Information systems innovation: Schedule

Schedule

Week	Topics	Reading	Due
1 (8/30)	Course goals, assignments, innovation
2 (9/13)	Analyzing innovation	Christensen: Seeing What’s Next - Introduction
3 (9/20)	Finding opportunities	Christensen: Seeing What’s Next – Ch. 1: Signals of Change	Complete project 1 topic selection
4 (9/27)	Analyzing competitionTechnology enabled ecosystems	Christensen: Seeing What’s Next – Ch. 2: Competitive battles
5 (10/4)	Selecting the right path and avoiding pitfalls	Christensen: Seeing What’s Next – Ch. 3: Strategic choices Christensen: Seeing What’s Next – Ch. 4: Nonmarket forces	Quiz 1
6 (10/11)	Ideas for new technology enabled innovations	Guest speakers: Taahir Khan (5:30pm) – Grubby Ilya Rogov (6pm) – Community Connect James Moustafellos (7pm) - Wonderland
7 (10/18)	Starting and sustaining new technology enabled innovations	Guest speaker: Jonathan Brassington	Project 1
8 (10/25)	Evaluation of innovative opportunities	Guest speaker: Chris Kearns
9 (11/1)	(student presentations)
10 (11/8)	Innovations in the technology industry: The case of Google and Amazon	Guest speaker: Larry Dignan	Project 2
11 (11/15)	The long view – ideas come and go – what lasts?	Guest speaker: Irwin L. Gross
12 (11/22)	Evaluating innovation	Guest speaker: Chris Fralic
13 (11/29)	Class summary		Quiz 2
14 (12/6)	(student presentations)		Project 3