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ILM Level 5 Certificate in Leadership and Management

Assignment 8607-504:

Leading Innovation and Change

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{Minimum Word Count – 2,500 words. Note: The word count provided is intended as a guide to what is required to achieve a good pass. Individuals have different writing styles, and there is no penalty if the word count is exceeded. There is no penalty if the word count is not met – as long as the assessment criteria is adequately covered.}

{Pass Mark is a minimum of 50% for each section} {To maximise your marks, please ensure you use ‘references’ whenever appropriate to show the source of any theory or models you have used. Please use Harvard Referencing which looks like the words in brackets in the following sentence - The OSCAR Model (Gilbert and Whittleworth, 2009) is a good model to help solve everyday workplace problems. You should also list all your references at the end of the assignment}

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1. Understand the need for innovation and change management within an organisation | 1.1. Explain the importance of innovation for own organisation. {8 Marks} | 1.2. Explain the importance of managing change within own organisation. {8 Marks} |

2. Be able to propose innovative solutions to improve organisational performance | 2.1. Assess an opportunity for innovation and improvement in own organisation. {16 Marks} | 2.2. Justify the improvement identified, in the context of organisational objectives. {8 Marks} | 2.3. Use a range of techniques to generate innovative options to deliver the