• Deakin University

Innovation and Leadership

Lead strategic innovation internally in your organisation – and manage resistance to change.

  • Duration

    6 weeks

  • Weekly study

    10 hours
Overview
Requirements
Educators
This course is part of the Innovation and Leadership program, which will enable you to lead innovation from the inside .

Innovation and Leadership

This stackable short course (microcredential) gives you the knowledge and tools to lead innovation within your organisation, including understanding internal motivations, and implementing strategies that anticipate, coordinate and manage resistance to change.

What topics will you cover?

  • Written and verbal communication
  • Visualisations and diagrams
  • Applying relevant frameworks
  • Identifying challenges
  • Planning
  • Research skills
  • Risk analysis

Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • describe the drivers for and potential barriers to internal innovation (intrapreneurship)
  • reflect on and appraise your personal experience of change to formulate strategies for leading organisational intrapreneurship

Who is the course for?

This microcredential is for managers or leaders in senior positions dealing with major change and/or innovation in an organisation.

Who will you learn with?

Cuc Nguyen

Dr Cuc Nguyen is a lecturer in Marketing and Management disciplines at Deakin University since 2011. She has also started up and operated several small businesses, both overseas and in Melbourne.

Mark Cameron

Mark Cameron is the CEO of W3.Digital, and an expert in complex digital transformation strategy and delivery. Mark is a member and contributor to the Forbes Technology Council.

Who developed the course?

Deakin University

Deakin University is one of Australia’s largest universities with more than 61,000 students and over 15,000 online.

  • Established

    1974

  • Location

    Melbourne, Australia

  • World ranking

    Top 280Source: QS World University Rankings 2021

Learning on FutureLearn

Your learning, your rules

  • Courses are split into weeks, activities, and steps to help you keep track of your learning
  • Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
  • Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores

Join a global classroom

  • Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
  • Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
  • Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others

Map your progress

  • As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
  • Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control

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