Global MBA Program

Back to List

MAN570F2(経営学 / Management 500)
Open Innovation

Radhakrishnan NAIR

Class code etc
Faculty/Graduate school Global MBA Program
Attached documents
Year 2022
Class code W7106
Previous Class code
Previous Class title
Term 秋学期前半/Fall(1st half)
Day/Period 土5/Sat.5, 土6/Sat.6
Class Type 専門講義
Campus 市ヶ谷 / Ichigaya
Classroom name 各学部・研究科等の時間割等で確認
Grade 1・2
Credit(s) 2
Notes Global MBA
Class taught by instructors with practical experience
Category Applied Courses

Show all

Hide All

Outline and objectives

Open Innovation (OI) enables companies to access wider external innovation sources to accelerate the pace of innovation needed to sustain business in the fast changing world and stay competitive. Several global companies successfully created OI strategies which helped them accelerate innovation to market and build business. Procter and Gamble's Connect and Develop (C&D) is one of the well known examples.
The course will start with introducing the need of accelerated innovation in the fast changing world and ,through subsequent lectures and discussions, build an overview of OI strategies, models and successful examples. The course is aimed introducing OI as one of the strategies to build business by accessing external innovation sources.

Goal

The course is designed to introduce Open Innovation (OI) mindset through compelling case studies from world’s leading innovative companies.

At the end of the course, students will get basic understanding of OI with successful examples through case studies and their own research on companies doing OI.

Students will be introduced to resources through reference books and articles to further enable them to learn more on OI and prepare them to influence the organizations they work for in the future.

Which item of the diploma policy will be obtained by taking this class?

Will be able to gain“DP1”

Default language used in class

英語 / English

Method(s)(学期の途中で変更になる場合には、別途提示します。 /If the Method(s) is changed, we will announce the details of any changes. )

Group discussion- debate , lectures, case study analysis. Researching and presentations of OI examples from global and domestic corporations. Group exercise on developing OI strategies for different business scenarios.

Active learning in class (Group discussion, Debate.etc.)

あり / Yes

Fieldwork in class

なし / No

Schedule

授業形態/methods of teaching:対面/face to face

※各回の授業形態は予定です。教員の指示に従ってください。

1[対面/face to face]:Types of Innovation- Introductory Lecture.

Introduction to Types of Innovation.. Sustaining, disruptive. Examples and case studies.

2[対面/face to face]:Open Innovation frame-work.

Introducing Open Innovation. Why Open Innovation and why companies adapt OI. P&G Case study and examples.

3[対面/face to face]:Strategic Approach to Open Innovation –

Management strategies for a successful Open Innovation. Leadership Issues and Challenges.

4[対面/face to face]:Organization Development for Open Innovation.

Developing OI culture in the organization.
Identifying Opportunities. Case Studies.

5[対面/face to face]:Tools for Open Innovation

Different approaches of Open Innovation explained with case studies from companies.
Risk Avoidance in OI. Business models for OI. Legal, IP issues in OI. Pitfalls of OI.

6[対面/face to face]:Developing OI network and building OI partnership.

OI network and partnerships, how to develop effective external eco system.
Case studies.

7[対面/face to face]:Future Vision of Open Innovation

How OI will evolve in the new digital era. Crowd sourcing, Hackathons, Lean Innovation

Work to be done outside of class (preparation, etc.)

Reading recommended books, articles, and also some examples (internet search and read)(As a standard, 2 hours for preparation and 2 hours for review: a total of 4 hours.)

Textbooks

Reference text books will be recommended

.

References

(i) A guide to Open Innovation and CrowdSourcing: Advice from Experts in the Field (Edited by Paul Sloane)
(ii) Open Service Innovation (Henry Chesbrough)
(iii) https://hbr.org/2006/03/connect-and-develop-inside-procter-gambles-new-model-for-innovation

Grading criteria

(i) Class Participation 50% and 50% on the 3 assignments below)
(ii) Case study and presentation - Students need to research on Open
Innovation example of a company of their choice and make presentation.
(iii) Short essay on OI case study - Make a short essay (max 2 pages) based on
the case study research above.
(iv) Group work and presentation - Group work on business case study and short
presentation

Changes following student comments

Guest Lecture by Japanese industry expert on Open Innovation .

Equipment student needs to prepare

none

Others

none

none

none

none

none

none

none

none

none

none

none