POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA ININNOVATION AND DESIGN THINKING

In collaboration with

Design can help toimprove our lives in thepresent. Design thinkingcan help us chart a pathinto the future.

“

“

Tim BrownCEO, IDEO

As the world faces a shared challenge unlike any we’ve experienced in the modern era, the trajectory of entire governments and economies is shifting. Though the future of business may be unclear in this challenging moment, one thing is already becoming evident: the complexities of our present moment will drive the next era of innovation. How will you help ensure innovation-led growth within your organization?

This nine-month online program from Emeritus—in collaboration with MIT Sloan, Columbia Business School Executive Education & Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth—offers a comprehensive approach that incorporates the latest innovation and design thinking techniques and frameworks that will enable you to identify, analyze, conceptualize, and create solutions that work in the real-world.

As a participant, you’ll gain the tools necessary to integrate the needs of people, the possibilities of technology, and the requirements for business success with design thinking, systematic inventive thinking and strategy that will enable you to build products and services that propel your organization forward while honing your competitive edge.

OVERVIEW

PROGRAM FACULTY

Prof. Steve Eppinger is the Professor of Management Science & Engineering Systems as well as the Co-director for the System Design & Management Program. His research efforts are applied to improving product design and development practices. Conducted within MIT's Center for Innovation in Product Development, his work focuses on organizing complex design processes in order to accelerate industrial practices, and has been applied primarily in the automotive, electronics, aerospace, and equipment industries.

STEVE EPPINGER General Motors Leaders for Global Operations Professor of Management

Vijay Govindarajan, known as VG, is the Coxe Distinguished Professor at Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business and a Marvin Bower Fellow at Harvard Business School. VG–a New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling author—is an expert on strategy and innovation. He was the first professor in Residence and Chief Innovation Consultant at General Electric. In the Thinkers50 rankings, VG is rated #1 Indian Management Thinker.

VIJAY GOVINDARAJAN COXE Distinguished Professor of Management

Professor Johar is an influential scholar in the field of consumer psychology who has published several articles and cases on consumer adoptions of new products, on marketing and on advertising. Her expertise in persuasion, marketing and consumer psychology makes her uniquely qualified to lead a program on product development and innovation. She has received her PhD from the NYU Stern School of Business.

GITA JOHAR Meyer Feldberg Professor of Business

Jacob Goldenberg is a professor of Marketing at the School of Business Administration in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a visiting professor at Columbia Business School and IDC. He received his Ph.D. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in a joint program with the School of Business Administration and the Racach Institute of Physics. His research focuses on creativity, new product development, diffusion of innovation, complexity in market dynamics and social networks effects.

JACOB GOLDENBERG Professor of Marketing, Visiting Professor, Columbia Business School

Yoni is a Partner at SIT and SVP Business Development. He has pioneered the strategic development of the SIT approach with multinationals helping them achieve breakthrough results while developing an organizational culture of innovation. He is also faculty at Columbia University Business School, teaching “Innovate on Demand” and “Design Your Innovation Blueprint” Executive Education courses. He holds a B.A. Magna Cum Laude in Psychology and Sociology from Yeshiva University in New York, and an M.A. Magna Cum Laude in Social-Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Bar Ilan University in Israel.

YONI STERN Partner at Systematic Inventive Thinking & SVP of Business Development

COURSE LEADERS

In addition to course leaders, industry experts focusing on innovation and product development share their knowledge and experience through periodic guest lectures.

INDUSTRY EXPERTS

Jenny Buck has taught at Stanford University and the University of Pennsylvania in design thinking and product design. She worked in the 1990’s for the product design firms IDEO and Frogdesign, and later did a deep dive into neuroscience in the early 2000’s as the field was shining new light on understanding human interactions with the manmade world. Jenny holds a bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Duke University and a Masters in Engineering with a concentration in product design from Stanford University.

JENNY BUCK Course Leader, Emeritus

Eli Itin is Founder and Senior Innovation Consultant at Northern Star Innovation, a boutique consultancy specializing in the creation and management of organizational innovation. Eli advises managers and innovators on creating internal organizational innovation (intrapreneurship) via best practice innovation tools and methodologies, and manages the end-to-end ideation process (Challenge to Idea to Prototype). Eli has an MBA (Innovation & Entrepreneurship) from the IDC, Herzliya, as well as degrees in Law and Commerce from UNSW, Sydney, Australia.

ELI ITIN Course Leader, Emeritus

*Course Leaders are subject to change

As a participant, you'll discover new tools and templates for idea generation and product development, and learn how to overcome barriers to creativity. You will also gain valuable insights from industry leaders through relevant case studies and examples that have been woven in to illustrate how companies are successfully applying design thinking principles within their organizations to create the future.

200VIDEO LECTURES

17INDUSTRIAL EXAMPLES

24ASSIGNMENTS

15DISCUSSIONS

20LIVE ONLINE

TEACHING SESSIONS

1CAPSTONE PROJECT

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Strategy is Innovation is developed based on Prof. Vijay Govindarajan’s framework for Leading Innovation using the 3 Box Solution Model.

3. Strategy is Innovation

Forget the PastLet go of the values and

practices that fuel the current business but fail the new on

Manage the PresentOptimize the current

business

Create the FutureInvent a new business

or business model

Breakthrough Innovation explores the Systematic Inventive Thinking approach. The approach focuses on the notion that function follows form, where the likely success and production viability is evaluated after visualizing the improved product.

