Generative Leadership: Inspiring Adaptability in an AI World

Overview

The world's best leaders inspire adaptability in the face of uncertainty. In "Generative Leadership: Inspiring Adaptability in the AI World," you will learn how to adopt a generative leader mindset in the fast-changing world of AI-driven change. Throughout the course, you will learn about generative leadership: a form of leading that creates unique, resourceful environments where employees thrive as they embrace challenge and change. You’ll also explore the principles of generative leadership and see how they are used in real-world organizations. Based on these principles, you’ll be challenged to identify ways you can put them into practice in your organization or workplace, allowing you to think deeply about your role as a generative leader. By gaining an understanding of generative leadership and using it to create greater flexibility in your work, you’ll be better prepared to stand out as a leader and provide a space that allows people to flourish during change.

Syllabus

Welcome to This Course

In this module we will think together about what we mean by a thriving organization and define the role of generative leaders in helping to create the conditions for excellent work that simultaneously supports human wellbeing. You’ll learn how to think about leaders at all levels of an organization and what makes them generative.

Understanding Generative Leadership

In this module you will learn two core principles of generative leadership and how to put them into practice in a broad range of situations that call for flexibility and adaptability. We will challenge you to think about leaders you have known who use these principles and reflect on what you can learn from them that will help you develop as a generative leader.

Generative Leadership in Times of Uncertainty

In this module you will explore a comprehensive, evidence-based model of threat rigidity that shows you exact processes by which people, teams, and organizations respond to threatening situations in ways that undermine innovation and decrease performance. We will use our knowledge of how threat rigidity works to better understand how to actively deploy the principles and practices of generative leadership to mitigate rigidity and increase flexibility, building the capacity for resourceful change.

Applying Generative Leadership in the Age of AI

In this module you will put what you’ve learned about generative leadership to the test in the world of AI-driven change. You will engage in an interactive case study that asks you to make choices that correspond to the principles of generative leadership as you navigate the introduction and implementation of an AI-driven process improvement challenge. You’ll have a chance to reflect on what you’ve learned about yourself and how you can continue to practice generative leadership.