Organisations are facing an increasing need to transform innovation and technology development activities to address global challenges such as climate change, inequalities and poverty. The aim of this course is to explore how organisations can maximise the positive economic and societal benefit of their innovation and technology development activities while reducing the negative impacts. Responsible innovation is a process(es) that takes the wider impacts of product, service and technology into account during these transformation and development activities. The course equips students with the frameworks, methods, tools and techniques to analyse, implement and evaluate responsible innovation processes in an organisational context to create more sustainable and value-based products, services and technologies for the future.
This course aims to provide students with an opportunity to complete an applied research-informed consultancy project by demonstrating their understanding of major concepts, tools, and trends in the current strategic management theory and practice. They will be required to critically analyse a company's business environment and use a robust and defensible research methodology to offer viable solutions to its problem. In the process, they will be able to experience and gain insights into how real-world business problems are addressed by using the knowledge developed throughout their Master's programme. Students will deliver the findings of the consultancy project in the form of a written report and oral presentation to academic and professional audiences. Finally, students will develop professional skills relevant to the industry practice and experience engaging with the client company and its stakeholders.
We explore the multi-level nature of ecosystems to explore these types of questions: how countries or cities create the conditions for innovation and entrepreneurship (macro-level); what actions firms take to pursue high growth (meso-level), and; what capabilities underpin those actions (micro-level). INNOVENT 307 addresses the interplay across the “system”. Developing critical thinking skills to question the assumptions and evidence that underpin the models and initiatives that firms, universities, governments, and academics put forward to promote innovation and entrepreneurship are emphasised. Practising your critical thinking is critical, so classes and assessments are dedicated to presenting arguments to show your critical thinking and gaining feedback about how to advance them. Industry perspectives feature the course, with speakers, panel discussions, live cases, and hands-on exercises.
INNOVENT 306 is a 30-point course that provides you with an opportunity to work with current challenges faced by NZ organisations. Companies from various entrepreneurial contexts, including startups, social and indigenous enterprises and established businesses, are invited to present their problem/opportunity to the class. As a team, you will be tasked to develop and present a compelling solution to the problem/opportunity. You will be applying prior knowledge and skills gained in your degree, extending and developing these with self-guided research and validating with feedback. The course will allow you to work on consulting projects, conduct data collection and analysis, and work as a team member. You will need to learn to deal with ambiguity and to present your ideas to senior management professionally.