DESIGN THINKING AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT-2

This course is one of the basic courses in the Master’s degree in Management, and more specifically in Innovation and Marketing and is aimed at offering students a critical perspective to the study of innovation and design issues. In the second part, the course will focus on subjects connected with the CCIs as a field of investigation and theoretical discussion to re-frame radical and disruptive innovation. Through the analysis of stories and practices of designers, creatives and artists, the second module will offer reflections and practical tools to boost creativity and innovation in the organisation.

After completing the second module, students will have the following competences:
- understanding the topic of innovation through the adoption of the perspectives of technology, market, and design
- structured knowledge of the complex nature of managerial issues connected with the topic of innovation in different organisational contexts
- team working competencies through the adoption of a number od design thinking tools (experienced in presence)
- team working competences in on line settings

No pre-requisites are required even though the course is meant to come after Design and innovation management I

1. The design thinking process in details: stages, processes, tools
2. Users: how to investigate the market
3. How might we? how to develop a good idea
4. How to manage creativity and entrepreneurship
5. Culture and creativity for entrepreneurship

- M. Calcagno (2017). Interpreting Innovation. Design Creativity Art. Napoli: Editoriale Scientifica (limited parts that will be uploaded on Moodle)
- Further readings (chapters, papers and articles in international journals) will be uploaded on Moodle

Attending students:
for the A.Y. 2023/2024 attending students will have:
- written exam, with open-ended questions
- students will be given the opportunity to integrate the grade of the final exam with group-works.

Non attending students:
- written exam, with open-ended questions.

There will be a single exam at the end of this module

The course will be in presence and it will include: i lectures centred on theoretical issues, discussion of case studies, seminars from business representatives, experimentations, design thinking practices.

Accessibility, Disability and Inclusion
Accommodation and support services for students with disabilities and students with specific learning impairments

Ca’ Foscari abides by Italian Law (Law 17/1999; Law 170/2010) regarding support
services and accommodation available to students with disabilities. This includes students with
mobility, visual, hearing and other disabilities (Law 17/1999), and specific learning impairments (Law 170/2010). If you have a disability or impairment that requires accommodations (i.e., alternate testing, readers, note takers or interpreters) please contact the Disability and Accessibility Offices in Student Services: disabilita@unive.it.

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This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Circular economy, innovation, work" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development