Leading Change and Innovation in a Connected World: Designing Design Based, Blended Professional Graduate Programs

• In Event: ST&C - Leadership by Design: Transforming University Programs

Short Description

Universities prepare leaders who lead and study change and innovation in a connected world. Our design thinking approach to designing blended professional graduate programs is a product of interconnected leadership for learning in technology-enhanced learning contexts. A focus on design shifts graduate education from discipline-based competency to interdisciplinary, change-capable competency development for masters students. This presentation focuses on design thinking, systemic change and leadership dynamics underlying graduate programs for design thinking and leadership competency development.

Authors

• Michele Jacobsen, University of Calgary

• Eugene Kowch, University of Calgary - Faculty of Ed