Course content

• Sustainable innovation- what is it, and why is it important
• The relation between sustainable innovation, management and strategy
• Sustainable and innovative business models and organizational fit
• Different types of innovation and how they can contribute to sustainability
• Digital transformation

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

• Can understand and explain the term sustainable innovation and it's complexity
• Can describe how the management fields have to cooperate to create sustainable innovation
• Can describe characteristics in sustainable and innovative business models
• Can describe different types of innovation and how they can contribute to sustainability
• Can understand the term digital transformation and the role it plays in sustainable innovation

Skills:

• Can apply theories on sustainable innovation with own core competences from the field of business administration or logistics management to see the potential for a company's sustainable development
• Can analyze real organizations to find opportunities for innovations that contributes to a more sustainable business, including suggestions of initiatives.
• Can point out possible dilemmas and consequences in choices of innovations for sustainable development.

General competences:

• Develop a critical view on an organizations' activities and use of resources.
• Discuss the need for change and new sustainable solutions, both written and orally.
• Can use basic creativity - and innovation tools

Learning methods and activities

The teaching plan will be based on a combination of digital learning methods, lectures, plenary discussions, exercises and group work.

Compulsory assignments

• Approved exercises

Recommended previous knowledge

None

Course materials

Will be announced at the start of the semester

Credit reductions