Day 1 | Learning from COVID – What changes will remain?
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
From “Impressions, Insights and Takeaways – A Report From IEDP For The Executive Education Sector”
Day 1: Supply
⊲ New emphasis on societal impact – in research, teaching, and community outreach.
⊲ New skillsets emerge in the remote working environment.
⊲ Culture of connectivity – new benefits and new risks.
⊲ New trend towards arts, culture, collaboration – soft skillsets.
⊲ Displaced employees require new skills quickly.
⊲ Opportunity to develop cross-discipline programs.
⊲ Opportunity to reimagine the executive education classroom of the future.
⊲ Need to go beyond content delivery – content is everywhere.
⊲ Lifelong learning – new skillsets required every 1–2 years.
⊲ Deeper, wider reach of learning via online as opportunity to be explored.
Read the Entire IEDP Report:
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Opening Session by UNICON and Fundação Dom Cabral
Speakers: Lise Hammergren (BI Norwegian Business School and UNICON) and Beth Fernandes (FDC)
Session 01: Not on the Syllabus: How Disruption Decided the Future of Business Education
Speaker: Caryn Beck-Dudley (AACSB International)
The impacts of COVID-19 required business schools, business, and society to face what was going to be the future of technology, teaching, and learning – all within seven months. While immediate (and great) strides were made, there is more work ahead to define and further develop effective, sustainable education methods that ensure student learning, support the anticipated talent pipeline, and the demand for global business leaders. And while technology was once viewed as one of many tools in our repertoire, it has forced us to rethink the way we work, teach, and learn. As AACSB connects business schools and business leaders to address these challenges, we explore new territory and continue to question the long-held tenants of education – realizing we all still have a lot to learn.
Session 02: Learnings from COVID – Operational and Strategic Choices
Moderator: Professor Aldemir Drummond (FDC)
The pandemic made most schools reconfigure their executive education operations. As an example, they have shifted their executive education offerings from face to face to on-line. Initially those changes were made with a short-term objective, such as to lessen as much as possible the impact of reduced business. However, after several months of pandemic and with uncertainty about when operations will fully resume, other changes, both on the demand and the supply side, may last beyond the pandemic.
This session addresses questions about what are short term operational choices and what may be medium to long term strategic choices. Participants of the conference will exchange their views and experiences on those questions.
The session is intended to provide a level playing field on what we know and what we still do not know by collectively gathering successful initiatives, key learnings and insights, as well as identifying critical success factors to respond to the industry’s long-term strategic challenges.
Session 03: “Chief Learning Officer Survey” Review: Conducted in partnership, by UNICON and the Financial Times
Presenters: Marco Serrato (University of Chicago) and Andrew Jack (Financial Times)
Chief Learning Officer Survey Review
Day 2 | The new aspirations: What is the market demanding?
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
From “Impressions, Insights and Takeaways – A Report From IEDP For The Executive Education Sector”
Day 2: Demand
⊲ From VUCA to BANI – Brittle, Anxious, Non-linear and Incomprehensible.
⊲ Mental health and work/life balance concerns.
⊲ Increased access to learning via online.
⊲ Reduction in skills/transfer gap – learning more quickly applied at work.
⊲ Screen fatigue – importance of in-person interaction highlighted.
⊲ Learning on the job – problem-solving assignments apply learning to real business problems.
⊲ Transformative, ‘life-changing’, experiential programs.
⊲ Individualization – increasing demand for personalized learning.
⊲ Half-life of skills reducing – need to renew skills more rapidly.
⊲ Skills portability – portable skills for modern career paths.
Read the Entire IEDP Report:
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09:00 – 09:20 | Welcome and Lessons Learned Day 1
Moderators: Aldemir Drummond and Marcele Gama (FDC)
Session 01: Future of Organizational Development: Change is the only Constant
Moderator: Professor Carlos Arruda (FDC)
Panelists: Andrea Cruz Lima (Whirlpool), Richard Lobo (Infosys) and Veronica Souza (Natura)
How do organizations with very different profiles see the fit between organizational development and executive education? What kind of demands do they have? How business schools can motivate and attract different companies?
This session will bring the voice, experience, and perspective from the demand side of Executive Education. It is intended to be an opportunity to align with real changing market needs and benchmark together with key leaders from the relevant companies
Session 02: Individual development and Executive Education – Learning at different stages of life
Moderator: Professor Paul Ferreira (FDC)
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Mixing with Brazil
Cachaça Culture & Mixology Innovation.
Day 3 | Building new ways of collaboration
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
From “Impressions, Insights and Takeaways – A Report From IEDP For The Executive Education Sector”
Day 3: Collaboration
⊲ L&D spending globally forecast to keep growing.
⊲ Growth bringing new competition and new value propositions to the market.
⊲ Executive education no longer for ‘top of the pyramid’ only – opportunity
for learning deeper and wider into organizations.
⊲ Rigour of university-based research a point of competitive advantage.
⊲ Need to increase pace, relevance, and immediate business application of thought leadership.
⊲ Credentialling/micro-credentialling power and market position of
universities offers competitive advantage for business schools.
⊲ Corporate universities partnering with consultants and business schools.
⊲ Alliances between business schools – co-creating value around a common aim.
⊲ Collaboration and integration within the wider footprint of the university.
⊲ Collaboration between business schools, organizations, and wider
society – balancing ‘performance with progress’.
