Leading a Culture of Organizational Innovation

This course examines a proven process of innovation and how it applies to private, public, and non-profit organizations. Students will explore how leadership and organizational culture can impact innovation. They will develop skills to determine the most appropriate strategies and structures to encourage effective innovation within organizations. In particular, students will describe how to implement management systems to assess ongoing innovation, use metrics throughout the process, and determine how to incentivize innovation in work teams. Students will also assess an organization’s current degree of innovation and propose an action plan for integrating innovation moving forward.