Digital Business Leadership Program
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Synergizing Business and Technology
New digital technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), are transforming every industry. In order to succeed amid these disruptive threats, organizations need leaders who can harness each wave of digital change. It requires strategic thinking, a clear understanding of AI and its transformative implications, the deployment of innovative digital strategies, and the ability to seize new opportunities for growth.
The Digital Business Leadership Program from Columbia Business School Executive Education is a comprehensive program that readies global executives to meet these demands. It equips them with the knowledge and skills to create new strategic digital models, utilize real-world applications of AI, and guide their organizations toward success in the digital age.
Designed for Success
The Digital Business Leadership Program is designed with the needs of busy executives in mind. The program offers a blended learning format, including online and in-person faculty sessions, guest lectures, and case studies for maximum career and business impact.
Learn
Draw upon the cutting-edge research and groundbreaking thought leadership of Ivy League faculty and some of the top business minds from the world’s global business hub.
Engage
Exchange insights with accomplished peers, industry practitioners, and expert faculty during immersive in-person modules on Columbia Business School Executive Education's Manhattanville campus in New York City.
Implement
Devise solutions to real-world challenges, with a strong emphasis on implementation, using the theoretical knowledge and hands-on experience you have acquired.
What You Will Learn
This immersive learning experience will enable you to:
Master the skills, tools, and frameworks necessary to provide digital leadership and drive transformation in your organization
Understand the principles of digital business models, rapid innovation, and organizational change
Gain the strategic leadership skills needed to navigate an era of technological shifts and disruptive business models
Develop a roadmap for organizational change in your own or a client's organization
Apply principles of iterative innovation to a real-world digital product
Program Highlights
Expertly Developed Curriculum
Grow your skills for the digital age in the areas of strategy, innovation, data, new business models, and transformation leadership
Ivy League Faculty
Learn from world-renowned Columbia Business School Executive Education faculty who bring deep research and industry experience to the program
Two Capstone Projects
Work individually and as part of a team on capstone projects that bring together the learnings on digital transformation and innovation
Peer Interaction
Engage with accomplished fellow participants from across sectors who contribute diverse experiences, cultures, and perspectives
Eminent Speakers
Hear from leaders in the startup ecosystem, investors, and innovation hubs and gain new insights
Elite Alumni Network
Join a distinguished network of over 47,000 alumni worldwide, and receive select Columbia Business School Executive Education alumni benefits
Immersive Learning
Engage with peers, industry experts, and faculty during in-person modules held on the Columbia Business School Executive Education campus in New York City
Program Curriculum
The Digital Business Leadership Program is a flexible learning journey designed for senior business leaders. This program will enable you to hone your business acumen, build cutting-edge skills in AI, and redefine your leadership potential.
The curriculum is highly integrated and designed to maximize linkages across three key themes related to digital transformation and innovation leadership.
The five domains of digital strategies
Employing data as a strategic asset
Platforms and multi-sided business models
Leveraging AI for competitive advantage
Adapting your value proposition
Customer networks and the new path to purchase
The challenge of corporate innovation
Lean startup: the customer development method
The four stages of business model validation
Innovating through experimentation: a/b tests, mvps, and failing smart
Innovation at enterprise scale: structures, boards, and teams
Managing the three paths to growth
The digital transformation road map
Defining a shared vision for digital change
Picking the problems that matter most
Managing growth and innovation at scale
Digital capabilities: technology, talent, and culture
Digital leadership and the bottom-up organization
Capstone Projects
The program’s two capstone projects are a crucial part of the learning journey. One is to be completed individually and the other as part of a group.
Develop a roadmap for organizational change in your own or a client's organization
Apply principles of iterative innovation to a real-world digital product in your team project
Meet the Faculty
Academic Director in Executive Education
Contributing Faculty
Arthur J. Samberg Professor of Business
Former Google Executive, Senior Lecturer in Marketing
Who Is It For?