Read the Entire IEDP Report:
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09:00 – 09:20 | Welcome and Lessons Learned Day 2
Moderators: Aldemir Drummond and Marcele Gama
Session 01: Executive Education Industry: Voices from Competition
Moderator: Professor Ken Bardach (FDC)
Panelists: Ashley Williams (University of Virginia Darden School Foundation), Deborah Toledo (UBS) and Lindsay Levin (Leaders’ Quest)
As the clients’ needs diversify and vary, many business schools are subject to lose competitiviness vis-à-vis professional services firms. Simultaneously, the sophistication, adaptability, and opportunities for alignment of corporate universities with the emerging specific needs of their corporate sponsors are increasingly challenging the capabilities of many business schools to meet individual corporate client needs. Finally, a growing number of clients have a preference for boutique firms and independent contractors – including executive coaches or facilitators – when partnering to develop talent.
This session intends to improve our understanding of the competition landscape with key leaders from the following companies.
1. Consultancy; 2. Non Degree School; 3. Corporate University
Session 02: Growing the pie: Rethinking Value Creation and Value Capture
Moderator: Professor Heiko Spitzeck (FDC)
Panelists: Anne Swanberg (BI Norwegian Business School), Devin Bigoness (Cornell University), Dr. Jay Stowsky, Professor Mark Rittenberg (Haas School of Business) and Nick Barniville (ESMT Berlin’s EdTech Lab)
The session will explore and challenge participants to share best practices and think about opportunities to grow the business. Changes in both the supply and the demand side were discussed so far. From a panel with colleagues who are developing new models to grow the Executive Education business, participants will be invited to discuss questions such as: a) How can business schools grow the pie for executive education? b) Are partnerships with other business schools or other departments within a university a way forward? c) Are there complementary activities between business schools and consultancies?
Panel: 1. Co-creation with other business schools; 2. Life long learning and partnerships within the university; 3. Complementary activities with professional service firm
11:50 – 12:00 | Break
Break
12:00 – 13:00 | The CEO’s Legacy
Moderator: Professor Aldemir Drummond (FDC)
Panelists: Antonio Batista da Silva Junior (FDC), Ana Paula Assis (IBM) and Renato Carvalho (Novartis)
In the last session of the conference, we will have the opportunity to discuss a FDC initiative named The CEO’s Legacy. This is an initiative that brings together 35 CEOs engaged with the construction of a more inclusive society, a sustainable environment and a more conscious business system. Those CEOs have the purpose of being agents of progress in the creation of relevant legacies for people, organizations and society.
We believe that this is a initiative that reflects some of the challenges for the development of organizations and executives in the 21st century.
13:00 – 13:15 | Program Closing
Bye!
UNICON Team Development Conference: November 17-20, 2020
Hosted by Arizona State University Thunderbird School of Global Management, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Tuesday, November 17
Dr. Sanjeev Khagram, Dean & Director General, Thunderbird School of Global Management
Recap of the day; highlights of community engagement and outcomes from InterACTION Brainstorming.
Stay connected throughout the day and join us for regionally-focused sessions – Global Regionally-Focused Sessions and Global Sounds and Sights – for social networking.
Detailed Day 1 schedule with recordings and slides
INTELLIGENCE: Wednesday, November 18
Day TWO Wrap: Key Questions, Insights, Actions
Carleen Bobrowski, Senior Director of Executive Education, Thunderbird School of Global
Recap of the day, highlights of community engagement and outcomes from InterACTION Brainstorming.
Stay connected throughout the day and join us for regionally-focused sessions – Global Regionally-Focused Sessions and Global Sounds and Sights – for social networking.
Detailed Day 2 schedule with recordings and slides
INNOVATION: Thursday, November 19
Day THREE Opening: Innovation
Dr. Sanjeev Khagram, Dean & Director General Thunderbird School of Global Management
Day Three’s Opening emphasizes standout highlights from the week thus far, while setting the stage for the day.
Exploring the innovation of what’s next in Executive Education.
Day THREE Wrap: Key Questions, Insights, Action
Carleen Bobrowski, Senior Director of Executive Education, Thunderbird School of Global Management
Recap on the day; highlights of community engagement and outcomes from InterACTION Brainstorming.
Detailed Day 3 schedule with recordings and slides
IMPACT: Friday, November 20
Day FOUR Opening: Impact
Dr. Sanjeev Khagram, Dean & Director General Thunderbird School of Global Management
Day 4: the culmination of our gathering, showcasing the week’s highlights while contributing to the impact of the day.
Day FOUR Wrap: Key Questions, Insights, Actions
Dr. Sanjeev Khagram, Dean & Director General Thunderbird School of Global Management
Recap on the day and of the week!
Closing Remarks & UNICON Awards
Lise Hammergren, UNICON Board Chair
It is our tradition during the UNICON Team Development Conference to recognize those who have made significant contributions to UNICON by hosting a conference or serving a six-year term as a UNICON board member. This year we have five award recipients:
Peter Hirst – Board Member
Tina Narron – Board Member
Santa Clara University – Hosting the 2019 Team Development Conference
University of Virginia – Hosting the 2020 Directors Conference
Yale University – Hosting the 2020 Annual Workshop
On behalf of the UNICON board, let me congratulate you on these important contributions that have greatly contributed to the value our consortium offers our member schools.
