Course curriculum

  • 1
    Welcome to the course! (Pre-session)
    • Course Introduction FREE PREVIEW
    • Welcome Session: Video Recording
    • Course Welcome Session: Presentation Slides
    • How to use our learning hub
    • Before we begin...
    • Your reflective journal template
    • Reflective journal instructions
    • Assessment Criteria and Assessment Methods for the Innovation Champions Programme
    • Assessment Guidance on Final Evidence Submission for Innovation Champions Programme
    • course overview
    • Innovation Champions Timetable
    • Knowledge checks - Master link
  • 2
    Session #1: Innovation, Change… and You
    • Summary of Session 1
    • Session 1 slides
    • The role of an innovation champion
    • Blog: Carol Dweck - Two Mindsets
    • Supporting paper1: The complex innovation champion
    • Supporting paper2: Sergeeva, N; (2016) What makes an "innovation champion"? European Journal of Innovation Management
    • Reference: Definition of an innovation manager
    • References list (suggested additional reading for specific areas of interest)
    • Tasks to complete for session 1
    • Self assessment 1 - Trendhunter - Your innovation role
    • Self Assessment 2 - Tendancy toolset
    • Completing Knowledge Checks
    • Knowledge Check
    • Journal Reminder!
  • 3
    Session #2: Industry, Enterprise and Identifying Opportunities for Change
    • Summary of part 2
    • Introduction
    • The New Situation and Digital Transformation
    • Creating a Lean and Agile Business
    • Why ideas fail
    • Paper: Failure_Experiences_of_Entrepre
    • The Innovation Game
    • Paper: Reducing-the-risk-of-failure-in
    • Reflection and Recap
    • Additional reading list
    • Link to Mural for session 2
    • Part 2: Reflective journal question
    • Knowledge check session 2
  • 4
    Session #3: Creating a contemporary Innovation Ecosystem and your role within that system
    • Summary of part 3
    • Introduction
    • What do we mean by an 'Innovation Ecosystem'?
    • Innovation Ecosystems in Practice - A case study from Google
    • Applied Activity - Mapping the Stakeholders in our Innovation Ecosystem
    • Building Tribes
    • Applied Activity - Mapping how Open Innovation Operates in our Organisation
    • Video Case Study - what do successful innovative companies have in common?
    • Discussion: Our innovation system
    • Reading - Definition paper
    • Reading - Ecosystem vs system paper
    • Reading - Technology innovation ecosystems
    • Reading - Conf paper 2014 dev ecosystem
    • Reading - Humanitarian Innovation ecosystems (A different perspective)
    • mapping the innovation ecosystem
    • Session 3: Reflective Journal Question
    • Session 3 - Reflective Journal Answer
    • Reflection and summary
    • Session 3 - Tools and Worksheets
    • Link to our Mural workspace for session 3
    • Knowledge check for session 3
  • 5
    Session #4: Developing Winning Ideas
    • Summary of part 4
    • Introduction
    • Experimentation
    • Topical paper - Experimental Government
    • Reading - Entrepreneurial Experiments in firms
    • Reading - Experimenting and innovation
    • Reading - modes of experimentation
    • Developing Winning Ideas (In practice)
    • Reading - Design for ideas selection
    • Reading - Models for selecting ideas
    • Tacit Knowledge - how to capture it and use it
    • Scoping Winning Ideas
    • A View from Industry Q and A with Jeremy Heath of SES Water
    • Activity - Scoping a Winning Innovation Project
    • Chapter 5, Guerrilla Researchvb.pdf
    • Reading - Ideas selection in workshops
    • Talk - Introducting Idea Management Platform Wazoku
    • Reflection and Recap
    • Session 4 - Reflective Journal Question
    • Session 4 - Reflective Journal Answer
    • Tools and Worksheets from session
    • Journal Reminder!
