The course aims at developing managerial skills for a better management of transformation processes within organisations and innovation eco-systems, to cope the ‘grand challanges’ of our times (e.g. climate change, pandemic, digital revolution, resource shortage, value chains disruption, etc.). The focus goes primarily on different forms of business trasformation, though a central argument is the so-called ‘twin transformation’, embracing the interwined relationship between sustainability issues (both social and environmental) and digital transformation. In doing so, science-based innovation and management of cutting-edge technologies (e.g. artificial intelligence, quantum computing, cloud computing, digital twins, etc.) are key arguments over the entire course.
Prerequisiti
basics of management
Metodi didattici
Flipped classrooms, Interactive class, teamworks and simulations, case study-based lectures. Some workshop with successful entrepreneurs will be part of the programme.
Verifica Apprendimento
Written exam based on case studies and open questions, plus teamwork and homeworks during lectures.
Testi
Course Materials; (See KIRO for further details and readings)
Contenuti
- Innovation Management: key principles; - "Grand Challenges" of our times: strategic implications and opportunities; - What is "Transformative Innovation" and Science-based innovation; - Definining the purpose; - Leading Business and Digital Transformation: theories, models and case studies; - Data as driver of transformation; - Innovability: generating value from innovative forms of sustainability; - Social sustainability and digitalization; - Digital Sustainability.
