Creating and Sustaining an Innovation Culture

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  • 10 Sequences
  • Intermediate Level

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Syllabus

Week 1: Innovation capacity and capability
Introduce the core concepts and explain how they are applied by exceptional organizations

Week 2: Innovation enablers and barriers
Evaluate the barriers to innovation and discuss how organizations can get ready to innovate

Week 3: Building innovation capability in individuals
Introduce the concept of intrapreneurs and explain how organizations can motivate and reward them

Week 4: Institutional entrepreneurship
Introduce the concept of institutional entrepreneurs and explore the skills and processes needed to create change in institutions

Week 5: Innovating lean
Discuss how organizations can build lean and experimental approaches into their innovation architecture

Week 6: Structuring for innovation
Explore the different organizational structures and aspect of collaboration that support innovation processes

Week 7: Culture as strategic advantage
Creating and sustaining an innovation culture for strategic advantage

Week 8: Leading creative, problem-solving teams
Analyze the leadership styles needed to lead creative and problem-solving teams

Week 9: Innovation leadership for a changing world
Building the leadership capacity for connecting innovation with community wellbeing

Week 10: Vertical leadership development
Understand the personal and social change required to lead innovation in complex environments

Prerequisite

  • English writing/reading proficiency (required)
  • General knowledge of business processes (recommended)

Instructors

Rachel Fitzgerald
Associate Director of Online Education
University of Queensland Business School

Martie-Louise Verreynne
Associate Dean (Research) and Professor of Innovation
The University of Queensland

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The University of Queensland is a public research university located primarily in Brisbane, the capital of the Australian state of Queensland. Founded in 1909 by the Queensland Parliament, UQ is one of six sandstone universities, an informal designation of the oldest university in each state. 

Combining the three world rankings of the most established universities in 2023, the University of Queensland is ranked 2nd in Australia and 42nd in the world. UQ is also a founding member of edX, Australia's leading group of eight and the international research-intensive association of Pacific universities.

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