This course is part of the The Journey to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Specialization

Salvador Aragón

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The Journey to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging SpecializationIE Business School

About this Course

In this course, we explore the nature of cognitive and experiential diversity, as understanding these invisible forms of diversity is essential to meet the needs of an organization. 
Cognitive and experiential diversity is needed to drive innovation and disruption. To address the challenges of the future, we must understand the cognitive and experiential backgrounds needed to tackle every challenge that comes our way. 

During the course, we will build models to guide us in measuring these different cognitive and experiential backgrounds and how we can leverage each in an organization.

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Course 2 of 4 in the

The Journey to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Specialization

Beginner Level

No experience required

Approx. 8 hours to complete

English

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Flexible deadlines

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Shareable Certificate

Earn a Certificate upon completion

100% online

Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Course 2 of 4 in the

The Journey to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Specialization

Beginner Level

No experience required

Approx. 8 hours to complete

English

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Instructor

Salvador Aragón

Information Systems Professor and Chief Innovation Officer

Information Sciences

191 Learners

1 Course

Offered by

IE Business School

IE Business School is an internationally recognized business school where the leaders of tomorrow shape their ideas and learn to become global citizens. For over 40 years, IE Business School has promoted innovation and change in organizations, equipping managers with an entrepreneurial mindset that generates employment, wealth, and social well-being.

Regularly featured among the top business schools in the world, IE Business School has an urban campus in Madrid and a faculty of more than 400 professors who teach students from approximately 90 countries in its undergraduate and master programs. IE uses innovative online, face-to-face, and blended learning formats, including the IE Communities Platform where knowledge and experiences are exchanged with over 50,000 IE graduates that currently hold management positions in more than 100 countries worldwide.

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

2 hours to complete

New Waves of Diversity: Dealing with Our Future

2 hours to complete

12 videos (Total 67 min), 5 readings, 1 quiz

12 videos

Welcome to the Journey of Diversity6mIntroduction: New Waves of Diversity4mNew Diversities and How We Think About The Future8mNew Diversities and How We Build The Future5mThe Emerging Cognitive Map of the Organization6mCognitive Map: A Matter of Nurture or a Matter of Nature?5mThe Multi-Horizon Approach7mHorizon 1: Improving the Existing Model3mHorizon 2: Extending and Expanding the Existing Model4mHorizon 3: Dealing with New Models3mReality Proof: Dealing with a Gray Rhino5mConclusion: Only Complexity Can Deal with Complexity4m

5 readings

Get to Know the Academic Director10mGrading Policy10mOptional Activity: Drawing Your Organization on a Cognitive Map10mDrones and Robots: What Happens When You Play With New Technologies10mComplementary Readings10m

Week2

Week 2

2 hours to complete

Experiential Diversity

2 hours to complete

10 videos (Total 58 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

10 videos

Introduction: Experiential Diversity2mThe Expert Dilemma6mHow Expertise is Built 5mEducation-Based Expertise7mIndustry-Based Expertise7mOrganization-Based Expertise6mExperiential Diversity and Teams5mCross-Fertilization and Experiential Diversity7mOrganizational Empathy and Experiential Diversity3mThe Art of Orchestration4m

3 readings

Optional activity: your education mindset10mOptional Activity: Organizational Behavior10mOptional Activity: Your Industry Jargon10m

Week3

Week 3

1 hour to complete

Foundations of Cognitive Diversity

1 hour to complete

11 videos (Total 56 min), 3 readings

11 videos

Introduction: Cognitive Diversity2mMental Models in a Nutshell4mThe Dark Side of Mental Models5mCognitive Diversity Foundations: The Information-Processing Spproach6mCognitive Diversity and Knowledge Consolidation4mCognitive Diversity and Knowledge Generation6mCognitive Diversity and the Deployment of Experience4mCognitive Diversity and the Orchestration of Ideas6mThe Hidden Cost of Authority5mThe Hidden Cost of Consensus5mThe Well-Balanced Organization4m

3 readings

How to Become Your Version of Roger Bannister?10mOptional Activity: The Perfect Presentation10mAn uncomfortable question10m

Week4

Week 4

3 hours to complete

Cognitive Diversity in Practice

3 hours to complete

10 videos (Total 57 min), 4 readings, 1 quiz

10 videos

Introduction: Mental Models in Practice1mCognitive Diversity and the Agile Organization3mCognitive Organization and Tribe Creation6mCognitive Diversity, Sense-Making, and Narratives5mCognitive Diversity and Leadership Functions8mThe Cognitively-Diverse Leader8mCognitive Diversity and the Legacy of Linear Thinking6mCognitive Diversity and the Challenge of Systemic Thinking5mCognitive Diversity and Complexity6mCourse Conclusion: Only Complexity Can Deal with Complexity5m

4 readings

What is Your Leadership Style?10mLinear Thinking in a Nonlinear World10mSix Steps to Thinking Systemically10mVisual Summary of the Course10m

About the The Journey to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Specialization

This Specialization aims to explore the different existing diversities, the basic demographic categories, such as: gender, race, disabilities, age, or sexual orientation as well as experiential and cognitive diversities.

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