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Transformational Leadership for Inclusive Innovation

Transformational Leadership for Inclusive Innovation

This course is part of Gender Analytics: Gender Equity through Inclusive Design Specialization

Instructors: Sarah Kaplan

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

177 reviews

Beginner level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule

8 hours to complete

Learn at your own pace

97%

Most learners liked this course

What you'll learn

See Gender Analytics as an opportunity for transformational leadership, finding ways to be inspired and inspire others with gender-based insights
Learn how to plan for resistance and develop strategies for overcoming opposition
Organize teams that reflect the diversity of customers and stakeholders and make these differences matter in your work
Identify the role of Gender Analytics at each stage of planning and operations in a variety of different kinds of organizations

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Gender Analytics underpins inclusive innovation, and inclusive innovation will require organizational transformation. The missing link between insights and actions is change leadership. How can you get people to collaborate? How can you overcome resistance to change? How can you embed intersectional, gender-based insights in everything an organization does?

In this course, you will learn to be an inspiring and effective change agent by developing a toolbox of leadership skills for building and managing diverse teams. You will hear from experts who have led Gender Analytics in various settings from companies, to non-profits, to the government. In short, this course will help you develop skills to be a transformational leader as you work towards creating inclusive products, services, processes and policies. This is the fourth course of the Gender Analytics Specialization offered by the Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE) at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management. It is great on its own, and you will get even more out of it if you take it as part of the Specialization.

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Gender Analytics should not be an “add-on,” a checkbox or an afterthought. To fully realize the value of intersectional gender-based insights, you need to know how to embed Gender Analytics in everything an organization does. In this week, you will hear experts share how gender-based analysis has created opportunities for impact and transformation in business, non-profit organizations and government policy making. You will see that conducting Gender Analytics is essential in all aspects of work, even in the most extreme budget crunches, and that its application will require transformational leadership and organizational change.

What's included

6 videos8 readings1 assignment

6 videosTotal 32 minutes

Welcome to Transformational Leadership for Inclusive Innovation3 minutes
Gender Analytics in organizations1 minute
Gender Analytics in the government policy cycle8 minutes
[Optional] Gender Analytics and the Gender Results Framework3 minutes
Gender Analytics in the work of NGOs8 minutes
Gender Analytics in companies 10 minutes

8 readingsTotal 76 minutes

Land Acknowledgement1 minute
Faculty biographies5 minutes
Introduction to Gender Analytics in the government policy cycle5 minutes
[Multimedia Resources] Gender budgeting20 minutes
[Optional] Gender Results Framework15 minutes
Introduction to Gender Analytics in the work of NGOs5 minutes
Introduction to Gender Analytics in companies15 minutes
Case example: Root Capital’s Women in Agriculture Initiative10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Assessment 130 minutes

Globally, there is a rising demand for greater equity and for amplification of experiences that have not been listened to in traditional institutional and organizational structures. In this module, you will build an inventory of leadership skills to influence change in your organization by working with different types of actors humanely, respectfully, and ethically. We will focus on how you can get out of your comfort zone in order to become a more effective leader.

What's included

3 videos2 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

Decades of research show that socially diverse teams are more innovative than homogeneous groups. Managing diverse teams that reflect the diversity of stakeholders is essential to doing Gender Analytics effectively. In this module, you will see how leaders can build and leverage diverse teams through an overview of research and theory on diversity, organizational culture, and organizational behavior. By the end of the week, you will know how to build more diverse teams and get the most out of them.

What's included

4 videos3 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

4 videosTotal 18 minutes

The duty of care3 minutes
Diversity, creativity, and psychological safety5 minutes
Three paradigms for managing diversity4 minutes
Building diverse teams6 minutes

3 readingsTotal 45 minutes

How diversity makes us smarter15 minutes
Cross-silo leadership15 minutes
Making differences matter15 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Assessment 330 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Reflection10 minutes

Transformational leadership is about impact. Gender Analytics adds an essential lens to leadership work that allows you to connect and empathize with a variety of stakeholders. In this week, you will learn to build specific tools that help you go from intellectual acceptance to gain credibility for critical analysis and enable meaningful change.

What's included

5 videos5 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

5 videosTotal 22 minutes

Making change matter5 minutes
Overcoming a power disadvantage8 minutes
Being a change agent6 minutes
Application Spotlight: Application to your project workplan3 minutes
Course recap: Transformational Leadership for Inclusive Innovation2 minutes

5 readingsTotal 76 minutes

Managing resistance1 minute
Using your influence15 minutes
[Worksheet] Leadership inventory for influencing change 20 minutes
[Worksheet] Organizational alignment plan for your Gender Analytics projects30 minutes
Congratulations!10 minutes