Schedule
Wk |
Major Topics |
Read in Advance |
Due by Start of Class |
1March 16 |
Course Introduction
Globalization and Technology The World is Flat* The Filter Bubble* |
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2March 23 |
Feedback loop &
Systems Thinking
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de Rosnay, J. (January 6, 1997). Feedback. Principa Cybernetica Web. http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/FEEDBACK.html
Aaronson, D. (1998). Overview of Systems Thinking. Case: AirBnB (P) |
Weekly Reading Summary
Learn IT #1 |
3March 30 |
Disruptive Innovation
Two-Sided Platforms |
Christensen, Clayton M.; Overdorf, Michael (March–April 2000), “Meeting the challenge of disruptive change”, Harvard Business
Review (Available through TU Library)
Disruptive technology. Wikipedia.
Case: Google(P) |
Weekly Reading Summary
Case #1 |
4April 6 |
Digital Innovation
Activity: Open-Sourcing |
In the Next Industrial Revolution, Atoms Are the New Bits
http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/01/ff_newrevolution/
Free! Why $0.00 Is the Future of Business http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/16-03/ff_free?currentPage=all
Case: Radiohead section A (P) |
Weekly Reading Summary
Learn IT #2 |
5April 13 |
Knowledge Management and
Bus. Intelligence |
Wenger: Communities of Practice (all sections)
http://wenger-trayner.com/introduction-to-communities-of-practice/ Everything is measurable http://www.cio.com/article/2438921/it-organization/everything-is-measurable.html Case: Open Innovation at Siemens (P) |
Weekly Reading Summary
Case #2 |
6April 20 |
Global Management and Cloud Computing | Cloud Computing : Cloud Computing 101
Case: Volkswagen (P) |
Weekly Reading Summary
Reflection Journal (Due within 48 hours of final class meeting) |