SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES TO THE KNOWLEDGE FIELD

-Ability to analyze and evaluate building projects.

-Ability to manage and process architectural documentation

-Ability to analyze and develop research projects on aspects related to architecture.



TRANSVERSAL COMPETENCIES

Carry out personal plans and projects, looking for learning opportunities in different contexts to continue training and meet their personal and professional expectations

Analyze the social and environmental impact of scientific-technical actions and professional decisions and proposals.

Identify opportunities and challenges for more sustainable development in the design of actions related to a specific context or study area.

Shows a verbal and non-verbal expression adapted to a specific audience in a public oral presentation in both official and foreign languages.

Maintains interaction with the specific audience using, if appropriate, supports and support materials to facilitate the understanding of the information

Analyze the social and / or environmental impact of the scientific-technical solutions proposed, evaluating their functionality and relevance according to criteria of sustainability and social justice.

Make proposals, individual or collective, aimed at improving the profession.

Evaluate the information obtained in different environments based on its reliability and its scientific relevance.

Design an innovation project linked to some field of professional intervention, responding to the needs and demands raised.

Identify new research proposals that require discovering and understanding work procedures from other groups or different areas.

Interpret the information obtained from different sources, evaluating its relevance and scope from a critical perspective.

Describe possible ways of solving a problem or situation, arguing each one.

Exchange information, sharing personal resources, contributing ideas and work proposals to contribute to the team's effectiveness.

Share reflections and arguments to carry out the co-evaluation of the developed process and the results obtained by the team.



LEARNING RESULTS FOR THE SUBJECT

Students will be able to:

-Critically analyze the documentation related to projects and proposals in the fields of architecture, construction and urban design, and assess the degree of innovation.

-Gather valuable information from transversal disciplines, identify opportunities and frame projects with an innovative basis.

-Research, present and disseminate concepts related to innovation with an effective communication.

-Use basic business analysis tools to measure the viability and interest of innovative proposals.

0. INTRODUCTION

0.1. Objectives and content of the subject.



1. WHAT IS INNOVATION?

1.1. General concepts about innovation

1.2. Innovation, novelty, creativity, evolution, and revolution

1.2. What is, and isn't innovation



2. HOW INNOVATION WORKS

2.1. Patterns for Innovation

2.2. Scientific / Creative / Design thinking

2.3. Integrating Innovation in Architecture

2.4. Spaces and environments for Innovation and the role of architecture design



3: SCALES OF INNOVATION

3.1. Smart cities and territories

3.2. Interactive urban spaces and urban interfaces

3.3. Smart and responsive buildings.

3.4. Innovative materials

3.5. Innovative technologies integrated into the architecture

3.6. Robotics and automated construction





4. EXAMPLES OF APPLIED INNOVATION (speakers)

4.1. Innovative buildings, a Case-study

4.2. Innovation in construction industries, a Case-study

4.3. Research platforms and resources

4.4. Cities as ecosystems of innovation

4.5. Innovation in the architecture business

4.6. Architects’ profiles at Innovation Management



5. VENTURE LAB INNOVATION PROJECT

Development of a Personal Task that will demonstrate the level of achievement of integrated knowledge related to the topic of the course.

5.1. Designing your innovative proposal

5.2. Coaching and mentoring of the project

5.3. How to sell my innovative product/service.

5.4. Effective communication skills for public presentation

5.5. Basic business analysis tool applied to the project

5.6. Assessment tools

We foster the cooperative work and self-learning, in an autonomous way or cooperation with other students, developing activities guided by the teacher and reaching the initial objectives.



- Theory classes:

Theory lessons will be taught related to each chapter, unfolding essential theoretical concepts.



- Practical exercises in the classroom:

Workshop sessions on specific topics will be conducted during the classroom hours. The results will be presented to the audience in order to generate a debate on the topic.



-Weekly tasks:

Research based on the reading of books, papers and articles. There will be public presentations of the theoretical subjects to work with efficient communication skills. The aim is to raise interest in reflection and debate.



