Schedule of Classes

Conceptual treatment of topics important to entrepreneurship and innovation. 1-3 hours, may be repeated up to 6 hours under different titles/topics.

The Innovation Journey provides historical context and trajectories of where thought leaders predict our technological revolutions are headed. Learn about: innovations that propelled societal progress, legendary inventors, communities of innovators, environmental challenges in need of innovative solutions, entrepreneurial creativity, sustainability oriented innovation, the dangers of dark innovation, the Ten Types of Innovation and other processes. Also learn how to read a patent and an innovative negotiation strategy through the lens of Intellectual Capital Management. This course includes an introductory review to six other courses that deepen understanding of your potential to generate innovation.

This course is an introductory overview of Intellectual Capital Management (ICM) as it applies to organizations, inventors, and creatives. It utilizes a "flipped classroom" approach that enables 100% of the classroom time to be used for collaborative group work and interactive student discussions. The course takes an interdisciplinary view of Lean Innovation. Students with their own intellectual property will gain a working knowledge of how to approach licensing contracts that protect their creative works. Aspects of protecting and managing intellectual property (patents, copyrights, and trade secrets) are explored. Students will learn how and when to use non-disclosure agreements (NDA) and how to read a patent.