The benefit of learning together with your friend is that you keep each other accountable and have meaningful discussions about what you're learning.
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Deliver business impact through technology
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2 months, online
4-6 hours per week
Our participants tell us that taking this program together with their colleagues helps to share common language and accelerate impact.
We hope you find the same. Special pricing is available for groups.
The benefit of learning together with your friend is that you keep each other accountable and have meaningful discussions about what you're learning.
Courtlyn
Promotion and Events SpecialistBased on the information you provided, your team is eligible for a special discount, for Future of Technology: Trends, Strategies, and Innovation Opportunities starting on March 23, 2023 .
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Emerging technologies are transforming the global economy at breakneck speed and presenting unprecedented opportunities for innovation, impact, and career growth. In this program, you’ll gain a framework for assessing where potential disruptive technology trends could occur and develop the foresight to align, adapt, and innovate accordingly.
Explore how artificial intelligence , the Internet of Everything (IoE), robotics, automation, quantum computing, cybersecurity, fintech, and blockchain could take your business to new heights and how to gain a competitive advantage from the technology trends and opportunities ahead.
This program will empower you to:
The curriculum focuses on the practical aspects of emerging technology. It will provide you with the tools you need to evaluate opportunities, build business cases, create a roadmap for adoption, and become a trusted technology advisor to your organisation or clients.
The curriculum includes four live "deep dive" sessions with Berkeley Haas faculty. After each module, you will have the opportunity to apply the emerging trends and strategic considerations of each technology to your own organization.
Capstone Project: The program culminates with you applying what you have learned by using the proprietary FLP-IT framework from Berkeley Haas to assess future-oriented tech scenarios and harness opportunities amid disruption by focusing on Forces, Logic, Phenomena, Impact, and Triage.
To ground your understanding of technology disruption and digital transformation in a business context, the program presents real-world examples and case studies of prominent organizations. A sample of the companies explored include:
Learn how this China-based tech giant and search engine seeks to disrupt the auto industry with a distinct strategy via Apollo, an open innovation, multisided platform with network effects for autonomous vehicles.
Understand how the multinational corporation gained and maintains dominance in the semiconductor industry.
Discover how the company navigated the S-curve's three phases, leading to a greater adoption of electric vehicles.
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Notable guest speakers
Live office hours
Network with High-Achieving Classmates
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This program is for organizational leaders who want to gain a foundational understanding of where the future of technology is headed and create roadmaps for strategic adoption.
Technology leaders who want to spearhead technological transformation by investing in cutting-edge emerging technologies and charting a course for next-generation innovation.
Senior business leaders who want to expand the potential of their organizations by leveraging the opportunities presented by future-forward technologies.
Mid-level functional managers who want to better understand the breadth of applications for new technologies and their impact on specific functional areas.
Consultants, entrepreneurs, and business professionals who want to keep pace with disruptive technologies, identify the untapped potential of emerging technologies, and discover new applications across industries while mitigating risk.
In our classrooms, you’ll find a diverse range of students who come from different professional backgrounds, roles, and industries with whom you can share perspectives and gain a more comprehensive understanding of the subject matter.
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— Madhuri Hegde, SVP and chief scientific officer, PerkinElmer, Inc.
— Mark Penna, Global director embedded CoE, Eaton
Olaf Groth
Professional Faculty Member, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
An esteemed faculty member for strategy, technology management, and futures at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, Prof. Groth is also a professor of practice in global strategy, innovation & economics, digital & disruption futures at Hult International Business School, where he teaches across a global network of campuses in Berkeley, San Francisco, New York, London, Ashridge, Dubai and Shanghai.
Prof. Groth is an internationally renowned executive at and advisor with innovation- and technology-focused multinationals, startups, consultancies, and government agencies, such as Boeing, Qualcomm, Vodafone, Bosch Foundation, and the UAE State Ministry for AI, where he has helped qualify, launch, and grow new programs and ventures. He is the Founder and CEO of Cambrian Futures and Cambrian Designs; a member of the Global Expert Network for the 4th Industrial Revolution at the World Economic Forum; and a Visiting Scholar at UC Berkeley's Roundtable on the International Economy and its program, Work in the Era of Intelligent Tools and Systems (WITS).
Dr. Groth is the co-author of the 2018 book “Solomon’s Code: Humanity in a World of Thinking Machines” and its paperback version, “The AI Generation: Shaping Our Future with Thinking Machines,” as well as the forthcoming MIT Press book “The Great Remobilization: Shaping A Smarter World.” He is a frequent contributor to a variety of well-known media outlets, including Wired, The Financial Times, The Hill, Harvard Business Review, California Management Review, NPR, and Deutsche Welle.
He holds a PhD and an MA with international business, economics, and technology management focus from Tufts University's Fletcher School. He also has an MA and a BA in International Policy Studies with an economics focus from Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. In addition, he studied negotiation at Harvard, trade economics at Georgetown, finance at UC Berkeley, and strategic leadership at the Center for Creative Leadership.
Get recognized! Upon successful completion of the program, UC Berkeley Executive Education grants a verified digital certificate of completion to participants. Participants must complete 80% of the required activities including a capstone project (if any) to obtain the certificate of completion. This program also counts toward a Certificate of Business Excellence.
Successful completion of this program fulfills two curriculum days (minimum requirement of 17 curriculum days) towards the UC Berkeley Certificate of Business Excellence (COBE).
