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Innovation: From Creativity to Entrepreneurship Capstone

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Innovation: From Creativity to Entrepreneurship Capstone

Instructor: Jeff Flesher

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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9 hours to complete

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

88 reviews

Beginner level

No prior experience required

9 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Demonstrate knowledge of concepts, theories, and approaches learned in the Innovation: From Creativity to Entrepreneurship specialization courses.
Apply principles from the Innovation: Creativity to Entrepreneurship specialization courses to the analysis of a realistic situation.

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There are 6 modules in this course

The capstone for the specialization will provide a learning experience that integrates across all the courses within it. It will involve analysis of a situation concerning a new enterprise – a venture of one’s own or within a larger organization – to develop the current business model and compare against alternative business models so as to identify potential opportunities and challenges.

In this module you will become familiar with the Capstone course, your instructor, your classmates, and our learning environment. You will also use course concepts to complete a review quiz related to the two Innovation courses in the specialization; Strategic Innovation: Building and Sustaining Innovative Organizations, and Strategic Innovation: Innovation at the Frontier: An Exploration of Cutting-Edge Topics.

What's included

4 videos5 readings1 assignment

4 videosTotal 5 minutes

Welcome and Capstone Course Overview2 minutes
Meet Professor Flesher2 minutes
Analysis Assignment Data Sources: The Local Motors Case1 minute
Module 1 Assignment Overview1 minute

5 readingsTotal 50 minutes

Syllabus10 minutes
Case Links and Resources10 minutes
About the Discussion Forums10 minutes
Getting to Know Your Classmates10 minutes
Module 1 Assignment Information10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Module 1 Assignment: Reflecting on Innovation Quiz30 minutes

In this module you will assume the perspective of a venture fund analyst working to understand company performance through the lens of core innovation principles.

What's included

1 video1 reading1 peer review

In this module you will reflect on the concepts from the two Creativity courses, Creativity Toolkit I: Changing Perspectives, and Creativity Toolkit II: Creative Collaboration.

What's included

1 video1 reading1 assignment

In this module you will assume the perspective of a venture fund analyst working to understand company performance through the lens of core creativity principles.

What's included

1 video1 reading1 peer review

In this module you will reflect on the concepts from the two Entrepreneurship courses; Entrepreneurship I: Principles and Concepts, and Entrepreneurship II: Practices and Approaches.

What's included

1 video1 reading1 assignment

In this module you will assume the perspective of a venture fund analyst working to understand company performance through the lens of core Entrepreneurship principles.

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2 videos2 readings1 peer review

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Jeff Flesher

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Reviewed on Dec 20, 2020

Insightful knowledge regarding creativity and entrepreneurship.

Reviewed on Jun 14, 2023

It was a great course to learn about market, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The instructors were knowledgeable & it was great comfort to learn from them at self-paced.

Reviewed on Feb 11, 2025

Excellent content that convers wider aspects of Ideation, Innovation, Product Launch, Funding etc. An excellent source of training for young entrepreneurs

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