In this exciting online course you can understand how technology, strategy and digital business models are important to be innovative in your job. Also, you will understand what disruption is and which are the most disruptive technologies to articulate business strategy in times of digital innovation and and be able to capture those impacts using modern strategy analysis tools.
Digital Disruption
Digital Disruption
This course is part of Business Innovation and Digital Disruption Specialization
Instructor: Patricio O'Gorman
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Intermediate level
Some related experience required
13 hours to complete
3 weeks at 4 hours a week
Flexible schedule
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What you'll learn
Examine how digital technologies influence internal operations ("being digital") and external interactions ("going digital") of a company.
Recognize different types of innovation and explore the interplay between technology and innovation.
Apply modern tools to summarize the main elements of the concept of business plans and their function.
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16 assignments
Taught in English
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This course is part of the Business Innovation and Digital Disruption Specialization
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There are 4 modules in this course
Understand the technical background behind disruptive technologies, looking at general concepts behind innovation and disruption.
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5 videos5 readings3 assignments3 discussion prompts
Understand the impact of digital disruption on organizations internally.
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6 videos3 readings4 assignments3 discussion prompts
Understand the impact of digital disruption on organizations externally, with clients.
What's included
6 videos3 readings4 assignments3 discussion prompts
Understand how strategy is formulated and expressed in order to be communicated to others.
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6 videos4 readings5 assignments2 discussion prompts
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Reviewed on Feb 12, 2024
Excellent overview, clear ideas. Amazing summary that goes from understanding innovation to the key elements of digital transformation and what it needs to be in mind to deplou
MC
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Reviewed on Jan 22, 2025
I truly enjoyed this course, it gives you an overall view of how, why and what is Digital Disrtuption and gives a clear roadmap on how to implement it.
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