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Online
Estimated Study Time: 15 hours
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Location
E-learning environment
Language
English
Scope
Innovation Leadership Online Course
More than ever before, large companies are embracing start-up practices to transform their leadership culture to be more agile, innovative, and entrepreneurial through the empowerment of their people.
The Innovation Leadership online course offers a unique insight into the Innovation Leadership mindset and concepts.
The central concept of the course is that Innovation Leadership is not just for start-ups. It is a mindset and a set of practices adopted by small and large organizations to address today’s increasingly complex business problems. The course builds fundamentally on Lean Start-up methodologies and frameworks that highlight the three key concepts of a) systematic innovation, b) exploration vs. execution projects, and c) entrepreneurial management. The concepts are based on and facilitate the adoption and application of Lean Start-up practices in a corporate environment.
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Fee: € 350 (+ VAT)
Recommended study schedule: 2–3 hours per week for 4–5 weeks
Course language: English
By completing the course, you will get an Aalto EE Innovation Leadership certificate worth 0.5 ECTS.
Please note that the training is to be paid at the time of registration in the online store.
This program has adopted Aalto EE's new Customer ID, and it is delivered on Alex e-learning environment. Before ordering, please visit aaltoee.fi/customerid.
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Innovation Leadership (online) Course Overview Video
videoBenefits
By participating in the course, you will learn the essential tools and frameworks used by start-ups and corporates. These tools empower internal innovators to systematically explore new ideas, opportunities, and innovations, which also helps hold them accountable for getting results.





For
The course is designed for business leaders and executives to empower and motivate them to explore innovations with Lean Start-up tools and methodologies to begin to use immediately in their organizations.
With incremental and contextualized adoption of the practices in this workshop, participants can be well on their way to helping transform their organizations into Innovation Leaders.
Contents and Schedule
The course includes 12 video lectures with online exercises and challenges to check your understanding of each module.
The estimated study time of the course is 15 hours. The course allows flexible study patterns; you can decide on your schedule and the speed of your progress. The recommended study schedule is 2-3 hours per week for 4-5 weeks.
The course videos are subtitled in English.
Modules
The module introduces the whole course, and its objectives, and lays out the broad themes covered in each of the materials through three (3) video lectures.
- Introduction to the Innovation Leadership topic
- Course objectives, format and goals
- Facilitator’s background
- The World of Start-ups
In this module, you are provided with a deep understanding of the differences between how Innovators, Entrepreneurs, and large corporates explore new ideas. The module is divided into four (4) video lectures.
- Effectuation: An Entrepreneurial Mindset video
- Customer development
- Learning challenges
In this module, you will discover how one can contextualize the tools, methodologies, and practices in the context of large organizations. We will discuss the five principles of Innovation Leadership and how a large, well-established organization can embark on a transformational path to become its industry’s Innovation Leader through four (4) video lectures.
- Innovation Challenges in Corporates
- Adopting Start-up Innovation in Corporates
- Innovation Leadership Principles
- Learning Challenges
In this module, you will find a video providing you both with the summary of the content of this course and also the next steps for continuing studying the comprehensive field of “Innovation Leadership”.
- Summary of themes, concepts
- Summary of tools available
- Summary of key learnings
- Call to action for implementation
Instructor

Fabian Sepulveda
Dr. Fabian Sepulveda is a Senior Advisor at Aalto EE.
Sepulveda has more than 20 years of experience in engineering, management consulting, and investment banking.
Fabian Sepulveda has been actively involved in Finland’s entrepreneurial ecosystem as an entrepreneur, startup coach, Lean Launchpad® trainer, Business Angel, and Venture Capitalist. He has co-founded three companies: eyescubed (automotive technology), Courage Ventures Consulting (Entrepreneurial Training), and Courage Ventures Funds, a Venture Capital firm investing in Health, Education, and Environment verticals.
Fabian has a BSc in Electrical Engineering, an MSc. in Finance, and a PhD in International Business (Entrepreneurship).
Fee and Registration
The fee for the Innovation Leadership online course is € 350 (+ VAT).
This program has adopted Aalto EE's new Customer ID, and it is delivered on Alex e-learning environment. Before ordering, please visit aaltoee.fi/customerid.
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