Closing Remarks & Awards slides
Detailed Day 4 schedule with recordings and slides
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2020 UNICON Online Workshop – July 8 – 9
Hosted by Yale School of Management Executive Education
Professor Rodrigo Canales reviewed the growing need for companies to innovate in today’s marketplace. He taught a powerful tool for innovation called Reframing, in which leaders use customer archetypes to generate insights and new ideas.
Reframing_2020 PDF
Innovation Groupwork
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2020 Online Directors’ Conference – March 25th -27th
Hosted by the University of Virginia, Darden School
Conference Schedule
March 25 –
The first session reviewed results of the two COVID-19 surveys sent to UNICON primary representatives this month. McKinsey Global Institute presented on the Future of Work and lifelong learning. David Blake of LearnIn explained why he thinks upskilling will be widely adopted by companies and why that may pose challenges for existing executive education models.
- Results of Covid-19 membership surveys 1 and 2.
- McKinsey Global Institute presentation “The Present and Future World of Work” and
- David Blake’s, CEO, LearnIn presentation, “Upskilling In The New Reality“
March 26 –
The second session featured a joint presentation by AACSB and SHRM on alignment between supply and demand for leadership development programming.
Research Questions:
- Does LD mean different things for business schools and employers?
- What are the types of qualities and desired outcomes of leaders?
- How are business schools developing leaders? Is it in line with what employers need?
- Joint Presentation slide deck
- Thursday Session group feedback
March 27 –
The Friday session focused on leading an HR function during significant disruption.
- The Future of Executive Learning in an AI-Powered World, The machine/ human interface: Deploying executive coaching at scale and incorporating Artificial Intelligence to design personalized development journeys – Dr. Matt Barney, CEO LeaderAMP
- NASA’s Future of Work: Framework and Talent Priorities, Jane Datta, Chief Human Capital Officer and Elizabeth Kolmstetter, PhD, Director of Talent Strategy and Engagement, Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer
UNICON Team Development Conference: November 20-22, 2019
Hosted by Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California USA
Newcomers Workshop –
Melanie Weaver Barnett, Chief Executive Education Officer, Michigan Ross, Rob Dietel, Director, Executive Programs, MIT Sloan. With the help of clear and succinct infographics, Melanie and Rob detailed the structure, services, membership and expectations of UNICON.
Conference Welcome –
The UNICON Team Development Conference had many behind the scene professionals from the Silicon Valley Executive Center making the conference a seamless event. They presented logistical details for the events and set up for the dedicated conference app. A history of the university and its ties to the early California Jesuit settlers closed out the remarks.
Learning Leadership Presentation –
Based upon the book: LEARNING LEADERSHIP – A Lifetime of Growth and Mastery
Presented by: Jim Kouzes, Executive Fellow, Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Santa Clara University
Summing up: You must believe you can, aspire to excel, challenge yourself, engage support, and practice deliberately
The Table Group Workshops –
How “healthy” is your organization? How “smart” is it? The breakout sessions asked folks to rate their organizations on these two “requirements for success”.
Closing Remarks –
A call for silent reflection on what personal responsibility and commitment to the team and organization are necessary to achieve common goals.
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UNICON Workshop: July 17-18, 2019
Hosted by Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
Preread: Designing_for_Results, Phillips and Phillips
Preread: Rutgers_Learning_&_Development_Survey_Data
Group presentations – Atlantic_County – Collaboration
Group presentations – Bergen County – Collaboration
Group presentations – Cape May – Skills
Group presentations – Hunterdon County – Skills
Group presentations –Essex County – Succession
Group presentations – Union County – Succession
Group presentations – Middlesex County – Profitability
Group presentations – Somerset_County – Profitability
Group presentations – Ocean_County – Growth
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UNICON 2019 Directors Conference
“In Search of Identity for Creating the Future”
April 24-26, 2019
Unicon Skolkovo Program Outline
4/24/19 – IN SEARCH OF IDENTITY
Antitrust Statement – Peter Hirst
SKOLKOVO Welcome – Andrei Sharonov, Marina Karban
Conference Statistics – Marina Karban
Presenting SKOLKOVO – Andrei Sharonov, President, Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO
“In Search of Identity for Creating the Future” – Conference Intro Karban
Global Context:
Economy at the Crossroads – Marat Atnashev, Ruben Enikolopov
Economy at the Crossroads Energy Sector – Tatiana Mitrova
Questions for Reflection – Group work & Reflection session – Marat Atnashev
What stands behind the “Enigmatic Russian Soul“ – Elizabeth Sadova, Igor Fedyukin
Tech change and global networks – Ruben Enikolopov, Rector, New Economic School
4/25/2919 – FUTURE OF EDUCATION & INNOVATION
Future of Education. New Landscape & Ecosystem – Pavel Luksha
Learning to Thrive in a Complex World: Future Skills & Educational Ecosystems
Introduction to the Flash Foresight Methodology – Pavel Luksha
Flash Foresight Methodology
Tech change and global networks Enikolopov – Ruben Enikolopov
4/26/2019 – CONNECTING THE DOTS
FLASH Foresight Session Results-April 26 – Pavel Luksha
Frank group: How to Innovate – Marcus Frank and Group
Kinetica Innovation – Vladimir Pirozhkov
2018 UNICON TEAM DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
All lecturers and discussion leaders are from the University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business unless otherwise noted.
