Innovation for Growth

This program is for professionals and team managers seeking to guide their business or departments through today’s increasingly volatile global economy using innovation. Provided with a framework for making sound, strategic, and innovative agendas, learners will acquire the knowledge and skill set needed to allow them to see uncertainty as opportunity and craft high-level portfolios of strategic options that have a higher chance of yielding success.

Date

Feb 5 - Mar 13, 2020

Duration

5 weeks

Schedule

6 - 8 hours of study per week

Format

Online

Language

English

Intake

Fall
Spring

Tuition Fees

€ 1.950

Pathway

Innovation, Marketing & Sales

Innovation for Growth explores a framework for making strategic planning more robust amidst an increasingly changing and volatile business environment. As you progress through the course, you will gain insight into the various degrees of leadership that allow innovation to be harnessed and nurtured in organizations. By understanding the challenges that businesses face today, identifying the kind of organizations that are currently providing access to the most innovative landscapes, and recognizing the new kind of intelligences that are required to succeed, this course will challenge your own understanding of the role innovation plays in a company’s growth strategy.

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Sara Plácido

Admissions Associate Director

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Why this program?

Use scenario planning

Identify the critical uncertainties that face modern-day businesses and how to respond to them.

Develop disruptive frameworks

Identify what characterizes innovation-driven organizations and develop a framework for their creation.

Create Action Plans

Analyze and create an action plan for a real-world enterprise for its transformation into an innovation-driven enterprise (IDE).

Understanding Social Intelligence

Identify the characteristics of social intelligence and understand why it is a necessary component for leadership in innovation.

Make Critical Assessments

Make a critical assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of leaders in a given organization.

Action Design Thinking

Assess how Design Thinking forms an integral part of leadership.

Academic Director

Mark Esposito

Academic Director, Innovation for Growth
Academic Director, Leadership And Strategy In The Age Of Disruption
Adjunct Professor of Strategy at IE Business School
Professor of Business Economics at Harvard University’s Division of Continuing Education

Mark Esposito

Dr. Mark Esposito is one of the most influential thinkers in the fields of strategy and leadership, with professorships at universities including Harvard University, IE Business School, and the Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge. Among the many accolades he has earned throughout his career, he was named to the Thinkers50 Radar in 2016. He recently co-authored a new book with Terence Tse called Understanding How the Future Unfolds: Using DRIVE to Harness the Power of Today’s Megatrends.

"The Innovation for Growth online program is a great tool that enables leaders to manage enterprises in a world full of uncertainties, fast changing paces and volatile environments."

Francisco Baptista

CEO - Papeles Braft S.A. De C.V.

"The program changed my mindset completely. We live in a time where change is part of our lives, so leaders must adapt to this reality and anticipate changes through innovation. This program has given me the necessary tools to create a breeding ground that facilitates innovation and adaptation to changes."

Ignacio Berdugo

International Communications & Online Marketing Officer - MASLOWATEN

"Take the opportunity to be the engine to lead innovation in your day to day. With useful concepts and examples, this learning experience will help you understand and connect leadership with innovation, and apply it in your own environment. It´s up to you to take the first step."

Francisco Vinagre

Consultant - BTS Spain

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SPECIAL CONDITIONS

Alumni

As an IE alumni you are part of our community, and we want to support your passion for Lifelong Learning. Therefore, all IE alumni receive 25%* off tuition fees for all Executive Education programs.
*Alumni from Intensive Programs (less than a week duration), Summer Schools or High Impact Online Programs will receive 15% off.
Neither scholarship is compatible with other deductions.

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Corporate

At IE, we are committed to encouraging companies to enroll teams of their employees. We believe this allows them to explore new perspectives together and speak a shared language of change. Companies that sign a Corporate Agreement are eligible for a 15% off the tuition fee for Executive Education programs for group of employees. Additional services and support may also be available for a Corporate Partner Agreement.
Neither scholarship is compatible with other deductions.

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