Innovation Strategy Sprint
This course offers discounted rates for University of Sydney alumni, staff, students, and group enrolments. See the fees section below for more information.
Overview
The Innovation Strategy Sprint, developed in partnership with Atlassian, equips participants with the strategic frameworks and practical tools needed to build innovation capability across an organisation. Across four modules, participants learn to identify and scope innovation opportunities, design innovation options portfolios, structure implementation using roadmaps and prioritisation frameworks, and measure innovation outcomes over time. A distinctive feature of this sprint is its emphasis on process innovation and the organisational infrastructure that makes innovation repeatable – addressing a persistent gap in how leaders are taught to think about and execute innovation strategy.
What you'll learn
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify the key features, types, and strategic dimensions of innovation.
- Apply appropriate frameworks to identify and scope innovation opportunities within an organisational context.
- Design a structured innovation implementation plan — including roadmaps and prioritisation frameworks aligned with organisational goals.
- Propose innovation measurement systems to track progress over time.
Sydney Executive Plus
Aims
The sprint introduces innovation strategy, how it differs from innovation theatre, the frameworks for scoping innovation opportunities across an organisation's products, processes, networks, and business models, and key considerations in designing and implementing an innovation strategy in an organisation. Over four modules, you will learn from University of Sydney researchers and Atlassian practitioners, share and network with other professionals, and complete a final strategy project related to your own organisation.
Content
- What is Innovation strategy?
- What does it mean for your team?
- How do we do Innovation strategy?
- Succeeding at innovation strategy
The Innovation Strategy Sprint is suitable for executives, leaders and managers who want to build innovation into their organisation's strategy and operations.
This course will be delivered online via self-paced modules and online live sessions over two weeks.
The online live sessions are recorded and made available to playback. The live sessions are not mandatory to attend but are recommended as they are interactive sessions.
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Standard enrolments (inc GST):
- New enrolments: $1,395
Discounted enrolments (inc GST):
- University of Sydney staff: $900
- University of Sydney alumni: $995 ( Register for an alumni discount now.)
- University of Sydney students: $1,255.50
- Members of Chau Chak Wing: $1,255.50
- Group enrolments of 10 or more: $1,255.50 per person
Professional experience in a management or leadership role. Understanding of business strategy and organisational operations. No specific technical knowledge is required.
All course materials are provided electronically. Before the course begins, you will receive an email from Sydney Executive Plus with all the instructions you need to access the course materials and communications platforms.
The final project requires you to develop an innovation strategy plan for a real organisational challenge.
All courses must be paid in advance of commencing your course. We accept the following payment methods:
- Mastercard
- Visa
- American Express (only available for enrolments made through the Sydney Short Courses website)
- Electronic Funds Transfer (for company invoices only)
- Journal Transfer (for University of Sydney Staff only)
Please see our Payment Options for further information.
I have enrolled in a Sydney Executive Plus course, what happens now?
Once your enrolment has been processed, you will receive the following emails:
- Enrolment confirmation: you will receive this immediately after your enrolment has been processed.
- Tax invoice: the payer of your enrolment will receive this immediately after your enrolment has been processed.
- Course reminders: you will receive emails from Sydney Executive Plus in the lead up to the course starting. These include information about the course and the schedule for online live sessions (but don't worry, there's no pre-reading).
- Course materials: if you are enrolled in a sprint, you will get access to the online sprint hub the Monday before the sprint begins. If you are enrolled in a masterclass, all materials will be provided to you in the session.
- Live session links: you will receive reminder emails the day before and the day of each live session containing the meeting link and meeting ID. If you are enrolled in a sprint, these links are also included in the sprint calendar.
If you haven’t received any emails from Sydney Executive Plus, please check your junk/spam folder and add executive.plus@sydney.edu.au to your safe senders list.
Contact us if you would like to discuss how Sydney Short Courses can support your organisational training needs through this course. Either as a group booking, whole course block booking, or customised delivery to meet your business requirements.
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Upcoming classes
Online: self-paced plus live sessions
| When | Time | Where | Session Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 9 Oct 2026 | 12pm - 1:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Live - Online - Online: self-paced plus live sessions | |
| Fri 16 Oct 2026 | 12pm - 1:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Live - Online - Online: self-paced plus live sessions | |
| Fri 23 Oct 2026 | 12pm - 1:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Live - Online - Online: self-paced plus live sessions |
