49-405 Leading Engineering Innovation Teams

4.5 units, Carnegie Mellon University

Innovation teams are not like other teams because innovation is different; the problem objective may have been outlined, but the teams workflow journey and output destination are full of unknowns and un-trieds. The innovation team must be led at each key step along the way with the goal of engineering an innovation that delivers market success. Based on research and practice, this course covers leadership principles that specifically apply to leaders of innovation, which can considerably improve the chances of a successful innovation team.

Prerequisites: none listed

Offered: Fall 2026, Fall 2025

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