Innovation Management for Spatial Design
How new spaces, services and brands are found, tested and brought to market. Lectures give you the management toolkit; every workshop moves your own project forward, whether it is a portfolio, a studio brand, a space or a service, from first brief to a tested, branded result you present in week 16.
Learning outcomes
Themes and workshops
L = lecture, P = practical, C = consultation (academic hours). Each workshop produces one stage of your individual project in the Project studio.
How the grade is built
Individual innovation project
The whole grade comes from your individual project, developed through themes 1–7 and presented in week 16. You document each stage in the Project workbook and hand in the PDF at each due week, so your progress and feedback build up across the semester. The end-of-unit checks in the study guide are practice and are not graded.
| Criterion | What we look for | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Innovation level | Novelty for users and market; type and degree of innovation argued clearly | 30% |
| User evidence | Research with real users shaped the concept; insights traceable to decisions | 20% |
| Brand and value | Coherent brand platform and value proposition expressed in space | 20% |
| Implementation, risk, sustainability | Prototype, pilot plan, risk matrix, environmental and social effect | 20% |
| Presentation | Clear, reasoned pitch to professionals and the public | 10% |
Core literature
- Tidd, J. & Bessant, J. (2020). Managing Innovation: Integrating Technological, Market and Organizational Change. Wiley.
- Van den Ende, J. (2021). Innovation Management. Bloomsbury.
- Griffin, K. & Mitchell, R. (2025). Innovation Management: Effective Strategy and Implementation.
- Doorley, S. & Carter, C. (2024). Assembling Tomorrow: A Guide to Designing a Thriving Future. Stanford d.school.
Study guide
One unit per theme. Read it before the lecture and answer the quick checks as you go. The 10-question check at the end of each unit shows how well you have understood it. Each unit ends with a task for your own project type.
Project workbook
Choose your project type and work through the seven stages. Each stage asks for what fits your type, plus one shared tool: an innovation profile, a journey map, a trend radar, a selection matrix, a test card, a positioning statement and a risk register. Your answers are saved in this browser. Download the PDF and hand it in at each due week.