Organizations that innovate consistently outperform their competitors and adapt faster to changing markets. In this course, you'll learn how to cultivate creative thinking, identify breakthrough opportunities, and transform ideas into valuable solutions. Discover strategies to foster curiosity, evaluate risks strategically, and build collaborative innovation ecosystems. Boost your ability to prioritize promising innovations, design effective experiments, and create stakeholder support that drives successful implementation across your organization.
Foster a Culture of Innovation
Foster a Culture of Innovation
This course is part of Build High-Performing Teams Specialization
Instructor: Harvard Business Review
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Intermediate level
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2 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
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What you'll learn
Unlock your curiosity to spark new thinking and identify opportunities for innovation
Explore novel ideas, tap into your creativity, and take business-appropriate risks to develop promising innovations
Support innovation by connecting with others and developing a network of supporters
Design innovation experiments and learn from successes and failures
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October 2025
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There are 3 modules in this course
Teams that flex their creativity and innovate regularly are simply more successful than others. Learn how to unleash your curiosity, overcome barriers to innovation, take smart risks, and collaborate with others so your organization can continuously improve.
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14 videos36 readings1 assignment
Enough talk—it’s time to make innovation happen. Transform your idea into a new product, service, or process that will make a real impact to your team, organization, and customers.
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15 videos42 readings1 assignment
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