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Aalto University Executive Education

Innovation Leadership

Aalto University via Aalto University Executive Education

Overview

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Large companies are increasingly adopting start-up practices to transform their leadership culture, fostering greater agility, innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit by empowering their people. The Innovation Leadership online course provides a unique look into the mindset and key concepts behind effective innovation leadership.

Syllabus

Learning Outcomes

By participating in the course, you will learn the essential tools and frameworks used by start-ups and corporates. These tools empower internal innovators to systematically explore new ideas, opportunities, and innovations, which also helps hold them accountable for getting results.

In this course you will: 

  • Learn how to introduce start-up practices for adoption within your non-start-up organization
  • Understand the tools used by start-ups to structure and systematize the search for a repeatable and scalable business model for innovation
  • Receive the tools and learn the frameworks to promote change within your organization
  • Strengthen your ability to adopt an Innovation Leadership mindset
  • Gain an understanding of different approaches and change processes

Content and Schedule

The course includes 12 video lectures with online exercises and challenges to check your understanding of each module.

The estimated study time of the course is 15 hours. The course allows flexible study patterns; you can decide on your schedule and the speed of your progress. The recommended study schedule is 2-3 hours per week for 4-5 weeks.

The course videos are subtitled in English.

Module 1:

Why Start-ups?

Module 2: 

Lean start-ups Tools & Practices

Module 3: 

Adopting Start-up Practices

Closing Module

For Whom?

The course is designed for business leaders and executives to empower and motivate them to explore innovations with Lean Start-up tools and methodologies to begin to use immediately in their organizations.

With incremental and contextualized adoption of the practices in this workshop, participants can be well on their way to helping transform their organizations into Innovation Leaders.

Taught by

Fabian Sepulveda

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