5-Week Pacing Guide

Creating the Innovative Workplace

Before You Begin

What to Watch: What to Do: What to Upload:
- Watch the Before You Begin videos - Sign into NovoEd - Upload a profile photo (optional)
(~9 total min) - Create a custom password
- Explore the course environment
- Review the information on our Before You
Begin page

Week 1 (Jan 8 – Jan 14) Sustaining Innovative Teams

What to Watch: What to Do:
- Watch the Week 1 videos - Read Clash of the Teammates: How the
(~27 total min) Ideal Team Works Through Conflict
- Read Why Can't We Be Friends? Saving
Workplace Relationships
- Participate in course discussion
What to Upload:
- Complete the Expression of
Conflict Survey and reflect on the
results (due Jan 22)

If you are interested in earning a Statement of Accomplishment, the course requirements must be completed by the course close date of March
18, 2018. Statements will be issued two times: at the end of the 5-week schedule and again after the course close date. Once our course is
closed, you will not be able to access our lectures, information pages, or assignments (including peer feedback). You may continue to access your
network, submissions, discussions, conversations, and team workspace in archive mode (no new posts or comments).
 Week 2 (Jan 15 – Jan 21) Strategic Challenges
What to Watch: What to Do: What to Upload:
- Watch the Week 2 videos - Read Lockheed's Innovation via Strategic - Upload Expression of Conflict
(~25 total min) Buckets Survey reflection
- Read Case in Point: Finding the Right - Complete the Strategic Buckets
Market for a New Product Launch Analysis assignment (due Jan 29)
- Read Eastman Tritan Case
- (optional) Resource Allocation and New
Product Development Portfolio Management
- Participate in course discussion

Week 3 (Jan 22 – Jan 28) Networks in Innovation

What to Watch: What to Do: What to Upload:
- Watch the Week 3 videos - Read A Smarter Way to Network - Upload Strategic Buckets
(~41 total min) - Read What Creates Energy in Analysis assignment
Organizations? - Complete the Consider Your
- Participate in course discussion Connections OR Energy Building
Behaviors assignment (due Feb 5)

If you are interested in earning a Statement of Accomplishment, the course requirements must be completed by the course close date of March
18, 2018. Statements will be issued two times: at the end of the 5-week schedule and again after the course close date. Once our course is
closed, you will not be able to access our lectures, information pages, or assignments (including peer feedback). You may continue to access your
network, submissions, discussions, conversations, and team workspace in archive mode (no new posts or comments).
 Week 4 (Jan 29 – Feb 4) Managing Change and Innovation
What to Watch: What to Do: What to Upload:
- Watch the Week 4 videos - Read Innovation Is Everyone’s Job - Upload Consider Your
(~42 total min) - Read Yes and No: Productive Ambivalence Connections OR Energy Building
on Teams Behaviors assignment (due
- Participate in course discussion Feb 12)

Week 5 (Feb 5 – Feb 11) Building Capabilities for Learning and

Innovation
What to Watch: What to Do:
- Watch the Week 4 videos - Read Is Design Thinking the New TQM?
(~40 total min) - Read 21st Century Smart: Staying Relevant
in the Artificial Intelligence Age
- Participate in course discussion
What to Upload:
- Complete High Performing
Learning Organization Checklist
OR Innovation I vs. Innovation II
Paradigm assignment (due Feb
19)

If you are interested in earning a Statement of Accomplishment, the course requirements must be completed by the course close date of March
18, 2018. Statements will be issued two times: at the end of the 5-week schedule and again after the course close date. Once our course is
closed, you will not be able to access our lectures, information pages, or assignments (including peer feedback). You may continue to access your
network, submissions, discussions, conversations, and team workspace in archive mode (no new posts or comments).