About this MicroMasters
Success or failure? The future of your organization today depends on how well it can adapt to and leverage disruptive technologies and business models.
Take the next step in your career and add business knowledge to your technical skills to reach a leading position in your company using an entrepreneurial mindset.
This MicroMasters program enables you to do just that – to deal with disruptive change in the marketplace and take advantage of the shifting landscape to benefit your organization.
By combining elements from innovation, entrepreneurship, and strategy research, this program will show you how to use a standard toolkit to judge and assess real life cases and learn using a practice-oriented approach.
You will be guided through the innovation process from ideation to implementation, will explore the typical creation process of a new venture and will learn more about the differences between entrepreneurial and managerial thought patterns. As a final part of the program, you’ll learn strategic management concepts – so your organization can be ahead of the curve and not be victim to disruption.
To succeed in the program, you need to have basic mathematical knowledge and a general interest in business to succeed in the program.
The program is designed by RWTH Aachen University, one of the leading universities in Germany working at the intersection of technology and management. You’ll learn from leading entrepreneurship and innovation experts such as Malte Brettel, who was named the #1 Professor of Entrepreneurship in Germany.
What you'll learn
- To scan an organization’s environment and identify relevant threats to its business
- To develop a set of strategies to quickly address upcoming change
- To discover risks and sources of internal resistance towards innovation and develop successful counter strategies
- To familiarize yourself with the differences between entrepreneurial and corporate thinking
- To strategically position your organization in times of uncertainty
- The knowledge and skills needed to pursue a career at the interface of technology and management in disrupting times.
- Important management skills that will enable you to lead employees and help your company succeed in the marketplace by effectively dealing with disruptive change.
| From | The RWTH Aachen University, RWTHx, RWTH Aachen University via edX |
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| Hours | 288 |
| Instructors | Malte Brettel, Dr. Frank T. Piller, Frank T. Piller, Torsten-Oliver Salge |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Business |
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Careers
An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile (33rd - 99th).
Workforce - Change Management $56k
Costume Change Over Stitcher $62k
Advanced Change Control Analyst $82k
Transportation Change Agent $84k
Organizational Change Management... $88k
Change Process Engineer $94k
Enterprise Change and Configuration Management $99k
Products Research Engineer, Beauty Disruptive Market Innovation $109k
Infrastructure Change Management Manager $110k
Project Manager - Change Management $117k
Change Management Specialist Contractor $118k
Change Management Coordinator Lead $171k
Courses in this MicroMasters
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Disruption is simultaneously the greatest threat and the biggest opportunity for any business. While some companies proactively manage this potential risk and leverage it to... edX | The RWTH Aachen University, RWTHx, RWTH Aachen University |
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Addressing the needs of your customers is the core factor of managing innovation successfully. Exactly this is the task of the first stages of an innovation project. In this... edX | The RWTH Aachen University, RWTHx, RWTH Aachen University |
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Innovation and Creativity Management Business innovation is nothing without great ideas. But creativity can be difficult to spark on a schedule. It requires a steady hand to manage the creative process and move it... edX | The RWTH Aachen University, RWTHx, RWTH Aachen University |
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Thinking & Acting like an Entrepreneur All of today’s well-known companies got started the exact same way: as an idea within someone’s head. While the idea itself is an important prerequisite for success, it was rather... edX | The RWTH Aachen University, RWTHx, RWTH Aachen University |
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Strategic Management: From Intuition to Insight Learn how to design effective strategy processes and to spot fundamental market and technology changes in your industry. This foundational course enables you to analyze shifting... edX | The RWTH Aachen University, RWTHx, RWTH Aachen University |
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Strategic Management: From Insight to Decision Learn how to (re)position your organization, orchestrate strategic alliances and assess strategic options from an ethical perspective. This advanced strategic management course... edX | The RWTH Aachen University, RWTHx, RWTH Aachen University |
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| From | The RWTH Aachen University, RWTHx, RWTH Aachen University via edX |
|---|---|
| Hours | 288 |
| Instructors | Malte Brettel, Dr. Frank T. Piller, Frank T. Piller, Torsten-Oliver Salge |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Business |
Careers
An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile (33rd - 99th).
Workforce - Change Management $56k
Costume Change Over Stitcher $62k
Advanced Change Control Analyst $82k
Transportation Change Agent $84k
Organizational Change Management... $88k
Change Process Engineer $94k
Enterprise Change and Configuration Management $99k
Products Research Engineer, Beauty Disruptive Market Innovation $109k
Infrastructure Change Management Manager $110k
Project Manager - Change Management $117k
Change Management Specialist Contractor $118k
Change Management Coordinator Lead $171k
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