The degree programme combines the principles of Design Thinking with practical aspects of leadership. Participants are organized into different teams to address central aspects of leadership, innovative forms of collaboration, the principles of strategy development and the diversity of organizational cultures. Inspired by case studies and short sessions of input from experts, participants try out all kinds of design leadership interventions of their own. They learn how to develop themselves and their organization, take a creative approach to innovation and change and steer them in the longer term.
Participants on the CAS Design Leadership degree programme
- flesh out their personal leadership profile by deliberately changing their perspective and by developing a greater awareness of, and sensitivity towards, their own strengths and weaknesses
- learn the fundamental principles of a contemporary leadership style and how to apply it in complex organizational settings
- develop an acute sense of the specific characteristics of different organizational cultures and how to deal appropriately with contradictions between them, in different contexts
- work intensively on their presentation skills and improve their public speaking, communication and coaching skills
- broaden their expertise in strategy development and how to combine this with operational acumen
- work in interdisciplinary groups to explore a wide range of processes, methods and tools for teambuilding, cooperation and innovation management
- learn how to transfer, and successfully apply, design-based processes at the organizational, strategic and team levels.