Concurrent 1.1 –
“How Might We Better Engage Faculty in Support of Executive Education?”
Shalini Bhatia, Director of Program and Business Development, Stanford University;
Bill DeCristofano, Associate Director, Open Enrollment Program, Wharton
Jennifer Hicks, Director, Engagement, Darden Executive Education
Tricia Kullis, Director, International Custom Programs, IESE Business School
Concurrent 1.2 –
“Changing the Landscape of Marketing”
Kirsten Sands Rauscher, Director, CRM
Concurrent 1.4 –
“Show Me the $: What Every Leader Needs to Know About Financial Acumen”
Prof. Joe Perfetti, Finance
Concurrent 1.6 –
“Leveraging Industry Disruption for Innovative Partnerships”
Dr. Christina Elson, Assoc. Research Professor, Management & Organization and
Dr. Pamela Armstrong, Clinical Professor, Decision, Operations & Information Technologies
Concurrent 2.3 –
“Political Savvy”
Stephen Robbins, Program Director
Concurrent 2.4 –
“Leveraging the Lessons of Experience Through Deliberate Practice”
Neta Moye, Clinical Professor of Management
Concurrent 2.5 –
“Partners in Prosperity Ideas Opportunities and Resources for Coopetition”
Peter Methot, Executive Director, Executive Education, Rutgers Business School;
Jon Kaupla, President/Executive Director Center for Professional & Executive Development, Wisconsin School of Business, University of Wisconsin;
Chris Thompson, Executive Director, Executive Education, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
Concurrent 1.9 –
“Mindfulness: The Impact of Being Here Now“
Michelle Somerday, Ph.D.
Plenary 1.2 –
“Lifelong Learning & Executive Education: The Future for Business Education”
Presented by Tom Robinson, PhD, President and CEO, AACSB
Plenary 2.3 –
“Building Optimal Relationships”
Neta Moye, PhD, Clinical Professor of Management
Schedule brochure
Descriptions & Bios
UNICON Annual Hack Workshop
Held July 24-25
MIT Sloan School
Cambridge, Massachusetts USA
Agenda – UNICON Annual Workshop
1. L.Thackery_Hackathon Playbook
2. L.Thackery_The-Hackathon-and-hacking-at-Microsoft_LT
3. L.Amini_AI on the Cloud sloan hack workshop
9. AppInventor CloudPoll tutorial
10. 3DICC_ImmersiveTerf_GettingStarted_v2
2018 UNICON Directors’ Conference
Digital transformation and changes in organizing Executive Education
Location: BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo, Norway
Executive Education At A Crossroad
Digital transformation – New mindset for businesses and executive education
How artificial intelligence and technology redefine the business landscape
Change is the new normal
April 25 –
“Innovation in Norway beyond oil and gas”
Hilde C. Bjørnland
Centre for Applied Macro- and Petroleum economics (CAMP)
BI Norwegian Business School
“Designing the digital organization”
Charles C. Snow, Øystein Devik Fjeldstad and Arthur M. Langer
from research published in the Journal of Organization Design (2017) 6:7
“Banking in the 21st century”
Solveig Hellebust,
Group EVP People & Operations, DNB bank
April 26 –
“Shaping future of executive education”
Professor Knut Haanaes, IMD
Leading the Digital Enterprise
BI Norwegian Business School
“How Artificial Intelligence will redefine management”
Vegard Kolbjørnsrud, Assistant Professor, BI Norwegian Business School Senior Research
Fellow, Accenture
“Building a culture for trial and error at FINN.no”
Anders Skoe, CEO Finn.no
“Strategy as disciplined experimentation”
Vegard Kolbjørnsrud
“How to lead a digital enterprise”
(or: Building a culture for trial & error at FINN.no)
Anders Skoe, CEO FINN.no
April 27 –
“Leadership Across Physical and Conceptual Barriers”
(applications of the semantic theory of survey response)
Professor Jan Ketil Arnulf BI Norwegian Business School
“Government Pension Fund Global”
Ole Christian Bech-Moen
Chief Investment Officer, Allocation Strategies
“Sustainable Modernity – the Nordic Model and Beyond”
A Challenge to the business school agenda.
Professor Atle Midttun BI Norwegian
2017 UNICON Team Development Conference:
ExEd 2.0
Creating the Future of Executive Education
Location: ITESM, Monterrey, Mexico.
The conference addressed the future of executive education in terms of new technologies, program structures and philosophies
As shown in this video, Tecnológico de Monterrey is honored to host the 2017 Team Development Conference.
Conference Website Still Active
Nov. 29 –
1.0 Newcomers Workshop – Devin William Bigoness, Cornell University
1.1 Nothing Will Ever Be The Same – Reflections on the impact of AI & ML on the nature and practice of Executive Education and on the Institutes that provide these services. – Anton Fishman, Director, Fishman & Partners
1.2 New trends and technologies for Executive Development – José Escamilla de los Santos, TecLabs
Nov. 30 –
2.1 The Disruption Connection – Claire Masson, Financial Times – Instituto de Empresa Corporate Learning Alliance
W2 ExEd Customer Journey Mapping – Open Enrollment – Peter Methot, Rutgers University
The Journey to Creating Great Experiences – Peter Methot, Rutgers University
Dec. 1 –
3.2 Executive Education for a Digital Generation: Understanding the Implications of the Digital Generation on Business Education – Mónica Sacristán Directora de Extensión Universitaria y Desarrollo Ejecutivo, ITAM; Bill Scheurer, Executive Director, UNICON; Brian Mahoney, Managing Partner, Percept Research
UNICON Directors’ Conference:
Creating the Future
Viewing the Future of Executive Education Through the Lens of India
March 27-30, 2017
Location: Harvard Center Mumbai India Research Center
This conference focused on the future of executive education through the lens of India. The conference looked broadly at India as a rapidly developing economy (RDE) to understand how RDEs will transform the world economy and the global business landscape—and why we need to think about executive development on a much larger scale.
