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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080623
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080625
SUMMARY:Cooper U: The Business of Innovation
LOCATION:San Francisco, California, USA
DESCRIPTION:The Business of Innovation: Aligning Your Organization Through 
 Design.
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\nThis new two day course is intended for all of you who have b
 een working hard to help your organizations get the most out of design. We’
 ll cover the topics so many people have been asking us about, including:
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\nDay one
\n-What makes products (and the companies that make them) succes
 sful
\n-How design provides a repeatable approach to innovation
\n-Why comp
 anies fail at innovation and design
\n-Assessing how well your organization
  has incorporated design
\n-Pros and cons of various organizational structu
 res and processes for design and development
\n-Determining what roles, pro
 cesses, and structures are right for your company
\n-New product definition
  vs. incremental innovation
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\nDay two
\n-Principles and challenges in ch
 ange management
\n-Being an effective leader of change
\n-Characteristics o
 f successful change initiatives
\n-Developing a change plan and building co
 nsensus around it
\n-Identifying a demonstration project
\n-Identifying way
 s to measure your success
\n-Implementing a change plan and handling challe
 nges along the way
\n-Maintaining design and innovation as core values
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 nAs in all Cooper U courses, we’ll provide plenty of content along with han
 ds-on learning. We’ll be taking a business school approach, examining detai
 led case studies of what has and hasn’t worked for other organizations. We’
 ll also give you opportunities to apply what you’re learning to your own or
 ganization so you’ll have the beginnings of a plan to share when you go bac
 k to the office.
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\nInstructors Kim Goodwin and Steve Calde will lead the
  course, which is limited to 20 people to ensure plenty of interaction.
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