Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Part 1: Changing the Status Quo, which includes Chapters 1 through 4 from the course textbook The Greenhouse Approach: Cultivating Intrapreneurship in Companies and Organizations.

Next, reflect on the following observation by Niccolo Machiavelli.

"It must be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage than a new system. For the initiator has the enmity of all who would profit by the preservation of the old institution and merely lukewarm defenders in those who gain by the new ones." Machiavelli, N. The Prince.

Intrapreneurs are change agents and initiate outward change (products and services) and inward change (policies, procedures, and technology). Assess the information in the provided articles and Part 1 of the course textbook and then do the following: 

• Determine the environment needed for beneficial intrapreneurial activities. Do this by devising a minimum of three principles you believe are the foundation for a beneficial intrapreneurial environment.
• The two articles Entrepreneurs and Intrapreneurs During Covid-19Links to an external site. and Effects of the Pandemic Crisis on Entrepreneurship and Sustainable DevelopmentLinks to an external site. provided suggest there is an estimated 70% failure rate for an organization's change implementation efforts. Based on what you know about intrapreneurial activities, defend the use of nimble change management techniques to reduce the estimated 70% failure rate.

Offer a link to a video or an article that provides additional information about intrapreneurs as change agents, as well as effective change management procedures. See APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. and Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. for cite/reference outside sources.