Programme Overview

To thrive in a rapidly evolving digital world, public sector leaders must embrace flexibility, agility, and innovation. By adopting a digital-native mindset and nurturing talent, we can drive transformative strategies and services.
Disruptive innovation affects all sectors, requiring leaders to adopt an entrepreneurial approach to remain relevant. Innovation and entrepreneurship can be learned, not just reserved for tech giants and start-ups.

Learning Outcomes

This course is designed for leaders to develop a higher level of innovative, agile, and entrepreneurial mindset and capabilities, which are the ultimate sources of sustainable growth and service excellence in the Digital World.

Upon completion of the course, the participants are expected to be able to:

  1. Understand innovation as a multifaceted mindset integral to organization culture.
  2. Define an innovation process that aligns with strategic business value.
  3. Lead with a citizen-centric approach to identify and act on opportunities for innovation.
  4. Embrace and practice 21st-century leadership principles for innovation and disruption.
  5. Foster experimentation and iterative learning at all levels of the organization

Programme Curriculum

    Day 1

    Day 2

    Digital Economy and Business Models

    – New Rules of Game in the Digital World
    – Key Drivers of Innovation
    – Customer-centric vs Citizen-centric

    Idea Generation, Experimentation and Agility

    – From Ideas to Scalable Services
    – Experimentation Culture
    – Lean Startup in Organizations
    – Organizational Agility

    Innovation Culture and Organization

    ­ – Cult vs Culture ­

    – Benchmarking with Tech Leaders
    – Culture-fit Organization ­
    – Change Management in Digital Transformation

     

    Open Innovation and Intrapreneurship

    – Ecosystem and Value Co-creation
    – Entrepreneurship & Intrapreneurship
    – Open Innovation and External Ecosystems
    – Funding Options for Innovation Projects

     

    Team Exercise

    Innovation Strategy and Management 

    ­ – Ambidextrous Leadership and Alignment
    ­ – Managing Innovation as a Science
    ­ – Innovation Horizons for Sustainable Growth
    ­ – Innovation Measurement

     

    Data-inspired Innovation and Management 

    ­ – Data is the Voice of Our Citizen
    ­ – Data Analytics for Leaders
    ­-  Data Asset as a Key Economic Driver
    ­-  Data Literacy Journey:  Everyone Speaks Data

     

    Emerging Digital Trends and Looking Forward

    ­ – AI and Generative AI
    ­ – Data Literacy, Asset and Governance
    ­ – Blockchain and Web3
    ­ – Innovation and Technology Ecosystem

     

    Key Benefits

    • Complimentary 2-week access to one of the selected Self-Paced Programmes for Executives
    • Certificate of Attendance will be awarded to participant upon completion of the programme
    • Special offer on Self-Paced Programmes for Executives subscription
    • Consultation session at special rate is available upon request
    • Becoming an Associate Member of CUHK Business School Alumni

    Who Should Attend

    • Leaders from platform organizations and traditional firms alike are invited!
    • C-suite executives, sales and marketing managers, operations leaders, technology officers, and R&D professionals across all industries are welcome.

    Certificate Of Attendance

    Certificate of Attendance will be awarded to participant upon completion of the programme.

    Duration : 2 days (Total 12 hours)

    Programme Dates: 22 & 23 May 2025

    Venue:CUHK Business School Town Centre (Central)

    Faculty

     Dr. Toa Charm

    Associate Professor of Practice in Management, CUHK Business School

    Director of Business Development, The Asia-Pacific Institute of Business

     

    Biography

    Programme Details

    Programme Dates: 22 & 23 May 2025

    Application Deadline: 31 March 2025

    Medium of Instruction: English / Cantonese

    Duration: 1 day (6 hours)

    Venue: CUHK Business School Town Centre (Central) 

    Programme Fee: HK$19,500

    • Early Bird offer: HK$17,160 (register by 31 March 2025)
    • “Learn together” offer: HK$17,160 (enroll in the same programme with friends)

    Remarks: Two applicants must enroll together at the same time in the same programme. Therefore, this offer does not apply when enrollment of two participants at different times or for different programmes.

     

    • Alumni rate: CUHK/CUSCS/APIB Alumni can enjoy a 15% discount on the programme fee.

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    Contact Us

    Ms Sherry Lui
    Phone: (852) 3943 7425
    Email: apib@cuhk.edu.hk