Innovation and Sustainability

Objectives

Students will learn about innovation and sustainability: generating ideas for their innovative products or services;  developing hardware and software prototypes or structuring new services; learning to submit applications for patents, trademarks, copyrights and industrial design projects; implementing communication campaigns; testing financing strategies; and analyzing production, marketing, sales, distribution and service strategies.

General characterization

Code

12669

Credits

3.0

Responsible teacher

António da Nóbrega de Sousa da Câmara

Hours

Weekly - 2

Total - 4

Teaching language

Português

Prerequisites

Without pre-requisites

Bibliography

 

Clayton Christensen, The Innovator’s Dilemma, Harper, 2002 (http://dl4a.org/uploads/doc/The_Innovators_Dilemma.pdf)

Olivier de Wek, Engineering Design and Rapid Prototyping, 2007 (https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/aeronautics-and-astronautics/16-810-engineering-design-and-rapid-prototyping-january-iap-2007/index.htm)

Frederick R. Steiner, Richard Weller, Karen M''Closkey, Billy Fleming, Design with Nature Now, Lincoln Institute, 2019

 Peter McAteer, Sustainability Is the New Advantage- Leadership, Change, and the Future of Business, Anthem Press, 2019

Teaching method

Readings pre-lectures

Interactive classes

Project based learning

Evaluation method

Innovative project on sustaianbility solutions

Subject matter

  1. nnovation and sustainability current status

 Introduction to innovation and sustainability

Global sustainability research map

Map of international patents on innovation and sustainability

Market map on companies and startups on innovation and sustainability

Mapa das empresas e startups focadas em ambiente e sustentabilidade


2. Inspirational talks

 

Ynvisible

Aromni

Human Mobility

Grupo Melo

Jerónimo Martins

Google

 

 

  1. Innovative products and services contributing to sustainability

 

Generation and selection of ideas for new products and services

Prototyping new hardware/software products and structuring new services

Intellectual property

Communication

Financing: equity and non-equity based

Production, distribution, marketing and sales, and service planning


4. Final presentation before an international jury

 

 

 


 [P1]Máximo de 1000 caracteres com espaços incluídos.

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