Postgraduate Certificate in Best Practices in Strategic Innovation

• Strategic Innovation Management: This unit covers the key concepts and tools for managing innovation at a strategic level, including innovation strategy development, portfolio management, and measurement of innovation success.
• Creativity and Idea Generation: This unit focuses on the creative process and techniques for generating innovative ideas, including idea management systems and processes for fostering a culture of creativity within an organization.
• Design Thinking: This unit explores the design thinking approach to innovation, which emphasizes empathy, experimentation, and iteration in the development of new solutions. It covers the key principles and tools of design thinking, as well as its application in various industries and contexts.
• Open Innovation: This unit examines the concept of open innovation, which involves collaborating with external partners to leverage their knowledge, expertise, and resources in the innovation process. It covers the benefits and challenges of open innovation, as well as strategies for managing open innovation initiatives.
• Technology and Innovation: This unit explores the role of technology in innovation, including emerging technologies and their potential impact on various industries. It covers the key concepts and tools for managing technology-driven innovation, as well as strategies for integrating technology into the innovation process.
• Innovation in Practice: This unit provides students with the opportunity to apply the concepts and tools learned in the previous units to real-world innovation challenges. It covers the key steps in the innovation process, from opportunity recognition to implementation and scaling, and provides students with the opportunity to develop and pitch their own innovative solutions.
• Innovation Leadership: This unit focuses on the role of leadership in innovation, including the mindset, behaviors, and skills required to lead and manage innovation initiatives. It covers the key challenges and opportunities facing innovation leaders, as well as strategies for building and leading high-performing innovation teams.
• Intellectual Property and Innovation: This unit examines the role of intellectual property in innovation, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. It covers the key concepts and tools for managing intellectual property, as well as strategies for protecting and leveraging intellectual property assets in the innovation process.