Isenberg School of Management 597S - ST-Sustainable Product Innovtn

This course will be divided into two sections with a thread of sustainability-oriented innovation running throughout the semester. First, we will learn the basics of Systems Thinking, applying the issue of climate change to the process of mapping the system and learning opportunities for leverage. Next, students will be introduced to Biomimicry and Green Chemistry, both of which are needed in a truly sustainable nature-inspired innovation. The Biomimicry Institute runs an annual design challenge supplying a comprehensive toolbox to those who participate in the challenge. We will use the tools to work through our own sustainable product innovation. As part of their requirements, the Business Model Canvas is the recommended tool to bring the idea to market.