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Demystifying Disruption: Essential Insights for Leaders

Parsons School of Design via Coursera

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Overview

In this course, you will find deep insights into what disruption is, what drives it, and how it affects organizations. An overview of the history and ever-evolving nature of disruption over time is provided to illustrate its power and scope. You will gain fundamental knowledge applicable across industries, such as the distinction between innovation and disruption and the importance of balancing sustaining and disruptive innovations. Learn how to diagnose disruption and examine its internal and external drivers as you explore practical strategies for leaders to both defend against disruption and leverage it to your benefit. You will discover how embracing an un-disruptable mindset enables leaders to navigate disruption effectively. By the end of this course, you will understand ways to drive your organization to success by preventing creative stagnation or chaos, while leveraging disruption through innovative and strategic business practices.

Syllabus

  • Framing Disruption
  • Decoding the Difference: Disruption vs. Innovation
  • Defying the Drivers of Disruption
  • Diagnosing Disruption

Taught by

Mark Lipton

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