Breakthrough Innovation Management

This module focuses on how organizations can build effective teams dedicated to breakthrough innovation initiatives. Students will learn strategies for overcoming the "forgetting challenge" by identifying and selecting team members who can think beyond existing business models. The module explores team composition, structure, roles, and the mindset needed to pursue transformative innovation while temporarily setting aside the constraints of the core business.

This module addresses the "borrow challenge" of innovation by examining how to create effective partnerships between innovation teams and core business operations. Students will learn techniques for accessing and leveraging resources from the existing business while protecting the innovation initiative from dominant organizational systems and mindsets. The module covers conflict management, resource allocation, communication strategies, and governance models that support successful innovation partnerships.

This module focuses on the experimentation process essential for breakthrough innovation. Students will learn methodologies for identifying and testing critical assumptions, detecting early signals of success or failure, and translating experimental results into actionable knowledge. The module covers experimental design, data collection and analysis, iterative learning, and metrics for measuring progress in highly uncertain innovation contexts.