About the course
This MBA course is for students who want to lead innovation, whether inside an established company or by building something new. It provides an introduction to customer-driven innovation processes, e.g., Design Thinking or Agile, and then strategies for managing and leading through innovation. It treats innovation as a discipline that can be managed: A set of processes, strategic choices, and organizational capabilities that determine whether a firm can generate new value and sustain a competitive edge.
Students examine how mature organizations innovate against the gravity of their existing business, how new ventures innovate under resource constraints, and what leaders in either setting must do to move an idea from concept to commercialized result. Through cases, current industry examples, and applied project work, students build practical judgment they can use immediately in product, strategy, consulting, or entrepreneurial roles.
About the role
We are seeking an instructor who can teach innovation as both a body of knowledge and a practice. The role would suit an academic with relevant expertise in innovation, strategy, or entrepreneurship, or a senior practitioner (founder, operator, consultant, or corporate innovation leader) with the ability to teach MBA-level material in a structured, conceptually grounded way. Comfort with case-method and discussion-based teaching is an asset; Ivey provides teaching support for practitioners transitioning into the classroom.
