Offered By

Association of International Certified Professional Accountants

Innovation Demystified: Tools for Finance Professionals

Association of International Certified Professional Accountants

About this Course

Introducing the tools, methods and mindset that will enable contributions to any organizations’ innovation agenda, this course illustrates practical techniques specific to driving innovation. You will learn how and why leading, measuring, and executing innovation takes tools, methods and mindset different from those used to operate an established business. The course addresses the special perspective, opportunities and requirements of accounting and finance professionals, who are uniquely positioned to build a modern partnership with their Digital, Transformation, Product, Marketing, Technology, Operations and other colleagues to help their organization’s innovation efforts succeed. The topics covered will provide you with the ability to:  
Describe how innovation can help your organization stay ahead of customer or user needs and other trends needed to survive. 

Recognize the top barriers to innovation in your organization

Describe the role of leadership in creating and supporting a mindset of innovation

Explain how the nine elements of the Seek, Seed, Scale framework can be applied as a set of principles and tools within your role to effectively set you up as an innovation enabler for your business or industry.   

Recognize areas of opportunity to leverage your skills as a finance professional to assist your business’ innovation efforts, and where these can be enhanced and expanded with new learning.

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Beginner Level

Accounting and Finance

Approx. 8 hours to complete

English

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Flexible deadlines

Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.

Shareable Certificate

Earn a Certificate upon completion

100% online

Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Coursera Labs

Includes hands on learning projects.

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Beginner Level

Accounting and Finance

Approx. 8 hours to complete

English

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Instructors

Amy Radin

183 Learners

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Judy King

183 Learners

1 Course

Offered by

Association of International Certified Professional Accountants

We are the most influential body of professional accountants in the world.

Our mission is to drive a dynamic accounting profession ready to meet the demands of a constantly changing, disruptive world. We serve 667,000 CPAs, CGMA designation holders and students in 184 countries and territories — providing the tools, resources and intelligence they need to clarify complexity, anticipate risk and create opportunity. We are their voice, protecting the public interest and powering trust, opportunity and prosperity worldwide.

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

27 minutes to complete

Introduction: Innovation Demystified: Practical Tools for Finance Professionals

Introducing the tools, methods and mindset that will enable contributions to any organizations’ innovation agenda, this course illustrates practical techniques specific to driving innovation. You will see how and why leading, measuring, and executing innovation takes tools, methods and mindset different from those used to operate an established business. The course addresses the special perspective, opportunities and requirements of accounting and finance professionals, who are uniquely positioned to build a modern partnership with their Digital, Transformation, Product, Marketing, Technology, Operations and other colleagues to help their organization’s innovation efforts succeed.

27 minutes to complete

2 videos (Total 7 min), 1 reading

23 minutes to complete

Learning Segment 2: The value of innovation

23 minutes to complete

1 video (Total 3 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

Week2

Week 2

2 hours to complete

Learning Segment 3: What it means to innovate - revolution and evolution

2 hours to complete

1 video (Total 7 min), 2 readings, 3 quizzes

Week3

Week 3

2 hours to complete

Learning Segment 4: Fostering Innovation

2 hours to complete

1 video (Total 9 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz

1 hour to complete

Learning Segment 5: Introducing the Seek, Seed and Scale framework

1 hour to complete

1 video (Total 6 min), 1 reading

1 hour to complete

Learning Segment 6: Establishing an Innovator's Mindset

1 hour to complete

1 video (Total 5 min), 2 readings

Week4

Week 4

1 hour to complete

Learning Segment 7: Innovation and the Finance Professional

1 hour to complete

1 video (Total 4 min), 1 reading

1 hour to complete

Learning Segment 8: Conclusion

1 hour to complete

1 video (Total 2 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

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