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
• 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 organization's activities and use of resources
• Ability to discuss the need for change and new sustainable solutions, both written and orally.
• Can use basic creativity- and innovation tools.

Learning methods and activities

Module-based lectures and videos. Guidance takes place through digital group tutorials, discussion groups, and offering individual/group guidance based on desires/needs. One assignment closely linked to solving the exam case.

Compulsory assignments

• Approved exercises

Specific conditions

Required previous knowledge

None

Course materials

Announced at the start of the semester

Credit reductions