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For this week's Forum, respond to the following:   

You will use the model you created and uploaded in week two as the focus of the discussion in this reflective post.

Reply to the following response with *** 150 words minimum, including direct questions to the post ***. (please make response as if having a conversation, respond directly to some of the statements in below post. This is not providing an analysis of the original post. Respectfully address it and even ask clarifying or additional questions.)

** These responses are to be informative and contribute to advancing the knowledge of the topic **.

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New insight you gained about the company during or after creation

I have been employed by the same organization for 18 years, therefore, depending on your viewpoint, I have been very fortunate.  During this process and in my opinion, I did not obtain any further additional insight regards my place of employment.  On the job experience has provided ample insight to how the organization operates.

How creating the canvass gave you a different organizational perspective

In my opinion, the canvass assignment was similar to an organizational chart or flow chart.  I did appreciate the ability of the business model canvass to provide a model or mold to establish a potential new business.  I recognize that the canvass could be used by new management to assess and possibly restructure a company to be more efficient and profitable.

How you might use elements from your canvas assignment in the future

As I move closer to my retirement day, which is within 4 years, I have been considering and evaluating the next chapter for my professional career.  In the perfect world, I would be able to ride off into the sunset and enjoy retirement.  However, as most of us probably recognize, it is not a perfect, nor close to a perfect world, and that the world is harsh and tough.  Therefore, I am planning and strategizing my next career move.  Clearly evident in this forum, the first step was to obtain my Master’s degree to increase my knowledge and hopefully my marketability.  I have also seriously considered beginning a business as my second career.  However, the location and type of business to begin is the step that is pending.  And, the previous assignment provided me valuable insight on how to evaluate possible business opportunities to prevent being the average 4 out of 5 businesses that fail.

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New insight you gained about the company during or after creation:

Creating this canvas has helped me to see the different aspects of healthcare and why individuals may choose one over another.  I have worked in healthcare going on 15 years at three different organizations. It used to be people came to a hospital because of convenience.  As more hospital entities pop up the easier it is for people to choose what hospital they want to provide them service.  Although this can depend on what hospital offers what service, the other reason patients may seek out a different hospital is due to how they are treated.  Healthcare now a days realize heavily on patient satisfaction surveys, as well as quality of service they receive and this affects how much the hospital receives in payments for the service they provided to a patient.

How creating the canvas gave you a different organizational perspective:

It help me to see how the multiple different services provide care to our Veterans and what their specific focal point is for the department.  Each department has a specialty and knows how best to perform the task needed to provide a level of care for the veteran.  One thing interdepartmental agencies forget is that veterans/patients are not their only customers.  Many departments are customers of each other, without one the other one would not function or not run as smoothly.

How you might use elements from your canvas assignment in the future:

This will help me on many levels.  Whether I am a supervisor/manager or a new business owner, it will allow me to understand the process of creating a business model.  This could be for a changing product that customers need to be aware of, or make sure customers understand the benefit of such a product.  It could be for a process redesign, when related to the end goal of providing a certain service to customers.  It is a huge opportunity to utilize the tools we are being shown during this class from both our professor as well as from our classmates.

Thus far I am really enjoying this class.  I feel that it is a class that can actually be applied in the real world and achieve results when applying the theories and concepts we learn correctly.  Eager to continue the next several weeks.

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