Innovation for Growth
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.
Spring
Why this program?
Use scenario planningIdentify the critical uncertainties that face modern-day businesses and how to respond to them.
Develop disruptive frameworksIdentify what characterizes innovation-driven organizations and develop a framework for their creation.
Create Action PlansAnalyze and create an action plan for a real-world enterprise for its transformation into an innovation-driven enterprise (IDE).
Understanding Social IntelligenceIdentify the characteristics of social intelligence and understand why it is a necessary component for leadership in innovation.
Make Critical AssessmentsMake a critical assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of leaders in a given organization.
Action Design ThinkingAssess 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
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
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.
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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.
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.