Sumários

Strategy and Innovation + Technology Management

27 Fevereiro 2025, 18:00 • Tiago Ferrão

Understand the relationship between the innovation and the high level goals of the company, how innovation is a strategic choice. Leveraging Technology for Innovation, what technologies can support innovation activities, innovation platforms

The role of context on the innovation process (Knowledge management in a global company)

21 Fevereiro 2025, 18:00 • Tiago Ferrão

Why is the international context relevant in the innovation process? who can it boost or interfere with the process? Fostering a Culture of Creativity and Collaboration in international context How can the process be adapted to to the goal (needs may be local-specific, while knowledge, solutions and development can be global) Understand the importance of error and how it can be a problem in different cultures how to create teams to implement innovation processes, which roles, profiles and activities do they perform in the company the concept of hybrid managers, cross functional teams, matrix models, and competences maps (introduce the dynamic capabilities concept) concept of mechanic and organic organizations

New Product Development - The house of quality tool (QFD approach) + practical exercise

19 Fevereiro 2025, 18:00 • Tiago Ferrão

Introduction to the subject of “New product or service development”. 

Practical exercise applying the House of Quality approach, a matrix that relates customer requirements (the "whats") to technical characteristics (the "hows").
Articulation with the final projeto report contents

Innovation Models, System and Process

17 Fevereiro 2025, 18:00 • Tiago Ferrão

  • A models explain a reality - presentation of the main innovation models with special attention to the circular model and the Kline and Rosenberg’s chain-linked model.
  • Derivation from the models into a corporate innovation systems, main blocks, inputs and outputs of an innovation model (ideas into products).
  • Articulation from the system into the innovation process: understand how an idea becomes a product, what steps are required. 
  • Presentation of the concept of risk and limited resources. 
  •  Introduce the concept of open innovation

Fundamental concepts + the relevance of innovation and innovation management in international organisations

13 Fevereiro 2025, 18:00 • Tiago Ferrão

Fundamental concepts

Relevance of innovation and innovation management in international organizations 
Basic terminology and references (OSLO, Frascati, ISO, Ries) 
Distinguish between innovation, invention, R&D and entrepreneurship.
Introduction to the final project format and evaluation method