The Digital Business Leadership Program is ideal for:
Senior executives looking to take on larger digital transformation roles
Experienced professionals from large or medium-sized organizations that are focused on digital transformation and innovation
Program eligibility criteria include:
A minimum of 10 years of work experience
International exposure (preferred)
Fluency in written and spoken English
Hear from Our Alumni
CIBE Holder Benefits
Join Columbia Business School’s worldwide network of more than 47,000 alumni and receive select benefits, including:
Access to Columbia Business School Alumni Career Services resources
Invitations to alumni events and programs around the world
Global networking opportunities
An additional tuition benefit on eligible future programs
Lifetime Columbia Business School forwarding email address
Certificate in Business Excellence
Upon completion of the Digital Business Leadership Program, participants are awarded the Certificate in Business Excellence from Columbia Business School Executive Education. The certificate is a recognition of their achievement and the investment they and their organization have made in their education and development.
As a Certificate in Business Excellence holder, you will receive a 25 percent tuition benefit for full-price Executive Education in-person programs lasting three and four days and all full-price online programs. Exclusions apply**
Certificate holders will also be awarded select Columbia Business School Alumni benefits.
Your digitally verified certificate will be issued in your legal name and emailed to you, at no additional cost, upon completion of the program, including all modules of the program (online, in person, or live online, inter-module). All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of Columbia Business School Executive Education.
Program Timeline
The program journey features in-person immersion modules, online and live-online modules, and two capstone projects. The in-person modules provide the opportunity to immerse yourself in New York City’s thriving technology sector and engage with Ivy League faculty and digital experts. During the live-online sessions, you will learn from organizations at the forefront of the digital revolution and interact with eminent speakers from startups, investors, and large organizations.
Live online | One-hour program introduction session and pre-readings
Online | Eight weeks, three to four hours per week
Live online | Three hours of faculty lectures and guest speakers
Solo capstone project: future landscape and right to win
Team capstone project: online meetings with assigned teams
Three days of in-person learning in New York City
Solo capstone project: meet with peer mentors
Team capstone project: meet and begin working in teams
Solo capstone project: northstar Impact and Business Theory
Team capstone project: customer interviews and initial testing of hypotheses
Coaching (live online): one hour of coaching per team
Live online | Five three-hour sessions with faculty, guest speakers, and industry experts
Solo capstone project: innovation stack and culture gaps
Team capstone project: testing of MVPs with customers
Coaching (live online): one hour of coaching per team
Two days of in-person learning in New York City
Solo capstone project: final meeting with peer mentors
Team capstone project: final team presentations on lessons learned
Graduation dinner on September 6, 2024
FAQs
The Digital Business Leadership Program from Columbia Business School Executive Education is an intensive Ivy League learning journey that prepares global executives to innovate new strategies and business models and lead their organizations to thrive in the digital age. It equips digital leaders with the skills to drive digital transformation in their respective organizations. Upon completion of the program, participants receive select Columbia Business School alumni benefits.
Participants in the Digital Business Leadership Program come from large or medium-sized organizations focused on digital transformation and innovation within existing industries. The learning experience is designed specifically for participants with a minimum work experience of 10 years.
The Digital Business Leadership Program kicks off with an online introduction session, followed by a mix of online modules and in-person modules at the Columbia Business School campus in New York City.
Upon completion of the Digital Business Leadership Program, participants will be awarded a Certificate in Business Excellence from Columbia Business School Executive Education.
Applications to the Digital Business Leadership Program can be made online and should include an updated resume/LinkedIn profile as well as professional references. The application fees vary by rounds—applying earlier helps your chances of being accepted into the program.
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Program fees for Emeritus programs with Columbia Business School Executive Education may not be paid for with Title IV financial aid funds. Participants may be able to pay the program fee with funds from the GI Bill, the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Act of 2008, or similar types of military education funding benefits. Participants must contact the Columbia University’s Office of Military and Veterans Affairs to determine benefit eligibility.
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Email: columbia_ceo@emeritus.org
Phone: +1 567 587 1669 (U.S.) / +44 1156 471398 (U.K.) / +971 80 0035703759 (U.A.E.) / +52 55966 08595 (LATAM)
We encourage early application due to limited cohort capacity.
Flexible payment options available.
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