Innovation for sustainability, 5 op

Tue 7.1. Tutorial. Introduction to the course: Innovation as a context-dependent phenomenon (2 h)

Tue 14.1. Workshop. STI and Sustainable Development Goals (2 h)

Tue 21.1. Lecture. Mainstream vs. Transformative perspective on innovation (2 h)

Tue 28.1. Lecture. New horizons of innovation (2 h)

Thu 30.1. Workshop. Responsible Research and Innovation (2 h)

Tue 4.2. Workshop. Innovation environments (2 h)

Thu 6.2. Lecture. Open innovation platforms (2 h)

Tue 11.2. Tutorial. Expanding range of innovators and stakeholders (2 h)

Thu 13.2. Tutorial. Expanding range of innovators and stakeholders (2 h)

Tue 18.2. Workshop. User engagement in innovation activity (2 h).

EVALUATION CRITERIA

Examination consists of two assignments:

- Class participation during the semester – 50%

- Written essay – 50%

At the end of the course each student should submit a written analytical essay devoted to one societal challenge (ref. SDGs) in a local context. An essay may be structured in the following way: problem statement and description, list of stakeholders and their relation to the problem, local practices and mechanisms of problem-solving.