Course curriculum

  • 1

    Pre-Jumpstart

    • READING: "Moon Shots for Management"

    • READING: "The Innovator's DNA"

    • READING: "How Innovative is your Company's Culture"

    • READING: "Creativity and the Role of the Leader"

    • READING: "Managing Yourself: Collaborating with Creative Peers"

    • RSAF Acceleration and Leadership Assessment

    • Pre-Jumpstart Syllabus
  • 2

    Jumpstart

    • Jumpstart Syllabus

    • VIDEO: Intro to Innovation Code

    • VIDEO: Creative Power of Constructive Conflict

    • VIDEO: Creative Thinking

    • QUIZ: Creative Thinking

    • VIDEO: Practice Prismatic Thinking

    • QUIZ: Prismatic Thinking

    • VIDEO: Assess to Progress

    • QUIZ: Assess to Progress

    • VIDEO: How to Think About Growth

    • QUIZ: How to Think About Growth

    • VIDEO: Case Study

    • VIDEO: Innovation Processes

    • QUIZ: Innovation Processes

    • READING: "Design Thinking"

    • READING: "The Seven Deadly Sins of Innovation Leader"
  • 3

    Phase 1 (Weeks 1-2)

    • Phase 1 Syllabus

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

    • READING: "Strategy as Simple Rules"
  • 4

    Phase 2 (Weeks 3-4)

    • Phase 2 Syllabus

    • VIDEO: Set High Quality Targets

    • QUIZ: Set High Quality Targets

    • READING: "Blue Ocean Strategy"

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

    • READING: "The 5 Myths of Innovation"

    • READING: "Reinventing Your Business Model"

    • READING: "The 12 Different Ways for Companies to Innovate"
  • 5

    Phase 3 (Weeks 5-6)

    • Phase 3 Syllabus

    • VIDEO: Sources of Innovation

    • QUIZ: Sources of Innovation

    • VIDEO: Enlist Deep and Diverse Domain Expertise

    • QUIZ: Enlist Deep and Diverse Domain Expertise

    • READING: "Mastering the Five Levels of Creativity"
  • 6

    Phase 4 (Weeks 7-8)

    • Phase 4 Syllabus

    • VIDEO: Take Multiple Shots on Goal

    • QUIZ: Take Multiple Shots on Goal

    • VIDEO: Learning from Experience and Experiments

    • QUIZ: Learn from Experience and Experiments

    • READING: "Building Breakthrough Businesses Within Established Organizations"
  • 7

    Phase 5 (Weeks 9-10)

    • Phase 5 Syllabus

    • VIDEO: Gaining Buy-In

    • QUIZ: How to Win a Bar Fight

    • VIDEO: Evaluating and Measuring Innovation

    • QUIZ: Evaluating and Measuring Innovation

    • READING: "You Need an Innovation Strategy"
  • 8

    Phase 6 (Weeks 11-12)

    • Phase 6 Syllabus

    • VIDEO: Connecting the Dots

    • Quiz: Connect the Dots

    • READING: "Why Every Project Needs a Brand"