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Creating Innovation
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 15 hours
  • Course by Macquarie University
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The third course of the specialization CREATING INNOVATION will teach you what is at the core of all innovations that solve complex problems and how to foster methods to make big breakthroughs possible. It advances your knowledge of your own field by teaching you to look at it in new ways. CREATING INNOVATION is constructed in the following way: Week I. “What is Innovation?” – What lies at the core of all innovations. Week II. “The Evolution of Human Creativity” – How humans developed the ability to innovate and think creatively. Week III. “Innovation in a Complex Global Network” – How innovations emerge from human networks. Week IV. “Planning Innovation” – How organisations seek out and create the right conditions for new breakthroughs. Week V. “Market Innovation” – What makes innovations more likely to emerge in a market setting. Week VI. “Innovation in the Anthropocene” – How innovations are crucial to meet the problems of the 21st century.

Modules

BIG HISTORY FRAMEWORK: Innovation & Emergence

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  • Innovation and Emergence

3 Readings

  • Resources
  • Glossary
  • Assessment Overview for Course 3: Creating Innovation

ZOOMING IN: Cosmic Innovation

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  • Cosmic Innovation

2 Readings

  • Resources
  • Glossary

ZOOMING IN: Chemical Innovation

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  • Chemical Innovation

2 Readings

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  • Glossary

ZOOMING IN: Biological Innovation

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  • Biological Innovation

2 Readings

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  • Glossary

ZOOMING IN: Neurological Innovation

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  • Neurological Innovation

2 Readings

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FRAMEWORK SUMMARY: The Root of Innovation

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  • The Root of Innovation

1 Readings

  • Glossary

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  • Multiple Choice - Mod. 1
  • Short writing for Module 1: What is innovation?

BIG HISTORY FRAMEWORK: Collective Learning and Innovation

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  • Collective Learning and Innovation

2 Readings

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ZOOMING IN: The Power of Language

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  • The Power of Language

2 Readings

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ZOOMING IN: Innovation in the Palaeolithic

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  • Innovation in the Palaeolithic

2 Readings

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ZOOMING IN: Innovation and the Holocene

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  • Innovation and the Holocene

2 Readings

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ZOOMING IN: Innovation and Agriculture

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  • Innovation and Agriculture

2 Readings

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FRAMEWORK SUMMARY: Population and Connectivity

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  • Population and Connectivity

1 Readings

  • Glossary

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  • Multiple Choice - Mod. 2
  • Short writing for Module 2: The evolution of human creativity

BIG HISTORY FRAMEWORK: Networks and Innovation

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  • Networks and Innovation

2 Readings

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ZOOMING IN: Afro-Eurasian Networks and Innovation

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  • Afro-Eurasian Networks and Innovation

2 Readings

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ZOOMING IN: The First Global Networks and Innovation

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  • The First Global Networks and Innovation

2 Readings

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ZOOMING IN: The Scientific Revolution and Innovation

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  • The Scientific Revolution and Innovation

2 Readings

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ZOOMING IN: The Industrial Revolution and Innovation

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  • The Industrial Revolution and Innovation

2 Readings

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ZOOMING IN: The Diffusion of Innovation

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  • The Diffusion of Innovation

2 Readings

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FRAMEWORK SUMMARY: Innovating in a Global System

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  • Innovating in a Global System

1 Readings

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  • Multiple Choice - Mod. 3
  • Module 3: Innovation in complex global networks

BIG HISTORY FRAMEWORK: Planning Innovation

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  • Planning Innovation

2 Readings

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ZOOMING IN: Innovation in the Ancient World

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  • Innovation in the Ancient World

2 Readings

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ZOOMING IN: Institutional Power and Innovation

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  • Institutional Power and Innovation

2 Readings

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ZOOMING IN: The Failure of Planned Innovation

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  • The Failure of Planned Innovation

2 Readings

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ZOOMING IN: The Success of Planned Innovation

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  • The Success of Planned Innovation

2 Readings

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ZOOMING IN: Innovation and National Development

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  • Innovation and National Development

2 Readings

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ZOOMING IN: Research and Innovation

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  • Research and Innovation

2 Readings

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FRAMEWORK SUMMARY: Top-Down Innovation

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  • Top-Down Innovation

1 Readings

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Assessment

    • 2 Assignment
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  • Multiple Choice - Mod. 4
  • Short writing for Module 4: Planned innovation

BIG HISTORY FRAMEWORK: Encouraging Innovation

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  • Encouraging Innovation

2 Readings

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ZOOMING IN: Economic Theories of Innovation

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  • Economic Theories of Innovation

2 Readings

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ZOOMING IN: Thomas Edison and Industrialised Innovation

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  • Thomas Edison and Industrialised Innovation

2 Readings

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ZOOMING IN: Financing Innovation

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  • Financing Innovation

2 Readings

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ZOOMING IN: The Psychology of Innovation

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  • The Psychology of Innovation

2 Readings

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ZOOMING IN: Patents and Innovation

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  • Patents and Innovation

2 Readings

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ZOOMING IN: Blind and Planned Innovation

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  • Blind and Planned Innovation

2 Readings

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FRAMEWORK SUMMARY: Innovation by Market Forces

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  • Innovation by Market Forces

1 Readings

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Assessment

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  • Multiple Choice - Mod. 5
  • Short writing for Module 5: Market-driven innovation

BIG HISTORY FRAMEWORK: The Anthropocene and Innovation

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  • The Anthropocene and Innovation

2 Readings

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ZOOMING IN: The Great Acceleration

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  • The Great Acceleration

2 Readings

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ZOOMING IN: Markets and the Future of Innovation

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  • Markets and the Future of Innovation

2 Readings

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ZOOMING IN: Science and the Future of Innovation

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  • Science and the Future of Innovation

2 Readings

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ZOOMING IN: The Internet and the Future of Innovation

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  • The Internet and the Future of Innovation

2 Readings

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FRAMEWORK SUMMARY: Innovation and Our Future

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  • Innovation and Our Future

1 Readings

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Assessment

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  • Multiple Choice - Mod. 6
  • Short writing for Module 6: Innovation in the Anthropocene

Final assignment: Creating innovation

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    • 1 PeerReview
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  • Final assignment for Course 3: Creating Innovation

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  • Final assignment for Course 3: Creating Innovation

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  • The Final Assignment

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"Creating Innovation" is a foundational Business & Management course on Coursera led by expert instructors. Spanning 6 weeks, it covers the core of innovations, human creativity, global networks, organizational strategies, market conditions, and 21st-century challenges. Ideal for those seeking to enhance their innovative thinking, it offers Starter and Professional subscription options.

A/Professor Iain Hay
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A/Professor Iain Hay