Enrollment
April 10, 2025
Delivery mode
Onsite
May 5–6, 2025
Frequency
Location
Aalto University Töölö, Helsinki, Finland
Language
English
Scope
Digital Organization and Leading the Transformation
Digital Organization and Leading the Transformation is a two-day module in the Leading Digital Transformation program and can also be taken as a stand-alone program.
The key topics of the module are:
- Leadership in the digital world
- How to use data-based insights in leading people
- How to collaborate in digital ecosystems across organizational boundaries
- Principles in digital organizing
- Leading people in digital transformation
- Understanding the role of shared purpose and vision in digital business
The module will address leadership and organizational issues in digitalization, including how to use data-based insights in leading people, how to collaborate in digital ecosystems across organizational boundaries, and how to lead people in digital transformation.
Benefits
The program will challenge and reward you as our world-class experts help you cut through the noise of digitalization and technology and focus on what really matters for your business. It covers the latest trends in technology and provides you with practical tools and methods for agile implementation of new skills and knowledge at work. It will help you challenge your strategic thinking and gain a comprehensive overview of the latest theory, technologies, and business applications.
For
The program is for business leaders, senior executives, and decision-makers responsible for leveraging the possibilities created by digitalization within their companies.
We recommend the program for core strategy team members, business development managers, and digital transformation leaders.
Instructors
Patrick Furu
Dr. Patrick Furu works as a Director at Aalto EE. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Management at Hult International Business School.
He has 20 years of experience in consultancy and executive education for management concerning strategies, change processes, and competence development.
He has worked with many large companies, such as Aviva, Cargotec, Ericsson, Fortum, NCC, Nokia, Nordea, Pfizer, SEB, Skanska, Telia, and UPM. Patrick has board work experience in SMEs. His past activities include top management group experience in the IT industry.
Patrick’s research has centred on strategic knowledge creation and sharing in multinational companies, the role of the board of directors in medium-sized companies, and leadership models and processes in improvising jazz bands and classical music ensembles. At Aalto EE, Patrick covers topics such as strategy creation and execution, the interface between leadership and strategy, managing complexity, agile organizational forms, digital leadership, and high-performing teams and collective competence.
Program Fee and Registration
Program Fee
The program fee is € 3,100 (+ VAT).
Registration
Register for the program by April 10, 2025.
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Schedule September 15–16, 2025
Location Aalto University Töölö, Helsinki, Finland
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Fee: € 3,100 (+ VAT)
November 2025
Schedule November 2025
Location Aalto University Töölö, Helsinki, Finland
This program touches on digital transformation, especially from the perspective of technology and data. During the program focus on how digitalization, platform economy, digital technology strategies, and innovative business models are transforming and providing new opportunities for business. We will also investigate data strategy and how to build a competent data team.
Fee: € 4,650 (+ VAT)
Flexible start, can be completed in 6–9 months
Schedule Flexible start, can be completed in 6–9 months
Location Aalto University Töölö, Helsinki, Finland
The program prepares you to disrupt the digital technology wave and leverage its full potential for real business benefits. It covers the latest trends in technology and provides you with practical tools and methods for the agile implementation of new skills and knowledge. It will help you to challenge your strategic thinking and gain a comprehensive overview of how organizational structures, practices, and culture will support the implementation of a renewed strategy as well as recognize the knowledge and skills needed for maintaining and gaining competitive advantage now and in the future.
Fee: € 12,700 (+ VAT)