Innovation, Climate and Change

Open University Business School MBA B822 Creativity, Innovation and Change

• Guide
• Aims
• Introduction
• Resources for Block 3
• Computing
• Block Assignment
• Part 1 Innovation
• Section 1 Innovation Dynamics
• Introduction
• Types of Innovation
• Radical innovation vs incremental improvement
• Product vs process improvement
• Sources of Innovation
• Theories of innovation
• Technology push
• Market pull
• Coupling model
• Integrated model
• Systems integration and networking model
• Stages of Innovation
• Innovation Life Cycle
• Dominant designs
• Complex product systems
• High technology Japanese style
• Section 2 Scanning
• Competitors
• Competitive swiping
• Benchmarking
• Futures
• Strategic planning
• Scenario building
• Shared vision
• Section 3 Structure
• Project Management
• Organizational Divisions
• Partnerships
• Joint ventures
• Mergers
• Networks
• Interorganizational networks
• Intraorganizational networks
• Section 4 Systems
• Idea Development
• Suggestion schemes
• Idea screening
• Documentation
• Product and Process Development
• Concurrent engineering
• Japanese manufacturing techniques
• Partnership sourcing
• Product families
• Process improvement
• Agile manufacturing
• Managing Innovation
• Freedom and incentives
• Managing chaos
• Championship
• Continuous improvement
• Section 5 Success Factors
• Successful Products
• Innovative Organizations
• Supporting Policy
• Organizational strategy
• Public policy
• Small business
• Strategic perspective
• Part 2 Climate and Entrepreneurship
• Section 1 Entrepreneurship
• Entrepreneurs
• Visionary leadership
• Intrapreneurs
• Innovators
• Champions
• Teams
• Section 2 Climate and Culture
• Climate
• Culture
• Changing Culture
• Practice
• Part 3 Changing Organizations
• Section 1 Changing Systems
• Management Fads
• Quality
• Deming
• Evolution of quality approaches
• Quality circles
• Outcomes
• Reengineering
• Business Process Reengineering (BPR)
• Knowledge Management
• Section 2 Developing People
• Empowerment
• Empwerment in practice
• Learning Organizations
• Education and training
• Critique
• Self Organization

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