-Conferences and visits:

During the term, professionals related to innovation and the enterprise will give lectures on specific topics to the students, providing their personal experience in the field of research, innovation, or the enterprise.



-Tutoring hours:

The objective during the tutoring hours is to review the delivered exercises, providing a personal explanation of the obtained qualifications, and also an orientation for future exercises. Practical corrections will be made during the hours of face-to-face teaching.

The evaluation system will be continuous, taking into consideration both individual and group work,, assessing the acquired competences according to the work delivered (determined through the public defence of the exercises and active participation during the work phases in group and in the presentation sessions and debate).



The evaluation of the exercises will provide 90% of the global qualification, 30% corresponding to individual work and 60% to group work. The remaining 10% will be provided by the qualification obtained in the defence, presentation and debate sessions.



The final qualification of the subject will be obtained by a weighted average of the qualifications of the different exercises carried out during the term, the delivery of all the exercises being essential to pass the subject.



The student who has not fulfilled this requirement will not pass the subject and will be evaluated as “not submitted”

INNOVATION GENERAL

- “Where Good Ideas Come From. The Seven Patterns of Innovation”. Steven Johnson. Penguin Books 2010
- Explaining Creativity.The Science of human innovation
R. Keith Sawyer. Oxford University Press 2012
- The Architecture of Innovation, Josh Lerner, The Economics of Creative Organizations Harvard Business Review Press (Boston, MA), 2012.


INNOVATION IN ARCHITECTURE

- “Integrating Innovation in Architecture”: Design, Methods and Technology for Progressive Practice and Research. Ajla Aksamija. John Wiley & Sons Inc. 13 Mar 2017. 13 ISBN10 1119164826
- Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things, William McDonough, Michael Braungart, North Point Press; 1st edition (March 1, 2010)
- Innovation in Architecture: A Path to the Future, by Alan J. Brookes (Editor), Dominique Poole (Editor), Taylor & Francis; 1 edition (December 17, 2003)
- Material Innovation: Architecture
-Design Management for Architects, Stephen Emmitt, John Wiley & Sons, UK, 2014

Basic bibliography

-The Architecture of Innovation, Josh Lerner, The Economics of Creative Organizations Harvard Business Review Press (Boston, MA), 2012.



-Design Management for Architects, Stephen Emmitt, John Wiley & Sons, UK, 2014



-Explaining Creativity.The Science of human innovation

R. Keith Sawyer. Oxford University Press 2012



-"The Discipline of Innovation". Harvard Business School Publishing. Drucker, P. F. (2002, Agosto)

In-depth bibliography

-Biomimicry In Architecture, Michael Pawlyn, RIBA Publishing; 2 edition (November 11, 2016)

-Coaching. Cambio en las organizaciones
Françoise Kourilsky. Ediciones Pirámide (Grupo Anaya SA) 2005.


-Desarrollar la gestión de la creatividad y de la innovación.
(Serie Harvard Business Essentials) Ediciones Deusto, Barcelona 2004

-Teoría (imperfecta) de la innovación. Toda apariencia de perfección es sospechosa. José Luis Larrea. Pirámide, 2010

-"Tecnología e innovación en la empresa. Dirección y gestión". España: Editorial UPC. Escorsa Castells, P. (1997)

- Qué harías si no tuvieras miedo. El valor de reinventarse profesionalmente. Borja Vilaseca. Conecta 2013

-Desarrollar la gestión de la creatividad y de la innovación.
(Serie Harvard Business Essentials) Ediciones Deusto, Barcelona 2004

-El pensamiento lateral: manual de creatividad Edward De Bono. Paidós, Barcelona: 1993.

-Seis sombreros para pensar
Edward de Bono. Paidós, Barcelona 2008

-Aprender a generar ideas, Paidós, 2001

-Innovación y responsabilidad social: Tándem de la Competitividad. Claves para innovar y crecer en la empresa inteligente. C. de la Torre García, I Maruri Palacín, Wolters Kluwer España, 2011

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