IENT615 Lead through Innovation and Change Strategy (3 cr.)

This course explores leadership and change management theories with a focus on application in startup organizations and those leading organizations through a pivot and change in direction. Leadership in the context of unpredictability and with a lens on future-focused value is explored using the framework of Blue Ocean Strategy in addressing new markets. Students analyze the entrepreneurial ecosystem to develop a stakeholder map, evaluate the key components of a new leadership team, construct teams around innovation and growth, and create mission and vision statements indicative of an innovative culture.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Design an organizational structure optimized to facilitate growth and rapid pivots.
2. Apply leadership theories to create innovation-focused teams.
3. Create mission and vision statements reflective of an entrepreneurial culture.
4. Develop a framework for a multi-channel stakeholder network with an effective social capital base.