared leadership, members of
the group take an active role in the decision-making process. This style of leadership goes by a
few different names. This kind of leadership is applicable to a wide range of organisations, such
as private businesses, educational institutions, and even the government.
1.3 An explanation how your leadership style already models (or should be improved to
model) positive innovative thinking and practice.
Note: Attach proof of your leadership style assessment to this section of your portfolio.
Since members of the group are encouraged to speak their minds and contribute their perspectives,
democratic leadership may result in improved ideas and more original approaches to resolving
problems. Additionally, members of a group are more committed in and dedicated to the projects
being pursued, which makes them more likely to care about the results. According to studies on
different types of leadership, democratic leadership is associated with increased levels of productivity
among group members.
Leadership style
assessment.docx
2 Develop and apply at least two strategies to make innovation an integral part of your
organisation. Complete the table below (you have already identified the strategies in Section
1 of your Project Portfolio).
Note: Attach proof of your developed and applied strategies. If necessary, provide separate proof
of a develop strategy (e.g. List of rewards) and how it has been applied (draft email to all staff
notifying them of the strategy). If your organisation requires more than two strategies, attach the
additional details to this section of your portfolio.
Description of the strategy How will you How will you apply How does the
develop the the strategy? strategy
strategy? build/maintai
n effective
working
relationships
“Collaboration” Through the From the very top The sharing of
establishment of down, lead. Give novel techniques
distinct targets and praise and and the generation
priorities encouragement of more creative
Being open-minded wherever ideas among
possible. members of a team
is made possible
via collaboration.
“Open communication” In order to facilitate Through the Through the
open dialogue with provision of provision of
the faculty and feedbacks and direct feedbacks and
employees of the face-to-face direct face-to-face
institution, there will communication communication
be meetings and
discussion forums.
Proof of developed
and applied strategies.docx
3 Establish at least two processes/systems in your organisation by completing the table below.
Your processes/systems must:
● Support innovation (and the strategies you developed in the previous question)
● Confirm an ongoing awareness of individual and team contributions to innovative
thinking and practice.
Note: if your organisation requires more than two systems or processes, attach the additional
details to this section of your portfolio.
Description of Details of process/system How do How will I
process/system processes/systems monitor the
support innovation system/proc
and confirm ongoing ess?
awareness of
contributions to
innovation?
“Inno360” The innovation management It is beneficial since it Because this is
software known as Inno360 offers fresh and a software-
is specifically designed to original ideas that the based system,
scour the internet for company may put into we may
potential business prospects practise. exercise human
and ideas that might lead to
disruptive innovation inside control over it.
an organisation. Although
this approach is innovative in
that it makes use of the
internet to produce fresh
ideas that may potentially
disrupt an industry, the
platform is not designed to
support significant internal
innovation in terms of its
usability.
“Employee In order to maintain a This helps to It is possible to
entrepreneurshi culture of innovation inside encourage staff do an analysis
p” your organisation, you must members, which of
first persuade your think ultimately leads to performance.
tank that you are willing to inventive results.
commit to an investment of
responsible risk. There is no
predetermined formula that
can be followed to produce
an inventive labour force.
This process has to be
carried out in a measured
manner, with care, and on an
individual basis. In order to
get desirable results, you
should encourage people to
complete tasks and find
solutions to problems in
their own, individual ways.
Resources to
support innovation processes.docx
4 Plan to communicate with stakeholders by completing the table below. You need to:
● Communicate with at least two stakeholders
● Use at least two tools to communicate (e.g. Email, verbal, social media etc.)
● Provide at least one resource to support your communication (e.g. Fact sheet, flowchart etc.)
Note: You can communicate more than one requirement in a single form of communication (e.g. You can
discuss all the requirements listed in the table below as part of a single weekly team meeting, send
an email to summarise what was discussed and provide a fact sheet for all employees to reference
at a later stage). Attach your resource(s) to the section of your portfolio.
What must I Who will I How will I Which resource
communicate? communicate to? communicate? will I
provide?
“Academic manager” “Emails” “Flow chart”
Promote and share
innovation knowledge.
Introduce and promote
“Human “Verbal” “Fact sheet”
Resources
creative thinking
Manager”
techniques.
“Sales and “Face to face “Fact sheet”
Introduce and promote
Marketing communicati
innovative practices,
manager” on”
processes, products
and/or services
(established in the
previous question).
5 Summarise your communication with stakeholder(s) to:
● Promote and share innovation knowledge.
● Introduce and promote creative thinking techniques.
● Introduce and promote innovative practices, processes, products and/or services.
Note: If not already viewed in person by your assessor, attach proof of your communication to
this section of your portfolio (e.g. Video recording of a team meeting, powerpoint
presentation, email to employees). You will attach at least two different forms of
communication.
To All of the Workers at King Edward VI College
We have been working hard to improve innovative practises at our institution, and
you should do the same with some aspects of your work as well.
To achieve success in ovation, one needs the appropriate infrastructure and
resources.
Therefore, training and cooperation should be done in the near future in order to
assist workers in better understanding of inovation.
In addition, the school will place an emphasis on a variety of approaches for
creative thinking, such as mind mapping and brainstorming.
storyboarding.
Your capacity for innovative thinking, which might be helpful to the business in its
expansion, will improve as a result of participating in this process.
I would want to provide you with some information on the in ovative tools that will
be used throughout our in ovation practise.
The innovation management software known as Inno360 is specifically designed
to scour the internet for potential business prospects and ideas that might
lead to disruptive innovation inside an organisation. Although this approach
is innovative in that it makes use of the internet to produce fresh ideas that
may potentially disrupt an industry, the platform is not designed to support
significant internal innovation in terms of its usability. I have high hopes that
every member of the team will get comfortable with the many software tools
that pertain to innovation in our business.
ThankYou.
Proof of
communication with stakeholders (at least tw o).docx
6 Confirm that your organisation values a team approach to communication, consultation and
development for innovation.
Note: Attach proof of your confirmation to this section of your portfolio (for example, survey
results or draft email to all managers etc.)
DRAWING OF AN EMAIL TO BE SENT TO THE WORKFORCE King Edward VI College
We have been working hard to improve innovative practises at our institution, and there are some aspects
that you must concentrate on as well.
To achieve success in ovation, one needs the appropriate infrastructure and resources.
Therefore, training and cooperation should be done in the near future in order to assist workers in better
understanding of inovation.
In addition, the training will concentrate on a variety of methods for creative thinking such as mind
mapping, brainstorming, and storyboarding.
Your capacity for innovative thinking, which might be helpful to the business in its expansion, will improve
as a result of participating in this process.
I strongly suggest that all of you join and provide your opinions since we need to work and stay united in
order to make progress in our business.
I would want to provide you with some information on the in ovative tools that will be used throughout our
in ovation practise.
The innovation management software known as Inno360 is specifically designed to scour the internet for
potential business prospects and ideas that might lead to disruptive innovation inside an
organisation. Although this approach is innovative in that it makes use of the internet to produce
fresh ideas that may potentially disrupt an industry, the platform is not designed to support significant
internal innovation in terms of its usability. I have high hopes that every member of the team will get
comfortable with the many software tools that pertain to innovation in our business. I would
appreciate it if you could provide your comments and any other considerations that we may take into
account when innovating.
ThankYou.
Proof of
confirmation.docx
