ENTR75990

Prerequisites: Must be an enrolled EMBA student. Creativity and innovation are key drivers for economic activity and wealth generation, as well as for individual and community well-being. Entrepreneurs in growing businesses, large firms, the social sector and government are upsetting the status quo, altering accepted ways of doing things, transforming industries and finding meaning for themselves and those with whom they work. This course focuses on two key themes. One is creativity and innovation and the other is the pursuit of opportunity, which considers the skills and know-how required to exploit opportunity and create social and economic value. Students will learn to recognize their own creative talents, apply creative problem-solving techniques to tasks and challenges, (3) recognize and remove blocks to innovation, and (4) understand and apply the elements in the entrepreneurial process.