Creating Innovation

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Creating Innovation

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About this course: The third course of the specialization CREATING INNOVATION will teach you what is at the core of all innovations that solve complex problems and how to foster methods to make big breakthroughs possible. It advances your knowledge of your own field by teaching you to look at it in new ways. CREATING INNOVATION is constructed in the following way: Week I. “What is Innovation?” – What lies at the core of all innovations. Week II. “The Evolution of Human Creativity” – How humans developed the ability to innovate and think creatively. Week III. “Innovation in a Complex Global Network” – How innovations emerge from human networks. Week IV. “Planning Innovation” – How organi…

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  • Free plan: No certicification and/or audit only. You will have access to all course materials except graded items.
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About this course: The third course of the specialization CREATING INNOVATION will teach you what is at the core of all innovations that solve complex problems and how to foster methods to make big breakthroughs possible. It advances your knowledge of your own field by teaching you to look at it in new ways. CREATING INNOVATION is constructed in the following way: Week I. “What is Innovation?” – What lies at the core of all innovations. Week II. “The Evolution of Human Creativity” – How humans developed the ability to innovate and think creatively. Week III. “Innovation in a Complex Global Network” – How innovations emerge from human networks. Week IV. “Planning Innovation” – How organisations seek out and create the right conditions for new breakthroughs. Week V. “Market Innovation” – What makes innovations more likely to emerge in a market setting. Week VI. “Innovation in the Anthropocene” – How innovations are crucial to meet the problems of the 21st century.

Who is this class for: This course is for everyone: from any level of expertise, any field, any industry, any discipline. And for good reason. It teaches skills that enhance your work and endeavours, regardless of who you are. If you want to perform better in your career, to innovate in your field, and to improve your future prospects - take this course!

Created by:  Macquarie University
  • Taught by:  David Baker, Associate Lecturer

    Big History Institute
  • Taught by:  David Christian, Professor

    Big History Institute
  • Taught by:  Shawn Ross, Associate Professor

    Big History Institute
Basic Info Course 3 of 4 in the Solving Complex Problems Specialization Level Beginner Language English How To Pass Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. User Ratings 4.6 stars Average User Rating 4.6See what learners said Coursework

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Macquarie University Macquarie is a hub of inspired and unconstrained thinking. Macquarie was founded with a unique purpose: to bring minds together unhindered by tradition. Created to challenge the education establishment, Macquarie has a rich track record of innovation. Macquarie actively shapes the complex issues that define the future of humanity.

Syllabus


WEEK 1


What is Innovation?
Welcome to Course 3 of the specialisation! In this module we will look at what innovation is, in the broadest possible context, and how the innovations humans devise to solve complex problems are the continuation of a much bigger and more critical trend.


6 videos, 12 readings expand


  1. Video: Innovation and Emergence
  2. Reading: Resources
  3. Reading: Glossary
  4. Reading: Assessment Overview for Course 3: Creating Innovation
  5. Video: Cosmic Innovation
  6. Reading: Resources
  7. Reading: Glossary
  8. Video: Chemical Innovation
  9. Reading: Resources
  10. Reading: Glossary
  11. Video: Biological Innovation
  12. Reading: Resources
  13. Reading: Glossary
  14. Video: Neurological Innovation
  15. Reading: Resources
  16. Reading: Glossary
  17. Video: The Root of Innovation
  18. Reading: Glossary

Graded: Multiple Choice - Mod. 1
Graded: Short writing for Module 1: What is innovation?

WEEK 2


The Evolution of Human Creativity
In this module we will look at the main drivers of human innovation and how they have shaped the entirety of human society and history.


6 videos, 11 readings expand


  1. Video: Collective Learning and Innovation
  2. Reading: Resources
  3. Reading: Glossary
  4. Video: The Power of Language
  5. Reading: Resources
  6. Reading: Glossary
  7. Video: Innovation in the Palaeolithic
  8. Reading: Resources
  9. Reading: Glossary
  10. Video: Innovation and the Holocene
  11. Reading: Resources
  12. Reading: Glossary
  13. Video: Innovation and Agriculture
  14. Reading: Resources
  15. Reading: Glossary
  16. Video: Population and Connectivity
  17. Reading: Glossary

Graded: Multiple Choice - Mod. 2
Graded: Short writing for Module 2: The evolution of human creativity

WEEK 3


Innovation in a Complex Global Network
In this module, we will examine the information networks that arose out of increasing human complexity, from the earliest such networks to the global network that fosters human innovation today.


