AI Business Impact and Leadership Transformation Week
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Become an AI Ready Business Leader
AI will undoubtedly change leadership, the workplace, and the world. To leverage AI for business value and sustainable growth, decision-makers must be able to identify, prioritize, and implement AI initiatives. At the same time, they need to be aware of how AI might change leadership by either complementing or even replacing humans in fulfilling certain leadership functions.
To address this need, we have developed a special certificate course on AI Business Impact and Leadership as part of our lifelong learning program for our Executive MBA alumni, as well as senior managers from outside of our school. The program is open to participants from all industry backgrounds, and no specific technological expertise is required.
Key Facts
Program Structure
One on-campus module
Program Dates
February 24 - 28, 2025
Location
On site, Mannheim, Germany
Language
English
Course Fee
€4,900 (+7% VAT), Early-bird price €4,200 (+7% VAT) if you register by 20 December 2024
For MBS Alumni: €3,900 (+7% VAT)
Prerequisites
At least 5 years of work experience, good English language skills
Credits
Certificate awarded by Mannheim Business School
Reputation
Best ranked German business school in Business Analytics
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Your Benefits
AI Literacy: Develop a comprehensive understanding of the role of AI in driving innovation and competitive advantage.
Practical Applications: Explore real-world examples of AI implementations to understand their strategic benefits and overcome implementation challenges.
Business Value Creation: Identify and capitalize on opportunities to drive significant business growth through effective AI strategies.
Strategic Integration: Gain actionable insights to seamlessly integrate AI solutions into your business.
AI Leadership: Explore the ways in which AI will change leadership and what positive and negative effects a growing role of AI in leadership might engender.
Competitive Advantage: Improve your organization's ability to navigate market disruptions and leverage AI for sustainable business growth.
Who Should Attend?
This program is designed for professionals with at least five years of work experience who are involved in making strategic leadership and managerial decisions or frequently communicate with decision-makers. It is ideal for individuals looking to enhance their strategic leadership capabilities and who already possess a solid foundation in management. All courses are taught in English, so proficiency in both written and spoken English is required. You will get a chance to connect with a diverse group of professionals and industry peers to expand your network and exchange ideas on AI innovation, strategy as well as leadership.
By the end of this course, you will be equipped with actionable strategies and practical knowledge to identify, prioritize and implement AI initiatives that drive business value and position your organization as a success case in the AI revolution of your industry. And you will be prepared for the changes AI will bring to leadership by complementing or even replacing humans in fulfilling certain leadership functions.
Methodology & Course Contents
Teaching Approach
Our AI Business Impact and Leadership Transformation Week will utilize a variety of engaging and interactive teaching approaches. These include dynamic group discussions, expert-led lectures, practical exercises and real-world use cases – all designed to enhance your ability to drive transformation. These methods are carefully integrated to create an ideal learning atmosphere.
Part 1: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Business Impact
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
- Understand differences and similarities of AI technologies and their business applications.
Role of AI in Business Operations, Products, and Services
- Explore how AI is transforming traditional business operations, enhancing product development, and driving the creation of new data-driven services.
Recent AI Success Cases
- Gain insights into recent AI success stories across major industries, illustrating how AI has revolutionized business models and operations.
Identifying Transformative AI Use Cases
- Discover methods to identify innovative AI use cases that can disrupt markets and create competitive advantage. Learn how to facilitate AI ideation workshops with clients to foster innovation.
Assessing Business Value
- Understand how to define metrics and business KPIs to measure AI success and forecast its impact on business outcomes.
Prioritization of AI Use Cases
- Learn strategies to prioritize AI initiatives and select use cases for pilot projects based on strategic alignment and potential ROI.
Strategic Implementation
- Learn how to implement AI projects to drive business growth.
Presenting the AI Business Case
- Master the art of presenting AI business cases effectively to stakeholders, showcasing ROI projections, strategic alignment, and risk management strategies.
Ethical and Responsible AI
- Navigate ethical considerations for responsible AI use.
Future Trends in AI
- Explore upcoming AI trends and how they can be leveraged for business advantage.
Practical Workshops
- Develop actionable AI cases for your business and a blue print for your AI business strategy.
Part 2: AI and Leadership - How Will Artificial Intelligence Transform the Nature of Leadership?
Current expectations
- Has AI already influenced your experiences with leadership?
- What are your expectations for how you will be affected?
