In a rapid changing and complicated world with fast evolving products and business models, innovation has become a must for every professional especially in engineering. Innovation and Design Thinking focuses on the leader´s role as an innovator and facilitator of innovation. This course allows students to develop basic skills in innovation and creative problem solving. Innovation can be applied to any discipline, and a special focus would be to search for innovative solutions for daily social problems. Innovation is a practical transformation of ideas to new products, services, processes, systems and social interactions. It creates new added values that satisfy interest groups and drive sustainable growth, improve the quality of living and promote a sustainable society. Innovation isn’t only technology; it develops in all the economy and society dimensions. (EFQM framework for Innovation). The term was created in 1980s at Stanford to characterize the approach designers, architects or artists use to solve problems. The approach is users’ centered, focusing on their needs. Considering that the approach is based in the design world, it uses tools like look/ask/try and visual thinking to understand and communicate ideas. Even though Innovation and Design Thinking have been related to product design, they can be applied to all kind of problem solving including business modeling and processes.

Temps présentiel : 17.5 heures

Charge de travail étudiant : 30 heures

Méthode(s) d'évaluation : Examen final, Projets