7 videos, 13 readings expand


  1. Video: Networks and Innovation
  2. Reading: Resources
  3. Reading: Glossary
  4. Video: Afro-Eurasian Networks and Innovation
  5. Reading: Resources
  6. Reading: Glossary
  7. Video: The First Global Networks and Innovation
  8. Reading: Resources
  9. Reading: Glossary
  10. Video: The Scientific Revolution and Innovation
  11. Reading: Resources
  12. Reading: Glossary
  13. Video: The Industrial Revolution and Innovation
  14. Reading: Resources
  15. Reading: Glossary
  16. Video: The Diffusion of Innovation
  17. Reading: Resources
  18. Reading: Glossary
  19. Video: Innovating in a Global System
  20. Reading: Glossary

Graded: Multiple Choice - Mod. 3
Graded: Module 3: Innovation in complex global networks

WEEK 4


Planning Innovation
This module will deal with top-down innovations, where large organisations shape their infrastructures to maximize the chances of discovering an innovative solution to a problem.


8 videos, 15 readings expand


  1. Video: Planning Innovation
  2. Reading: Resources
  3. Reading: Glossary
  4. Video: Innovation in the Ancient World
  5. Reading: Resources
  6. Reading: Glossary
  7. Video: Institutional Power and Innovation
  8. Reading: Resources
  9. Reading: Glossary
  10. Video: The Failure of Planned Innovation
  11. Reading: Resources
  12. Reading: Glossary
  13. Video: The Success of Planned Innovation
  14. Reading: Resources
  15. Reading: Glossary
  16. Video: Innovation and National Development
  17. Reading: Resources
  18. Reading: Glossary
  19. Video: Research and Innovation
  20. Reading: Resources
  21. Reading: Glossary
  22. Video: Top-Down Innovation
  23. Reading: Glossary

Graded: Multiple Choice - Mod. 4
Graded: Short writing for Module 4: Planned innovation

WEEK 5


Market Innovation
In this module we will examine bottom-up innovation, where the forces of supply and demand can under the right conditions foster innovation and increase the chances of them occurring.


8 videos, 15 readings expand


  1. Video: Encouraging Innovation
  2. Reading: Resources
  3. Reading: Glossary
  4. Video: Economic Theories of Innovation
  5. Reading: Resources
  6. Reading: Glossary
  7. Video: Thomas Edison and Industrialised Innovation
  8. Reading: Resources
  9. Reading: Glossary
  10. Video: Financing Innovation
  11. Reading: Resources
  12. Reading: Glossary
  13. Video: The Psychology of Innovation
  14. Reading: Resources
  15. Reading: Glossary
  16. Video: Patents and Innovation
  17. Reading: Resources
  18. Reading: Glossary
  19. Video: Blind and Planned Innovation
  20. Reading: Resources
  21. Reading: Glossary
  22. Video: Innovation by Market Forces
  23. Reading: Glossary

Graded: Multiple Choice - Mod. 5
Graded: Short writing for Module 5: Market-driven innovation

WEEK 6


Innovation in the Anthropocene
In this module, we will look at the future of innovation and how we may cope with the complex problems that arise out of the Anthropocene.


7 videos, 11 readings expand


  1. Video: The Anthropocene and Innovation
  2. Reading: Resources
  3. Reading: Glossary
  4. Video: The Great Acceleration
  5. Reading: Resources
  6. Reading: Glossary
  7. Video: Markets and the Future of Innovation
  8. Reading: Resources
  9. Reading: Glossary
  10. Video: Science and the Future of Innovation
  11. Reading: Resources
  12. Reading: Glossary
  13. Video: The Internet and the Future of Innovation
  14. Reading: Resources
  15. Reading: Glossary
  16. Video: Innovation and Our Future
  17. Reading: Glossary
  18. Video: The Final Assignment

Graded: Multiple Choice - Mod. 6
Graded: Short writing for Module 6: Innovation in the Anthropocene
Graded: Final assignment for Course 3: Creating Innovation
Graded: Final assignment for Course 3: Creating Innovation
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