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Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Innovation: the World's Greatest
This course introduced learners to innovations throughout history, identifying that very few innovative ideas are new. Through a short project, learners produced and shared their interpretation of the history of a chosen innovation.
2 weeks, 2 hours per week
Dan Trowsdale
University of Leeds
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Discuss great innovations from history and share ideas with fellow learners.
- Compare your ideas with those of educators and students from the University of Leeds.
- Explore what the term ‘innovation’ means and reflect on how it is interpreted in business and in wider contexts.
- Contribute to the discussion regarding the different types of innovation and think of examples of each.
- Identify examples of the three levels of innovation: incremental, radical and disruptive.
- Evaluate your chosen innovation in light of your understanding of the types and levels of innovation.
- Research and report on the history and development of an innovation of your choice.
- Record and report on the history of your chosen innovation.
- Share and discuss your report on your chosen innovation with fellow learners.
Syllabus
- What is innovation? Interpretation in business and within a wider context
- Determining types of innovation: products, processes, services
- Levels of innovation: incremental, radical, disruptive
- Innovation in action: the challenges of an independent, serial innovator
- The solar fridge: finding innovative solutions to challenges in Africa
Issued on 30th January 2021
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