94712 Studio Project 1

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Description

In a MCISI Studio subject, participants collectively take on a complex real-world challenge provided by a partner organisation. In that context of a shared public challenge, participants apply, trial and experiment with the concrete methods and tools they have gained through undertaking the online Key Enabling Methodology and Elective subjects. Across the four Studios in the program, a variety of specific project challenges are offered by public and private sector organisations. All of these possible challenges are tackled in the context of the changing global environment (for example, global trends, UN Sustainable Development Goals) and as whole-industry transformation challenges. The emphasis of the studios therefore varies depending on the subject matter at hand (between the project level vs strategic level, internal initiatives vs a broader innovation ecosystem, small scale vs global, etc). Furthermore, all studios have two streams: one centres on Creative Intelligence with its focus on a project to create new ways forward in the problem situation; the second on Strategic Innovation with a focus on new processes, structures, networks and ecosystems. Both streams come together in a final synthesis.

Teaching and learning strategies

This Studio subject is offered in an intensive face-to-face interactive workshop mode over a 3-day block. Participants trial new knowledge and reflective insights generated in Core, KEM and Elective subjects. They playfully experiment with ideas by working collectively on a complex cross-sector challenge with other participants and organisations. During the Studio, participants enjoy the support, inspiration and cross-fertilisation of ideas within a professional cohort and receive feedback from academic researchers and industry mentors. The subject concludes with a presentation or a pitch of proposed responses to an invited audience of industry experts for feedback to provoke possibilities for taking the ideas further.

Assessment

Assessment task 1: Project case study

Assessment task 2: Experiments and reflections: Pushing the edge

Minimum requirements

To pass this subject students must make a reasonable attempt to meet the expectations outlined in the brief of each assessment task, and achieve an overall pass grade for the subject.