Abu Dhabi Polytechnic has implemented a broad range of educational innovations. These include important technological, pedagogical, structural, and financial practices that help support student persistence and degree completion in postsecondary attainment. Abu Dhabi Polytechnic is involved in a number of activities designed to engage students, faculty, and institutional leaders in innovation. Furthermore, senior leaders work to advance and scale change and transformation initiatives at the institution through educational technology, open educational resources, new business models, and new pedagogical models such as competency-based education.

Abu Dhabi Polytechnic understands the significance of innovation and how effective innovation management can improve the institution. It is implementing innovative management policies that are supporting radical innovations and producing fundamental changes in the activities of the institution and representing clear departures from its previous practices. These policies support research, patent development and competition.

Abu Dhabi Polytechnic is also implementing changes to systems to improve the performance and productivity of staff and increase student satisfaction. This includes improving operational systems of the organization, and enhancing services for staff and students.

Abu Dhabi Polytechnic is also investing in resources to support the development of technological innovation. It is supporting the filing of patents, licenses, and developing a program to support startups.