Design and implement future-focused innovation strategies that can be applied to any industry
6 weeks entirely online,
excluding orientation
Self-paced weekly modules,
7–10 hours per week
Learn alongside a global cohort
of like-minded professionals
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The ability to develop, implement, and lead innovation strategies in your organisation or personal context.
2
Skills to recognise key drivers of innovation, and leverage organisational systems, structures, and culture to foster an environment where innovation thrives.
3
Practical frameworks, and a future-focused innovation mindset to help prepare your organisation to handle new and unforeseen challenges.
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Access to expert insights from Oxford Saïd faculty and thought-leaders in the field of innovation, including case examples from industry giants such as Netflix, Blockbuster, Uber, Amazon, and Facebook.
This Oxford Strategic Innovation Programme is certified by the United Kingdom CPD Certification Service, and may be applicable to individuals who are members of, or are associated with, UK-based professional bodies. The programme has an estimated 60 hours of learning.
Note: should you wish to claim CPD activity, the onus is on you. Oxford Saïd and GetSmarter accept no responsibility, and cannot be held responsible, for the claiming or validation of hours or points.
Over the duration of this online programme, you’ll work your way through the following modules:
Module 1 A primer on innovation
Challenge popular cultural notions of innovation to understand the language and types of innovation, and the principles of building innovation systems.
Module 2 Organising for innovation
Explore organisational design and the structural and cultural elements of a business that allow it to innovate.
Module 3 Drivers of innovation: Technology and beyond
Explore models of innovation beyond popular notions of technological change and ‘disruption’.
Module 4 4IR technology: Ethics and governance
Reflect on the ethics and governance considerations prompted by emerging technology.
Module 5 Corporate innovation strategies and platforms
Consider the corporate landscape of innovation, how platforms organise market competition and, in turn, shape the nature of innovation.
Module 6 Innovation in practice
Consider your context and the future of innovation in light of what you have learnt in this programme.
Marc Ventresca
Associate Professor of Strategic Management, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Marc is an expert in innovation, strategy, and transformation, and a Governing Body Fellow of Wolfson College since 2004. His research and teaching focus on innovation, institutions, and infrastructure, with empirical work on emerging technologies in complex institutional contexts. By training, he is an economic and organisational sociologist and a specialist in organisation-rich approaches to market dynamics.
Marc is the academic director of the Oxford Diploma in Strategy and Innovation, a specialty postgraduate diploma in digital transformation with IBM. He is an advisor to many startups, as well as Global Thinkers Forum, The Civic Foundry, and the World Economic Forum. Follow him on Twitter at @marcventresca.
You’ll also hear from a diverse group of world-leading industry experts and thought-leaders from around the globe.
“I'm a believer in Oxford online courses, and this Innovation Programme is the best yet! The course is tremendously relevant to my current work, and I've already used the definitions and frameworks to help me advance innovation in global pharma. [...] As with all my Oxford courses, I've connected with people from around the globe. Overall, a wonderful experience [and I] can't wait to put the learnings into practice. [...]”
– Neil Jacobson, Product and Solutions Lead, Patient Solutions at Pfizer
This Oxford Strategic Innovation Programme is delivered in collaboration with online education provider GetSmarter, part of edX. Join a growing community of global professionals, and benefit from the opportunity to:
Experience a flexible but structured approach to online education as you plan your learning around your life to meet weekly milestones.
Enjoy a personalised, people-mediated online learning experience created to make you feel supported at every step.
Earn a certificate of attendance recognising your online programme from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.