Course Description
This course is based on Darin Eich’s book “Innovation Step-by-Step”. It will help you to master the “Innovation Step-by-Step” system and apply it to challenges that are real to you. The learning and skill development from this course will come from engaging in real-world activities and projects that will help you learn the techniques to create even larger projects. Through your coursework you will create hundreds of ideas with the goal of actually launching some of them and creating your own entrepreneurial business or organization as a result.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course you will be able to:
- Apply an innovation system, methods, tools and techniques towards a challenge you are passionate about.
- Create more than 100 raw ideas for your innovation challenge to validate and develop into 4 concepts.
- Design and communicate the top concepts for your entrepreneurship or social innovation endeavor.
- Devise your own innovation toolkit and process that works best for you.
- Utilize your innovative mindset and skills for other challenges in your work and life
Your Instructor – Dr. Darin Eich
Dr. Darin Eich is the author of “Innovation Step-by-Step: How to Create & Develop Ideas for your Challenge” and “Root Down & Branch Out: Best Practices for Leadership Development Programs.” His expertise is in designing and facilitating leadership programs, innovation training, conferences, and events that are innovative initiatives. Darin is the founder of Innovation Learning LLC and was the President & co-founder of BrainReactions, an innovation and idea generation company founded with a leadership program student that has gone on to be recognized by US News and BusinessWeek. Darin got his PhD in educational leadership and innovation from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Trimester Price List
Registration Type | Standard PRICE |
---|---|
LITE | $50 |
Immersive | $240 |
Academic Undergraduate | $300 |
Academic Master | $600 |
Academic Doctoral | $900 |
Course Syllabus (Current Draft for Course Pilot)
Module 1: Innovation 101: Why & how to get started with innovation (Online Workshop)
- Innovation 101: Why & how to get started with innovation - Video - Part 1: Motivation to Innovate
- Innovation 101: Why & how to get started with innovation - Video - Part 2: Focusing your Innovation Challenge into Questions of Opportunity
- Innovation 101: Why & how to get started with innovation - Video - Part 3: Generating New Ideas by Making it BrainRain
- Innovation 101: Why & how to get started with innovation - Video - Part 4: Analyzing, Validating and Conceptualizing your Ideas to Launch
- Innovation 101: Why & how to get started with innovation - Writing Task
- Innovation 101: Why & how to get started with innovation - Reflections Task 1
- Innovation 101: Why & how to get started with innovation - Reflections Task 2
- Innovation 101: Why & how to get started with innovation - Group Discussion
Module 2: Innovative Mindset Part I (Online Workshop)
- Innovative Mindset Part I - Video - Growing from where you are with an innovative mindset
- Innovative Mindset Part I - Video - What is an innovative mindset?
- Innovative Mindset Part I - Video - Your innovation timeline and motivating origin story
- Innovative Mindset Part I - Video - Reorganize yourself at higher level
- Innovative Mindset Part I - Video - Thinking about your thinking
- Innovative Mindset Part I - Impact Task
Module 3: Innovative Mindset Part II
- Innovative Mindset Part II - Video - Acorn Project
- Innovative Mindset Part II - Video - Quote acorn project demo
- Innovative Mindset Part II - Video - Acorn habit
- Innovative Mindset Part II - Video - Innovation mindset quotes video
- Innovative Mindset Part II - Reflections Task
- Innovative Mindset Part II - Group Discussion
Module 4: Entrepreneur Innovation: Create YOUR product or service (Online Workshop)
- Entrepreneur Innovation: Create YOUR product or service - Video - Part 1: Envision to clarify your unique opportunity
- Entrepreneur Innovation: Create YOUR product or service - Video - Part 2: Generate new product, service, or business ideas
- Entrepreneur Innovation: Create YOUR product or service - Video - Part 3: Analyze & synthesize your ideas into valuable concepts
- Entrepreneur Innovation: Create YOUR product or service - Video - Part 4: Test & select to communicate & take action
- Entrepreneur Innovation: Create YOUR product or service - Writing Task
- Entrepreneur Innovation: Create YOUR product or service - Group Discussion
Module 5: Preparing to Ideate (Systematic Innovation Online Workshop Part I)
Module 6: Systematic Ideation with Questions & Techniques (Systematic Innovation Online Workshop Part II)
- Systematic Ideation with Questions & Techniques - Video - Part 4 Questions with Idea Capture
- Systematic Ideation with Questions & Techniques - Video - Part 5 Structured Idea Generating
- Systematic Ideation with Questions & Techniques - Video - Part 6 Innovative Ideation
- Systematic Ideation with Questions & Techniques - Impact Task
- Systematic Ideation with Questions & Techniques - Reflections Task
Module 7: Validating & Communicating (Systematic Innovation Online Workshop Part III)
- Validating & Communicating - Video - Part 7 Idea Analysis & Synthesis
- Validating & Communicating - Video - Part 8 Concept Development
- Validating & Communicating - Video - Part 9 Test and Select
- Validating & Communicating - Video - Part 10 Communicate & Advance
- Validating & Communicating - Impact Task
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Creative Assignment
OPTIONAL Module 8: Structure & Strategy for Brainstorming
OPTIONAL Module 9: Individual Techniques & Tools for Brainstorming
OPTIONAL Module 10: Facilitating Brainstorming with Groups
OPTIONAL Module 11: Brainstorming for Organizations
OPTIONAL Module 12: Conduct your Innovation Session with Stakeholders
OPTIONAL Module 13: Customer Focused Front End of Innovation (Online Seminar)
- Customer Focused Front End of Innovation - Video - Customer Front End Innovation Part 1
- Customer Focused Front End of Innovation - Video - Customer Front End Innovation Part 2
- Customer Focused Front End of Innovation - Video - Customer Front End Innovation Part 3
- Customer Focused Front End of Innovation - Video - Customer Front End Innovation Part 4
- Customer Focused Front End of Innovation - Assignments & Activities
OPTIONAL Module 14: Innovate WITH your Customers (Online Seminar)
OPTIONAL Module 15: Higher Levels of Innovation Learning (Online Workshop)
- Higher Levels of Innovation Learning - Video - Part 1
- Higher Levels of Innovation Learning - Video - Part 2
- Higher Levels of Innovation Learning - Video - Part 3
- Higher Levels of Innovation Learning - Video - Part 4
- Higher Levels of Innovation Learning - Video - Part 5
- Higher Levels of Innovation Learning - Video - Part 6
- Higher Levels of Innovation Learning - Best Innovation Books article
- Higher Levels of Innovation Learning - Organizational Innovation article