This course is targeted at students interested in applying innovation methods and creativity techniques. It focuses on how different methods and tools can be applied in order to

• thoroughly understand an identified problem
• generate ideas for solving this problem and
• selecting the best solution and developing it.

Specifically, this course focuses on goal-oriented, yet open and unbiased approaches that help in involving different actors (individuals/organizations) who are concerned either directly or indirectly by a particular problem (e.g., customers, users, experts, stakeholder). As a result, more holistic solutions can be obtained. 

Overall, this course aims at providing students with a toolkit of innovation methods and creativity techniques and with knowledge about how to apply them. 

After completing this course, students will 

• have gained an overview of tools and methods for steering innovation
• be able to select the tools and methods for problem analysis, idea generation and idea selection that are most appropriate in a given context
• possess a better understanding about how to implement and apply these methods and tools
• have improved their social skills in teamwork and moderation

Attendance is mandatory. In order to successfully pass this course, your absence is limited to 20%.

The course will combine various learning methods to deliver the different topics to the students. These will include theory input, open class discussions, interactive team work, students' presentations, and hands-on exercises.

25 % individual in-class exercises (individual assessment)

25 % group in-class exercises (group assessment)

50% participation in class (individual assessment)

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