Reskilling employees to better adapt to technological advances

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“Design thinking is a complex process that trains you not to solve the problem but to define it, and through defining it, finding new ways to solve it that may not have occurred to you before.”

Sara Beckman, Professor at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business

Reskilling employees to better adapt to technological advances

Advanced technologies are driving disruptive innovation. Now more than ever, business leaders are required to respond and capitalize on these disruptive forces by developing their digital literacy, innovation management and design thinking skills.

Students at Wilfrid Laurier University are developing these skills through the first program of its kind in Canada. One that is focused on the management of innovation and technology with fully integrated, hands-on learning experiences that combine the latest research with real-world practice.

The Executive Master’s in Technology Management program is an 11-month Master’s of Science degree that incorporates a week-long residency at UC Berkeley and Stanford University into a constantly-updating curriculum. This program is designed to provide reskilling and upskilling opportunities for working executives who want to harness technological advances within their industry

Learn more about the Executive Master’s in Technology Management program at Laurier.