Innovations are the successful implementation of ideas. This increases the competitiveness of companies on the market. Ideas are therefore at the beginning of every innovation - and to ensure that these ideas do not get lost in day-to-day business, it is necessary to develop and implement them in a targeted manner.

In the Innovation Essentials university course, you will deal with the systematic development of innovations with the help of mature innovation processes. These will guide you from determining the direction of innovation, through the effective generation of ideas with the right methods and tools, to the selection and implementation of the innovation project in the company. The Graz Innovation Model BIG Picture gives you a holistic understanding of how you can anchor innovations in your company in the long term.

3 ECTS credits, 25 units Performance is assessed by means of an examination. ECTS credits can only be awarded to participants with a general higher education entrance qualification.

Business models depict the logical connections between a company's business activities. They show how added value is generated for customers, which resources and networks are necessary for this and what returns can be secured for your own organization. In the Business Modelling university course, you will learn how to deal with (digital) business models, identify key factors for your own entrepreneurial success, recognize weaknesses and formulate strategies to develop the business model sustainably. This applies to start-ups as well as established companies on their way into and through the digital transformation.

3 ECTS credits, 25 units Performance is assessed by means of a project assignment. ECTS credits can only be awarded to participants with a general higher education entrance qualification.

Successfully managing and shaping companies is based on the ability to recognize innovation potential, systematically leverage it and translate it into a successful strategy. This requires a structured analysis of trends and changes, a good knowledge of the needs of customers in the market and the evaluation of existing and new relevant technologies. In the Innovation Strategies university course, you will identify and analyze sources of innovation. You will evaluate external changes and trends in the market as well as potentials that arise from new technologies in order to create competitive advantages that are effective for success.

3 ECTS credits, 25 units ECTS credits can only be awarded to participants with a general higher education entrance qualification.

Innovation Leadership includes the synthesis of different agile leadership styles to support employees in developing and implementing creative ideas, products, services and solutions. In this module, you will acquire the most important skills of a successful innovative leader and learn to actively support and drive change. Agile leadership means leading groups and teams in a goal-oriented manner with few rules and bureaucracy in order to become faster and more flexible when developing and implementing new ideas.

3 ECTS credits, 25 units ECTS credits can only be awarded to participants with a general higher education entrance qualification.

In diesem Hochschulkurs werden die wichtigsten Arten und Anwendungsgebiete der Künstlichen Intelligenz im Innovationsbereich praxisnah beleuchtet und für das eigene Unternehmen bewertet. Basierend auf dem Grazer Innovationsmodell BIG Picture werden Einsatzmöglichkeiten verschiedener KI-Tools erörtert. Dadurch können Ressourcen gespart, Prozesse optimiert und das Entwicklungspotential der Unternehmen noch besser ausgeschöpft werden. Die künstliche Intelligenz kann dabei von der Entwicklung neuer Ideen für Produkte und Dienstleistungen, über Markt- und Patentrecherchen bis hin zur Entscheidungsfindung in Unternehmen einen wesentlichen Beitrag leisten.

3 ECTS credits, 25 units Performance is assessed by means of project work. ECTS credits can only be awarded to participants with a general higher education entrance qualification.

The Finance Hands-on university course teaches the basic content and interrelationships of the balance sheet and income statement and presents them in the form of case studies. On the other hand, the central elements of corporate planning - profit plan, financial plan, budgeted balance sheet - are taught. The content is supplemented by key company figures and underpinned with concrete examples so that the interrelationships within the company and the effects of economic decisions become clear.

3 ECTS credits, 25 units ECTS credits can only be awarded to participants with a general higher education entrance qualification.