Course Description
In this “Strategic Agility and Systematic Innovation” course you will learn how to anticipate market changes, adapt to market shifts, and even create new markets. Strategic agility is the ability to anticipate, adapt, and act in the face of changing market conditions and consumer preferences. Systemic innovation is defined as the planned, coordinated, ongoing organization activity for creating something new. This course provides real-life examples of those two concepts and offers guidance on what strategic agility looks like in the workplace as well as details on the systematic innovation process so you can integrate both concepts into your business.
Often, the most successful businesses are the ones that can proactively address and anticipate a problem or need, instead of reacting to the market and their competitors. This course will teach you how to maximize your proactiveness by learning how to create a strategic market vision, as well as the steps toward improving strategic agility, including how to measure your business’s strategic agility over time. Upon completing this course, you will have gained skills needed to improve your business’s strategic agility and systematic innovation so it can thrive, quickly adapt, and succeed in our rapidly changing world.
Learning Objectives
- Learn the key differences between strategic agility and operational agility
- Define strategic agility and systematic innovation
- Understand how to apply the systematic innovation process to your business
- Understand strategic market vision and a growth mindset perspective
- Measure strategic agility at your organization
Skills You Will Learn
- Adaptability
- Innovation
- Expectation Management
What You'll Learn
- Define strategic agility and systematic innovation
- Distinguish strategic agility from operational agility
- Apply the systematic innovation process to your business
- Create a strategic market vision and adopt a growth mindset perspective
- Measure your organization's strategic agility over time
- Follow the steps for improving strategic agility, from identifying needs to continuous improvement
Key Takeaways
- Strategic agility is the ability to anticipate, adapt, and act in the face of changing market conditions and consumer preferences.
- Systematic innovation is the planned, coordinated, ongoing organizational activity for creating something new.
- The most successful businesses tend to proactively anticipate problems or needs rather than merely reacting to the market and their competitors.
- Strategic agility and systematic innovation can be integrated together to help a business thrive, adapt quickly, and succeed in a rapidly changing world.
- Improving strategic agility involves steps such as creating a strategic market vision and measuring strategic agility over time.
Frequently Asked Questions
What will I learn in this course?
You will learn how to anticipate market changes, adapt to market shifts, and even create new markets by integrating strategic agility and systematic innovation into your business. It covers defining both concepts, the difference between strategic and operational agility, the systematic innovation process, creating a strategic market vision with a growth mindset, and measuring strategic agility over time.
What is the difference between strategic agility and operational agility covered in this course?
The course teaches the key differences between strategic agility and operational agility, with a dedicated lesson titled "Strategic Agility vs. Operational Agility."
What skills will I gain from this course?
You will gain skills to improve your business's strategic agility and systematic innovation, including adaptability, innovation, and expectation management.
Does the course use real-world examples?
Yes. The course provides real-life examples of strategic agility and systematic innovation and offers guidance on what strategic agility looks like in the workplace.
What topics do the lessons cover?
Lessons include Defining Strategic Agility, Defining Systematic Innovation, Strategic Agility vs. Operational Agility, Understanding Strategic Market Vision and Growth Mindset Perspective, How to Create a Strategic Market Vision, Steps for Strategic Agility, The Innovation Journey, Identifying Needs and Necessities, Gathering Information, Competitive Strategy, Continuous Improvement, and Environmental Screening.
