Objectives and competences
The student will:
• gain knowledge about the theory of science related to innovation, methodology and methods used in innovation management.
• understand how innovation initiatives can be planned, applied, monitored and evaluated
• understand how to implement and use management tools in the pursuit of a company's innovation strategy
Content (Syllabus outline)
1. Fundamentals of innovation management and creativity
2. Standardization and management systems (SIST EN ISO 56002:2021)
3. Approaches, models, tools and techniques of innovation management improvement
4. Value creation and value capture
5. Business models for value co-creation
6. Examples of good practices and case studies within the wider ?eld of innovation
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Knowledge and understanding of:
At the end of the course, the students will be able to:
• develop effective improvement initiatives that provide an innovative solution to real-world problems;
• formulate innovation-related current problems and be familiar with the major schools of thought and development trends;
• evaluate and analyse innovation processes in organisations;
• analyse case studies as an interactive means of investigation and learning.
Readings
1. Smith, D. (2010). (2nd edition). Exploring Innovation. Berkshire: McGraw-Hill.
2. Osterwalder, A., Pigneur, Y., Bernarda, G., & Smith, A. (2015). Value proposition design: How to create products and services customers want. John Wiley & Sons.
3. Košmrlj, K., Širok, K., & Likar, B. (2015). Veščina obvladovanja inovacijskih problemov in priložnosti. Koper: Univerza na Primorskem, Fakulteta za management.
4. Likar, B. (2019). SMART Innovation of products, processes and services. V: LEISENBERG, Manfred (ur.). SMeART university-business cooperation model and guidelines. Bielefeld: Fachhochschule des Mittelstands (FHM), 2019. Str. 64-72, ilustr. http://www.smeart.eu/en/results/handbook-smeart/SMeART_Handbook_2019__web_EN.pdf.
5. SIST EN ISO 56002:2021. Upravljanje inovacij - Sistem upravljanja inovacij - Navodilo (ISO 56002:2019). Mednarodna organizacija za standardizacijo (ISO).
Različni drugi viri literature bodo na voljo prek spletnega učnega okolja Moodle / Various other readings will be available via Moodle.
