Professional Certificate in Innovation Practice (PR-INVPRAC) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

Intended learning outcomes

Students who complete this course will be able to:

Generic skills

• Project design
• Designing and conducting interviews
• Data analysis and the extraction of insights from data
• Translation of insights into an innovation objective
• Ideation, along with search for lead users and other sources of innovative solutions
• Integration of ideas with corporate strategy
• Development of a value proposition and business model
• Pitching proposals and presentation skills
• Creating a safe environment as a leader or manager
• Interpersonal skills such as deep listening, facilitation, coaching, conflict management, feedback and communicating in diverse and ambiguous environments
• Project planning for innovation
• Mind-mapping, brainstorming and other synthesis techniques
• Change management in leadership in innovation contexts
• Self-reflection and self-analysis
• Build professional networks in their chosen field.

Graduate attributes

 The Professional Certificate in Innovation Practice will promote the further development of the attributes of the University of Melbourne's Graduates.

• Academic Excellence Across Disciplines: This Certificate promotes both academic and practical excellence, providing graduates with an integrated understanding of, and practical capability with, the theories and skills required to practice effective innovation management and innovation leadership. This tight integration of theory with practice will equip graduates to manage innovation processes and to lead teams in ambiguous project and work environments, such as those associated with innovation and change.  
• Attuned to cultural diversity: Graduates of the Professional Certificate will be equipped to work in culturally, linguistically, and professionally diverse organisations. As part of the Professional Certificate, candidates will lead a culturally and linguistically diverse team of Masters-level students. Because they will be learning in a "safe to fail" environment, they will be able to experiment with a diverse palate of leadership interventions and understand how people from different cultural backgrounds respond to them. They will also collaborate with their Professional Certificate peers, who will be drawn from across the economy.  
• Leadership in Communities: The Professional Certificate graduates will be able to create a safe work or team environment, engage in deep listening and modes of empathic interaction, and manage conflict. These skills, developed over the course, will enhance the graduates' existing ability to collaborate with and lead groups flexibly and with empathy and integrity.