Course curriculum

  • 1

    Week 0

    • WEEK 0 SYLLABUS

    • Initial Survey

    • CPI VIDEO: Practice Prismatic Thinking

    • QUIZ: Prismatic Thinking

    • CPI VIDEO: How to Think About Growth

    • QUIZ: How to Think About Growth

    • CPI VIDEO: Assess to Progress

    • QUIZ: Assess to Progress

    • CPI VIDEO: Case Study

    • DELIVERABLE: USAF Acceleration and Leadership Assessment

    • The Creative Mindset
  • 2

    Extra Resources (optional)

    • The Innovation Code

    • CPI Workbook

  • 3

    Week 1

    • WEEK 1 SYLLABUS
  • 4

    Week 2

    • MSG Week 2 - Announcements and Syllabus

    • WEEK 2 SYLLABUS

    • CPI VIDEO: Creative Thinking

    • QUIZ: Creative Thinking

    • CPI VIDEO: Sources of Innovation

    • QUIZ: Sources of Innovation

    • CPI VIDEO: Set High Quality Targets

    • QUIZ: Set High Quality Targets

    • READING: "Build an Innovation Engine in 90 Days"

    • READING: "You Need an Innovation Strategy"

    • DUE: Team Charter
  • 5

    Week 3

    • WEEK 3 SYLLABUS

    • READING: "The 12 Different Ways for Companies to Innovate"

    • READING: "Using the Crowd as an Innovation Partner"

    • WEEK 3 > Reading #2 > Discussion Questions

  • 6

    Week 4

    • WEEK 4 SYLLABUS

    • CPI VIDEO: Enlist Deep and Diverse Domain Expertise

    • QUIZ: Enlist Deep and Diverse Domain Expertise

    • READING: "Moon Shots for Management"

    • READING: "Deep Smarts"
  • 7

    Week 5

    • WEEK 5 SYLLABUS
  • 8

    Week 6

    • WEEK 6 SYLLABUS

    • CPI VIDEO: Take Multiple Shots on Goal

    • QUIZ: Take Multiple Shots on Goal

    • CPI VIDEO: Learning from Experience and Experiments

    • QUIZ: Learn from Experience and Experiments

    • READING: "Blue Ocean Strategy"

    • READING: "Building Breakthrough Businesses Within Established Organizations"
  • 9

    Week 7

    • WEEK 7 SYLLABUS

    • CPI VIDEO: Gaining Buy-In

    • QUIZ: Gaining Buy-In

    • READING: "The Innovation Value Chain"

    • READING: "The 5 Myths of Innovation"
  • 10

    Week 8

    • WEEK 8 SYLLABUS

    • CPI VIDEO: Innovation Processes

    • QUIZ: Innovation Processes

    • CPI VIDEO: Evaluating and Measuring Innovation

    • QUIZ: Evaluating and Measuring Innovation

    • CPI VIDEO: Connecting the Dots

    • QUIZ: Connect the Dots

    • READING: "Is It Real? Can We Win? Is It Worth Doing? Managing Risk and Reward in an Innovation Portfolio"

    • READING: "Why Every Project Needs a Brand"
  • 11

    Week 9

    • WEEK 9 SYLLABUS