Immense business opportunities are emerging in the executive education industry. To help our clients succeed, we must understand the need for RDEs to develop next-generation leaders who are inspired to find solutions to mega challenges like income inequality, sustainability, and global security.
MON 27 MAR:
- The Future of Executive Education: Framing the Challenges with Professor Das Narayandas
TUE 28 MAR: India “101”
- Understanding India: A Laboratory of Global Challenges & Opportunities with Shekhar Gupta
- Global Megatrends: A Fast-Forward View of What Lies Ahead with Shirish Sankhe
WED 29 MAR: How India, Inc. Will Shape the Future of Executive Education
- Viewing the Future of Executive Education Through the Lens of India with Professor Ashish Nanda
- A CEO Perspective: Conquering the Chaos with Ravi Venkatesan
- Working Sessions with Senior HR Executives: “Future of Executive Development in India”
Thu 30 MAR: India as a Global Innovation Engine
- India’s Innovation Engine with Krishna Mahesh
- Large Scale Executive Development: An India Innovation Imperative
Team Development Conference – November 30 – December 2
Hosted by UCLA , Los Angeles, California, USA
Links to many of the presentations at UCLA below:
Day 1 – Wednesday, November 30
UNICON Benchmarking Pulse Survey – What will be the greatest challenge in 2017 for your program?
Survey 1, Question 4 – Other Challenges Responses (31)
Directors’ Roundtable: “The Future of Business Education”
Changing Organizational Models of Executive Education – Eiter, Stine, Woll
Business School Partnerships, presented by Notre Dame and Skolkovo
Executive Education as Translators, Phillip Leslie, Chief Digital Economist & Vice President, Amazon.com
Day 2 – Thursday, December 1
Concurrent Sessions –
Leading Inclusively … Leadership Development for Executive Education Leaders – Malisa Gipson, Tammie Long, Georgia Institute of Technology
Salesforce: Building Relationships and Revenue with Technology – Ann Herring, Northwestern, Peter Methot, Rutgers, Edgar Cabrera, Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM)
Where Strategy Meets Operations: Preparing for the Unexpected – Kianna Boatswain, Brittany Moses, University of Maryland; Kristin St. Marie, Michigan State University
Challenges and Best Practices in Identifying Client Needs, and how Business Development Addresses Them – Nicola Barrett, University of Virginia; Susan Callaghan, University of Notre Dame; Tabata Fernandez, ITAM
Day 3 – Friday, December 2
Devin Bigoness, Cornell University: UCLA Interview 12 02 2017
Devin addresses the content-context divide and the 4 things stakeholders ask of executive educators.
Concurrent Sessions –
“Asked and Answered: Tools for Critical Thinking” – Doug Lichtman, UCLA Law School
Fully Present – Diana Winston, UCLA
Link to Prezi powerpoint for Diana Winston’s Fully Present session
The Nobel Leader – Ken Bardach, Darwin Gillett, Fundação Dom Cabral
Resilience – Derek Herrera CEO –Founder at Spinal Singularity, UCLA Anderson School of Management Class of 2015, 1st Marine Raider Battalion (MARSOC)
Innovation in Benchmarking – Rodrigo Amantea, Insper; Eric Bergemann, MIT Sloan School of Management
2015 Directors’ Conference – University of Cape Town, South Africa
Why Africa Now? From Turmoil to Triumph – Adrian Saville, Visiting Professor GIBS
African Futures and Drivers More Important or More Impoverished? – Greg Mills, The Brenthurst Foundation
Sub-Saharan African Mineral Deposits – graphic
2015 Team Development Conference – UNC, Chapel Hill, North Carolina USA
Charting the Competitive Landscape in Executive Education – Tony Laffoley Program Director, UNC Executive Education
Designing Our Way Into The Future – Lara Heberlein & Kati Clement-Frazier, UCLA
Preparing Leaders for Global and International Responsibility – Horace McCormick Jr.
