1. Course introduction
2. Introduction to innovation
Defining innovation
Differences between innovation and invention
Internal, closed and open innovation approaches
Product and process innovation
Radical and incremental innovation
Technological, commercial and organizational innovation
Innovation indicators
Examples
3. Designing innovation: conceptual and detailed design methodologies
Functional analysis
Quality Function Deployment
Preliminary design
Materials selection
Life cycle assessment (LCA)
Life cycle costs (LCC)
4. Product validation
Virtual validation
Design of experiment (DoE) for robust design and rational planning of experimental tests on prototypes
5. Laboratory on product/process innovation