44 Innovation Preparatory Programs

Leverage organisational resources to set your company apart and drive innovation for business performance.

Design and implement innovation strategies for the future.

In IACH - InnovACtion in Health Care: Strategy, Performance and Data Management the Seasonal School beckons to passionate students eager to delve into the intricate realm of healthcare systems from a unique three-dimensional perspective: organization, stakeholders, and innovative managerial strategies.

For international students who wish to spend one or two semesters in Barcelona, the University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia offers elective courses in the fields of business, design, and innovation. On completion, students receive a UVic-UCC certificate with academic credits that their home university may recognize.

In DS Inno - Data Science Driven Innovation in Business and Society Seasonal School aims to examine the relationship between innovation management and data science through a multi-level approach. First, this relationship will be explored at the company level through not only theoretical knowledge but especially through firsthand testimonials and site visits to large and small enterprises.

In an era where disruptive products and processes define market success, harnessing the power of innovation has become a prerequisite for business triumph. The Master Course in Design Thinking and Innovation offers a transformative educational journey that not only challenges the conventional adage of “if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it,” but shatters it entirely.

Learn to steer your company with a focused and effective approach to innovation with an online strategic thinking and innovation certificate from Brenau University. This program will help you develop as a manager who wants to understand strategic thinking better and implement innovative strategies. With this certificate, you'll be able to supplement your education to achieve your career goals. Learn more and apply today!

The Level 7 Diploma in ‘Strategic Leadership, Change & Innovation’ is one of three NCFE-accredited qualifications. It is modular in design and is designed for individuals wishing to secure a deeper understanding of leadership, strategy, managing change & innovation, and how to lead change at improvement at unit and/or organisational level. The programme will provide learners with knowledge, skills and behaviours to drive change in leadership practice and organisational operations.

The Summer Course in Innovation and Future thinking —the Futures Lab—will help students improve their ability to detect signals of change, organize insights into understandable models, synthesize new ways of mapping possible futures, identify the potential barriers and opportunities these futures present, and design innovative products, services or ideas that satisfy emerging needs.

This 3-week intensive program is designed for undergraduate students interested in African cultures and African business perspectives. The main objective of this immersive program is to give participants key skills to understand the main challenges and specifics of doing business in/with Africa.

This Certificate of Higher Education in Design and Innovation focuses on developing creative design thinking to address problems in every aspect of life. The design module features an online design studio, social networking and inspiring study materials alongside a practical component. As well as design, you’ll choose a complementary subject to gain skills and knowledge in an area that fits your needs and interests.

This general design Diploma of Higher Education in Design and Innovation focuses on developing creative design thinking to address problems in every aspect of life. The design modules feature online design studios, social networking and inspiring study materials alongside a practical component. As well as design, you’ll study modules in complementary subjects to gain skills and knowledge in an area that fits your needs and interests.

The international School on “Framing Livestock and Agriculture Innovation, Resilience and Sustainability (FLAIRS)” will provide theoretical and practical training on the definition, framing, and dissection of the environmental and economic sustainability (with some hints on the social aspects) in agri-livestock systems and its value chain.

Every day we are active users of different kinds of services from the very second we wake up to the second we fall asleep: when we go to the office, to school, to the supermarket, or even to a hospital. Very often, we have to face the fact that these services have not been designed keeping in mind the user: you! Service Design is an established and successful innovation methodology that helps generate exciting and meaningful experiences for people, like you.

Required for the Innovation and Entrepreneurship minor. Open to visiting students during the summer. Explores the conceptual frameworks that guide ideation and innovation, focusing on the five learning principles of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship minor. Analyzes the conditions that foster innovation as well as the process by which ideas progress from conception to implementation and execution, along with their economic or social impact.