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Level 8 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice

Appraisal of Innovative Management Concepts

SMP807 · Entrepreneurship and Innovation — Week 4 of 16

CourseSMP807
Week4 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Appraisal of Innovative Management Concepts

  1. Disruptive business model auditing
  2. Stage-gate portfolio assessment
  3. Value proposition stress-testing
  4. Technology readiness frameworks
  5. Clayton Christensen: Disruptive innovation
  6. 4. Business Model Testing, OAP Projects
  7. Leading Strategy Paper Series: Christensen 2015 "Disruptive Innovation?"

What you will be able to do

  • 2.2 Evaluate potential creative and innovative management ideas.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: evaluate potential creative and innovative management ideas.

Study materials

Videos

  • Clayton Christensen: Disruptive innovation · YouTube · Saïd Business School, University of Oxford · 59 min · for registered students
  • 4. Business Model Testing, OAP Projects · YouTube · Stanford · 17 min · for registered students
  • Leading Strategy Paper Series: Christensen 2015 "Disruptive Innovation?" · YouTube · Glenn Parry · 15 min · for registered students
  • Clayton Christensen: the power of disruptive innovation · YouTube · The King's Fund · 9 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Principles of Management, ch. 18: Management of Technology and Innovation · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 543–605 · for registered students
  • Entrepreneurship, ch. 11: Business Model and Plan · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 405–452 · for registered students
  • Developing New Products and Services, ch. 6: Facilitating Creativity and Innovation · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 134–152 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Enterprise Typologies and Global Ecosystems
  • Week 2: Entrepreneurial Profiling and Competency Evaluation
  • Week 3: Systemic Creativity and Innovation Ecosystems
  • Week 4: Appraisal of Innovative Management Concepts
  • Week 5: Leading Transformational Change and Innovation
  • Week 6: Venture Opportunity Identification and Analysis
  • Week 7: Operational and Market Feasibility Testing
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Financial Forecasting and Valuation Techniques
  • Week 10: Strategic Business Plan Synthesis
  • Week 11: Strategic Control and Governance Mechanisms
  • Week 12: Applying Entrepreneurship and Innovation in practice: case …
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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