Learn more on how it works here.
Note: This program results in a digital certificate of completion and is not eligible for degree credit/CEUs. After successful completion of the program, your verified digital certificate will be emailed to you in the name you used when registering for the program. All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of UC Berkeley Executive Education.
Enrolling in the Future of Technology: Trends, Strategies, and Innovation Opportunities program can become your first step toward pursuing the Certificate of Business Excellence. A UC Berkeley Certificate of Business Excellence gives individuals the opportunity to create a personal plan of study structured by our four academic pillars. Participants will earn a mark of distinction with certification from a world-class university, and enjoy the flexibility of completing the program in up to three years.
Learn more about the program and associated alumni benefits here.
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Some programs do have prerequisites, particularly the more technical ones. This information will be noted on the program landing page, as well as in the program brochure. If you are uncertain about program prerequisites and your capabilities, please email us at the ID mentioned above.
Note that, unless otherwise stated on the program web page, all programs are taught in English and proficiency in English is required.
More than 50 percent of our participants are from outside the United States. Class profiles vary from one cohort to the next, but, generally, our online certificates draw a highly diverse audience in terms of professional experience, industry, and geography — leading to a very rich peer learning and networking experience.
Check back to this program web page or email us to inquire if future program dates or the timeline for future offerings have been confirmed yet.
Each program includes an estimated learner effort per week. This is referenced at the top of the program landing page under the Duration section, as well as in the program brochure, which you can obtain by submitting the short form at the top of this web page.
We have designed this program to fit into your current working life as efficiently as possible. Time will be spent among a variety of activities including:
The program is designed to be highly interactive while also allowing time for self-reflection and to demonstrate an understanding of the core topics through various active learning exercises. Please email us if you need further clarification on program activities.
More than 300,000 learners across 200 countries have chosen to advance their skills with Emeritus and its educational learning partners. In fact, 90 percent of the respondents of a recent survey across all our programs said that their learning outcomes were met or exceeded.
All the contents of the course would be made available to students at the commencement of the course. However, to ensure the program delivers the desired learning outcomes the students may appoint Emeritus to manage the delivery of the program in a cohort-based manner the cost of which is already included in the overall course fee of the course.
A dedicated program support team is available 24/5 (Monday to Friday) to answer questions about the learning platform, technical issues, or anything else that may affect your learning experience.
Peer learning adds substantially to the overall learning experience and is an important part of the program. You can connect and communicate with other participants through our learning platform.
Each program includes an estimated learner effort per week, so you can gauge what will be required before you enroll. This is referenced at the top of the program landing page under the Duration section, as well as in the program brochure, which you can obtain by submitting the short form at the top of this web page. All programs are designed to fit into your working life.
This program is scored as a pass or no-pass; participants must complete the required activities to pass and obtain the certificate of completion. Some programs include a final project submission or other assignments to obtain passing status. This information will be noted in the program brochure. Please email us if you need further clarification on any specific program requirements.
Upon successful completion of the program, you will receive a smart digital certificate. The smart digital certificate can be shared with friends, family, schools, or potential employers. You can use it on your cover letter, resume, and/or display it on your LinkedIn profile.
The digital certificate will be sent approximately two weeks after the program, once grading is complete.
No, only verified digital certificates will be issued upon successful completion. This allows you to share your credentials on social platforms such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.
No, there is no alumni status granted for this program. In some cases, there are credits that count toward a higher level of certification. This information will be clearly noted in the program brochure.
You will have access to the online learning platform and all the videos and program materials for 12 months following the program start date. Access to the learning platform is restricted to registered participants per the terms of agreement.
Participants will need the latest version of their preferred browser to access the learning platform. In addition, Microsoft Office and a PDF viewer are required to access documents, spreadsheets, presentations, PDF files, and transcripts.
Yes, the learning platform is accessed via the internet, and video content is not available for download. However, you can download files of video transcripts, assignment templates, readings, etc. For maximum flexibility, you can access program content from a desktop, laptop, tablet, or mobile device.
Video lectures must be streamed via the internet, and any livestream webinars and office hours will require an internet connection. However, these sessions are always recorded, so you may view them later.
Yes, you can register up until seven days past the published start date of the program without missing any of the core program material or learnings.
The program fee is noted at the top of this program web page and usually referenced in the program brochure as well.
Yes, you can do the bank remittance in the program currency via wire transfer or debit card. Please contact your program advisor, or email us for details.
Yes! Please email us with the details of the program you are interested in, and we will assist you.
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Yes, the flexible payment option allows a participant to pay the program fee in installments. This option is made available on the payment page and should be selected before submitting the payment.
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You may request a full refund within seven days of your payment or 14 days after the published start date of the program, whichever comes later. If your enrollment had previously been deferred, you will not be entitled to a refund. Partial (or pro-rated) refunds are not offered. All withdrawal and refund requests should be sent to admissions@emeritus.org.
After the published start date of the program, you have until the midpoint of the program to request to defer to a future cohort of the same program. A deferral request must be submitted along with a specified reason and explanation. Cohort changes may be made only once per enrollment and are subject to availability of other cohorts scheduled at our discretion. This will not be applicable for deferrals within the refund period, and the limit of one deferral per enrollment remains. All deferral requests should be sent to admissions@emeritus.org.
Flexible payment options available.