Professional Certificate in Innovation Practice

This certificate provides a unique opportunity for candidates to develop the management, coaching and leadership skills required to guide innovation projects and take the next step in their careers.

Participants will learn about strategic and operational considerations in generating innovative products and services, as well as developing leadership skills to guide teams. They will facilitate the application of a human-centred design approach to an innovation project; working with a team to refine a project brief, design research, conduct interviews, generate insights, create a problem statement, and pitch a proposal.

The leadership program begins with a two-day intensive workshop in which participants will be introduced to four fundamental leadership themes: adaptive leadership, authentic leadership, innovation leadership, and the leader as coach. Over the course of the semester they will learn to see themselves as a leader, understand what it means to be a leader, and have the skills to put that understanding into practice.