Background:
The digital and Internet revolution of the last few decades is creating a widespread impact on all industries. In some sectors, technology is the core asset while in many others technology is an enabler. No matter whether it is core or context, it is now widely accepted that the management of technology and innovation needs special attention.
Key questions:
The course addresses the following two key questions:
1. How to go from jugaad to systematic innovation?
2. How to manage technology and innovation effectively?
The course content will pursue these objectives, partly in parallel and partly in an integrated manner. The course will try to balance the emphasis on cutting edge technology with that of traditional technologies. And this balance would be influenced by the interest of the students. The course will not assume the managers to be rational agents and will bring the implications of cognitive biases into decision making. The course will try to bring in the industry perspective of technology/innovation managers through interviews/podcasts from large corporations, equity Investment firms, start-ups in addition to the consulting projects the faculty has had the opportunity to participate in.
The digital and Internet revolution of the last few decades is creating a widespread impact on all industries. In some sectors, technology is the core asset while in many others technology is an enabler. No matter whether it is core or context, it is now widely accepted that the management of technology and innovation needs special attention.
Key questions:
The course addresses the following two key questions:
1. How to go from jugaad to systematic innovation?
2. How to manage technology and innovation effectively?
The course content will pursue these objectives, partly in parallel and partly in an integrated manner. The course will try to balance the emphasis on cutting edge technology with that of traditional technologies. And this balance would be influenced by the interest of the students. The course will not assume the managers to be rational agents and will bring the implications of cognitive biases into decision making. The course will try to bring in the industry perspective of technology/innovation managers through interviews/podcasts from large corporations, equity Investment firms, start-ups in addition to the consulting projects the faculty has had the opportunity to participate in.
If a student has taken Technology Innovation Management (TIM) course, (s)he can't opt for this course.
