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25 Best Innovation Courses Online

We compared 25 Innovation courses currently listed on Coursera, edX and Udemy, priced from $39.99 to $680.40. 11 come from a named university or institution, including ESSCA School of Management, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Duke University. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.

Courses compared
25
Price range
$39.99 – $680.40
Providers
Coursera, edX, Udemy
Last updated
18 Sep 2026
How these 25 courses were chosen

Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, edX, Udemy, matched to "innovation" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.

The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.

There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $39.99 to $680.40, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.

  1. 1
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    The User Journey Mapping Method for Innovation

    Offered by ESSCA School of Management

    Develop a clear understanding of how innovation emerges in different organizational contexts, identify how companies uncover real user needs, and use GenAI tools to map user journeys, emotions, and friction points. In th...

    $49.00
    listed price
  2. 2
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Innovation: From Creativity to Entrepreneurship

    Offered by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    In a world characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity, leaders require robust innovation skills. Thinking flexibly and developing an entrepreneurial mindset are critical to thriving in uncertain...

    $49.00
    listed price
  3. 3
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Sustainable Innovation for Subsistence Marketplaces

    Offered by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    This course focuses on understanding subsistence marketplaces and designing business solutions for the billions of people living in poverty in the global marketplace. To develop understanding of these markets, we use exe...

    $79.00
    listed price
  4. 4
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Leading Innovation: Creative Teams to Transformation

    Offered by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    In this Specialization, you’ll learn how to lead innovation—from generating better ideas with your team to implementing initiatives that drive real organizational change. You’ll start by building a repeatable creativity...

    $49.00
    listed price
  5. 5
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Strategy and Innovation for Agile Organizations

    Offered by Duke University

    This course series is designed for mid-to-senior-level professionals, including managers, business leaders, product managers, and strategic professionals, who are driven to sharpen their strategic thinking and embrace in...

    $49.00
    listed price
  6. 6
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Innovation Career Lessons from a Master

    Offered by Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

    This course, which is Part Three in the series of Startup Entrepreneurship specialization, offers Life Lessons from a Master Innovator, with proven achievements. During this course you will listen to conversations and in...

    $79.00
    listed price
  7. 7
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Innovation for Entrepreneurs: From Idea to Marketplace

    Offered by University of Maryland, College Park

    Great ideas are everywhere. Successful innovations are not. Whether you're launching a startup, developing a new product, leading innovation within an organization, or exploring a business idea, success depends on more t...

    $49.00
    listed price
  8. 8
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Gender Analytics for Innovation

    Offered by University of Toronto

    Gender Analytics is a way to analyze your products, services, processes and policies with a gender lens to uncover hidden opportunities for innovation and effectiveness. We'll answer questions such as: Why are women 47%...

    $49.00
    listed price
  9. 9
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Why Do Most Innovations Fail? - Jagdish Sheth

    Offered by Kennesaw State University

    Even when a new product reaches the market, it often fails — and sometimes the most technically superior innovations fall flat while inferior alternatives succeed. This course draws on decades of research into innovation...

    $49.00
    listed price
  10. 10
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Creativity Methods in Innovation

    Offered by ESSCA School of Management

    Creativity is a skill that can be developed and is one of the most important skills in business positions. In this course, learners discover proven creativity methods used to generate and develop innovative ideas. By com...

    $49.00
    listed price
  11. 11
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Innovation: From Creativity to Entrepreneurship Capstone

    Offered by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    The capstone for the specialization will provide a learning experience that integrates across all the courses within it. It will involve analysis of a situation concerning a new enterprise – a venture of one’s own or wit...

    $79.00
    listed price
  12. 12
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Complete Creativity Course: Unleash Your Innovation Now!

    Offered by Packt

    This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the co...

    $49.00
    listed price
  13. 13
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Empathy-Driven Leadership and Innovation

    Offered by Packt

    This course is based on Tina Kuhn and Neal Frick's bestselling book, The E Suite. This course explores the transformative power of empathy in leadership, management, and innovation. Learn how empathy can enhance decision...

    $49.00
    listed price
  14. 14
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B University-backed

    Creative Innovation: Build Your Innovation with GenAI

    Offered by ESSCA School of Management

    This Specialization guides learners through the process of turning customer insights into innovative products, services, and business ideas with the support of Generative AI. Learners define a target user, identify unmet...

    $49.00
    listed price
  15. 15
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B University-backed

    Leadership Through Design Innovation

    Offered by Northwestern University

    Today’s workplace calls for a new style of leadership to embolden and accelerate innovation. Design offers a novel way to discover market opportunities, experiment to validate concepts and mitigate risk, and deliver valu...

    $79.00
    listed price
  16. 16
    edX MOOC / Non-credit Grade B University-backed

    Innovation and Entrepreneurship

    Offered by The University of Maryland, College Park

    This course on Innovation and Entrepreneurship explores the processes and principles that underlie successful business practices. You’ll engage with ideas about creating and managing innovative ventures, allowing you to...

    $680.40
    listed price
  17. 17
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Change Management & Innovation Leader

    Offered by STARWEAVER

    This specialization equips forward-thinking professionals with strategic, technical, and change leadership capabilities for driving innovation in the AI era. From enterprise-wide digital transformation to ethical governa...

    $49.00
    listed price
  18. 18
    Coursera Certificate Grade B

    Corporate Innovation & Intrapreneurship Programme

    Offered by Creo Incubator

    Corporate Innovation & Intrapreneurship Programme is designed for professionals who want to understand how innovation happens inside established organisations. Across four courses, learners explore intrapreneurial mindse...

