Your Course of Study
Through dynamic faculty lectures, classroom discussions, real-world case studies, and small group activities, Driving Growth Through Innovation—India explores new ways of thinking about managing growth. As you become familiar with a carefully designed set of methodologies and tools, you will tailor a coherent and consistent approach for innovating your development processes, products, and services. You will return better prepared to manage innovation-driven growth, achieve strategic goals, and gain corporate advantage.
The comprehensive curriculum for this leadership development program is built around five integrated sections:
Linking Strategy to Execution
- Aligning product and service innovation plans with business strategy
- Designing a portfolio of projects to ensure long-term success
- Building skills for R&D and execution, and balancing the two to meet current and future needs
- Creating and developing effective cross-functional teams
Leveraging and Managing Disruptive Technologies
- Understanding how disruptive technologies affect product development strategy and execution
- Building the capability to anticipate and market new products, services, and technologies
- Managing the tension between radical and incremental innovation
Examining Open Innovation
- Partnering with customers and suppliers for innovation
- Leveraging communities and crowdsourcing for problem-solving
- Building an open system for greater effectiveness
Designing an Effective Innovation System
- Integrating marketing insights into the development process
- Implementing concurrent engineering and rapid problem-solving techniques
- Unlocking the potential of new experimentation technologies
- Designing for flexibility, fast iteration, and creativity
Building Your Innovation and Growth Agenda
- Ensuring that your growth objectives are supported by an innovation pipeline
- Building and improving management systems that drive growth and innovation
- Acquiring and deploying these new tools, frameworks, and thinking in your organization