Strategic Decision Making – Managing Black Swans
Design thinking training
The world is fast-changing, so are the business models. Leaders shall always keep their managing and operation models updated to stay ahead in the competitive business world. Design thinking training offers a platform to equip leaders with a more comprehensive understanding of design thinking, and enables them to apply the strategy they have learned to their business and services.Joining design thinking course in HKU
Design thinking training is known as innovation training, our training programme enables leaders to add value to their business by improving their innovation processes in their teams. Joining HKU design thinning training can help to enhance the efficiency and productivity of your team and you will learn numerous insightful concepts of design thinking from our experienced experts.The Benefits of our Design Thinking Training
- Improve productivity Stay customer-centric
- Faster & more effective solutions to problems
- Increase ROI Certificate issued by HKU
What you will learn in our design thinking training
During the course, participants will come across different topics related to design thinking, such as creativity and innovation, how to produce new ideas, how to explore possibilities by brainstorming, etc. After finishing the course, participants should be able to… Apply creative thinking tools Figure out potential risks and opportunities Criticise the current situation and give advice from an innovative perspective Understand the principles and fundamental notion of design thinkingProgramme
Strategic Decision Making – Managing Black Swans
Programme Length
2 Days
Programme Fee
HK$16,800 per participant
Medium of Instruction
English
Delivery Approach
Hybrid (Online + Face-to-face)
ABOUT THE PROGRAMME
Our world is being shaped by a large number of unprecedented events, for example, the wide spread of COVID-19 and deteriorating relationship between China, US and some other countries in the past few years, that had great impacts on businesses globally. Business leaders and decision makers had to make tough decisions under such extreme in a very short period time.
This programme aims to help business leaders and decision makers to improve their decision making under extreme uncertainty. It synthesizes the recent research on Black Swan events and develops ideas and tools for managing them.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- Chief Executives, Functional Heads, General Managers, Risk Managers, Project Managers and Strategists
- Business executives who wishes to understand the principles of analytics or to acquire the knowledge and communication skills needed to steer analysts
BENEFITS
- To introduce the concepts, research, tools for the Black Swan events
- To learn about scenario planning and how these scenarios could facilitate better decision-making
- To identify and overcome decision-making traps
- To manage risk and uncertainty in the decision-making process
- To prepare business leaders and decision makers for challenges in the complicated, uncertain world.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
Day 1: Scenarios with Black Swans
| Topic | Date |
| To be confirmed |
Day 2: Strategic Decision Making
| Topic | Date |
| To be confirmed |
LEARNING EXPERIENCE
The programme serves to address executives strategies to manage data and technology to create value for business. It is designed to give both big pictures, strategic framework and strategies on Data Analytics and AI suitable for executives and senior management.
FACULTY PROFILES
Prof. Pingyang Gao
Area Head of Accounting and Law
Professor
Academic & Professional Qualifications:
- Ph.D., Yale University
- M.A., Peking University, China
- B.A., Renmin University, China
SCHEDULE AND VENUE
Venue
HKU Business School
Block B, Cyberport 4,
100 Cyberport Road,
Hong Kong
FEES AND FUNDING
Full programme fee:
Full programme fee: HK$16,800 per participant
Discounts*
| Type | Discount | Eligibility |
| Early Bird | 10% | Registration has to be submitted 45 days or earlier, prior to the start of the programme. |
| Group | 15% | Minimum of three participants from the same organisation registering for the programme. |
| HKU Alumni and Staff | 20% | Please indicate your alumni status in your registration, and we will advise and confirm on your eligibility. |
*Only one type of discount can be applied per enrollment. The discount cannot be used in conjunction with other promotions, discounts or offers. In the event of a dispute, provision of the discount(s) is subject to the sole discretion and final decision of HKU Business School.
CONTACT
Mr. Adrian Chan
Phone: +852 3962 1230
Email: adcwc@hku.hk
