Transforming Into A Resilient Business

What you'll learn
How to develop a vision and missions for a business.
What is value as defined by the triple bottom line.
How to address challenges faced in todays changing environment to deliver value.
Ways to clearly specify problems that must be addressed to address today's challenges.
Develop business systems that are agile and can quickly adapt to unexpected challenges.
Requirements
Basic understanding of business activities.
Interest in developing problem solving skills in complex business environments.
How to use design thinking in addressing change
Description
This course describes how businesses can grow in an environment of change. It uses design thinking to encourage the critical thinking needed to develop the strategies needed to respond quickly to change. It uses ideas from design thinking to develop strategies needed to achieve a long term vision.The course is divided into four sections.The first sections is a detailed analysis of the industry and what your business does in the industry. The analysis focuses on the kinds of products and services that your business provides and an analysis of the kinds of change and how it can impact on the business. The section concludes with a focus on values and describes personal, business and environmental values.The next section is one of the most important where you define what is the long term vision for the business. It describes examples of visions of successful companies and ways they deliver values. The section concludes with the challenges that must be addressed to meet your vision and ways to continue developing your vision that addresses the challenges. It includes strategies...

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