2015 State of Digital Marketing – Webmarketing123 State of Digital Marketing Survey
UNICON Directors’ Conference @ HKUST
April 1-3, 2014
“Major Shifts in Executive Education: the Asian Momentum”
April 1
Plenary Session:
Emerging Opportunities in the Executive Education Market: the Asian Experience
Prof Joseph Salvacruz, HKUST Business School
April 3
“Major Shifts in Executive Education: the Asian Momentum” – Wrap-up
Fleishman-Hillard
Plenary Presentation and Reflections: Learning from our Scenario Journey
jacket cover: “Profit Power Economics” by Dr Mia de Kuijper
The Most Powerful Paths to Profits – Twelve strategies to shape a company’s destiny – Dr Mia de Kuijper
UNICON Futuring Presentation Summary, by Mia de Kuijper (PowerPoint originally)
Unicon Futuring Reflections, Dr Mia de Kuijper
2014 Workshop-IESC
July 22-23 2014, Barcelona
UNICON, Session 1 – All About Blended
UNICON, Session 2-5 – Digital Transformation – Looking beyond the Hype – Prof. Evgeny Kaganer
UNICON, Session 3 – The Challenge of Blended Learning – Jeffrey Pfeffer, Robert I. Sutton
UNICON, Session 4 – The Disruption of Blended
2014 Team Dev Notre Dame
Concurrent Session 1.4 – Disciplines of Speed in Exec Ed – Bill Peterson
Concurrent Session 3.1- Open_Enrollment
Conference Dashboards – EllieWeldon
Program Innovation Through Experimentation-12-04-14 – Mike Malefakis
Newcomers Workshop 2014 at Notre Dame
Tablet Is The New Binder – Peter Methot, Rutgers
The Leaders Speak: Corporate University Research Takeaways – Mark Allen, Kim Maybar-Plaxe, Annick Renaud-Coulon
Corporate Universities: Are we capable of Investing? Based on “Same Solar System, Different Orbits. Opportunities and Challenges in Executive Education and Corporate University Partnerships” 2014 UNICON Report, by Marie Eiter, Jim Pulcrano, Jenny Stine, Toby Woll
2013 Directors’ Conference, Cranfield, United Kingdom
Keynote Speaker: Dave Coplin, Chief Invisioning Officer, Microsoft – “Business Re-Imagined: Shifts in the Digital Revolution”
Business Re-Imagined Session Summary
“Beyond the Horizon” – Professor Joe Nellis Director, Policy Strategy & Performance, Cranfield School of Management
Beyond the Horizon Session Summary
Track 1, Session 1:
“Time for a New Paradigm: From Financial Accounting to Relational Thinking” – Roy Childs, Chartered Psychologist; Managing Director, Team Focus Ltd and Michael Schluter, CBE, Economist; Chief Executive, Relationships Global
Track 1, Session 2:
“When Dynamic Markets Meets Skeletons – A Biomimetic Exploration of Executive Education’s Shells and Skills” – Patrick Reinmoeller, PhD Professor of Strategic Management, Cranfield School of Management
Track 1, Session 3:
“The Customer of the Future: Co-Creating Value” – Dr. Emma MacDonald & Professor Hugh Wilson, Faculty members, Cranfield School of Management
The Customer of the Future: Session Summary
Track 2, Session 1:
“Future Models of Executive Education. Trends, Data and Opinion” – Steve Mostyn, Roddy Millar IEDP
Future Models: Session Summary
Track 2, Session 2:
“ONLINE LEARNING: Opportunity or Threat?” – Presented by Michael Malefakis Associate Dean, Columbia Business School Executive Education
ONLINE LEARNING: Opportunity or Threat: Session Summary
Video interview with Mike Malefakis – In this interview, Mike talks about what the executive education industry will be like “in five years”.
Track 2, Session 3:
“BUSINESS SCHOOLS AND CONSULTANTS: Sleeping with the enemy or a new model of Exec Ed?” – Steve Ludlow, Keith Leslie
BUSINESS SCHOOLS AND CONSULTANTS: Session Summary
Track 3, Session 1:
“The future Leadership brain: implications of neuroscience for learning in business”
Dr. Tara Swart, Executive Peformance
The future Leadership brain: Session Summary
Track 3, Session 2:
The Past, Present and Future of Executive Education – Toby Thompson
Past, Present and Future: Session Summary
Track 3, Session 3:
“Developing the next generations: Changing demands, challenges and opportunities for Business Schools” – Dr Wendy Hirsh
MOOC Research Project
“MOOCs and Executive Education” Research Report Prepared for UNICON – Jennifer Kay Stine, Ph.D.
MOOCs and Executive Education: Session Summary
World Café
IE Business School – Joaquin Uribarri
ITAM – Monica Sacristan
Nyenrode – Nel Hildebrand and Selma Spaas
University of Pretoria – Lucy Voss-Price
St. Gallen – Marcus Frank
University of Vancouver – Bruce Weisner
UNICON Directors’ Conference
Host by INCAE, Costa Rica
April 19:
Corporate Social Responsibility
Philanthropy: Viva Trust case study
2012 Annual UNICON Workshop
Hosted by University of Michigan Ross School of Business
July, 2012
“Leveraging Social Media for Business Value in Executive Education”
“What is Social Media” – Melanie Barnett Chief Executive Education Officer and Dr. Alison Davis-Blake Dean, Stephen M. Ross School of Business
Day Two Synthesis: Co-Creation Activity
Making the Web Work for You – Bram Bout, Education Sales Director, Google
UNICON Vancouver 2012 Team Development Conference
“Raising Your Game: The Business of Executive Education”
November 28 – 30, 2012
Hosted by University of British Columbia Sauder School of Business
“Best Practices in Marketing Executive Education” – Pat Cataldo
“Winning Long-Term Contracts Through Customer Service: Focus on International Clients” – Jean Choy, Associate Dean Executive Education & International Initiatives, University of British Columbia
“Delivering an MIT Sloan Executive Education Experience” – Rachel Hutton, Group Program Manager MIT Sloan School of Management, Executive Education
“Through the Kitchen Door: A Recipe for Award‐Winning Academic Partnerships” – Patti Tenenbaum, Denise Bumford Program Managers SMU Cox Executive Education
“More Than Just Another Channel: Putting social media thinking at the heart of your marketing strategy” – Susie Hill Director of Technology & Operations, The University of Tennessee
The Newcomers Workshop – Frank R. Lloyd , Associate Dean, SMU Cox Executive Eduication and Cata Aranda, Head of Senior Executive Programs, ITAM Executive Development
“You’re All Unique: Delivering a personalized experience to open enrollment clients”
Idunn EirJónsdóttir Director, Open Enrollment Programs, IESE Business School
https://www.uniconexed.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/You’re_All_Unique _Idunn Jondottir
2011 Team Development Conference, “Mission Possible – The Era of Executive Education”. – November 29-December 1, 2011″, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
“A Culture for Relentless Innovation”, Gerard J. Tellis, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
“Breaking the Mold on Blended Learning”, Marie Eiter and Toby Woll
“Communications Committee Report”, Larry Murphy, Harvard Business School, Co-Chair
“Going Mobile In Executive Education”, Dr. Carina Paine Schofield, Emily Taylor and Trudi West, Ashridge Business School
“Higher Education in Flux”, Lloyd Armstrong, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California.
