SEM 603

Managing Innovation

3 units

Fall 2025

Topics

Form Project Teams; Warby Parker Video Case
What it is and Why it Matters
Capabilities
Innovation as a Process
Espresso Mushroom Company
Innovation
New Products and Services 3. Open Innovation
(Pre-Work: Read
Case Forum & Simulation
Continued  1. Selecting Innovation Projects
The Way We Work is About to Change
Chapters 12 & 14
Users as Innovators 2. Workshop: An Introduction to Design Thinking
McLaren Formula 1 Team: Racing on the Innovation Track
Exploiting Discontinuous Innovation
Course Conclusion & Overview 3. Final Case Analysis Preview
Final Case Analysis
To understand the language, models, and approaches for managing innovation
To explore the process model of innovation - searching, selecting, implementing, and capturing phases

Strategic Innovation Management, Joe Tidd and John Bessant, Wiley (E book rental available)
required

Fall 2024

Form Project Groups; Warby Parker Video Case
What it is and Why it Matters
Capabilities
Innovation as a Process
Espresso Mushroom Company
Innovation
New Products and Services 3. Open Innovation
(Pre-Work: Read
Case Forum & Simulation
Continued à 1. Selecting Innovation Projects
The Way We Work is About to Change
Chapters 12 & 14
Users as Innovators 2. Workshop: An Introduction to Design Thinking
McLaren Formula 1 Team: Racing on the Innovation Track
Exploiting Discontinuous Innovation
Course Conclusion & Overview 3. Final Case Analysis Preview
Final Case Analysis
To understand the language, models, and approaches for managing innovation
To explore the process model of innovation - searching, selecting, implementing, and capturing phases

Strategic Innovation Management, Joe Tidd and John Bessant, Wiley (E book rental available)
required

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