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      University of Leeds

      Sustainability in Business: Building a Greener Future

      Skills you'll gain: Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Business Transformation, Sustainability Reporting, Business Modeling, Business Strategy, Business Leadership, Systems Thinking, Business Ethics, Environmental Issue, Business, Environment, Stakeholder Engagement

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      UBITS

      Líder: potencia la creatividad en equipos centennials

      Skills you'll gain: Team Building, Team Management, Cognitive flexibility, Creativity, Team Leadership, Innovation, Collaboration, Open Mindset, Employee Engagement, Internal Communications, Adaptability

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free
      Free
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      University of Cape Town

      Curso con proyecto final: Comienza tu futuro en fintech

      Skills you'll gain: Business Modeling, Peer Review, FinTech, Presentations, Entrepreneurship, Business Planning, Business Strategies, Financial Regulations, Business Analysis, Regulatory Requirements, New Product Development, Competitive Analysis, Customer Analysis, Market Opportunities, Value Propositions, Market Research

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Maryland, College Park

      Customer-Centric Enterprise: Product Lifecycle Management

      Skills you'll gain: Product Lifecycle Management, Product Strategy, Governance, Product Management, Innovation, Product Roadmaps, Organizational Strategy, Business Strategy, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Scalability, Data Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Value Propositions, Business Metrics, Portfolio Management, Market Share

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IE Business School

      Marketing Management Essentials: Price and Place

      Skills you'll gain: Product Lifecycle Management, Product Development, Content Marketing, Product Management, New Product Development, Product Marketing, Brand Strategy, Brand Management, Marketing Channel, Strategic Marketing, Market Dynamics

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Fundação Instituto de Administração

      Resultados e Vantagem Competitiva Relacionados a Gênero

      Skills you'll gain: Diversity and Inclusion, Diversity Awareness, Cultural Diversity, Organizational Effectiveness, Entrepreneurship, Action Oriented, Business Leadership, Innovation, Analysis

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      The Complete Product Management Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Agile Methodology, Wireframing, Agile Product Development, Product Management, Product Roadmaps, Project Management Software, Product Improvement, A/B Testing, Product Development, Sprint Planning, Web Analytics, Kanban Principles, User Feedback, Microsoft Teams

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Dartmouth College

      Predictive Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: Business Ethics, Predictive Analytics, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Digital Transformation, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Feature Engineering, Applied Machine Learning, Statistical Machine Learning, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Regression Analysis, Python Programming, Cloud Computing, Data Quality, Performance Metric, Artificial Neural Networks

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Maryland, College Park

      Generating Vision: Long-Term Ideas to Motivate Stakeholders

      Skills you'll gain: Forecasting, Strategic Leadership, Product Roadmaps, Business Strategy, Innovation, Brainstorming, Strategic Communication, Employee Retention, Stakeholder Engagement, Employee Engagement

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Board Infinity

      Strategic Product Management

      Skills you'll gain: Technical Product Management, Product Management, Design Thinking, Product Development, Go To Market Strategy, Product Lifecycle Management, Agile Methodology, Market Analysis, Product Strategy, New Product Development, Data Visualization Software, Competitive Analysis, Microsoft Excel, User Experience, Data Analysis, Cross-Functional Collaboration

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Maryland, College Park

      Lean Product Portfolios: Beyond Value Stream Mapping

      Skills you'll gain: Product Lifecycle Management, Enterprise Architecture, Product Management, Product Strategy, User Research, New Product Development, Scalability, Lean Methodologies, Product Roadmaps, User Centered Design, Product Development, Product Flow Diagram, Growth Strategies, Market Opportunities, Innovation, Market Research, Customer Analysis

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      How to Build a Product Flow Diagram

      Skills you'll gain: Product Flow Diagram, Process Flow Diagrams, New Product Development, Go To Market Strategy, Product Development, Product Roadmaps, Product Improvement, Product Design, Process Mapping, Microsoft Visio, Customer experience strategy (CX), User Research, User Feedback

