ABUS 4151
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Credits3
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Delivery MethodFully online
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About This Course
This course will focus on understanding innovation—how it is defined, how it is practiced, and how real organizations harness its power to stay ahead of the competition. The course is aimed at individuals who want to be innovators or entrepreneurs and/or those who want to join organizations where they will lead innovative teams. While the study of innovation is a lifelong pursuit, this course aims to build a solid foundation upon which students can build throughout their career.
The course is organized into three main units. The first unit of the course focuses on defining innovation, and examines frameworks to categorize innovations. The second unit delves into the process of innovation, and investigates how innovation happens in real organizations. The third and final unit focuses on how innovators actually make it happen in the real world. The modules of this unit focus on both the tactical (what are the ways a new venture can be financed?) and the theoretical (what leadership skills are required of an innovator?). The course ends with the evaluation of a real-world business plan and puts the student in the shoes of the decision maker charged with deciding the fate of that plan.
Instructors
PhD, education, University of Minnesota; MBA, marketing and finance, University of Chicago; BA, English, Dartmouth College
Dr. Richard Brynteson is a teacher, executive coach, innovation consultant, author, and public speaker. He has been a professor in the MBA program at Concordia University since 1992. He is a prolific presenter of workshops and seminars and has published six books on business subjects like innovation, decision making, and behavioral economics. Dr. Brynteson has also been a marketing manager and has worked with companies on innovation projects in Africa, Asia, and the United States, including one year as a Fulbright Scholar in Mauritius. He has had to bribe his way out of jail only once.
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MBA, University of Phoenix; BBA, management, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
Uriah has held consulting, leadership, and management roles inside software, telecommunications, and solar energy industries since 2005. In 2012, he cofounded SKYWISE Communications, a local business specializing in residential and commercial internet and TV. Uriah currently works at Capitalize Consulting helping finance and accounting clients implement software to automate cumbersome processes. His areas of expertise are motivating and coaching high-performance teams, managing strategic partnerships, and leading go-to-market strategy. Uriah values flexible routines, careful prioritization, and carving time for life’s most important milestones.
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