Develop new innovative products and services.

Product, process, and service innovations have significant opportunity to positively affect the planet. Using an innovation mindset and reworking existing technology and ideas can improve sustainability, which may reduce pollution and help in the battle against climate change. 

These skills will benefit people in business, supply chain, technology and many more.

 

How do you manage innovation?

In this course you will explore types of innovation, prototyping, creative thinking, and design, as well as how to manage risks and problems.

 

What will you be able to do when you finish this course? 
When you finish this course you will explore aspects of innovation including the innovation process, types of innovation, creative thinking, design and how to manage risks and problems, all the way through to prototype testing and releasing a product.
 
What makes this course a great choice? 
You can study this course in your own time and at your own pace, while you are being supported by your tutor. You can apply your learning with some 'hands on' experiential learning and tasks that are included in the course.

 

Why would you study this course? 
You would study this course if you are wanting to branch out, become more creative and learn about innovation. Whether you are an entrepreneur, working on research and development for a business, are wanting to start a business or just want to learn how the leaders in the industry develop new ideas and concepts and turn them into products and services that are in demand.
 
What will you be able to do when you finish this course? 

When you complete this course, you will understand the innovation process and will be able to manage an design team, a research and development project, create innovative products and services for your own business, or simply add it to your skills and professional development.

Lessons in this course:

 

Lesson 1: Scope and Nature of Innovation
Innovation VS Improvement
Why Innovate?
Types of Innovation
Adoption of Innovations
Developing Innovative Products or Services
Models of Innovation

 

Lesson 2: Creative Thinking
Creativity and Innovation
What is Creative Thinking
What Make Employees Creative
Ways to Improve Creativity
Creative Thinking VS Critical Thinking

 

Lesson 3: Design Thinking
Design Thinking and Innovation
Design Thinking Process
Association with Innovation
Applications of Design Thinking

 

Lesson 4: The Process
Innovation Process
Continuing Innovation
Case Study

 

Lesson 5: Managing Risk and Problems
Managing Risk
Risks Associated with Innovation
Scaling Innovation
Enhancing Employee Innovation
Innovative Identification of Risks and Risk Management

 

Lesson 6: Types of Innovation
Innovation Types
Innovation Matrix
The Innovation Lifecycle

 

Lesson 7: Prototyping
Why ProtoType?
Product Failures
Types of Prototyping

Journey Mapping
How to Write a Journey Map

Implementation
Pilot Testing
Planning
KPIs and Tracking
Roll Out, Bringing to Market
Benefit Realisation

Course Aims

Explain what innovation is, types of innovation, and how it may be used.
Define creative thinking and explain its association with innovation.  
Explain design thinking and its association with innovation.
Describe innovation as a process and its application to organisations.  
Identify risk management strategies required when formulating new innovative products or services.
Explain different types of innovation.
Explain the purpose of journey maps as a tool in understanding consumer behaviour.
To explain how innovations are implemented

 

What you will do in this course?

Talk to someone who is responsible for a team (e.g. business owner, manager or supervisor) about the role of creativity within their business.
Create a Creativity Matrix.
Talk to a local business owner about the process they apply when wanting to innovate.
Investigate how different industries could benefit from applying design thinking.
Explore how a business you are familiar with or researched has launched an innovated product or service. 
Create a SWOT analysis
Consider how employees would feel if there were to be innovations introduced into their place of work.
Consider the innovation life cycle, talk to 2 family members, colleagues, or friends about where they enter the cycle when innovations appear on the market.
Create a journey map for yourself or a friend as a customer purchasing a new car.
Evaluate their buyer journey processes and consider the types of customers they are aiming for.
Discuss how would you approach implementation of a wearable technology device including the pilot, tracking metrics and at what stage you would be confident to proceed with the rollout.