Corporate Innovation: Strategies for Leveraging Ecosystems

Innovation is imperative in the fast-paced landscape of contemporary business. Forward-thinking managers know that a strategy for innovation must become an integral part of an organization’s primary operation.

In today’s dynamic and ever-changing economic climate, innovation is less of a choice and more of a business imperative. Similar to entrepreneurship, innovation requires a context of engagement and interconnection between people, stakeholders, and ecosystems in order to flourish — in other words, an innovation ecosystem. This executive program explores MIT’s research on the science of innovation ecosystems, offering you the tools and frameworks necessary to foster a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in your organization.

Based on our Accelerating Corporate Innovation: The Competitive Advantage of Ecosystem Engagement course, this online executive program offers a unique framework (iEcosystem) designed by MIT faculty to help organizations align internal and external processes, leverage key stakeholders, and innovate successfully to overcome business challenges. The online program offers those who would previously be limited in accessing the on-campus course the opportunity to engage with a portion of content in a flexible and personalized way.

We do not recommend this course if you have already completed Accelerating Corporate Innovation: The Competitive Advantage of Ecosystem Engagement unless you are seeking a refresher of the content.

Over the course of six weeks, you’ll gain access to this framework along with a range of cutting-edge concepts and tools, empowering you to foster a culture of sustainable innovation in your organization.

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The recommended weekly time commitment for core content is 4-5 hours, taking into account the busy lifestyles of working professionals, with an additional 2-3 hours recommended for non-compulsory weekly extension activities, should you have the time. Each module is released weekly, allowing a flexible but structured approach to learning. You’ll be supported as you engage in individual activities and group discussions, ensuring you feel confident to submit your best work at each weekly deadline.

Upon successful completion of your course, you will earn a certificate of completion from the MIT Sloan School of Management. This course may also count toward MIT Sloan Executive Certificate requirements.

In this course you will learn to:

• Assess your organization’s capacity for innovation and entrepreneurship
• Learn how to leverage your organization’s ecosystem to optimize innovation
• Become familiar with different methods for facilitating meaningful ecosystem engagement, and identify relevant methods for your organization
• Design a tailor-made strategy for your organization to facilitate innovation

This program is designed for decision makers from any industry who want to improve their organization’s capacity to formulate and implement innovative strategies, as well as for entrepreneurs and startup business leaders launching new offerings.

Whether you’re in senior management, consulting, business strategy, marketing and sales, or are simply a professional with innovative ideas and seeking tools and frameworks to capture and deliver on those ideas, this MIT Sloan program will be beneficial to you.

We do not recommend this program to past participants of Accelerating Corporate Innovation: The Competitive Advantage of Ecosystem Engagement unless you are looking for a refresher.

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