Haven't taken part in a course with so little practical value and so theoretical approach. I also believe that the delivery of the content is rather mediocre. The slides are read out, with a little bit of explanation or amendment. The coolness and younger / hipsterish (or whatever) attitude is also just counterproductive. So I believe that the course is really not worth the time and money.

Given that I didnt pay for the course, I have to say that it was successfull in giving me a decent amount of information and an introduction into thought processes underlying strategic design. Furthermore it has a nice choice of filming locations. Yet there is two reasons for my low rating: 1) lack of a systematic approach and 2) lack of detail going beyond the obvious and sometimes lack of arguments for certain claims.

More specficially things that could be improved on would be:

* red line is sometimes missing (or at least not very obvious), concepts just seem to pop up semi randomly, which may be similiar to my second critique point:

* often the scope of concepts wasnt clear, i.e. one slide deals with capabilities, the next one deals with shared activities such as capital, is the latter now a capability? the heading in the slides suggests its an entirely different subtopic, but there is no other sign of such a transition, neighter in slides nor in the oral presentation; this happens quite alot of times, so please make the relationship between the different parts of the presentation and concepts clearer

* often, a real example would help: how does concept A look in a specific company (titles, organization trees and procedures), how does a centralized vs decentralized company strcuture look like, which capabilities are where; maybe use the companies where you film the lectures at as examples, this would make the choice of location also seem less random

* not much beyond the slides is explained: refinancing is mentioned as a way of improving performance; what debt is refinanced here, how does this pertain to company everyday workings (i.e. does a company buy another random company and makes somehow money? -> please detail more and give a clear example)

* maybe add a little bit of readings (i.e. including examples if there is no space in the presentation for this)

* discussions dont receive any replys nor any moderation (but that seems more like the usual case on coursera; and the separation into different forums for each course period leads to only a sinlge post per thread per period which doesnt encourage peer discussion); yet as this seems to be a coursera wide applicable critique this didnt factor into my rating

As it is, this course can be finished rather very quickly, and i think people would be willing to spend more time on the course to gain actual depth knowledge (as is often said but not achieved in the class unfortunately)

Firstly I would like to thank my instructor Tobias Kretschmer for explaining everything in such a short and wonderful way. He explains in such a way that the interest builds up automatically. After reaching this course a wish is added to my bucketlist to attend a live class of Lehrer "Tobias Kretschmer" sir.

Atlast, Thankyou coursera and Tobias sir for this course.

Great course, however somewhat less interesting and more conceptual content than the previous courses. Prof. Kretschmer is amazing and tried to use many examples throughout the course to make dry stuff more relatable and easier to understand, which I greatly appreciate. Thank you so much and see you soon in the final course of this specialization. :)

I liked this course! As previous courses in the specialization, this course presents very rigorous materials, including both theory and numerous real-world examples. The course also runs in inspiring locations around Munich, which makes the learning experience very engaging and enjoyable.

Great course! Probably my favorite in the whole specialization. However, I recommend to take the two previous courses since the experience is more understandable, compelete and enjoyable, Tobias is a great teacher, thank you very much!

Thank you very much Tobias Kretcher for the creativity in the presentation of the material! The structuredness of the lecture greatly helped in a deeper analysis of the problems of development of organizations.

Even though the concepts are of high level which seem difficult to beginners, the course materials, the top-notch lectures, and the day-to-day examples provided - nourishes one with knowledge in short span.

Thank you, Tobias. Really enjoyed the course and surprisingly interesting locations it was lectured from. The knowledge and humour you and your staff put into the material is really outstanding!

Gracias al instructor Tobias Kretschmer , hace mas llevadero el curso.Excelente curso, en mi caso se me dificulto el idioma pero en general todo muy bien.

Magnifico curso, he aprendido muchísimo de manera amena y clara. Es un curso, en mi caso, de aplicación inmediata a mi empresa.

i have learned a lot from this course this has the very impact on the the employees whose working in the organisation

Excellent course that is fully applicable in real world. The theory explained is demonstrable in real life companies.

One of the best courses I have ever watched if not the best; the presenter was engaging and easy in his approach.

The course was very wonderful. I Am sure that it will be very useful for me on my job. Thanks a lot.

Excellent course. I've learnt a lot pertaining designing an effective organization structure.

This guy is pretty funny. He has an elephant from Star Wars always following him.

I really enjoyed the course and it is very informative

Very useful to understand the organization design

Great content and excellently unique delivery!