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Kursusnavn (dansk):	Open Innovation and Design
Kursusnavn (engelsk):	Open Innovation and Design
Semester:	Forår 2017
Udbydes under:	cand.it., Digital Innovation & Management (dim)
Omfang i ECTS:	7,50
Kursussprog:	Engelsk
Kursushjemmeside:	https://learnit.itu.dk
Min. antal deltagere:	1
Forventet antal deltagere:	0
Maks. antal deltagere:	90
Formelle forudsætninger:	.
Læringsmål:	After the course the student should be able to: Put into perspective the different concepts, tools, business models and theories related to openness and open innovation. Debate about issues and challenges openness might impose in the organizational setting, such as intellectual property rights, competitive advantage, finding the right people, anticipating costs, establishing appropriate metrics. Reflect upon the relevance and appropriateness of openness (in the form of concepts/ theories/ tools) in given businesses as well as in the public/ NGO domain. Apply the key OI concepts, theories and tools in practice to critically discuss initiatives of openness appreciating the wider socioeconomic context.
Fagligt indhold:	The course equips the students with techniques, tools and theories for understanding the fundamental concepts of open innovation. The course explores how organisations purposively use “inflows and outflows of knowledge” to progress and promote innovation. How do they incorporate ideas from outside the company with the use of technology acquisitions, alliances, crowdsourcing, open source and other practices and how and when do they let ideas flow out of the organizational boundaries? Organizational Theory has evolved from Organization 1.0 and the Great Man Theory to classic theories of management and leadership up to the Organization 3.0, whereby organizations have become flatter and top-down hierarchical systems are increasingly replaced by Open Ecosystems. In this emerging era of organizational development innovation in products, processes, and business models is undoubtedly important for all types of organizations (private, public, NGOs and social enterprises). The course thus focuses on the nuances of openness: i) as a social good, ii) as a mechanism to appropriate innovation through the OI paradigm and iii) as a constitutive element of the organizational design.
Læringsaktiviteter:	The course will be taught as a lecture where the teacher will steer the discussion, but the students are expected to actively participate and co-create the lecture. After all, a course on open innovation has to be open and engaging by nature. It will therefore be a combination of instructor-led sessions, small group discussions and exercises. Both digital and physical activities will be employed throughout the course besides traditional lecturing. For instance, students will be engaging with the notion of ‘openness’ through case based and problem based learning and will also have the option to participate in ideation contests facilitated by enterprises that will collaborate with the newly created Business Innovation Lab (BuILD). Particular emphasis will be also given on analyzing contemporary ‘open’ organizational formats with concrete examples through small group and plenary discussions. These discussions will actively prepare students for their exam, as they will be structured in the same way. Although we will be discussing cases in every lecture, one lecture –writing workshop- will be dedicated to the exam preparation. Participation: It is highly recommended that students participate actively in the different elements of the lecture (preparation, online discussions, discussions in the lectures and exercises).
Obligatoriske aktivititer:	Der er ingen obligatoriske aktiviteter. Vær venlig KUN at ændre denne tekst når der er obligatoriske aktiviteter./ There are no mandatory activities. Please, change this text ONLY when there are mandatory activities.
Eksamensform og -beskrivelse:	C: Skriftlige arbejder uden mundtlig eksamen., (7-scale, external exam) C: Hand-in exam In the end, students are expected to submit an individual report of 10 pages. More specifically, students will be asked to choose a case of openness (either in the form of social good or a mechanism to appropriate innovation or from an organizational design perspective) and discuss in depth i) how it has been executed/instantiated and ii) provide recommendations for an improved/different strategy if they were in charge of the design and implementation. Examples of cases may include open source projects, ideation contests and other crowdsourcing initiatives, citizen science cases, organizational restructuring towards more open formats and many more that we will introduce in the course.
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