“Newcomers Presentation”, Catalina Aranda, ITAM and Frank Lloyd, SMU
“Strategic Dynamics of Corporate Learning”, Roland Deiser, Senior Fellow, Center for the Digital Future
2011 Annual Workshop, “Educating Intelligent Organizations” – July 14-July, 15, 2011″, MIT Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
UNICON 2011 Workshop Buzz Group Feedback, Prepared by Rochelle Weichman, Associate Dean, Sarah O’Brien, Program Manager and staff.
2010 Team Development Conference, “Innovation: The Path to Growth in Executive Education”, University of Virginia Darden School of Business, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Conference welcome and introduction, Pat Cataldo, Jr., UNC-Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler School of Business, Chair, UNICON Board of Directors
Conference Overview, Lou Centini, University of Virginia Darden School of Business, UNICON Emertius Board Chair
Newcomers Workshop, Frank Lloyd, SMU Cox School of Business, Emeritus UNICON Board member and Marily Schonthal, Northwestern Univeristy Kellogg School of Management
“Hope, headwinds or hurricanes? Charting a course for the global economy”, Joseph Lake, Editor/Economist, The Economist Intelligence Unit, November 2010
“Innovation in a Post-Recession Environment”, Robert F. Bruner, Dean, Darden School of Business
Panel Discussion: Customer Perspective, Jim Freedman, Fresenius Medical Care North America
“Role of Values and Leadership in Innovation”, Ed Freeman, University Professor, University of Virginia Darden School of Business
“Innovation Process: Introduction to Darden Innovation Model”, Ed Hess, Professor, University of Virginia Darden School of Business
Directors’ Conference, April 13-15, 2010, IMD – International Institute For Management Development, Lausanne, Switzerland
What do Customers Really Want?, Michel
The A-h-h of Agility, Towards Building Deep Sustanability in Organizations
Introduction, Michel
School Experience Sharing: The Role of Business Schools in Promoting Responsible and Sustainable Enterprises, Zúñiga
Winning through Execution: Introduction to the Star Model, Deep Dive. Fischer
Team Development Conference, December 2-4, 2009, University of Texas, Austin, Austin, Texas USA
Marketing Round Table: “The Exec Ed Competitive Space: B-Schools vs. Consulting Firms”, Bardach, Casey
“Investigating Innovations in Curriculum Design”, a UNICON Research Study, Eiter, Principal Investigator, Bean presenting
“Brain Performance and Emotional Intelligence”, for Sustainable Career Management, a self-coaching method, Caunegre
“Leverage a Great Brand to Advantage”, Haskins, Briant
“Newcomers’ Workshop 2009”, Lloyd, Schonthal
“Rethinking the Boundaries”, Sheppard
2009 Summer Burst meeting at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Anderson School of Management
“Back to the Future: Online Opportunities in Executive Education”, Fogerty, Lee and Connor
“Challenge 1: Business Models”, slide presentation
“Challenge 1: Business Model”, brainstorming responses
“Challenge 2 – Program Design”, brainstorming responses
“Challenge 3 – Growing the Business”, brainstorming responses
“Opportunity: Collaboration across the University”
Range of Variation in Executive Education Programs, UCLA Anderson Faculty Presentation
“Bringing the Future to the Present”, Challenging Our Ideas, Managing the Uncertainty, Creating a Plan
“Sales and Marketing in Difficult Times”, Breakout Session
“The Lay of the Land in Corporate Training and Education”, Bersin and Associates
2009 Spring Directors’ Conference, Washington University in St. Louis, Olin School of Business
“Key Takeaways”, Centini, Eiter
“Managerial Complexity, a Different Perspective”, Lele
“Investigating Our Custom Clients’ Evolving Needs”, Eiter
“Growing with Opportunities in China”, Qingjun, Liu
“Experiential Learning to Manage Complexity”, Callahan, Pistrui, Delys
“What do we expect from a Business School in this crisis”, Bernhard
“EFMD CLIP Corporate Learning Improvement Process” , Plompen
“Crisis Survey Analysis”, Benchmarking Committee
“About CDW”, Berger
2008 Fall Team Development Conference, University of Washington, Foster School of Business
“Daily Key Take-Aways”, Bardach, Schilling
“Generational Chart”, Schildkraut
“Takeaway and Commitment Sheet”, Schildkraut
“Customisation – Meeting the Client’s Needs”, Anderson
“Four Models of Program Management”, Arruda, Popa, Schilling and Schonthal
“Rigor and Relevance – A Challenge for Authentic Leadership Development”, Avolio and Ingersoll
“Complexity: Innovative Approaches to Cross Functional Issues”, Bardach and Shilling
