Comprehensive Report: Innovation in Active Systems and Strategies

This report focuses on innovation within active systems in organizations, aiming to identify necessary advancements and strategies. It includes an executive summary and table of contents, followed by an introduction that emphasizes the importance of innovation for growth and sustainability, particularly in the automotive industry, using Toyota as a case study. The report delves into techniques for developing new ideas, analyzing trends, and fostering creative thinking within teams. It also covers evaluating team innovations, addressing conditions impacting innovation, and reviewing innovation drivers and enablers. Subsequent sections discuss leadership styles, the need for sustainable innovation, knowledge transfer tools, and risk management in innovation processes. The report further explores promoting innovative measures, propagating ideas, communication management, resource allocation, and strategies to encourage innovation. Finally, it examines strategies to integrate innovation, ensure innovative practices, and manage risks, concluding with recommendations for improvements.

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Executive summary:
This report aims to discover the possible and necessary innovation in an active system in
organizations. A media survey was conducted in the process. The results indicate the different
strategic plans towards sustained innovation in an organization. This report concludes that
innovation and risk management should be conducted in a proper way. It is recommended to
encourage and support innovations.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION:..........................................................................................................................4
1.1 Range of Techniques and Tools towards development of new ideas:.......................................5
1.2 Research and Analysis of Trends:.............................................................................................6
1.3 Creative Thinking to foster Personal and Team Innovations:...................................................6
1.4 Evaluation concerning the entire context of Team Innovations:...............................................7
1.5 Conditions of Innovation and Impact of Issues on the same:....................................................7
1.6 Reviews on Innovation Drivers and Enablers:..........................................................................8
References (part 1):..........................................................................................................................9
2.1 Leadership Styles towards Positive Innovative Thinking:......................................................10
2.2 Review and Challenge on own Practices towards Innovation:................................................10
2.3 Requirement to promote Sustainable Innovative Activity:.....................................................10
2.4 Implying tools for Better Knowledge Transfer:......................................................................10
2.5 Risk Management concerning Innovation:..............................................................................11
References (part 2):........................................................................................................................12
3.1 Introduction and Promotion of Innovative Measures for organization:..................................13
3.2 Propagating Innovative Ideas and Practices:...........................................................................13
3.3 Communication Management to Support Innovation:............................................................13
3.4 Resources for Innovation:........................................................................................................13
3.5 Strategies Encouraging Innovations:.......................................................................................14

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3.6 Mechanisms in System and Processes to support Innovation:................................................14
References (part 3):........................................................................................................................15
4.1 Strategies to make Innovation Integral part:............................................................................16
4.2 Process to Ensure Innovative Practices:..................................................................................16
4.3 Devices to Risk Management:.................................................................................................16
4.4 Innovations For Betterment:....................................................................................................16
References (part 4):........................................................................................................................17
CONCLUSION:............................................................................................................................18

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INTRODUCTION:
Innovation is the tool to improvement and growth, utilizing a set of instructions with an
imaginative approach. With the changing economy and society, requirements and demands from
the customer are volatile. Change is the trend towards a sustainable market position.
Technological innovation is an approach towards technical transformations in products and
processes. An important asset of innovation is designing. Design provides support to analysts.
Automotive industries set a great example towards innovative foundation. This industry
comprises of wide range of organizations focused in manufacturing and designing vehicles,
alongside marketing and sales are the genre of excellence. This report highlights the various
possible innovative approaches and thoughts that can be adapted by the Toyota Company of
automobiles to build grandeur in the automobile industry. As per the revenue/cost model, the
automotive industry is the leading sector of world economy. Toyota is rightfully a prime segment
of the industry, it being one of the largest automobile companies in the recent history. This
multinational Japanese Company is the topic of discussion in the upcoming segments.
Discussion: Lead innovative thinking and practice is dedicated to the unit with the talent and the
skills that is a necessary component to generate innovations in a system. It is applicable to the
individuals capable of initiating imaginative processes in any organization or company
(Gruenbaum, 2015). The growth, demands and the changing economy is the prime concern for
any innovations withheld in a process (Cameron & Green, 2015). However, an innovation is a
critical quality to develop in leaders or organizations. To maximize innovations in organizations,
the leaders should possess certain qualities or adaptations, which would prove to be beneficial
for the employees and the organization driving general profit and growth towards sustainability.

