PhD+ Innovation 8: May the Force Be with You - Understanding Market Context

Event Date

No innovation exists in a vacuum. Instead, these new discoveries or inventions exist in the context of alternative ideas and solutions. And so, for our discussion today, we will gain some experience with a framework through which we might better investigate and understand the market context within which an innovation operates.

:: PLEASE READ or WATCH::

Porter, M. E. (2008). The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy. Harvard Business Review, 86(1), 78–93. (UVA Library link)

:: FURTHER BACKGROUND::

Collis, D. J., & Rukstad, M. G. (2008). Can You Say What Your Strategy Is? Harvard Business Review, 86(4), 82–90.. (UVA Library link)

Foundations of Business Strategy. Coursera course from Michael Lenox and Jared Harris.

INSTRUCTOR

David Touve - Senior Director, Applied Innovation, at Darden's Batten Institute.

Registration for Fall 2020 is closed.

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2836