Key Takeaways
In this six-week program, you will have the opportunity to:
- Leverage disruption to drive innovation
- Explore the impact of digitization and AI on the business world and global economy
- Explain the consequences of climate change for business profitability and brand equity
- Prepare your organization to adapt before disruption occurs
- Position your organization to capture growth opportunities
Who Should Join This Program
Kellogg Executive Education at Northwestern University's Effective Leadership for Global Change program will help leaders in any industry identify potential threats and opportunities arising from a variety of disruptive forces and enable them to be flexible, innovative and creative about how to deal with these challenges.
This program will be particularly valuable for leaders who are looking to develop a strategic plan to respond to these disruptive changes.
Program Curriculum
Over the course of six weeks, this program will guide you in creating an actionable plan you can use to lead your organization through any type of disruption, known or unknown. Each week builds on the last, giving you the opportunity to create a comprehensive plan for managing an unpredictable business environment.
Module 1:
Disruption in the Workforce
Understand potential sources of disruption in the workforce and develop a plan to protect your organization.
Module 2:
The Polarization of Consumer Demand
Explore consumer behavior and discover how insights can be used to design a strategy that positions your organization to withstand and grow through disruption. Then, deep dive into the segmentation of value versus luxury, emerging markets, and growth in new directions.
Module 3:
The Second Wave of Globalization: Digital Platforms and Direct to Consumer
Survey the second wave of globalization and the effects and growth opportunities of digitization and disintermediation.
Module 4:
The Post-COVID Economy
New ways of working, including remote and hybrid work environments, impact productivity, creativity, innovation, and management.
Module 5:
Artificial Intelligence Disruptions
AI can be a useful tool, but it can also be a source of disruption. Learn the history of AI; how it was traditionally used; and how, with supervision, it can be leveraged to solve business problems.
Module 6:
Climate Change Disruptions
The effects of climate change are far-reaching. Learn about the scope of the climate crisis, and its potential impact on the global economy and across industries.
Module 1:
Disruption in the Workforce
Understand potential sources of disruption in the workforce and develop a plan to protect your organization.
Module 4:
The Post-COVID Economy
New ways of working, including remote and hybrid work environments, impact productivity, creativity, innovation, and management.
Module 2:
The Polarization of Consumer Demand
Explore consumer behavior and discover how insights can be used to design a strategy that positions your organization to withstand and grow through disruption. Then, deep dive into the segmentation of value versus luxury, emerging markets, and growth in new directions.
Module 5:
Artificial Intelligence Disruptions
AI can be a useful tool, but it can also be a source of disruption. Learn the history of AI; how it was traditionally used; and how, with supervision, it can be leveraged to solve business problems.
Module 3:
The Second Wave of Globalization: Digital Platforms and Direct to Consumer
Survey the second wave of globalization and the effects and growth opportunities of digitization and disintermediation.
Module 6:
Climate Change Disruptions
The effects of climate change are far-reaching. Learn about the scope of the climate crisis, and its potential impact on the global economy and across industries.
Real-World Situations
There’s no better way to learn than to apply your knowledge and skills. This program offers a number of opportunities to reinforce core concepts by simulating real-world situations.
Navigating Value versus Luxury: Evaluate your organization's position between value and luxury, and determine if moving in a new direction is beneficial.
Innovative Hiring: Identify opportunities to hire workers displaced from other industries.
Paradox of Choice: Should your firm slim down and focus more on what it is good at or expand into doing more.
New Ways of Working: Compare the pros and cons of remote work.
Leveraging AI: Identify uses for AI in your organization.
Guest Contributors
No industry is immune from the effects of disruption. Benefit from the knowledge of three thought leaders, all hailing from different industries, and their unique experience navigating disruption. Whether you are a CXO, senior or functional leader, entrepreneur, or consultant, you will come away with pivotal insights you can immediately put into practice.
Certificate
Certificate
Upon successful completion of the program, Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management grants a verified digital certificate of completion to participants. This program is graded as pass or fail; participants must receive 80% to pass and obtain the certificate of completion.
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Note: This online certificate program does not grant academic credit or a degree from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. After successful completion of the program, your verified digital certificate will be emailed to you in the name you used when registering for the program. All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.