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Few pointers worth a discussion on the qualities a leader should possess are enlisted in
this section. Firstly, management of risks is an important quality surrounding innovations.
Studies and analysis show leaders with bold motives and approaches succeed 25% more in the
subject of experimentation, while they are capable in implying solutions in case of negative
consequences and is successful in minimizing it. Secondly, they potentially seize opportunities
available in the market for the improvement proactively. They commendably anticipate the
obstacles and focus on personal performances even with minimal support. Finally, the most
important criteria towards success, is to strategize the correct business plan. The understanding
of the market needs is necessary for a business perspective. These leaders are found to have a
keen interest in development of the organization through planning and plotting, utilizing the
available opportunities to increase the customer base and have managerial implications
accordingly.
1.1 Range of Techniques and Tools towards development of new ideas:
Toyota is already a leading manufacture in the automobile industry. Necessary
improvements can lead its path towards more sustainability (Cameron, & Green, 2015). Variant
tools are available to gain the same; one such technique could be the implication of Six thinking
hats-methodology developed for the practical considerations while thinking of innovation. In this
model, each hat is a representative towards an objective including the following factors relative
to the process.
MODEL-HAT COLORS REPRESENTATIONS
WHITE Factual management relative to the information of
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BLACK Judgment involved in decision making
RED Institutions, leading to anticipation about the
outcome
YELLOW Logical perspective of set goals
GREEN Creativity required to design innovations
BLUE Accessing control over processes
Table 1:
This methodology can be utilized to work towards sustained innovations.
1.2 Research and Analysis of Trends:
Studies insights few steps could increase the revenue pool for the automotive company.
New business models comprising of connectivity and autonomous technicalities can lead this
platform to new heights with the dedicated up-gradations for the customers. There should be a
rise in transport services such as car sharing and e-hailing to drive the growth of car sales.
According to changing preferences of consumers, car sales have dropped to one in ten.
Analyzing the best market to invest in is crucial which in turn determines mobility behavior.
Macro-economic factors play a major role (Brockhoff, Chakrabarti & Hauschildt, 2013).
Electrified vehicles is gaining the attention in the industry as they are becoming more
competitive with the features of hybrid, plug-ins, electric battery and fuel cells inbuilt, customer
acceptance is likely.
1.3 Creative Thinking to foster Personal and Team Innovations:
Few important methodologies leaders in the team might foster to create a team based on
innovations. Firstly, leaders are suggested to belief in their own ideas initially before

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declarations. Transparency about the new techniques while segregating the traditional ones is
important. Secondly, a successful team needs collaboration on any idea or plan. Diverse
suggestions could be beneficial for the profit surfaces whether concerning a new product or
process. The next key is communication, which in itself is a learning process, helpful while
innovating. Sheer corrections surrounding the members in a team is a way to perfection. Correct
combination proves profitable.
1.4 Evaluation concerning the entire context of Team Innovations:
Building an innovative and creative team is an achievement for the employers or the
leaders in an organization. Three components towards this structure are motivation, sense of
creativity and designs. The hierarchy involved in team motivation comprises of self-actualization
and esteem, love and psychological understanding. Surrounding the innovations a lead should
focus on new products, processes, sources applicable, exploration of customer demands and
organizational operations. Creativity initiates from a deep thinking about the still not applied
techniques and discovering the serendipities.
1.5 Conditions of Innovation and Impact of Issues on the same:
Certain conditions externally and internally are essential for an infrastructural innovation.
Few pointers are discussed further. Mainly, introduction to Professional Knowledge management
is precisely important, to perform within and in outdoor organizational functions through
technologies, organization and skill improvements, exploring the market positioning as well as
demands and innovation of finance is an important scale. Access to financing structures by
attracting venture to invest capitals is important for innovations. This in turn enhances the
research and development department (Weenen et al.,2013).

