- Level Foundation
- Duration 17 hours
- Course by Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
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About
This course, which is Part Three in the series of Startup Entrepreneurship specialization, offers Life Lessons from a Master Innovator, with proven achievements. During this course you will listen to conversations and interviews with Mr. David (Dadi) Perlmutter, who until recently was Executive VP of Intel corporate. Dadi will talk about 10 life lessons, based on his 34 years as a rebel innovator and entrepreneur. We will share with you the following lessons: Love and Knowledge are infinite: grow and share; Learn from Failures and Successes; Nothing Moves without a Vision; Have a Differentiated Market Transforming Strategy; Dare to Take Action; Fight Resistance; It is All About the Ecosystem; Build a Team; Keep it Simple and Work Hard. By the end of the course the learner will: * Know how to lead a process of innovation and implement ideas through all its phases from discovery to delivery in your own field of choice. * Know how to apply creativity to generate creative ideas in a wide range of strategic management issues. * Know how to solve problems in general, with a high degree of innovative creative thinking, to widen the range of possible choices * Identify new and unfamiliar challenges and needs, reflect on them from a creative point of view (zoom in), decide on the action they require (zoom out) and generate a novel and useful solution * Transform ideas into real value-creating products, services and processes. * Be able to analyze both success and failure and draw conclusions from both, for improving future innovative efforts. * Be able to identify and create key features of innovative products and services and in doing so, generate strategically differentiated innovations that are unique * Be able to present your ideas persuasively and overcome resistance. * Know how to simplify a complex product and make it user friendly. Course assignments will include participation in two discussion groups and four assignments. In each assignment you will be asked to deal with a question relating to an interview you have seen.Modules
Welcome
1
Videos
- Introduction
3
Readings
- General Instructions for the course
- A Letter to Our Learners
- Additional Readings - Introduction
Love and Knowledge are Infinite Grow and Share
1
Assignment
- Love & Knowledge
3
Videos
- Love and Knowledge are Infinite, Grow and Share - video 1
- Love and Knowledge are Infinite, Grow and Share - video 2
- Love and Knowledge are Infinite, Grow and Share - video 3
1
Readings
- Additional Readings - Love and Knowledge are Infinite: Grow and Share
Learn From Failures and Successes
1
Assignment
- Failure & Success
1
Peer Review
- Debriefing
3
Videos
- Learning from Failure and Success - video 1
- Learning from Failure and Success - video 2
- Learning from Failure and Success - video 3
1
Readings
- Additional Readings - Learn from Failures and Successes: Failing is Good!
Nothing Moves Without a Vision
1
Assignment
- Vision
3
Videos
- Nothing Moves Without a Vision - video 1
- Nothing Moves Without a Vision - video 2
- Nothing Moves Without a Vision - video 3
1
Readings
- Additional Readings - Nothing Moves without a Vision
Have a Differentiated Market Transforming Strategy
1
Assignment
- Build a Differentiated Market Strategy
1
Peer Review
- Value-Creating features
3
Videos
- Have a Differentiated Market Transforming Strategy - video 1
- Have a Differentiated Market Transforming Strategy - video 2
- Have a Differentiated Market Transforming Strategy - video 3
1
Readings
- Additional Readings - Have a Differentiated Market-Transforming Strategy
Dare to Take Action
1
Assignment
- Dare to Take Action
3
Videos
- Dare to take action - video 1
- Dare to take action - video 2
- Dare to take action - video 3
1
Readings
- Additional Readings - Dare to Take Action
Fight Resistance
1
Assignment
- Fight Resistance
3
Videos
- Fight Resistance - video 1
- Fight Resistance - video 2
- Fight Resistance - video 3
1
Readings
- Additional Readings - Fight Resistance
It's all About the Ecosystem
1
Assignment
- Ecosystems
1
Peer Review
- Ecosystem
3
Videos
- It's all About the Ecosystem - video 1
- It's all About the Ecosystem - video 2
- It's all About the Ecosystem - video 3
1
Readings
- Additional Readings - It is All About the Ecosystem
Build a Team with the Right Culture
1
Assignment
- Build a Team
3
Videos
- Build a Team with the Right Culture - video 1
- Build a Team with the Right Culture - video 2
- Build a Team with the Right Culture - video 3
1
Readings
- Additional Readings - Build a Team: It is About the Culture
Keep it Simple
1
Assignment
- Keep It Simple
3
Videos
- Keep it Simple - video 1
- Keep it Simple - video 2
- Keep it Simple - video 3
1
Readings
- Additional Readings - Keep It Simple!
Work Hard
2
Videos
- Work Hard - video 1
- Work Hard - video 2
1
Readings
- Additional Readings - Work Hard
Summary & Final Assignment
2
Assignment
- Summary & Conclusion
- Group Discussion Participation
1
Peer Review
- Final assignment
2
Discussions
- Group Discussion no. I: What will you take from the interviews?
- Group Discussion no. II: Ask the Master
1
Videos
- Summary
1
Readings
- General Instructions for Final Assignment
Additional Materials
6
Videos
- Interview with Nobel Prize winner Prof. Dan Shechtman - video 1
- Interview with Nobel Prize winner Prof. Dan Shechtman - video 2
- Interview with Ariel Maislos (Anobit)
- Interview with Uri Weiser - part 1
- Interview with Uri Weiser - part 2
- Interview with Uri Weiser - part 3
1
Readings
- Podcast by Kfir Damari (SpaceIL)
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Discover invaluable life lessons from master innovator David Perlmutter in this engaging Business & Management course. With 34 years of experience as Intel's Executive VP, David shares 10 key lessons on leading innovation, from vision to team-building. Ideal for aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators, the course spans 1020 minutes and includes discussions and assignments. Available on Coursera with Starter and Professional subscription options, this foundational course empowers you to transform ideas into impactful, user-friendly solutions.

Prof. (Emeritus) Shlomo Maital

Dadi Perlmutter