2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Engineering Undergraduate major in Industrial Engineering and Economics
Theories of Innovation
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Industrial Engineering and Economics
- Instructor(s)
- Yuki Inoue
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Tue / 1-2 Fri
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- IEE.D332
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
The activities of firms can be seen as sequent function which generate innovations, embodies them as products and services, and deliver it to consumers. Therefore, "innovation management" is significant for all firms. This lecture especially focuses on the innovation management in the field of business management and teaches you the theories about innovations.
Course description and aims
To understand theories of innovation and to be able to apply them to actual business problems.
Keywords
Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Ecosystem
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
(a) The lecturer sets groups based on participants' preferences on industry.
(b) Each group discusses about innovation in the selected industries.
(c) Each group presents the achievement.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Orientation | Explain the concept of innovation. |
| Class 2 | Selection of analytical objects | Explain the innovation case in the specific industry. |
| Class 3 | Disruptive innovation (part 1) | Explain the concept of the disruptive innovation. |
| Class 4 | Disruptive innovation (part 2) | Analyze the actual cases of the disruptive innovation. |
| Class 5 | Business model innovation (part 1) | Explain the concept of the business model innovation. |
| Class 6 | Business model innovation (part 2) | Analyze the actual cases of the business model innovation. |
| Class 7 | Open innovation (part 1) | Explain the concept of the open innovation. |
| Class 8 | Open innovation (part 2) | Analyze the actual cases of the open innovation. |
| Class 9 | Ecosystem and innovation (part 1) | Explain the concept of the ecosystem and innovation. |
| Class 10 | Ecosystem and innovation (part 2) | Analyze the actual cases of the ecosystems. |
| Class 11 | Innovation ecosystem design (part 1) | Explain the concept of the ecosystem design. |
| Class 12 | Innovation ecosystem design (part 2) | Implement ecosystem design with actual cases. |
| Class 13 | Preparation of final presentation | Organize the achievement in this class and propose the original innovation strategy. |
| Class 14 | Final presentation and discussion | Present and discuss the achievement. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Business Ecosystems - From Understanding the Concept to Design Practice (Chikura Shobo)
Reference books, course materials, etc.
All materials used in class can be found on T2SCHOLA.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Quality of assignment (80%); Contribution to discussion (20%)
Related courses
- IEE.D201 ： Introduction to Management
- IEE.D301 ： Business Strategy and Organization
- IEE.D203 ： Marketing
Prerequisites
none.
Other
Bring your laptop PC.