MMI1090 Technology, Strategy and Policy
Technology is transforming every sector of society, from how we grow and distribute food to how we deliver healthcare, design wellness solutions, and navigate daily life. Yet innovation does not succeed on technology alone; it succeeds when leaders understand the systems, policies, incentives, human behaviors, and legitimacy conditions that shape how technologies are developed, governed, adopted, and scaled.
This course examines technological disruption through the lens of innovation strategy, legitimacy, and systems thinking. Using real-world cases from the food, health, wellness, and consumer technology sectors, we explore how emerging technologies create (and sometimes destroy) value, how they reshape markets, how they challenge existing regulatory frameworks, and how they generate ethical, political, and societal tensions.
Description of Duties:
- Marking assignments, having done suitable preparation (careful reading of cases).
- Meet with students on an occasional basis to discuss assignments.
- Invigilating the final exam.
- Assist in marking of tests and final exams.
- Attend each class meeting to provide feedback and assist the Professor in organizing the class
- Consult with students by email
Preferably a PhD student or a suitable qualified graduate student or working professional.
Class Schedule: Mondays, 10:00 AM to 03:00 PM
Sessional date of appointment: January 6, 2027 - April 30, 2026
Salary:
The minimum hourly rate shall be:
September 1, 2026 $55.25 + vacation pay
Application deadline: November 13, 2026
Please submit your CV + general application form to the MMI Master of Management of Innovation program
By Email to: mmi.utm@utoronto.ca
We thank all applications for their interest. Only candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.