2. Breakthrough Innovation through Systematic Inventive Thinking

Systematic Inventive Thinking

Subtraction

Unification

Multiplication

Division

AttributeDependency

Design thinking is a creative and systematic approach to problem-solving by placing the user at the center of the experience. It enables organizations to ideate better, develop new approaches to innovation, fabricate insights and concepts; and ultimately helps meet customers’ needs more effectively.

1. MIT’s Approach to Design Thinking

Submitideas

Join a Team

Identify user needs

Apply creativity, develop

solutions

Consider user

service experience

Consider financials

Consider DFE

Work on capstone

Presentation & Wrap-up

Real - Win - Worth

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 & 8 9

SYLLABUS

INNOVATION OF PRODUCTSAND SERVICES: MIT’S APPROACHTO DESIGN THINKING

• Design Thinking Skills • Identifying Customer Needs• Applied Creativity• Design of Services• Financial Analysis• Environmental Sustainability

Module01

BREAKTHROUGH INNOVATIONTHROUGH SYSTEMATIC INVENTIVETHINKING

• Introduction to Creativity and Closed World Innovation• Changing Your Mindset: An Introduction to Fixedness• Tools for Generating Innovative Ideas• Researching Creative Ideas to Turn Patterns Into Tools and Using the Function Follows Form Approach• Using the Subtraction Template• Using the Division Template• Using the Multiplication Template• Using the Task Unification Template• Using the Attribute Dependency Template

Module02

Module03

STRATEGY IS INNOVATION:HOW THE LEADERS OFTOMORROW CREATE THE FUTURE

• Strategy is Innovation• Strategic Intent and Core Competencies• Box 3 Ideation• Innovation Execution

Module04

CAPSTONE PROJECT

EMERITUS INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT

HAS ATTENDED AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE

In collaboration with:

Bob HalperinAcademic Director

EMERITUS

Ashley ChiampoLearning Director

EMERITUS

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA ININNOVATION AND DESIGN THINKING

2021-2022

YOUR NAME

Upon successful completion of the program, participants will be awarded a verified digital diploma by Emeritus Institute of Management, in collaboration with MIT Sloan, Columbia Business School Executive Education & Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

CERTIFICATE

PARTICIPANT PROFILE

Our participants demonstrate the following qualities:

Leadership initiative - going beyond their defined scope of workAn ability to “make things happen;” strong execution skillsA visionary with desire to shape the futureMulticultural experience and sensitivityAmbitious and passionate learnerAt least eight years of professional experience

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

ADMISSION & FEES

Applicants will be required to:

Submit a completed Application FormSubmit a current resumeSubmit proof of diploma/degree in any field of study (highest qualification should be submitted)Are at least 21 years old on or before start of the program

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Obtain a TOEFL minimum score of 550 for the paper based test or its equivalentObtain an IELTS minimum score of 6.0Obtain a Pearson Versant Test minimum score of 59Obtain a Certificate of Completion for a Certificate course offered by EmeritusSubmit a document which shows that the candidate has, for the last 24 months or more, worked in ANY ONE of these countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America

All candidates who have received their bachelor’s or other degree or diploma from an education institution where English is NOT the primary language of instruction are required to demonstrate English language proficiency through ANY ONE of the following methods

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENT

June 30, 2021

PROGRAM COMMENCES

APPLICATION DEADLINEJune 28, 2021

9 Months, Online

DURATION

PROGRAM FEESUS$3,000 (payable in 2 equal installments)

Note: Singapore residents who wish to enroll for this course will be charged GST.

Deepen Your Intellectual CapitalWorld-class curriculum & teaching by faculty from MIT Sloan, Columbia Business School Executive Education and Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.Selective entrance criterion ensures you learn with the best

Manage Your Brand CapitalA global education on your resumeParticipants scoring 90% or above in all courses, and 'Exceeds Expectations' on the Capstone assignment will be awarded 'Emeritus Scholars' status

Enhance Your Social CapitalMake new, life-long connections with experienced business people from a wide variety of cultures, industries and backgroundsInclusion in the Emeritus NetworkInvitations to Emeritus Network events globally including CXO speaker series, and industry interactions

Enhance Your Career CapitalLearn while you earnGet noticed. Get ahead.Understand how to manage your career and personal brand

EMERITUS NETWORK

BENEFITS TO THE LEARNER

On successful completion of this program, join a community of learners on the Emeritus Network. The Emeritus Network is your platform to connect to a global network of individuals. Benefits of the Emeritus Network include:

Tuition assistanceGlobal network that includes over 400 CEOs, presidents, vice presidents, directors, founders, and managing directorsStart-up corner to help connect, collaborate, raise capital, invest, or identify talent

66,000+PARTICIPANTS

160+COUNTRIES

148+PROGRAMS

E-mail: info@emeritus.orgCall: +1 315 640 4064We attempt to respond to queries in 24 hours or less. However, over weekends and holidays, our responsesmay take up to 72 hours.

Emeritus | Council for Private Registration No. 201510637C | Period: 29 March 2018 — 28 March 2022

Schedule a call with a Program Advisor to learn how this diploma can help you

SCHEDULE A CALL

Apply for the diploma here

APPLY NOW

www.emeritus.org