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Barriers towards innovation are negative approach, afraid of failures, lack of quality
research and illogical assumptions surrounding a plan.
1.6 Reviews on Innovation Drivers and Enablers:
Major related factors of firm-level innovation drivers comprise of age and size of an
existing firm, mostly new startups could be contributors in innovation collaborating with them
the existing traditional biggies can form profound trends (Chaminade & De Fuentes, 2012).
Next, comes the input from the R&D department of the company and finally the competition in
international market drives innovation.
Enablers such as the managers, approval from government and the role of resources and
partners play a crucial role in enabling the ideas of innovation. The detailed judgment effects the
turn-over.

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References (part 1):
Brockhoff, K., Chakrabarti, A. K., & Hauschildt, J. (Eds.). (2013). The dynamics of innovation:
strategic and managerial implications. Springer Science & Business Media.
Cameron, E., & Green, M. (2015). Making sense of change management: A complete guide to
the models, tools and techniques of organizational change. Kogan Page Publishers.
Chaminade, C., & De Fuentes, C. (2012). Competences as drivers and enablers of globalization
of innovation: the Swedish ICT industry and emerging economies. Innovation and
Development, 2(2), 209-229.
Gruenbaum, R. (2015). Innovations in Organizations. In Making Social Technologies Work (pp.
147-151). Palgrave Macmillan UK.
Weenen, T. C., Pronker, E. S., Commandeur, H. R., & Claassen, E. H. J. M. (2013). Barriers to
innovation in the medical nutrition industry: A quantitative key opinion leader
analysis. PharmaNutrition, 1(3), 79-85.

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2.1 Leadership Styles towards Positive Innovative Thinking:
Leaders should possess definite leadership styles to foster innovation. Styles include
being a pace-setting, coaching, coercive, democratic and an authoritative leader proves to be
beneficial. These features help in excellence, mobilization, creating bonds, developing members,
demand of immediate compliance and equalization in team to achieve the general profit (Aarons,
& Sommerfeld, 2012).
2.2 Review and Challenge on own Practices towards Innovation:
As a lead, it is important to explore the market position before setting any idea or plan
about new techniques. Self-believing and analysis are the prime concerns regarding the
declaration of an idea. Likewise, leaders should posses the pre-mentioned styles and judge their
own practices prior to commencement of a plan (Binnewies, & Gromer, 2012).
2.3 Requirement to promote Sustainable Innovative Activity:
Sustainable development in any organization fosters the integration socially,
economically and culturally. Witnessing the rapid change in the business world, internal market
competition is the driver to innovation for a sustainable growth and market position. An active
system involved in enhancement of research techniques and risk management is a prior necessity
in business organization to maximize revenue.
2.4 Implying tools for Better Knowledge Transfer:
Knowledge management and transfer are crucial as it forms the base for communicating
ideas. Some suggestive measures would be tools for accessing knowledge, semantic mapping,

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knowledge extraction, localizing details and collaborative work, which in turn help in accessing
the explicit data, supporting a presentation of analysis, solutions to structured queries, discovery
of locations of enterprise details and enable teams to work together globally, respectively (Vaara
et al., 2012).
2.5 Risk Management concerning Innovation:
Prime segment of innovation procedures are the anticipated or accidental risks involved
to gain the benefit of innovation (McNeil, Frey & Embrechts, 2015). Risks-Types may be
operational, commercial and financial, stating failure to meet the demanded quality, costs or
schedules, to attract enough customer base and unsuccessful projects respectively.