Apply comprehensive leadership skills to solve real-world challenges in this case-based capstone focusing on medical device industry leadership.
Apply comprehensive leadership skills to solve real-world challenges in this case-based capstone focusing on medical device industry leadership.
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What you'll learn
Develop strategies for organizational growth and innovation
Create effective crisis response plans
Build and lead collaborative team environments
Design customer-focused processes and solutions
Implement culture change initiatives
Skills you'll gain
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7 peer-reviewed assignments
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There are 8 modules in this course
This capstone project challenges students to assume the role of CEO in a medical device company facing complex organizational challenges. Through a comprehensive case study, participants develop strategies addressing culture change, innovation, market disruption, and stakeholder management. The course integrates key leadership concepts from the specialization, requiring students to create practical solutions for organizational growth, crisis management, and team collaboration while considering global market dynamics.
Welcome to the Capstone
Module 1 · 41 Minutes to complete
Shaping a Culture that Supports Growth and Innovation
Module 2 · 30 Minutes to complete
Discovering Opportunities
Module 3 · 30 Minutes to complete
Defining and Taking Advantage of Opportunities
Module 4 · 30 Minutes to complete
Communicating with Your Audience
Module 5 · 30 Minutes to complete
Crisis Response
Module 6 · 30 Minutes to complete
Leading People and Fostering Collaboration
Module 7 · 30 Minutes to complete
Capstone Wrap-Up
Module 8 · 1 Minutes to complete
Instructors
Pioneer in Haptics and Human-Robot Interaction at Northwestern University.
J. Edward Colgate received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from M.I.T. in 1988 and subsequently joined Northwestern University, where he is currently the Allen and Johnnie Breed University Design Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His primary research interests include haptics and human-robot interaction, and he is known for co-inventing collaborative robots, or "cobots," alongside collaborator Michael Peshkin. Colgate has served as an associate editor for several prestigious journals, including the Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, and was the founding Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Haptics. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and the National Academy of Inventors. In addition to his academic contributions, Dr. Colgate has founded three start-up companies and played a key role in establishing the Segal Design Institute at Northwestern University. He also directs the Master of Science in Engineering Design and Innovation program, which emphasizes human-centered design principles.
Expert in Marketing and Data Analytics at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.
Florian Zettelmeyer is the Nancy L. Ertle Professor of Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, where he also founded and directs the Program on Data Analytics, a key initiative focused on big data. Before his current role, he was an Associate Professor of Marketing and chair of the marketing group at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley. Zettelmeyer began his career in consulting at McKinsey & Company in Germany before pursuing his Ph.D. His research specializes in evaluating the impact of information technology and big data on firms, particularly in the auto industry, where he has studied customer information's effects on purchasing behavior and promotional effectiveness. He teaches the MBA elective "Customer Analytics" at Kellogg and has received numerous teaching awards, including being named "Outstanding Professor of the Year" by Kellogg MBA students. Zettelmeyer is also a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and holds degrees from the University of Karlsruhe (Germany), University of Warwick (UK), and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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