

University of Bath - An Introduction to Innovation in Healthcare
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An Introduction to Innovation in Healthcare at FutureLearn Overview
Duration | 4 weeks |
Total fee | ₹6,500 |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Go to Website |
Credential | Certificate |
An Introduction to Innovation in Healthcare at FutureLearn Highlights
- Complete 90% of course steps and all of the assessments to earn your certificate
An Introduction to Innovation in Healthcare at FutureLearn Course details
- On this four-week course from the University of Bath and the West of England ASHN, you will be introduced to some of the tools and techniques that individuals and teams can use to develop and refine new products, processes, and services. By the end of the course, you will be equipped to initiate and support innovation initiatives in your own organisation.
- When developing innovation, there are concepts and techniques that you can use to aid the process. This course will guide you through the innovation journey, from spotting opportunities for innovation to conducting research and generating ideas.
- You will then look at innovation in practice and the key steps involved in the process. This section will take you through developing and testing initiatives, sizing the market and mapping competition, and the project planning aspects.
- Innovation often is not just a one-person job; it takes strong teamwork and collaboration to ideate and implement innovation. This course will take you through the importance of these skills, as well as how individuals, teams, and organisations are encouraged to develop an innovation mindset.
- The course is developed by the University of Bath, drawing on the expertise of its School of Management and the West of England ASHN, which is able to link to all the key players in the area of health and care innovation across the region.
An Introduction to Innovation in Healthcare at FutureLearn Curriculum
Introduction to innovation: opportunity, challenge and generating ideas
Welcome to the course and course team
What is healthcare innovation?
The innovation journey
The sources of innovation
Wrap up to Week 1
Innovation in practice - developing, testing, and making the case
Scoping and testing your idea
The external context: competition and technology
Internal context and other key factors shaping innovation
Wrap up to Week 2
Implementing innovation - commercialisation
Evidencing the benefits of your innovation and defining its value
Extracting value and securing sources of support
Stakeholders and collaboration for innovation
Wrap up to Week 3
The adoption and spread of innovation
Understand successful adoption of innovation
Promoting a fertile environment for innovation and adoption
Change management and spread
Wrap up to Week 4
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