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Strategic Innovation: Managing Innovation Initiatives

Strategic Innovation: Managing Innovation Initiatives

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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.

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You may have noticed that what is new often behaves differently than what has become accepted over time whether it is in a market, technology, or with people and firms. This course helps you develop a perspective on managing innovation. That is, you will build your capability to lead and design your organization in effectively implementing innovation initiatives and achieving their strategic intent.

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/.

You will become familiar with the course, your classmates, and our learning environment. The orientation will also help you obtain the technical skills required for the course.

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9 videos9 readings6 assignments1 discussion prompt1 plugin

9 videosTotal 98 minutes

Welcome to Strategic Innovation: Managing Innovation Initiatives4 minutes
Meet Professor Geoff Love3 minutes
Learn on Your Terms1 minute
Module 1 Introduction: Managing Innovation4 minutes
Challenges in the Evolution of New Technologies and Markets21 minutes
How Organizations Succeed and Fail as Markets Grow and Change17 minutes
Ambidextrous Organizations22 minutes
Leading Ambidextrous Organizations Part One14 minutes
Leading Ambidextrous Organizations Part Two12 minutes

9 readingsTotal 90 minutes

Syllabus10 minutes
ePub10 minutes
About the Discussion Forums10 minutes
Glossary10 minutes
Description of Organizations and Brands10 minutes
Online Education at Gies College of Business10 minutes
Updating Your Profile10 minutes
Module 1 Overview10 minutes
Module 1 Readings10 minutes

6 assignmentsTotal 79 minutes

Managing Innovation: Quiz30 minutes
Orientation Quiz30 minutes
Lesson 1-1: Practice Quiz5 minutes
Lesson 1-2 Practice Quiz5 minutes
Lesson 1-3: Practice Quiz5 minutes
Lesson 1-4 Practice Quiz4 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Getting to Know Your Classmates10 minutes

1 pluginTotal 15 minutes

Demographic Survey15 minutes

Innovation requires organizations to integrate across functions—engineering, marketing, production—under conditions of uncertainty. This module equips you to design and lead innovation initiatives by understanding team-based structures and broader organizational approaches, and by matching the right approach to a given innovation challenge.

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6 videos2 readings4 assignments1 peer review

6 videosTotal 91 minutes

Managing Innovation: Heavyweight Teams and Innovation Streams16 minutes
Product Development Teams, Including "Heavyweight" Teams Part One14 minutes
Product Development Teams, Including "Heavyweight" Teams Part Two12 minutes
Focus on Using "Heavyweight" Product Development Teams18 minutes
Effective Management of Innovation Streams Part One16 minutes
Effective Management of Innovation Streams Part Two15 minutes

2 readingsTotal 20 minutes

Module 2 Overview10 minutes
Module 2 Readings10 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 45 minutes

Understanding & Responding to Different Types of Innovations: Quiz30 minutes
Lesson 2-1 Practice Quiz5 minutes
Lesson 2-2 Practice Quiz5 minutes
Lesson 2-3 Practice Quiz5 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 60 minutes

Understanding & Responding to Different Types of Innovations: Assignment60 minutes

The management approaches optimized for established operations—where predictability is high—often fail in innovation contexts. This module explores how to manage innovation initiatives under high uncertainty. The core insight: when you cannot reliably predict outcomes, management must shift from a results focus to a learning focus.

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6 videos2 readings5 assignments

6 videosTotal 68 minutes

Managing Innovation Under Uncertainty: Planning, Evaluation and Agile3 minutes
Introduction to Planning and Evaluation for Innovation: The Importance of Experimentation and Learning8 minutes
Planning and Evaluation for Innovation: The Importance of Experimentation and Learning Part One19 minutes
Planning and Evaluation for Innovation: The Importance of Experimentation and Learning Part Two15 minutes
Agile Introduction11 minutes
Agile Planning Evaluation Control14 minutes

2 readingsTotal 20 minutes

Module 3 Overview10 minutes
Module 3 Readings10 minutes

5 assignmentsTotal 50 minutes

Teams and Innovation: Quiz30 minutes
Lesson 3-1 Practice Quiz5 minutes
Lesson 3-2 Practice Quiz5 minutes
Lesson 3-3 Practice Quiz5 minutes
Lesson 3-4 Practice Quiz5 minutes

Previous modules focused on internal structures for managing innovation. This module examines two additional approaches: leveraging external partnerships across firm boundaries and enabling entrepreneurial activity within the organization.

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5 videos4 readings4 assignments1 peer review

5 videosTotal 60 minutes

Innovation across firm boundaries and corporate entrepreneurship3 minutes
Innovation Across Firm Boundaries: Virtual Firms & Open Innovation19 minutes
Advice for Working Across Firm Boundaries: Case of Alliances and JVs12 minutes
Corporate Entrepreneurship Part One10 minutes
Corporate Entrepreneurship Part Two16 minutes

4 readingsTotal 40 minutes

Module 4 Overview10 minutes
Module 4 Readings10 minutes
Congratulations on Completing the Course!10 minutes
Get Your Course Certificate10 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 45 minutes

Planning & Evaluation & Innovation Across Organizations: Quiz30 minutes
Lesson 4-1 Practice Quiz5 minutes
Lesson 4-2 Practice Quiz5 minutes
Lesson 4-3 Practice Quiz5 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 60 minutes

Planning & Evaluation & Innovation Across Organizations: Assignment60 minutes

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THE COURSE MATERIAL WAS WELL DESIGNED AND INSTRUCTORS WAS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND PROVIDED GREAT INSIGHT INTO THEORY AND PRACTICE OF INNOVATION MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT.HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

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Course offers strong foundation on Managing Innovation at the firm level. Enjoyed learning it and highly recommended for individuals who seek to improve their managerial skills.

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