Strategic Innovation: Managing Innovation Initiatives

This course is part of Innovation: From Creativity to Entrepreneurship Specialization

Instructor: E. Geoffrey Love

What you'll learn

  •   Analyze innovations and their impact on organizations
  •   Articulate a research-informed perspective on innovation.
  •   Utilize frameworks, tools, and concepts to address challenges that arise in innovation.
  • Skills you'll gain

  •   Corporate Strategy
  •   Organizational Change
  •   Business Transformation
  •   Innovation
  •   Team Leadership
  •   Strategic Leadership
  •   Organizational Structure
  •   Entrepreneurship
  •   Cross-Functional Collaboration
  •   Technology Strategies
  •   Organizational Strategy
  •   New Product Development
  • There are 5 modules in this course

    To do this, you will learn a set of frameworks, tools, and concepts that can help you address several important challenges in managing innovation. The first challenge is in regards to how to successfully implement innovation efforts within established firms and alongside established businesses. You then investigate the particulars of managing innovation when disruptive technologies are involved. Other topics include leadership of new product development teams, planning and evaluation of innovation initiatives, and management of innovation across organizational boundaries, as happens with alliances or virtual firms. You will be able to: - Analyze innovations and their impact on organizations - Articulate a research-informed perspective on innovation - Utilize frameworks, tools, and concepts to address challenges that arise in innovation This course is part of Gies College of Business’ suite of online programs, including the iMBA and iMSM. Learn more about admission into these programs and explore how your Coursera work can be leveraged if accepted into a degree program at https://degrees.giesbusiness.illinois.edu/idegrees/.

    MODULE 1: Managing Innovation

    MODULE 2: Understanding & Responding to Different Types of Innovations

    Module 3: Teams and Innovation

    Module 4: Planning & Evaluation & Innovation Across Organizations

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