- Current expectations of researchers and practitioners in the fields of AI, leadership, and other disciplines on how AI will transform leadership
- The best-case and the worst-case scenarios
Leadership tasks: What role will AI play in...
- selecting the right people
- designing work and assigning people to jobs, roles, and tasks
- training and developing people
- setting goals
- fostering motivation
- providing people- and relations-oriented leadership
- promoting creativity and innovation
- promoting performance on simple and complex tasks
- enhancing commitment and satisfaction
- evaluating and rewarding people
Will we still need a "human touch" in leadership?
- Can AI lead teams, larger units, and entire organizations?
- Can AI resolve conflicts and manage power dynamics and organizational politics?
- Can AI provide new narratives and visions that inspire and motivate us to go beyond where any human leader could take us?
- Can AI become the key driver of organizational culture and organizational change?
- Do people want to be led, at least in part, by a human? Now and in the future?
Unlocking the positive and curtailing the negative potential of AI
- What steps must be taken so that we benefit from AI in leadership?
- What must be done to address the risks that AI poses?
- Will there be "winners" and "losers" as the role of AI in leadership increases? Who will benefit, how, and why?
- What are the ethical implications of delegating leadership tasks to AI?
- How can I prepare for the future of AI in leadership?
Lecturers
Prof. Dr. Florian Stahl
Prof. Florian Stahl is Academic Director of all Management Analytics and AI programs and initiatives at Mannheim Business School and Co-Director of Mannheim Center for Data Science. His research interests are primarily in empirical quantitative marketing, business economics and information systems research. Specifically, his research addresses business related questions of the digital economy and, in particular, of online social networks and social media. Before joining the University of Mannheim Faculty of Business Administration in 2013, Florian Stahl has held academic positions at Columbia Business School in New York, the University of St. Gallen (HSG), and University of Zurich.
Prof. Dr. Markus Strohmaier
Markus Strohmaier leads the Chair for Data-Science in the Economic and Social Sciences at University of Mannheim. He is the Scientific Coordinator for Digital Behavioral Data at GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences and an External Faculty Member at the Complexity Science Hub Vienna. From 2013-2017 he was a Professor for Web-Science at University of Koblenz-Landau and the founder and scientific director of the department for Computational Social Science at GESIS.
From 2017-2021 he held the Chair for Computational Social Science and Humanities at RWTH Aachen University. Before that he was a Post-Doc at the University of Toronto (Canada), an Assistant Professor at Graz University of Technology (Austria), a visiting scientist at (XEROX) Parc (USA), and a Visiting Assistant Professor at Stanford University (USA). He was Editor in Chief for EPJ Data-Science from 2018-2022 and a founding co-chair of the Computational Social Science section of the German Informatics Society.
Prof. Strohmaier is interested in applying and developing computational techniques to research challenges on the intersection between computer science and the economic and social sciences.
Prof. Dr. Eric Kearney
Eric Kearney has been Professor of Leadership, Organizational Behavior, and Human Resource Management at the University of Potsdam since 2014. He has taught at numerous German and international universities and business schools and regularly teaches leadership courses at Mannheim Business School. His research on leadership and teamwork has been published in leading scientific journals (e.g., Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Organizational Research Methods, Organization Science, Leadership Quarterly, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes). In his talks, keynotes, and workshops, he shows how scientific findings can be highly useful for organizations in their efforts to promote performance and satisfaction. Eric Kearney's research focuses on the leadership of individuals and teams. He is particularly interested in visionary and empowering leadership, as well as how we can leverage the potential of team diversity.
Registration and Course Fees
- Registrations are open until February 9, 2025, via an e-mail to ee@mannheim-business-school.com.
- The course fee is €4,900 (+7% VAT). Register by December 20, 2024, to save €700 with our early-bird offer!
- Alumni and participants at Mannheim Business School, their spouses and co-habiting partners, and alumni, staff and participants of the University of Mannheim are eligible for a 20% discount. Special conditions for Executive MBA alumni taking part for the first time apply.
- Good to know: Tax offices usually recognize costs for your further education if they are job-related. Depending on your tax status in Germany, you may claim up to 50% of the tuition fee and related travel expenses on your annual tax return. Outside of Germany, please check details with a tax advisor in your country of residence. Please note: Each federal state in Germany has regulations on educational leave. Check here to see which regulations apply in your federal state.
If you have any questions about the course, our Executive Education Team will be happy to answer them.
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- Registration Form Transformation Week
- Factsheet AI Business Impact and Leadership Transformation Week
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