Andrea Ippolito is a Lecturer in the Engineering Management Program at Cornell University as well as the founder and Director of Women Entrepreneurs Cornell (W.E. Cornell). Additionally, Andrea is currently the CEO and Founder of SimpliFed, a company supporting every family on the baby feeding journey. Prior to joining Cornell, she served as the Director of the Department of Veterans Affairs Innovators Network within the VA Center for Innovation. Ms. Ippolito completed her M.S. in Engineering and Management at MIT. Prior to MIT, she worked as a research scientist within the Corporate Technology Development group at Boston Scientific. Ms. Ippolito obtained both her B.S. in Biological Engineering in 2006 and Master’s of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering in 2007 from Cornell University.
Evaluating and Scaling InnovationCornell Course
Scaling Innovation
Cornell CourseEvaluating and Scaling Innovation ()
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Course Overview
In this course, you will devise a strategy to manage a portfolio of innovation projects at your organization. You will examine best practices for portfolio management and establish a plan to spread your innovation and innovation culture. Then you will examine typical risks to your scaling strategy and establish a sustainment plan. Finally, you will revise your innovation placemat and present a practice pitch. This activity will prepare you to pitch your innovation placemat at your organization.
The following courses are required to be completed before taking this course:
- Developing Innovation Strategy
- Building Innovation Competencies
- Innovation Tools
- Implementing Innovation
Key Course Takeaways
- Design a portfolio management plan for your innovation initiative
- Employ strategies and activities to diffuse and scale innovations
- Develop a sustainment plan for your innovation strategy

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Course Length
2 weeks
Effort
5-7 hours per week
Format
100% online, instructor-led
Course Author
Andrea Ippolito
Lecturer
Cornell University College of Engineering
Lecturer and Director of Women Entrepreneurs Cornell
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- Entry-level to executive leaders
- Product managers
- MBA students
- Data scientists and analysts
- Entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs
- Engineers
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