Innovation Leadership

This course was worth my time and I thoroughly enjoyed communicating and learning with innovative thinkers from around the world. This was a great experience, and I am grateful my administration invested in me in this way to continue learning and growing so I could better do my job and help more humans.

Lindsey K.

Associate Dean for Research, Outreach, and Innovation in the College of Education. Director of the Science and Technology Education Center (SciTEC)

Since I have already studied Open Innovation for my PhD, I am impressed by all the new knowledge and insights that I have gained. I like the different perspectives and the great case studies, which have been very supportive in many ways.

Prof. Dr. Rafaela K.

Professor of International Management, Technology and Innovation

This course provides enough details, tips, and real-world examples to utilize open innovation as a strategy within any organization. It helped explain the different tools, platforms, tactics, and flexibilities to use depending on the business outcomes required.

Ed W.

Director of Possibilities

The content, cases, and examples helped me understand how this topic is applies in real life, and definitely added lots of value to my professional interest. I am likely to leverage this knowledge in my career.

Thelma T.

Marketing Consultant

This course has truly inspired me, and I recommend to take this course because people, who want to improve their organizations and solve their companies' most challenging problems, shouldn't be afraid of changes in business. On the contrary, open innovation should be applied in many companies to be able to adapt to business challenges and changes.

Zarina Y.

Editor-in-chief

The course didn't just give me new tools; it gave me a new lens. It transformed my personal mission from: "I find cool tech for our bank." to "I am architecting a resilient, adaptive, and partner-centric organization by systematically breaking down internal silos and strategically engaging with external ecosystems to future-proof our business and deliver unparalleled value to our customers." This shift in perspective is the most profound impact, empowering me to pursue goals with greater confidence, credibility, and strategic clarity.

Allen S.

This course is forcing me to pause, listen better, and use feedback and social intelligence instead of just expertise and authority. Even halfway through, I catch myself reframing difficult situations as adaptive challenges, and the conversations with colleagues are already different - calmer, more honest, and, ironically, more productive.

Dr. Mislav P.

Associate Professor

The key fundamentals that were taught throughout the course were relevant and broken down in ways that made the concepts feel achievable. The cases in this story were all engaging and uniquely different, yet all tied together with leadership ideologies. I greatly enjoyed this course and learning more about myself along the way.

Amy W.

Public Sector Employee

The course framed innovation as a discipline, from reading early signals and defining preferable futures to implementing solutions that drive growth and community impact. I recommend this program for anyone looking to develop and turn ideas into sustainable results.

Eugen P.

Finance Director

Overall, the course was thoughtful, challenging, and deeply reflective. It pushed me to examine my instincts, question my habits, and approach leadership with more patience and self-awareness. I feel more prepared not because I have answers, but because I'm better equipped to build trust and learn alongside others.

Prof. Fatemah Zakareya M. Abdel-Razek