Convention, Creativity and Innovation. 3 credits, 3 contact hours

Catalog description

This course explores the role of creativity and disruptive thinking in relation to the development of new products, processes, technologies and industries. It begins with a focus on the behavioral aspects of creativity and disruptive thinking and includes exercises and tools to challenge conventional thinking. Disruption is then studied through a strategic lens with an emphasis on understanding the conditions under which radical change is appropriate and when it is not.