[bioundgrd] Fwd: New Entrepreneurship & Innovation Minor Class: Innovation Engineering

[Janice Chang]

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From: Liz Friedman <lizf at mit.edu<mailto:lizf at mit.edu>>
Subject: New Entrepreneurship & Innovation Minor Class: Innovation Engineering
Date: August 31, 2016 at 12:19:16 PM EDT

 All undergraduates are welcome and encouraged to take this class so we’d appreciate your help getting the word out.

New Subject for Fall 2016:
15.359J/6.901J<http://student.mit.edu/catalog/m15b.html#15.359> "Innovation Engineering: Moving Ideas to Impact”
12 Units
Tuesdays and Thursdays 9-10:30AM in 1-390

Instructors: Vladimir Bulovic and Fiona Murray

Designed for students to gain the perspective of a Chief Technology Officer of a start-up, large corporation, or a not-for-profit. Details the innovation process, from an idea's inception through impact in the economy, regardless of organizational setting. Explores how solutions are developed to become ready for broader market deployment. Includes testing and development of the problem-solution fit, probing of solutions for robustness, and testing of both technical and operational scaling of proposed solutions. Examines the human aspects of innovation, specifically issues of team building and readiness. Considers the broader system for innovation, including the role of key stakeholders in shaping its success in order to arrive at an impactful solution. Addresses intellectual property, the effect of regulations and social and cultural differences across varied global markets, and the personal skillset necessary to align and manage these issues.

Open to all MIT undergraduates seeking to leverage their skills to found or join a start-up company at some point in their career.

This course is one of two core subjects for the new Entrepreneurship & Innovation Minor which is now open for enrollment. For the full list of E&I Minor subjects, visit innovation.mit.edu/minor<http://innovation.mit.edu/minor> .

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