Leading Digital Transformation and Innovation

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We are in the midst of a digital tsunami. Digital technologies have progressed exponentially over the last decades and a tipping point has been reached. Further the pace of progress in digital technologies shows no signs of slowing down. All industries are susceptible to the forces of digital transformation and most executives are or will soon be confronted by the dynamics of digital disruption. There will be significant new opportunities as the underlying forces of digital disruption and value creation are understood and leveraged. Succeeding in this rapidly changing world will require both a solid understanding of digital products, services and business models and an inspirational leadership style to be bold, take risks and lead complex change.The elective course should be of interest to all MBA and graduate students. The goal of this elective course is to provide an effective combination of theory and practice in digital transformation and innovation for executives. Lectures and mini-cases will provide a rich forum for in-class discussions. Students will be encouraged to share experiences from their own firms and the class will aggregate key lessons for an organizational digital roadmap along five important dimensions: data platforms, organizational agility, customer customization, ecosystem leverage and digital culture. Students will leave the elective better prepared to help their organizations to compete as digital technologies re-shape the economy. A specific focus will be put on the organizational change and digital transformation that has to occur in incumbent leaders as they seek to leverage digital technologies.