    • Link to our Mural workspace for session 4
    • Knowledge check for session 4
  • 6
    Session #5: Testing, validation and implementation
    • Summary of Session 5 - Testing, Validating and Evaluating our Ideas
    • 5.1 Introduction
    • 5.2 Agile iteration
    • Eric Ries – Lean Start up (Slides and filmed presentation)
    • 5.3 A lean approach
    • 5.4 MVP
    • Reading: MVP and the importance of experimentation
    • Reading: Technical MVP Example: Minimum_Viable_Products_for_IOT
    • Reading: MVP explained-a systematic mapping study
    • Reflection and Recap
    • Reflection Journal Entry for Session 5
    • Tools and Worksheets from Session 5
    • Link to our Mural workspace for session 5
    • Knowledge check for session 5
  • 7
    Session #6: IPM/ Building Momentum and Cultivating Influence
    • Summary of Session 6 - Cultivating Influence
    • Introduction
    • Chapter 1 - Tribes
    • Quick reference: Squads-Chapters-Guilds-in-one-page.graffle
    • Videos: Spotify's Agile Engineering Culture
    • Spotify agile engineering visuals
    • Reading: Establishing agile enterprise
    • Reading: Tribes Model - how to build an agile organization based on it _ Divante
    • Reading: The-agile-manager
    • Chapter 2 IPM Challenges
    • Chapter 2a - IPM Challenge Results
    • Chapter 2b - Case study - ADAM KAYE - Water Corporation (Western Australia)
    • Chapter 3 Networking as a strategy
    • Reading: Building effective networks
    • Reading - The art of networking
    • Reading - The use of Networks in leadership
    • Chapter 3b - Q&A Cultivating influence with Claus Raasted
    • Book - Free copy (The Innovation Cycle), by Claus Raasted
    • Chapter 3b, Cult. Influence LinkedIn.ppt.pdf
    • Chapter 4 - Storytelling and cultivating influence
    • Reading - The power of stories
    • Reading - personal storytelling
    • Session 6 - Recap and reflection
    • Reflection Journal Entry for Session 6
    • Link to our Mural workspace for session 6
    • Knowledge check for session 6
  • 8
    Session #7: Getting Creative
    • Summary of Getting Creative
    • Session 7 chapter 1 introvb.pdf
    • Session 7 chapter 2 What does DT mean to us.pdf
    • Session 7 - Chapter 3 Revisiting the MVP.pdf
    • Session 7 Chapter 4 MVP to MDP.pdf
    • Session 7 Claus Raasted DT Pyramid.pdf
    • Session 7 Chapter 5 Key DT Tools.pdf
    • Session 7 Chapter 6 User journey canvas.pdf
    • Session 7 Recap and reflection.pdf
    • Reflective Journal Entry for 'Getting Creative'
    • Poster brief instructions
    • Innovation Champion Poster Template
    • Example poster styles
    • Link to our Mural workspace for session 7
    • Knowledge check for session 7
  • 9
    Session #8: Championing Fresh Thinking and Implementing Real-World Solutions
    • Summary of session 8 - Championing Fresh Thinking and Implementing Real World Solutions
    • Session 8.1 - Introduction
    • Session 8.2 - Wicked Problemsvb.pdf
    • Session 8.3 - Talk - Enhancing engagement with SMEs_InUK_EDGE
    • Session 8.4 - Audio: Networking to enable open_innovation
    • Session 8.5 - Applied Activity - Revisiting the open Innovation Canvas
    • Session 8.6 - Applied Activity - Revisiting our open innovation canvas (From session 3)
    • Session 8.7 - Recap and Reflection
    • Session 8 Reflective Journal Entry for Championing Fresh Thinking and Real World Solutions
    • Knowledge check for session 8
  • 10
    Session #9: Your Journey as an Innovation Champion
    • Summary of part 9
    • Session 9.1 Introduction
    • Session 9.2 Revisiting Intrapreneurship
    • Session 9 - Reflective Journal Entry
    • Session 9.3 Job crafting for innovation.pdf
    • Session 9.4 Making the case for ICs.pdf
    • Session 9.5 Your poster presentations.pdf
    • Session 9.6 Recap and course conclusion.pdf
    • Tools from Session 9