Managing Innovation

Innovation is essential to organisational survival; it is no longer "an optional extra". There is now a recognition that Australian managers and Boards must correct the innovation performance lag to ensure world best standard is reached.

In today's organisations, innovation is about creating a culture where new ideas are generated, valued and supported and where innovation systems and metrics assist effective implementation.

This course is right for you

If you are a manager who wants to build a business by capturing and deploying new ideas and technologies that make a difference to customers.

Your employer will benefit because

Your approach will deliver a competitive edge to the organisation through early adoption of innovative practices and ideas.

You'll learn how to

• Analyse and utilise models of the innovation process
• Evaluate the sources, nature and determinants of innovation in different contexts
• Explain the key challenges in managing innovation at a strategic and tactical level
• Understand the key challenges of champions, barriers to innovation, and the importance of creating a culture of innovation
• Employ techniques for scanning innovation possibilities and developing creativity capabilities
• Demonstrate critical and creative thinking, and initiate and manage creative processes in self and others
• Explore and develop innovation systems that will drive continued growth

Assessment

A combination of reports, plans, projects, and presentations.

Written assessment tasks are based primarily on the student's organisational context and experience. Assessment is at postgraduate level and requires academic referencing and evidence of having read and synthesised the literature.

Relationship to Qualification

Students who successfully complete this program and accompanying assessments will be granted credit towards the Graduate Diploma Management Innovation. 

Enrolment

Enrol now or contact the AIM Graduate School on (07) 3227 4873 or email graduateschool@aimqld.com.au.