Course Descriptions
Leadership
LDR 7100
Innovation & Change
3 credits
In this course, students apply innovation and change theories to their organizations and to real-world cases across sectors—including business, government, and nonprofit settings—to design strategies that create differentiated value and are difficult to imitate. Innovation is treated as a strategic necessity, and the course emphasizes the leadership required to move innovation from ideas to execution and adoption.
Students develop integrated business models and innovation proposals, including a plan to pilot or test key assumptions and implementation risks. They examine innovation beyond products—business models, operating systems, and customer or stakeholder experience—and can use practical frameworks (e.g., Jobs to Be Done and Doblin’s Ten Types) to sharpen opportunity identification and strategy choices. Throughout the course, students build and defend recommendations using scholarly and organizational evidence and structured peer coaching.
Prerequisite(s): LDR 7000