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Crafting Strategies for Innovation Initiatives for Corporate Entrepreneurs
- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 4 Sequences
- Introductive Level
Course details
Syllabus
- Week 1 - Innovation Environments and Capabilities
In this module, we will examine how to audit a company's internal environment to establish a framework for its innovation capabilities. - Week 2 - Organizational Structures and Operational Formats
In this module, we will create a plan for an organizational structure and operational format that incorporates key roles and players for internal ventures within the company. - Week 3 - Corporate Culture
In this module, we will analyze corporate culture to identify creative capabilities that leverage the company's best practices for innovation. - Week 4 - Creating an Innovation Strategy
In this module, we will evaluate innovation portfolios and compose innovation strategies that are best aligned with the implementation potential within the company.
Prerequisite
Instructors
Dr. Thomas J. Mierzwa
Lecturer of Technology Entrepreneurship
Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (Mtech)
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