Your business needs to keep developing to retain or extend competitive advantage. The Innovation Management programme offers you an understanding of today’s marketplace in which customers are more aware, active, and value-driven. Your company must rapidly create products and services that inspire, include and reflect your clients’ values which have increased the importance of business development even more.
During the Innovation Management programme by RSM Executive Education, you will explore new approaches to innovation management that are based on solid scientific results, and provide practical guidance at the same time. In eight evening masterclasses, you will learn why and how companies must rapidly create services and products that inspire. You will be able to set out a strategic direction for innovation in your company, identify new business development activities, and implement this direction in your activities and organisation. You also learn to integrate imaginative new approaches to innovation, and to your business development activities.
Your new knowledge and perspectives will enable a continuous re-examination of progress and development that can bring innovations to the firm, and that the firm can bring to the market, so it can thrive and keep ahead.
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RSM's Innovation Management programme comprises eight evening sessions which are augmented by some guided preparation work. During each classroom session, our faculty members will introduce you to an aspect of innovation management. We will provide recommended reading materials, online articles, and business study cases that will help you to prepare for the classroom sessions. We will also ask you to prepare descriptions of relevant situations from your own organisations in advance of the classroom sessions.
This lecture is led by Prof. Jan van den Ende and will focus on:
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You will benefit from the Innovation Management programme at RSM if you are project managers at all levels who are involved in innovation or new business development. This includes:
R&D managers and professionals who want to broaden their view on innovation
General managers involved in innovation who need to understand how innovation works.
Strategy and innovation consultants who want to learn about the latest tools and theories.
B2B marketing professionals who want to learn how innovation helps them conquer markets
Business development professionals who want to use the tools of innovation to develop new businesses.
My company asked me to define and implementing a suitable innovation strategy. My role as innovation manager had just started and I was looking for a concise but comprehensive educational programme to complement my skills and knowledge on a short-term notice. RSM’s New Business Development programme proved to be a perfect fit.
Ad van der Wiel, innovation and marketing manager, VRR
The course content was right on the spot in what I needed as input for my job. I needed academic knowledge to support my day-to-day work. The speakers blended theory and practicality into a useful mix. The acquired knowledge really helped in pinpointing upcoming tensions in the changing organisation. It also gave me tools for acting the right way and anticipate the next level of challenges and opportunities coming up. Attending the course was fun, you don’t often meet people with the same type of job.
Jan Westra, strategic business developer, Priva
My job is all about creating new value propositions. RSM’s New Business Development programme provided me with the framework and all the tools you need to develop new value propositions. We didn’t only learn how to do it, but also why some things just don't work in organisations, and how they could work. Everything was based on actual studies, backed by recognisable examples. The final assignment was a good opportunity to bring this knowledge directly into practice for the project I’m currently working on for ANWB. This was really helpful.
Dries van den Bos, senior product marketeer, ANWB
My job is to scout for new opportunities at the interface of R&D and business, and to create value. Having a solid technology and science background, RSM’s New Business Development programme provided me additional multidisciplinary insights in innovation from a business perspective. Learning theories on strategy, business modelling and market learning, was combined with ample time to apply these in practice. This programme, and the diverse and enthusiastic group, resulted in getting a lot of energy and a business plan that will directly be used in practice.
Cecile Veerman, project manager new business creation, DSM
RSM’s New Business Development programme is a great and valuable programme for business professionals who are involved in developing new products and services to grow their business. The world is changing so fast that businesses can be disrupted any time, therefore innovation and sparking off new ideas for sustainable business is essential. From this programme I learned how to structure and execute new business development with the use of the latest thinking from RSM and the input of the other participants
Johan van Rijn, marketing director, Cognizant
RSM’s New Business Development programme caught my attention immediately because of its unique proposition, combining subjects on business strategy and innovation next to new business models. The interaction with my classmates was very enriching and the final assignment gave us a great practical experience.
Nestor Coronado Palma, circular economy programme director, Philips
This RSM programme offers the latest insights into new business development and provides useful tools for implementation. The programme is inspiring, versatile and the variety of speakers contributed to a view on business development from different angles. Furthermore, RSM has an eye for detail: I experienced great involvement and a high level of interest from all parties involved.
Carolien Brouwer, product co-ordinator, Royal FloraHolland
RSM’s Innovation Management programme is led by faculty members with impeccable academic credentials and a thorough knowledge of business practice. Selected for their ability and experience in teaching executives, they will draw on their research and knowledge to deliver a unique learning experience. Occasionally we may substitute other faculty members according to the content of the programme and their availability.
Jan van den Ende is professor of management of technology and innovation at RSM. His expertise is in the development process of new products, new services and new business models in firms – a process that is key to every company’s performance. His research focuses on organising the process of creating ideas, selecting projects, developing products and commercialising them. He studied innovation in firms such as ING, ASML, Philips and Unilever, and also in smaller project-based companies and firms in the horticulture sector. Jan teaches methodologies for scenario development, business model innovation, design thinking, strategic assessment, disruptive innovation and lean innovation..
