DESIGN THINKING AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT-1

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. After an introduction on the methodological foundations and the context in which innovation is managed in contemporary firms, the course focuses on the analysis of a number of different approaches to the analysis of innovation and creativity in organizations, on the role played by design in the study of innovative processes today, and on the organisational issues typically emerging in innovation and creative processes.

After completing the course, students will understand which are the main issues concerning the innovation strategies, the management of innovation decisions and the exploitation of innovative potential embedded in the firm. Students will also acquire a complete and solid perspective on innovation processes, analysed in both their complexity and the variety of many contexts in which innovation is especially relevant, including manufacturing and service industries together with organisations operating in the CCIs.

no prerequisites are required

1. The world of innovation
2. The process of innovation
3. Technology, market, design
4. From design driven to design thinking
5. Introducing design thinking

- 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

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 the Design and Innovation Management-2 module [EMI004].

The course is in presence.
Lectures centred on theoretical issues, discussion of case studies, seminars from business representatives, experimentations, design thinking methods.

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.

written

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