Business Innovations - Certificate Class

Business Innovations
Certificate Program

Course Description and Prerequisites:

This course is designed to teach innovative thinking through theory, methods, and practice of innovation. The course incorporates Einstein's thinking, and Edison's method to establish the innovation process that can be applied in current business environment. Current economic conditions and global sourcing requires that innovation becomes a leading tool for developing a competitive edge. Innovation has been considered a competency of educated, design engineering, and a selected few employees that has become insufficient today. Corporations and organizations need innovation to develop customer-specific solutions in almost real time.

Key topics:

History of innovation
Mind hardware and mental processes
Creativity, invention and innovation
Framework for innovation
Innovation methodology
Measures of innovation
Commercializing the innovation
Strategy and structures for institutionalizing innovation

Instructor	Praveen Gupta
Credit	4.5 CEU

Business Innovations Schedule

Information & Registration:
To register or for additional information contact us by phone or email
Chicago or Wheaton 630-682-6035
reif@iit.edu