My path to a free self-taught education in Innovation & Entrepreneurship! I will be adding pizzas to the ones I finish to track my progress.
I looked online for free MOOCs that would offer a strong background for anyone interested in Innovation & Entrepreneurship. The structure is inspired from MSc Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Management from the Imperial College Business School. I will continue to improve the list as I find new courses.
A great MOOC that gives you easy access to the invaluable learning techniques used by experts in art, music, literature, math, science, sports, and many other disciplines.
Also I think MOOCs for learning how to use solution-based journalism to impel positive social change would also prove useful :)
- Journalism for Social Change by University of California, Berkeley - 7 weeks of study, 2 - 4 hours per week
- Journalism Skills for Engaged Citizens by The University of Melbourne - 6 weeks of study, 4-6 hours/week
Also learning how to research and present an effective and persuasive position paper or policy advice might prove useful.
- Be Persuasive: Write a Convincing Position Paper or Policy Advice (Project-Centered Course) by Universiteit Leiden - 4 weeks of study, 2-4 hours of study, 4-5 hours of active project work
- Boosting Creativity for Innovation by HEC Paris - 4 weeks of study
- Course on Ethics - Le Bien, le Juste, l'Utile. Introduction aux éthiques philosophiques by University of Geneva - 8 weeks of study, the course is in French but has subtitles in many languages :)
- You Can Innovate: User Innovation & Entrepreneurship by MIT
- Design Thinking for Innovation by University of Virginia - 5 weeks of study, 1-2 hours/week
- Design Thinking for the Greater Good: Innovation in the Social Sector by University of Virginia - 4 weeks of study, 2-4 hours/week
- Human-Centered Design: an Introduction by University of California, San Diego - 4 weeks, 3-4 hours/week
- Introduction to User Experience Design by Georgia Institute of Technology - 5 weeks of study, 1-2 hours/week
- Creative Problem Solving by University of Minnesota - 4 weeks of stud, 3-4 hours/week
- Innovation & Entrepreneurship - From Design Thinking to Funding by EIT Digital - 6 weeks of study
- Entrepreneurship Strategy: From Ideation to Exit by HEC Paris - 4 weeks of study, 6 hours/week
- Becoming a changemaker: Introduction to Social Innovation by University of Cape Town - 6 weeks of study, 2-3 hours per week
- Innovating in a Digital World by Institut Mines-Télécom - 4 weeks of study, 2-3 hours/week
- Tech for good by UNESCO and Cetic.br/NIC.br - 10 weeks of study
- Entrepreneurship 101: Who is your customer? by MIT
- Entrepreneurship 102: What can you do for your customer? by MIT
- Entrepreneurship 103: Show Me The Money by MIT
- Intro to International Marketing by Yonsei University - 3 weeks of study, 1-2 hours/week
- Viral Marketing and How to Craft Contagious Content by University of Pennsylvania - 4 weeks of study
- Initiating and Planning Projects by University of California, Irvine - 4 weeks of study, 2-3 hours/week
- Managing Social and Human Capital by University of Pennsylvania - 4 weeks of study, 2-3 hours per week
- Intercultural Management by ESCP Europe - 5 weeks of study
- Strategy and Sustainability by IESE Business School - 6 weeks of study, 2-3 hours/week
- Foundations of Business Strategy by University of Virginia - 4 weeks of study, 5-6 hours/week
- Innovation Management by Erasmus University Rotterdam - 9 weeks of study
- Market Research and Consumer Behavior by IE Business School
- Evaluating Social Programs - by MIT