Strategy and Innovation

This Spring, all of our Professional Diplomas will be delivered in-person at the IMI Campus to facilitate the best learning experience for participants. We will facilitate a hybrid delivery option should you require it.

Programme dates are as follows:

04, 05 & 06 April 2023

10, 11 & 12 May 2023

14, 15 & 16 June 2023

05, 06 & 07 July 2023

13, 14 & 15 September 2023

11, 12 & 13 October 2023

A candidate’s eligibility for each Professional Diploma or the Professional Master of Business Studies will be determined by a combination of their academic qualifications and/or relevant professional experience. A primary degree from a recognised third- level institution (NFQ level 8), with a minimum classification of Second Class Honours, will typically be required with five years relevant work experience, at least 3 of which must be at managerial level, however, prior workplace learning will be recognised where applicants do not meet the academic requirement. This experience may come from a general business or organisational background, or experience working at a management level or in the area specifically related to the Diploma. Each candidate will meet with the Programme Directors, who will interview applicants in person virtually or physically. The IMI Office of the Registrar will oversee all applications, and the final decision on any application shall remain with the Registrar. All applicants whose first language is not English will be required to show evidence of the successful completion of an IELTS or TOEFL test or equivalent as specified here. The English language requirement when using IELTS is a score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each individual section or equivalent.

• Assess the external macro-environment in the context of your organisation, identify potential game-changing events and possibilities.
• Define your competitors’ positions, map internal and external stakeholders and begin scenario planning.

• Explore innovation management and start defining an innovation strategy.
• Learn about innovation adoption and diffusion processes and how to assess and improve your innovation performance.
• Discover how to create an innovation policy for your organisation

• Learn how to maintain a sustainable competitive advantage.
• Map your own resources and capabilities, while assessing the differences between resource acquisition versus development.

• Gain insights into how to build an innovative organisation.
• Go from ideation to idea prioritisation through to the commercial realisation of a new innovative product or service.

• Read a balance sheet from a strategy perspective and understand different funding options.
• Discover how to build the human capability of an organisation, and how to expand into global markets.

• Go from strategic planning to implementation.
• Create defined key performance indicators and capture the big data that will help drive successful innovation initiatives.