Course description
Managing Disruptive Change
This course helps you to get in the driver seat by teaching you a structured approach to respond to disruptive change through targeted actions:
Identify emerging disruptions early on
- Why do companies get disrupted in the first place?
- What are potential sources of disruption?
- What are disruption patterns that can be spotted?
Proactively manage disruptions to leverage them as an opportunity
- What are potential ways to handle disruptions?
- How strong is the disruption and what kind of impact might it have on my business?
- What are generalizable action patterns that I can transfer to other contexts?
We put special emphasis on the use of real-life case studies and tutorials to ensure practical relevance and help you prepare for actual situations. This course prepares you for a position at the interface of technology and management, going beyond the operational scope to take a more strategic perspective.
Upcoming start dates
Who should attend?
Prerequisites:
No mandatory prerequisites but basic knowledge of business administration and math is beneficial.
Course delivery details
This course is offered through RWTH Aachen University, a partner institute of EdX.
6-8 hours per week
Costs
- Verified Track -$199
- Audit Track - Free
Certification / Credits
What you'll learn
- How to spot specific disruption patterns as well as potential sources of disruptions
- Ways to assess the degree of the respective disruptions in terms of stage, speed and impact
- The know-how to select appropriate counter initiatives drawing from a tool kit of potential actions, depending on the assessment of the disruption
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