COURSE SCHEDULE
CLASS TIME: 3:15-5:15 P.M. - Extended to 6:15 p.m. on Project Days 
LOCATIONS:

MIT: Bartos Theatre, MIT Media Lab 20 Ames St. (Buses Depart Harvard at 2:55 p.m.)     

HBS: Aldrich 7, Harvard Business School, Soldiers Field (Buses Depart Media Lab 2:55 p.m.)     
           
Class Location Date Module Topic Case
0 MIT 1/11 Introduction to Case Study Method   Intel
1 MIT 1/18 Course Introduction Overview of Future Technologies, Overview of Competitive Strategies for Technology Development. Technology People Put Up 1 Powerpoint Slide on Their Research
2 MIT 1/23 Chips and Logic Future of Logic and Computation Nano and Molecular Logic
3 HBS 1/30   S-curves and Dominant Designs Rambus
4 HBS 2/6   Evolution of Markets Accrue Software
5
HBS
 2/13
Evolution of Production,Capturing Value from Innovation
 Anil Gadre, Vice President and General Manager, Solaris, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Project   2/16 Team Project 1 Linked Into Website BY NOON    
Project   2/19 Class Votes on Team Projects    
6 MIT 2/20

Biotechnology

Team Project 1 Presentations (Groups of 4-Computer Selected)

Future of Biotech Biomolecular Machines
7 HBS 2/27   Managing Alliances Millennium
8 HBS 3/1 Final Project: Team Roster+Title+ Outline Due Managing In-House R&D Projects Medtronics
9 HBS 3/13 R&D as an Option Genzyme
10 HBS 3/20

Optimal Structures for Innovation

Team Project 2 (self selected groups of 8) Presentations

 Commercializing University Research MIT Media Lab
11 MIT 4/3 Final Project: 3 Page Business Brief + Demo Work Plan Due U.S. and World Patent Systems USPTO
12 MIT 4/10   Innovation in Emerging Technologies and Nations, Business Models for Developing Nations. LINCOS
13 MIT 4/19 Communications Future of Communications All Optical and New Wireless
14 HBS 4/24 Team Project 3 Presentations (Groups of 16) Competition Along Technological Trajectories Level(3)
15 HBS 4/26   Structuring the Technology Business African Comm. Group
16 MIT 5/1 Final Project Presentations (Judged on Groups of 8). Working Demo+ Business Plan