Managing Innovation
This course focuses on understanding the
dynamics of innovation and the strategies that firms can pursue to
exploit these dynamics. We will consider these strategies and the
particular tactics that are available to individual managers. We will
also consider the interactions between an organization's innovation
strategies, its work practices, and its culture. The course involves
written analyses, case discussions, and innovation.
Managing Technology
This course focuses on the design and implementation of new technologies in the marketplace and in organizations. Particular emphasis is on the introduction of information technologies in organizations. Topics include the diffusion and adoption of new technologies; the design of new technologies; the management of development projects; and the politics of implementation. The course involves written analyses, case discussions, and an innovation plan.
This course focuses on the design and implementation of new technologies in the marketplace and in organizations. Particular emphasis is on the introduction of information technologies in organizations. Topics include the diffusion and adoption of new technologies; the design of new technologies; the management of development projects; and the politics of implementation. The course involves written analyses, case discussions, and an innovation plan.
Business Development Clinics, I and II
Winter Quarter
Students learn to work closely in small, interdisciplinary teams to synthesize technical, strategic, and marketing needs and resources into designs for new ventures. Topics include market research, financial modeling, prototyping, and resource acquisition. Teams develop business models for a wide range of emerging technology and market opportunities. The small, interdisciplinary team structures are carried forward to evaluate, refine, and recommend development strategies, progressing from rapid opportunity valuation to more sophisticated business modeling. The course culminates with a preliminary proposal for a single venture, to be pursued in the Spring quarter. Instruction and experimentation are integrated and overseen by both faculty and practicing professionals (investors, entrepreneurs, and executives).
Spring Quarter
Student teams focus on the in-depth development of a business model and plan based on a technology and market opportunity first identified and refined in Winter quarter (for sponsored teams, this project may focus on technology and market opportunity jointly defined with sponsors). The final project is a business plan and peripheral materials for a new venture. Instruction and experimentation are integrated and overseen by both faculty and practicing professionals (investors, entrepreneurs, and executives).
Students learn to work closely in small, interdisciplinary teams to synthesize technical, strategic, and marketing needs and resources into designs for new ventures. Topics include market research, financial modeling, prototyping, and resource acquisition. Teams develop business models for a wide range of emerging technology and market opportunities. The small, interdisciplinary team structures are carried forward to evaluate, refine, and recommend development strategies, progressing from rapid opportunity valuation to more sophisticated business modeling. The course culminates with a preliminary proposal for a single venture, to be pursued in the Spring quarter. Instruction and experimentation are integrated and overseen by both faculty and practicing professionals (investors, entrepreneurs, and executives).
Spring Quarter
Student teams focus on the in-depth development of a business model and plan based on a technology and market opportunity first identified and refined in Winter quarter (for sponsored teams, this project may focus on technology and market opportunity jointly defined with sponsors). The final project is a business plan and peripheral materials for a new venture. Instruction and experimentation are integrated and overseen by both faculty and practicing professionals (investors, entrepreneurs, and executives).
Entrepreneurship Academy
The format of the workshop is a five-day immersive program integrating lecture, exercises, and team projects. Upon completion, participants leave with knowledge and skills needed to recognize, develop, and communicate potential commercial opportunities arising from their research and to tap the social networks linking them to the entrepreneurial community.
The format of the workshop is a five-day immersive program integrating lecture, exercises, and team projects. Upon completion, participants leave with knowledge and skills needed to recognize, develop, and communicate potential commercial opportunities arising from their research and to tap the social networks linking them to the entrepreneurial community.