Daan Stam holds the endowed chair of Leadership for Innovation in the department of technology and operations management at RSM, where he leads the innovation management group. Daan’s research focuses on leading innovation and change, and he is particularly interested in understanding why some people are able to gather strong support for innovation and change while many others struggle to do so. He has searched for answers by studying the behaviours of leaders making plans using a psychological perspective, and found that identity issues are key to solving this mystery. Daan Stam is a member of the Erasmus Centre for Leadership Studies and the Erasmus Centre for Innovation Management.
Vareska van de Vrande is professor of collaborative innovation and business venturing, and academic director of the part-time PhD Programme in Management at RSM. Her expertise is in corporate venturing and collaborative innovation, including external technology sourcing, corporate venture capital investments, strategic alliances, and collaborations for corporate start-ups. She teaches strategic management and corporate venturing. Other research interests include corporate entrepreneurship, patents, and venture capital. Vareska is also a visiting professor at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland, and a certified LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® facilitator.
Murat Tarakci is an associate professor of innovation management, and academic director of the MSc in Management of Innovation programme at RSM. He specialises in disruptive innovations, strategy implementation, and leadership, combining his business experience from Unilever and academic experience to research what motivates managers’ search for new strategic initiatives, and how managerial power and leadership affect the generation of novel ideas. Now, his research focuses on creating innovative organisations by taking a behavioural approach. His research has been published in leading management journals as well as international media including the Financial Times and Harvard Business Review.
Dirk Deichmann is associate professor of innovation management at RSM. His research into the management of ideas addresses how managers can support the continuous and sustained generation of new ideas. Dirk identifies criteria for evaluating and selecting ideas, and tells firms about conditions that facilitate the use of high quality ideas. His research has been published in highly-rated scientific journals such as Strategic Management Journal and Organization Science as well as in the widely read Harvard Business Review. Dirk teaches creativity, design thinking, and innovation management.
Stefano Tasselli is an associate professor in RSM’s department of technology and operations management. His research and teaching focus on organisational social networks, organisational behaviour, leadership and new business development, with specific empirical focus on the healthcare industry. He was a consultant for McKinsey & Company, and has held teaching and research positions at the University of Cambridge UK; and at the University of Lugano and at Bocconi University in Italy. Stefano has received several academic awards, and in 2018 was one of the 40 ‘Best Business Professors under 40’ according to Poets & Quants, and ‘Best Italian Business Professor under 40’ according to ASFOR.
Helge Klapper is an assistant professor at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. He joined RSM in 2017 after completing his PhD at the University of Vienna, Austria. His research interests include organizational decision making and novel forms of organizing and innovating. More specifically, his work examines information exchange in organizations as part of the strategic decision making process and how authority affects coordination and cooperation conflicts.
5, 12 October 2023
2, 9, 16, 23, 30 November 2023
7 December 2023
€5,200 (excl. 21% VAT) including course materials, lunches, and snacks. This fee does not include hotel accommodation.
25% discount for alumni from Erasmus University Rotterdam and RSM.
All of our short courses can also be delivered as personalised in-company training to groups of employees from the same organisation. This enables us to develop a comprehensive programme that focuses on your organisation’s own unique situation and issues.
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) offers a dynamic learning environment for professionals looking for new skills and knowledge in business and management education.
This programme takes place in Bayle building on the Woudestein Campus of Erasmus University Rotterdam, just 15 minutes by public transport from Rotterdam city centre. Our modern and lively campus has innovative study facilities, sustainable design, and calming green spaces.
Most programmes start at 09:00. Finishing times are different for each programme. There’s also an approximate schedule in each programme’s brochure and on its webpages. When you register for a programme you will be given access to Canvas, our online learning system, and the full schedule is in Canvas. Your programme manager will hand out a detailed schedule on the first day of your programme.
Class sizes are usually between 12 to 24 people, but it does depend on the programme. We aim for a balance between allowing capacity to guarantee individual attention, and achieving a good group dynamic and networking opportunities.
Yes. Alumni from RSM and Erasmus University Rotterdam receive a 25 per cent discount. RSM alumni are those who have completed either a Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, PhD or at least one executive education programme of more than 40 hours duration. Participants of open programmes of less than 40 hours do not receive a discount. Companies sponsoring several participants may also be offered a special price.
These programmes are excluded from this alumni discount:
Programme fees include tuition, programme materials, plus lunch and refreshments throughout the programme. Hotel accommodation is not included, unless mentioned otherwise in the programme information.
If you require hotel accommodation, we recommend the Novotel Rotterdam Brainpark Hotel and the Bilderberg Park Hotel. Both hotels are located in Rotterdam, accessible to the university, and participants can benefit from special rates.
Please note that due to high demand, we advise you to book your hotel stay for any program as early as possible with a flexible rate.
Our general terms and conditions apply when you register for an open programme. Please review them to learn more about our policies for cancellation, deferral and substitution.
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