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular innovation courses

    • Sustainability in Business: Building a Greener Future: University of Leeds
    • Líder: potencia la creatividad en equipos centennials: UBITS
    • Curso con proyecto final: Comienza tu futuro en fintech: University of Cape Town
    • Customer-Centric Enterprise: Product Lifecycle Management: University of Maryland, College Park
    • Marketing Management Essentials: Price and Place: IE Business School
    • Resultados e Vantagem Competitiva Relacionados a Gênero: Fundação Instituto de Administração
    • The Complete Product Management Fundamentals: Packt
    • Predictive Analytics: Dartmouth College
    • Generating Vision: Long-Term Ideas to Motivate Stakeholders: University of Maryland, College Park
    • Strategic Product Management: Board Infinity

    Frequently Asked Questions about Innovation

    Innovation is the development of new products, processes, or services that create value for a business or for its customers. In today’s fast-changing world that combines uncertainty, complexity, and unprecedented technological opportunities, the ability to innovate is a critically important ingredient that can make the difference between success or failure for a company.

    Many of these opportunities are themselves created by the disruptive innovations of recent years. The advent of smartphones and social networks have created opportunities for countless new types of services, digital products, and business models. Similarly, the internet of things (IOT) has yielded vast new data streams for companies to harness for process improvements and other valuable innovations.

    While it may seem like innovative companies or entrepreneurs are simply blessed with special creativity, turning a good idea into a profitable business requires more than just inspiration. Successful innovators actively cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset that helps them approach problem solving challenges from fresh angles. And both startups and established companies that seek to capture the benefits of innovation must put in place product development processes and other systems to ensure the flexibility and adaptability required to take advantage of these new opportunities.‎

    Businesses of all sizes and across all industries need to be innovative to remain competitive in today’s ever-evolving global economy. Thus, a background in innovation can be a valuable asset for managerial roles at established companies seeking to foster this mindset in their employees and business development processes as well as the aspiring entrepreneurs looking to disrupt them.

    In our globalized, interconnected world, innovation can yield opportunities for companies no matter where they are located. According to the Global Innovation Index, while the U.S., Switzerland, and Sweden rank as the most innovative companies in the world, South Korea is also in the top 10, and China, Vietnam, India, and the Philippines are all rising quickly up the rankings.‎

    Absolutely. Innovation is a skill, and Coursera gives you opportunities to learn and practice this skill online. You can take courses and Specializations in innovation from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the University of Virginia, Imperial College London, Copenhagen Business School, HEC Paris, and Macquarie University. And because Coursera lets you view and complete course materials on a flexible schedule, you can learn about innovation online from these world-class universities no matter what your time zone you live in.‎

    People who are curious and creative are typically best suited for roles in innovation. People who enjoy coming up with new ideas for products and processes are also typically well suited for innovation roles. Those who are interested in entrepreneurship can be well suited to innovation, and people who enjoy solving problems and adding value to things can also fit well in this type of forward-thinking role. This type of role can also be a good fit for those who enjoy a challenge, such as finding a competitive advantage in an industry that’s already flooded with innovative products or services.‎

    Learning innovation could be right for you if you’re interested in the idea of enacting change within your company, industry, or community. It could also be a good fit for you if you enjoy finding creative ways to do things or coming up with ideas for new products. Examples of things you could enjoy doing in this area include developing new business models, coming up with new ideas for products, and then developing a strategy to create the new products, and carrying it through the implementation phase to completion.‎

    Product design prototyping and innovation strategy are two common career paths for people in innovation. Innovation consultants, business development leads, and new business development managers are some other typical professions that are based on innovation. In the area of marketing, digital transformation managers rely heavily on the use of innovation. Business coaches and AI consultants are two other career paths for someone in innovation. Additionally, there are hands-on professions that are suited to someone in innovation, such as customer experience researchers.‎

    Startups and businesses that are going through changes typically hire people who have innovation backgrounds to bring in new ideas. Corporations might hire innovation teams to find and develop new business opportunities. Businesses of any size might hire business development specialists to find ways to enhance offerings. Government agencies could hire people with backgrounds in innovation to add unique perspectives to creative projects, and nonprofits could hire in the area of innovation for people to deliver fresh ideas on ways to help serve others. Additionally, tech-based companies can sometimes hire people with innovation skills to create new forms of technology.‎

    This FAQ content has been made available for informational purposes only. Learners are advised to conduct additional research to ensure that courses and other credentials pursued meet their personal, professional, and financial goals.

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