Innovation, Business Models and Entrepreneurship

The course titled "Innovation, Business Models and Entrepreneurship", is designed to give an in-depth understanding on various aspects of innovation, creativity, evolving business models, incubation and entrepreneurship. The course also includes sessions on blue ocean strategy and technology incubation which are proving as game changer in today's competitive scenario. Course also deals with role of IPR and IP management in innovation management. The course is a blend of theory and practice therefore this course does not require any prerequisite and will be useful to understand innovation and its applications in different spheres of development and growth.INTENDED AUDIENCE: Students of M.B.A., M.Tech, M.Des.,Students interested in Entrepreneurship,Working Professionals who want to use innovation as a strategic tool.PREREQUISITES: NILINDUSTRY SUPPORT: (1) All leading companies in area of R & D, technology and business incubators, start-ups, innovation Management, (2) Course is also suitable to SMEs as some of the modules are designed keeping SMEs needs in mind.

Week 1: Analyzing the Current Business Scenario, Innovation and Creativity- An Introduction, Innovation in Current Environment, Types of Innovation , School of Innovation.
Week 2: Challenges of Innovation,Steps of Innovation Management,Idea Management System,Divergent V/s Convergent Thinking,Design Thinking and Entrepreneurship
Week 3: Experimentation in Innovation Management, Idea Championship,Participation for Innovation, Co-creation for Innovation, Proto typing to Incubation.
Week 4: What is a Business Model,Who is an Entrepreneur,Social Entrepreneurship,Blue Ocean Strategy-I,Blue Ocean Strategy-II
Week 5: Marketing of Innovation, Technology Innovation Process, Technological Innovation Management Planning, Technological Innovation Management Strategies, Technology Forecasting.
Week 6: Sustainability Innovation and Entrepreneurship,Innovation Sustainable Conditions,Innovation: Context and Pattern,SME’S strategic involvement in sustainable development,Exploration of business models for material efficiency services
Week 7: Management of Innovation, creation of IPR ,Management of Innovation, creation of IPR,Types of IPR,Patents and Copyrights, Patents in India
Week 8: Business Models and value proposition, Business Model Failure: Reasons and Remedies, Incubators : Business Vs Technology, Managing Investor for Innovation , Future markets and Innovation needs for India.