The document outlines the key activities, lectures, and assignments for a 3 day class on design thinking and innovation management. Day 1 focuses on an introduction to design thinking and the design thinking process. Day 2 covers defining problems, ideating solutions, and brainstorming ideas. Day 3 is about innovation management, with lectures on the different phases of managing innovation and presentations by students on managing innovations in cooperatives. The class aims to help students develop and implement an innovation project.

1. CLASS DAY 1
DESIGN THINKING IN
INNOVATION
PREWORK:
1. Read the Manual on Innovation for
Cooperatives, pp. 1-29
2. Answer the following Exercises 1
and 2 individually before Day 1.
3. Watch the video on Shopping
Cart.
KEY ACTIVITIES
LECTURE:
Understanding Innovations and
Innovation Mindsets

2. CLASS DAY 1
DESIGN THINKING IN
INNOVATION
LECTURE:
Design Thinking in Innovation and
Introduction to the Design Thinking
Process
KEY ACTIVITIES
PRESENTATIONS AND
PROCESSING OF
EMPATHY PLAN AND
EMPATHY MAP

3. CLASS DAY 2
DESIGN THINKING
PROCESS
LECTURE:
The Design Thinking Process Step 2
– Define and Step 3 – Ideate 9
Types of Innovation and Sources of
Innovation
KEY ACTIVITIES
GROUP WORKSHOP AND
PRESENTATIONS AND
PROCESSING OF
BRAINSTORMED IDEAS
Brainstorming Session Proper

4. CLASS DAY 2
DESIGN THINKING
PROCESS
LECTURE:
The Design Thinking Process Step 4
– Prototype and Step 5 – Testing
KEY ACTIVITIES
ASSIGNMENT:
Conduct your coop’s prototype
testing and jot down all the feedback
you have gathered in Exercise 5:
Testing Feedback

5. CLASS DAY 3
INNOVATION
MANAGEMENT
PREWORK:
1. Read the Manual on Innovation for
Cooperatives, pp. 30-64.
2. Answer the Exercises 7-19 with
your group.
3. Prepare a short presentation on
your answers.
KEY ACTIVITIES
LECTURE:
Innovation Management and
Innovation Requirements; How to
Manage Innovation

6. CLASS DAY 3
INNOVATION
MANAGEMENT
LECTURE:
Phase 1- Initiating Phase and Phase
2 - Planning and Designing
KEY ACTIVITIES
PRESENTATIONS ON
MANAGING COOP'S
INNOVATION (ANSWERS
TO EXERCISES 7-19)

7. CLASS DAY 3
INNOVATION
MANAGEMENT
LECTURE:
Phase 3 – Implementation and
Phase 4 – Monitoring and Closing
KEY ACTIVITIES
COURSE OUTPUT:
1. Develop a project business case
using the following Exercises 20-
23 as guide. 2. Implement and
monitor the project using the logs
in Exercises 24-26.