Foundations of Innovation

Investigate the fundamental theories of, and catalysts for, innovation, including economic and social motivations. You’ll develop the skills required to identify and analyse current and future opportunities for innovation.

What you’ll learn

In this stackable short course (microcredential), you’ll:

• describe the multifaceted and complex nature of innovation
• identify and explain underlying motives for innovation engagement by both individuals and organisations
• demonstrate an understanding of institutional context that conditions innovative behaviours
• illustrate how an organisation utilises its innovation ecosystems in order to successfully deliver the innovation.

Job Outcomes

• Build problem-solving capability by identifying challenges, and defining and applying frameworks.
• Distinguish ‘wicked problems’ and analyse risk in an organisational context.
• Apply future thinking and problem-solving tools and methodologies, such as the Possibility Frontier and Disruption S Curve.
• Communicate the drivers and reasons for innovation.

How you’re assessed

Your assessment task requires you to develop a written response (2000 words) to two supplied videos and a short video (approximately 3 minutes) based on a potential or actual situation related to your own professional context.

Co-designed with industry

This industry-led stackable short course is co-designed with the International Centre for Transformational Entrepreneurship, Coventry University; Cathryn Nolan, Senior Knowledge Lawyer at Hall & Willcox; and Mark Cameron, CEO of W3. Digital. Together, we’ve designed a course where you’ll gain skills that you can apply immediately in your workplace.

Stackable or standalone

This microcredential can be completed to receive a standalone credential or stacked together with related stackable microcredentials to build towards a full postgraduate Deakin degree later.

Courses under this program:
Course 1: Foundations of Innovation
-Identify challenges and apply frameworks to understand and foster innovation.