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Innovation and Business Design (Spring 2010)

Course code : XIBD-U1
ECTS Credits : 7,5 Status : Optional
Placement : 5. semester Hours per week : 4
Length : 1 semester Teaching Language : English
Principal Content : - Management of creative innovation processes with the aid of relevant project management tools for incremental as well as blockbusting innovation
- Team: Tools for efficient team work, team performance manuals
- The business case: Establishing plans, evaluating the project and creating relevant stop-go criteria for continuation or discontinuation of projects. What possibilities are there for the entrepreneur in completion of the project and maintaining ownership of the project? What type of possibilities and obstacles do the projects encounter when realised without the backing of an accepted and credible ownership group?
- The basic model used is the Dee Hock project development model
- Innovation in Denmark: Visiting local companies working with innovation on a daily basis (4 hours)
- Idea development models and tools
- Practical knowledge and know-how about facilitating idea development and decision making processes
Teaching method : Action-based learning: Lectures are intertwined with group work and student presentations.
The students produce problem definitions and are judged on their ability to define a problem and develop an operational scope for the business plan"s development. The disposition must show a logical structure of the project in compliance with the problem definition.
The actual report must have a length of 5-10 normal pages, all-inclusive.
When grading the paper a logical structure, clarity and the viability of the idea is evaluated. The students are also to hand in a 1-2-page process description detailing their ability to reflect on decisions and drive the project further.
Required prequisites : For Export Engineering students: First year and a minimum of 130 ECTS.
Responsible teacher : Ib Gustafsson , ig@ihk.dk