Plenary: Integrating Concepts of Disruptive Innovation and Ideation into the Curriculum

Abstract

As engineering and computing students enter their professional careers, many current job opportunities are found in entrepreneurial organizations with strong cultures of innovation. In preparing for these occupations, students benefit from having a knowledge of the concepts of disruptive innovation and the skills that enhance the ability to ideate - to conceive of or form new ideas. This presentation examines strategies for integrating these concepts and discovery skills into 21st Century curricula.