EDI XX08 Digital Innovation
EDI XX08 Digital Innovation
Complete course description will be ready summer 2024.
In this course, the student will be trained in digital innovation using an innovation process (e.g. the Innovator’s method), a digital toolkit (such as this board in Miro: https://miro.com/app/board/o9J_lTb16JQ=/ ). The course will combine theories of innovation with a hands-on process, resulting in a prototype. The course builds on the conceptual program courses, enabling students to see digitally enabled busines opportunities.
After completing the course, a candidate will have developed knowledge in:
- Innovation, different types of innovation and innovation processes
- How to align the choice of approach to uncertainties of a situation
- Common innovation approaches such as Design Thinking, Lean Startup and agile development (Scrum)
- An end-to-end process for digital innovation, including tools and techniques
- Prototyping of a value proposition
After completing the course, a candidate will be able to:
- Run an innovation process to develop a prototype for a digital solution
- Choose and apply tools and techniques for digital innovation
- Develop a digital solution that solves a user or customer problem
- Use common digital tools that supports an innovation process
The candidates should be able to reflect on their own role in an innovation process, being part of a team and how one’s own behavior contributes to a valuable result. They should also be able to reflect on ethical, legal and sustainability implications of digital innovation.
- Innovation: concepts and definitions
- How innovation practices have evolved over time to tackle new uncertainties
- Digital innovation: new approaches
- Innovators method as a frame of reference
- Innovation project: seminars
Teaching and learning activities
The course includes lectures on new topics and workshops that focus on practicing innovation.
Workshop sessions are designed to be interactive with group activities, student-led discussions, and coaching. Attendance and participation in class is expected.
Software tools[1]
Virtual Desktop (VDI), tools for collaboration (e.g. Slack, Jira and Confluence), creation of digital mock-ups (e.g. Marvel App), no-code or low-code tools and digital whiteboards (e.g. Miro or Mural).
[1] Tools are in constant development and may change.
| Activity | Duration | Comment |
|---|---|---|
Teaching | 12 Hour(s) | Participation in lectures |
Group work / Assignments | 3 Hour(s) | Workshops. Introduction to digital tools supporting the innovation process |
Prepare for teaching | 30 Hour(s) | Reading and preparing for lectures and workshops |
Examination | 100 Hour(s) | Work on the project, including preparing for workshops |
Student's own work with learning resources | 34 Hour(s) | Work with online content and assignments |
A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 7,5 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 200 hours.