    $49.00
    listed price
  19. 19
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Platform Thinking: Innovation in digital business models era

    Offered by Politecnico di Milano

    This specialization is intended for innovation lovers seeking to develop an in-depth knowledge of platform models. We are all surrounded by platforms, but too often, we do not see how they differ from traditional organiz...

    $49.00
    listed price
  20. 20
    edX MOOC / Non-credit Grade B University-backed

    Unlocking Team Creativity for Collaborative Innovation

    Offered by Delft University of Technology

    Learn how to boost your team’s creativity by applying tools, mindsets, and techniques that enable collaborative innovation, support complex problem-solving, and unlock creative potential in diverse, transdisciplinary set...

    $169.00
    listed price
  21. 21
    edX MOOC / Non-credit Grade B University-backed

    Customer-Centric Innovation

    Offered by RWTH Aachen University

    Learn to take on competition by creating successful and innovative ideas for your business through a thorough understanding of your customers’ needs.

    $249.00
    listed price
  22. 22
    Udemy Certificate Grade B Lowest price here

    CIPS Level 6 - Innovation in Procurement and Supply [L6M8]

    On completion of this module, you will be able to evaluate techniques for supplier development and innovation within procurement and supply and assess the environmental factors that influence improvement strategies. As o...

    $39.99
    listed price
  23. 23
    Udemy MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Sustainability: Impact, Value (s), Innovation, and Growth

    Do you want to use Sustainability strategies to improve your company values and supply chain resilience, differentiate from your competitors?Do you want to embed Sustainability principles in your innovation campaigns to...

    $54.99
    listed price
  24. 24
    Udemy MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Generative AI for CEOs: Strategy, Ethics and Innovation

    AI: The Ultimate Business AdvantageAI is no longer a futuristic concept—it is today’s most powerful business tool. The question is not if AI will transform your industry, but how soon you will integrate it into your busi...

    $199.99
    listed price
  25. 25
    Udemy Certificate Grade B

    Faculty Development Program in Research and Innovation

    DescriptionTake the next step in your career! Whether you’re an up-and-coming professional, an experienced executive, aspiring manager, budding Professional. This course is an opportunity to sharpen your skills in resear...

    $199.99
    listed price

Best Innovation Courses Online compared

# Course Provider Offered by Price
1 The User Journey Mapping Method for Innovation Coursera ESSCA School of Management $49.00 View →
2 Innovation: From Creativity to Entrepreneurship Coursera University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign $49.00 View →
3 Sustainable Innovation for Subsistence Marketplaces Coursera University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign $79.00 View →
4 Leading Innovation: Creative Teams to Transformation Coursera University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign $49.00 View →
5 Strategy and Innovation for Agile Organizations Coursera Duke University $49.00 View →
6 Innovation Career Lessons from a Master Coursera Technion - Israel Institute of Technology $79.00 View →
7 Innovation for Entrepreneurs: From Idea to Marketplace Coursera University of Maryland, College Park $49.00 View →
8 Gender Analytics for Innovation Coursera University of Toronto $49.00 View →
9 Why Do Most Innovations Fail? - Jagdish Sheth Coursera Kennesaw State University $49.00 View →
10 Creativity Methods in Innovation Coursera ESSCA School of Management $49.00 View →
11 Innovation: From Creativity to Entrepreneurship Capstone Coursera University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign $79.00 View →
12 Complete Creativity Course: Unleash Your Innovation Now! Coursera Packt $49.00 View →
13 Empathy-Driven Leadership and Innovation Coursera Packt $49.00 View →
14 Creative Innovation: Build Your Innovation with GenAI Coursera ESSCA School of Management $49.00 View →
15 Leadership Through Design Innovation Coursera Northwestern University $79.00 View →
16 Innovation and Entrepreneurship edX The University of Maryland, College Park $680.40 View →
17 Change Management & Innovation Leader Coursera STARWEAVER $49.00 View →
18 Corporate Innovation & Intrapreneurship Programme Coursera Creo Incubator $49.00 View →
19 Platform Thinking: Innovation in digital business models era Coursera Politecnico di Milano $49.00 View →
20 Unlocking Team Creativity for Collaborative Innovation edX Delft University of Technology $169.00 View →
21 Customer-Centric Innovation edX RWTH Aachen University $249.00 View →
22 CIPS Level 6 - Innovation in Procurement and Supply [L6M8] Udemy $39.99 View →
23 Sustainability: Impact, Value (s), Innovation, and Growth Udemy $54.99 View →
24 Generative AI for CEOs: Strategy, Ethics and Innovation Udemy $199.99 View →
25 Faculty Development Program in Research and Innovation Udemy $199.99 View →

Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.

What the prices here tell you

The 25 priced courses on this page run from $39.99 to $680.40, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $640.41. That is a wide gap for one subject. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.

Who is behind these courses

These courses come from Coursera, edX and Udemy. The platforms differ in how they sell: some charge once per course, others expect a subscription, and the listed price is not always what you pay at checkout after a promotion. 11 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including ESSCA School of Management, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Duke University — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.

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Open the provider’s own page and check three things this comparison cannot tell you: when the course was last updated, what the syllabus actually covers in its later sections, and what recent learners say. Prices shown here are the provider’s listed price when we last rebuilt this page on 18 September 2026 — they change often, and a promotion can move them substantially. We earn a commission if you enrol through our links, which costs you nothing and never affects the order courses appear in.

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