Leverage diverse research, proven methodologies, and design thinking for change management in this collaboration between Stanford and Harvard.

A systematic framework. Silicon Valley innovation. Real-world implementation. Experience all three at Leading Change and Organizational Renewal. This unique collaboration between Stanford and Harvard helps you overcome the inertial forces that plague big organizations in order to design an ambidextrous organization that can generate streams of innovation. This one-week intensive program is offered once per year at each school, Harvard and Stanford.

Led by Stanford GSB’s Charles O’Reilly and Harvard Business School’s Michael Tushman, the program provides a proven methodology for diagnosing strategic challenges combined with design thinking techniques and innovation challenge workgroups to help your organization innovate. You’ll put design thinking tools into action at the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, also known as the d.school. Upon completion, you will have an action plan to help you implement real change and empower others in your organization to do the same.

Key Benefits

Learn a systematic methodology for dissecting challenges, and develop tools for promoting innovation and strategic change across your organization.

  • Identify and overcome barriers to change.
  • Analyze and design a comprehensive strategy for promoting innovation and change throughout your organization.
  • Develop models and frameworks for meeting today’s business-performance challenges while innovating for the future.
  • Apply the program’s insights to your organization’s specific short- and long-term business challenges through facilitated business-challenge workgroups.
  • Tackle your organization’s innovation challenges with our trained coaches — dedicated coaching guaranteed if an intact team from your organization attends.

Who Should Attend?

  • Senior-level executives with at least 10 to 15 years of management experience who work in larger organizations, including governmental, nongovernmental, and nonprofit organizations
  • Small teams of up to 10 individuals from one company are guaranteed to work on an innovation challenge with a dedicated coach
  • Senior management teams composed of four to 10 individuals will be given admission preference to foster teamwork and amplify the program’s impact on your organization

15 Sep 2024 – 20 Sep 2024

In-Person | Stanford, CA | US $16,500

Deadline

02 Aug 2024

Qualified candidates are admitted on a rolling, space-available basis. Early applications are encouraged.

The program fee includes tuition, private accommodations, all meals, and course materials.

Payment is due upon admission. Your space is secured upon receipt of full payment.

Awarded Upon completion

Certificate of completion

Contact

Associate Director, Programs Executive Education
Program Overview

Program Overview

Learn how we are helping managers around the world to think systematically and successfully manage change in their organizations.

Learn More About the Program

Explore our carefully designed curriculum, and go deeper with select course descriptions or a sample schedule.

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Learn more about our past participants, and find out if the program is right for you.

Tackle your organization’s innovation challenges with a dedicated coach — guaranteed if an intact team of participants from the same organization attend.

Faculty Leadership

Charles A. O’Reilly
The Frank E. Buck Professor of Management
Michael Tushman
Paul R. Lawrence MBA Class of 1942 Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

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