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THE INNOVATION ACADEMY RESEARCH SERIES: ADVANCED MANAGEMENT (APPLIED INNOVATION) 2025
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Daniel Rees ,
Nicholas Rich ,
Sian Roderick ,
Alan Price ,
Ram Gurumoorthy ,
Prof Ricardo Vardasca
PG CERTIFICATE - ADVANCED MANAGEMENT (APPLIED INNOVATION) 2025, Volume: Volume 2
Swansea University Authors:
Roderick Thomas , Daniel Rees , Nicholas Rich , Sian Roderick , Alan Price , Ram Gurumoorthy
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Abstract
It is with great pleasure that we present the second volume of Innovation Academy: Advanced Management (Applied Innovation), an open-access collection showcasing the outstanding work produced by learners from the PGCert Applied Innovation programme at Swansea University. Building on the success of t...
| Published in: | PG CERTIFICATE - ADVANCED MANAGEMENT (APPLIED INNOVATION) 2025 |
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| ISBN: | 978-1-911503-23-1 |
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Swansea
Swansea University
2026
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa71902 |
| Abstract: |
It is with great pleasure that we present the second volume of Innovation Academy: Advanced Management (Applied Innovation), an open-access collection showcasing the outstanding work produced by learners from the PGCert Applied Innovation programme at Swansea University. Building on the success of the previous edition, this volume continues to demonstrate how applied innovation can bridge academic inquiry and practical implementation to address contemporary organisational and societal challenges.This publication highlights research outputs and practice-informed projects that embody the core principles of applied innovation: the purposeful integration of theory, evidence, systems thinking, and action. Through experiential learning opportunities and engagement with real-world organisational contexts, learners explore how innovation methodologies can be applied to support meaningful transformation across health, social care, public services, industry, and community settings.The projects collected within this volume demonstrate how academically grounded approaches can:•Enable innovation within complex and evolving systems •Support transformation under operational and organisational pressures •Deliver practical benefits for organisations, services, and communities Collectively, these contributions reflect the productive relationship between scholarly inquiry and applied practice. Learners critically engage with contemporary issues relating to innovation management, organisational development, service redesign, digital transformation, leadership, and collaborative working. The result is a body of work that advances both conceptual understanding and context-sensitive solutions capable of informing real-world improvement.The projects also align closely with national strategic priorities in Wales. They support the ambitions outlined in A Healthier Wales (Welsh Government, 2018), particularly around integration, prevention, collaboration, and sustainable system development. They also resonate with the Innovation Strategy for Wales (Welsh Government, 2023), which promotes mission-led innovation, translational research, and cross-sector collaboration to deliver social and economic benefit. Together, these projects contribute to Wales’s broader ambition to foster a resilient, collaborative, and innovation-driven future.The interdisciplinary composition of the 2025 cohort has significantly enriched this publication. Learners from health and social care, public services, industry, and the wider life sciences landscape bring diverse professional expertise and perspectives to their work. This breadth of experience strengthens knowledge exchange, encourages collaborative problem-solving, and reinforces the applied and practice-oriented ethos that defines the PGCert Applied Innovation programme.This publication continues to offer value to a wide readership. For academics and researchers, it provides insight into emerging practitioner-led scholarship and applied innovation methodologies. For policymakers and organisational leaders, it offers evidence of innovation capabilities developing across sectors and examples of practice-informed transformation. For students and professionals, it presents accessible illustrations of inquiry-driven innovation in action and demonstrates how academic frameworks can be translated into meaningful organisational impact.The Innovation Academy Research Series reaffirms Swansea University and the All-Wales Intensive Learning Academy for Innovation in Health and Social Care’s enduring commitment to advancing innovation scholarship, promoting open-access knowledge exchange, and disseminating research that informs policy, strengthens practice, and supports future innovation across Wales and beyond. |
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| Keywords: |
Innovation, Management, Health, Social Care, Research, Transformation, Practitioner, Decision-making, Leadership, Productivity, Evidence-based Practice, Immersive Technology, Wellbeing, Artificial Intelligence |
| College: |
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Funders: |
Welsh Government - Innovation ILA (MSD1086-100) |