Innovation Toolbox PG (11077.1)

Please note these are the 2023 details for this unit
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Innovation Toolbox PG
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EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.125 3 Faculty Of Arts And Design
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
School Of Design And The Built Environment Post Graduate Level Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)
Band 2 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)
Creating a great concept for a new product or service often comes naturally to creative professionals. However, they sometimes struggle in creating a solid business strategy to bring their concept to market in a sustainable way.

This is a problem-based learning unit comprising a mix of lectures, tutorials and interactive workshops. In the workshops and tutorials students will work both independently and collaboratively to explore and understand the processes and skills needed to develop a concept for different market requirements. Through investigation of real-world case studies and guest lectures from industry professionals, students will learn how to create an innovative growth strategy and effectively communicate and promote the strategy.

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Critically identify innovation strategies and how it applies to different design driven businesses;
2. Evaluate marketplaces, pricing and demands to create an integrated business plan, promotion strategy and future direction; and
3. Critically select and apply design tools and methods to real projects with a focus on social outcomes.


Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas


Skills development



Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
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Required texts

  1. Main Source 1: Harvard Business School. Press. (2009). The Innovator's Toolkit: 10 Practical Strategies to Help You Develop and Implement Innovation. Harvard Business Press.
  2. Main Source 2: Von Stamm, B. (2008). Managing innovation, design and creativity. John Wiley & Sons.
  3. Liedtka, J., & Ogilvie, T. (2011). Designing for growth: A design thinking tool kit for managers. Columbia University Press.
  4. De Bonte, A., & Fletcher, D. (2014). Scenario-Focused Engineering: A toolbox for innovation and customer-centricity. Microsoft Press.
  5. Silverstein, D., Samuel, P., & DeCarlo, N. (2013). The innovator's toolkit: 50+ techniques for predictable and sustainable organic growth. John Wiley & Sons.
  6. Beckley, J. H., Paredes, D., & Lopetcharat, K. (2012). Product innovation toolbox: a field guide to consumer understanding and research. John Wiley & Sons.
  7. Bruce, M., & Bessant, J. R. (2002). Design in business: Strategic innovation through design. Pearson education.

All required reading materials including the list above and additional reading materials such as journal papers will be available for student access through the Reading List on Canvas. 

Participation requirements

None

Required IT skills

Computer and Projector

Work placement, internships or practicums

None