Schedule
| Week | Topics | Required reading | Due |
| 1
5/15 |
Systems Thinking
Feedback Loop Freeconomics Disruption Globalization
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Feedback. J de Rosnay. http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/FEEDBACK.html
Systems Thinking. Daniel Aronson. http://www.thinking.net/Systems_Thinking/st_innovation_990401.pdf Free! Why $0.00 Is the Future of Business. Chris Anderson. http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/16-03/ff_free?currentPage=all Meeting the Challenge of Disruptive Change. (CP) The World is Flat 3.0. Thomas Friedman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoHiMaZek3U |
Weekly Reading Summary |
| 2
5/22 |
Disruptive Innovation
Network Effect Search Advertising |
Case: Google (CP)
Winner Takes All in Networked Markets. Thomas Eisenmann. (CP) The Filter Bubble. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8ofWFx525s |
Weekly Reading Summary
Case #1: Google
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| 3
6/5 |
Platforms | Case: Airbnb (CP)
Why Winner Takes All Thinking Doesn’t Apply to the Platform Economy. Daniel Evans & Richard Schmalensee. (CP) The Market Power of Platform-Mediated Networks. (CP)
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Weekly Reading Summary
Learn IT #1
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| 4
6/12 |
Digital Innovation
Cloud Computing |
Case: Adobe (CP)
Berry, Megan. Cloud Computing 101. http://www.itmanagerdaily.com/cloud-computing-101/ |
Weekly Reading Summary
Learn IT #2
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| 5
6/19 |
Knowledge Management
Business Intelligence |
Case: Siemens (CP)
Wenger: Communities of Practice. http://wenger-trayner.com/introduction-to-communities-of-practice/ |
Weekly Reading Summary
Case #2: Siemens |
| 6
6/26 |
Global Management
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Scheidies, Nick. 25 Lessons, Quotes, and Productivity Tips from WordPress Founder Matthew Mullenweg. http://www.incomediary.com/productivity-tips-mullenweg-wordpress
Case: Apple (CP) |
Weekly Reading Summary
Reflection Journal (Due June 28) Case #2: Apple |