Corporate Innovation: Strategies for Leveraging Ecosystems
Corporate Innovation: Strategies for Leveraging Ecosystems
| Course Dates | Format | Duration | Time Commitment | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30-Sep 10, 2025 | Self-Paced Online (date based) | 6 weeks | 6-8 hours/week | $3,250 |
| Oct 8-Nov 19, 2025 | Self-Paced Online (date based) | 6 weeks | 6-8 hours/week | $3,250 |
Tracks
Strategy and Innovation
Certificate Credits
2.0 EEUs
Topics
- Entrepreneurship
- Strategy & Innovation
Course Highlights
- This course runs over 6 weeks with an estimated 6-8 hours per week of study time
- This course is delivered in our Self-Paced Online format which enables you to participate at your own pace within weekly modules
- You will learn through a variety of formats including: interactive videos, practice quizzes, presentations, assignments, and discussion forums
- You will have access to a Success Adviser who will help you manage your time, and support you with any administrative or technical queries you might have
- You will earn a certificate of course completion from the MIT Sloan School of Management
Course Snapshot
Why attend Corporate Innovation?
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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Applying to the Course
Enrollment for this course is done through the GetSmarter website. You can begin the application process by using the Enroll Now bar at the bottom of the screen and clicking on the “Go to GetSmarter Site” button.
We do not recommend this course if you have already completed Accelerating Corporate Innovation, unless you are seeking a refresher of the content.
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
Sample Schedule—Subject to Change
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 Innovation Ecosystems: A New Approach to Accelerating Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship unless you are looking for a refresher.
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| Course Dates | Format | Duration | Time Commitment | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30-Sep 10, 2025 | Self-Paced Online (date based) | 6 weeks | 6-8 hours/week | $3,250 |
| Oct 8-Nov 19, 2025 | Self-Paced Online (date based) | 6 weeks | 6-8 hours/week | $3,250 |
Tracks
Strategy and Innovation
Certificate Credits
2.0 EEUs
Topics
- Entrepreneurship
- Strategy & Innovation