Assignment 2: Innovation and Communication Presentation

Question

Listed below are the names of some of the world’s top technology-related innovators. They have also been called leaders, entrepreneurs, disrupters, or good old-fashioned trouble-makers. They have gone against the odds, rattling stale industries to build new ones. Recognize their names? Not likely, though you may instantly recognize their product, technology, or scientific inventions, which have made headlines. However, their success would not be possible without the effective management of team members. For this assignment, you are required to choose two people from the list and create a PowerPoint presentation.

First, choose two leaders from the list below:

Caleb Chung
Cory Booker
Craig Venter
Dan Olschwang
Diane Greene
Hjalmar Winbladh
Jeremy Stoppelman
Mark Gorton
Russell Simmons
Sunil Shaunak

Now, respond to the following:

Utilize your research and identify the methods these innovators or leaders are using to communicate through technology in an effort to remain relevant in their industries.
Explain how technology has advanced each of their businesses, leading to growth.
Determine if innovative products, such as Google X, iWatch, or the new Cardboard Bike, can be linked to transformational or transactional leadership. Defend your position.
Self-managed teams are often used to hide inventions from public view. Utilizing your research, identify ways managers and project leaders working under constraints can accomplish this.

Develop a 4–6-slide presentation in PowerPoint format. Include detailed speaker notes in your presentation. Utilize at least two scholarly sources (in addition to your textbook) to complete your research, referencing sources within the text and at the end in a reference list. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M4_A2.ppt.

Make sure you write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship through accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

By Wednesday, June 3, 2015, deliver your assignment to the M4: Assignment 2 Dropbox.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria

Assignment Components	Proficient	Maximum Points
Describe two leaders and their chosen businesses. [CO: 1, 6]	The description of the two leaders chosen is clear and logical. There are many interesting facts included regarding the businesses. Reliable resources are utilized.	12
Identify the methods these innovators or leaders are using to communicate through technology in an effort to remain relevant in their industries. [CO: 1, 3, 6]	An accurate identification of the methods the innovators/leaders are using to communicate through technology in an effort to remain relevant is provided. Examples are included. Reliable resources are utilized.	20
Explain how technology has advanced each of their businesses and led to growth. [CO: 1, 6]	The explanation regarding how technology has advanced each of their businesses and led to growth is clear and accurate.	16
Determine if innovative products, such as Google X, iWatch, or the new Cardboard Bike can be linked to transformational or transactional leadership. Defend your rationale. [CO: 1, 2, 6]	An accurate determination of whether innovative products, such as Google X, iWatch, or the new Cardboard Bike can be linked to transformational or transactional leadership, is given. The rationale provided is logical and relevant. Examples and scholarly research are utilized.	16
Identify ways managers and project leaders working under constraints can accomplish hiding inventions from the public. [CO: 1, 5, 6]	The identification of ways managers and project leaders working under constraints can accomplish hiding inventions from the public is accurate. Logical examples are provided using scholarly resources.	16
Academic Writing
Write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship through appropriate and accurate representation and attribution of sources (i.e. APA); and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Use of scholarly sources aligns with specified assignment requirements. [CO_O]	Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship through appropriate and accurate representation and attribution of sources (i.e. APA); and displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Use of scholarly sources aligned with specified assignment requirements.	20
Total:		100