DESB43 Design Management & Leadership MasterClass

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Matěj Káninský, MSc. (lecturer)
Bc. Erik Vaněk (lecturer)
PhDr. Ladislava Zbiejczuk Suchá, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Simona Kramosilová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Ladislava Zbiejczuk Suchá, Ph.D.
Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Alice Lukavská
Supplier department: Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course will focus on the specifics of innovation in the public sector. It will enhance students' knowledge of the innovation ecosystem in the public sphere (offices, libraries, educational institutions). It will show examples of successful public service innovation from abroad. The course will include guest lectures on selected topics .
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will: - be oriented in the innovation ecosystem of public services, - explain and apply the principles of agile management for public services, - be able to design sustainable collaboration between business, public services and the non-profit sector, - be aware of the benefits and risks of innovation incubators.
Syllabus
  • 1. Innovation ecosystem in public services
  • 2. Innovation strategy
  • 3. Policy context
  • 4. Organisational context
  • 5. People and innovation culture
  • 6. Strategic agile management in public services
  • 7. Cooperation between the public sphere and non-profit organisations
  • 8. Technological innovation and public administration
  • 9. Evaluation of public services
  • 10. Innovation incubators
  • 11. Organisational change
Literature
  • BASON, Christian, 2010. Leading public sector innovation: co-creating for a better society. Bristol, UK ; Portland, OR: Policy Press. ISBN 9781847426338 9781847426345.
Teaching methods
Lectures, workshops
Assessment methods
Publication of a case study
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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