Leading by Design: Theory and Practice

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Focus on organizational theories their relevance in today's workplace while considering chaos/complexity theory, organizations as complex adaptive systems, and the impact of technological, cultural and social disruptions as the organization evolves to address them. Leading models of organizational structure, processes, rules, behavior, roles and function are explored through the lens of change incremental, transitional, transformative and strategic – and how innovative leaders support change from a design thinking perspective. Students will explore their own orientation toward design and their use of self in the design process.