As a child, I was taught to take risks and color outside the lines. Later, I discovered a love of organizations, particularly visionary companies, and what makes them successful. Creativity, innovation and bringing products to market are not linear processes. It’s messy, complex, exhilarating, frustrating—and it can be done successfully when everything falls into place.
Laura B. Cardinal, Ph.D., SmartState® Endowed Chair + Director, Center for Innovation + Commercialization
Our Focus Is Providing South Carolina with a Strategic Innovation Toolkit So Growing and Established Organizations Flourish.
These are the organizations and people that inspire and motivate us.
We are the strategists, the innovators, the doers who make things happen.
Super Commuter Students Find Value in Face-to-Face Learning through the Strategic Innovation Certificate at USC’s Darla Moore School of Business
Though one might not find fairy godmothers waving their magic wand while singing, “bibbity bobbity boo,” there is a magic of education that can only be found within the walls… (continued)
Farewell to the PMBA Fall 2023 Graduates
SC Innovates® SmartState® Center within the Darla Moore School of Business (DMSB) at the University of South Carolina would like to proudly congratulate the Professional MBA and/or Strategic Innovation Certificate… (continued)
Incredible Dedication Fosters Lasting Impressions
Fall 2023 SMTI Cohort Shines Brightly Lasting impressions are sometimes hard to leave behind—especially at institutions known for world-class innovation like the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina (USC).… (continued)