Course Description
Exploration of how digital innovations change companies, markets, careers, and competition. Examination of digital innovation in startups and incumbent companies and exploration of the impacts emerging technologies will likely have on competition. This highly interactive class will have multiple guest speakers on digital innovation throughout the semester.
Athena Title
Bus Sys Tech Innovation
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students completing the course will be able to: • Apply systems thinking principle to understand how a world of ecosystems operates and prospers through business, systems, and technology innovation. • Use multiple interlocking frameworks to understand how systems and technology support business innovation and organizational strategy. • Analyze how emerging trends in technology create transformational opportunities for new business models. • Discuss the consequence of technology-driven ongoing societal and organizational revolutions. • Recognize and design opportunities for improving organizations through digital innovation.
Topical Outline
• Developing a Digital Innovation Mindset • Digital Innovation in Legacy Firms • Leading Organizations Through Uncertain Times • The Entrepreneurial Mindset • Venture Capital and Private Equity • Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies • Platform Strategies and Ecosystems • Social Media • Electric and Autonomous Vehicles • Social and Ethical Implications of Digital Technology • Charting Your Career in a Changing World
Syllabus