
MSc Design and Innovation Management
Grenoble School of Management’s MSc in Design and Innovation Management will enable you to develop an artistic and emotional sense for detecting trends in society, adapt research methods to the professional environment, use emotional and sensory methods to create, prototype, and test solutions, and explore alternative modes of communication to present your results.
Duration
Regular track (2 years):
Year 1 – on campus 7 months + 3-6 months internship
Year 2 – 5 months on campus + 3-6 months internship
Short track (1 year):
6 months on campus + 3-6 months internship
Starting Date
September
Tuition Fee
Regular track (per year)
€ 11,950
Short Track (full program)
€ 15,500
Location
Grenoble, France
Key features
The mission of the MSc in Design and Innovation Management from Grenoble School of Management is to equip students to:
- Develop an artistic and emotional sense for detecting trends in society. You’ll learn to identify emerging signals in society using an artistic approach, helping you in staying abreast of developments and anticipating changing needs. (ethnography, design fiction, etc.)
- Adapt research methods to the business environment. You’ll cultivate the skills to translate research methods specific to design into a management context, enabling the application of design creativity to corporate problem-solving (gamification, design thinking, etc.).
- Use emotional and sensory methods to create, prototype, and test solutions. You will develop the ability to design, prototype, and test products and services that evoke positive emotions in users, based on sensory approaches (sketchnote, mock-up, 3D, etc.).
- Explore alternative modes of communication to present your results. You’ll learn to communicate in innovative ways, using unconventional visual, verbal, or physical communication methods to deliver and present your ideas and achievements effectively (dataphysicalization, podcasts, etc.).
Program Structure
- Philosophies and Design
- Influences of Art and Societal Trends
- Frugal Innovation and Sustainable Development
- Advanced Research Methods
- Anthropology and Ethnography for Managers
- Gamification & Games for Change












