Innovation and New Product Opportunities in Horticulture
Growing & Vines
A course by
Lincoln University
Explore the drivers and applications of innovation in the horticultural sector in this fully online, 10-week course for Diploma in Horticultural Business students.
Online study
Flexible online learning from anywhere
It will take a total of 10 weeks
Core skills this course teaches
Describe the drivers of innovation
Students will be able to identify and explain key factors that drive innovation in the horticultural sector.
Assess the potential for innovation
Students will critically evaluate opportunities for innovation through developing a product or service concept within a horticultural business case study.
Create a product or service concept
Students will design a viable product or service concept relevant to a given case study business in horticulture.
What You're Signing Up For
This course explores the drivers and applications of innovation specifically in the horticultural sector. Delivered fully online over a 10-week term, it is designed to develop students' ability to assess innovation potential, create concepts of new products or services relevant to horticultural businesses, and understand innovation drivers. The course is restricted to students enrolled in the Diploma in Horticultural Business programme at Lincoln University.
Course Content
- Drivers of innovation in horticulture
- Assessment of innovation potential using case studies
- Development of product or service concepts for horticultural businesses
What you need to know first
Enrollment in Diploma in Horticultural Business
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Horticulture
Agribusiness
Future employment opportunities might be
Roles in horticultural business management
Product development in horticulture sectors
Innovation and marketing roles in horticulture industry