AI Innovation and Commercialization

This capstone unit synthesizes AI strategy, design, and business execution to turn AI-driven ideas into measurable value. Students learn to identify market opportunities, prototype solutions, manage risk and culture change, and create monetization strategies that deliver long-term profitability.

Learning Objectives

• Analyze AI-driven market opportunities and potential disruptions across industries and identify at least two viable business models with projected profitability outlooks
• Apply human-centered ideation and prototyping methods—using at least two AI tools—to develop and test an AI-enabled solution from problem definition through early validation
• Demonstrate a strategic implementation plan that aligns roles, tasks, collaboration methods, and cultural change steps to scale an AI initiative within an organization
• Evaluate legal, ethical, and operational risks for an AI project and propose mitigation strategies with measurable metrics to track value delivery, productivity gains, and monetization