“Creating An Effective Organization: Promoting Instrinsic Organizational Motivation In Work Teams”, Bigley
“Strategies to Maintaining a Steady Growth Despite the Economic Ups and Downs”, Choy and Frogley
“Customization – Health LEADS A customised leadership program for South Australia Health”, Houston
“From Engagement to Execution…and beyond”, Joiner, Landrum
“Developing and Living the Foster Brand”, McCoy and Noblis
“Global Products; Global Mindset; Global Delivery”, Shedden
“Keynote Speaker”, Richard Tait, Chief Boomboom of Boomboom Brands
“Crafting Attention-Grabbing, “Sticky” Messages”, Turner
2008 Summer Burst meeting at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business
“How Do We Show the Value of Executive Education?”, Raider
“The Program Experience”, McGurrin
2008 Directors’ Conference, Melbourne Business School, Mt. Eliza Executive Education
5 Parallel Sessions Case Summaries
Can Business Schools Really Change?, Kirkbride
Are external executive education providers really necessary?, Bloch
Executive Education in Asia Pacific – The HKUST Story, Cheng
Innovation in Executive Development, Honore, Voller
Leading Integral Change at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona, Johnson
Sustainability or Survival in a Changing World, Kininmonth
Fletcher Building Ltd, Ling
Executive Education in India: A View from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, Abhoy
Alchemical Learning – A Model for Designing ‘Participatory Learning’, Rumboll
BI Norwegian School of Management, Executive Education – The Innovation Story, Ruud
5 Sacred Cows of Business Schools and Executive Education and why we should rethink them, Sinclair
Global Sustainability – What is the impact on our clients? Do business schools have a role to play?, Vinot
2007 UNICON Fall Conference, SMU, Cox School of Business
“Branding and Target Marketing”, Deborah Mitchell, Tammy Thayer
“Conditions and Dimensions of Innovation in Executive Education”, Voller, Honore – presented by Bill Lee, Karl Johnson
“Differences in Generations”, McGurrin
“Entering and Competing in Emerging Markets”, Barnett, Bendersky
“From Insight to Action”, Armstrong
“Gender Equity and Flexibility”, Williamson
“Immigration”, Athanasios Hristoulas (ppt)
“Newcomers Workshop”, Stilliard, LaCivita (ppt)
“Cultivating Niche Markets”, Bean, Dowling, Pierre
“Winning in New Market Segments”, Armstrong (ppt)
“Working With Associations”, Halperin
2006 Summer Burst meeting at Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Executive Education as a Transformation, Dinwoodie (Word doc)
Interaction map (PDF file)
When Technology is an Essential Part of Executive Education (PowerPoint)
When Executive Education is a process, Eiter (PowerPoint)
2006 Fall Conference, Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
Ken Bardach shares his Conference Notes, Bardach (pdf)
Could Teaching Hospitals Provide a Model for Corporate Learning Environments?, Bleak
“Building strong brands”: the case of Ibmec Sao Paulo”, Borroni, Claro
Creating More Customer Loyalty, Cataldo
Creating a known and sustainable brand, Clark, Lau, Smith
Are We Customer-Centric? Marketing Survey Results, Kellogg School of Management.
Newcomers’ Workshop, Lloyd, LaCivita, Scheurer
2005 UNICON Conference, Fundação Dom Cabral
Spring 2005 UNICON Conference, Hosted by Fundação Dom Cabral, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
2005 Fall Conference, Harvard Business School
Newcomers Workshop, Scheurer
“Creating and Sustaining International Partnerships”, Lang, Larson
“Careers in Executive Education”, Eiter, Halperin (pdf)
“Competitive Dynamics”, Rosenblum, Baerman (pdf)
“Academic Joint Ventures”, Bigoness, Flemington (pdf)
“Corporate University/Learning Center Partnerships, Centini, Shaffer (pdf)
“CRM Project Lifecycle”, Dougherty, Weeks, Dell (pdf)
Closing PowerPoint, Lewandowski (pdf)
2004 Spring Conference, Emory University
“ROI: The Client’s Perspective, Novartis Corporate Learning”, Antoine Tirard, April 18, 2004
“The Organizational Context for ROI Assessment”, James W. Dean, Jr,, Associate Dean for Executive Education, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina
“Corporate Learning Improvement Process – CLIP: Processes and Lessons Learned”, Dufour, European Foundation for Management Development
“Evolution of ROI Analysis in Executive Development”, Peter Topping, Goizueta Business School, Emory University
“Levels of Program Evaluation”, Richard D. Flanagan, Ph.D., Fort Hill Company
“Wachovia Executive Leadership Program”, Garrow, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
“ROI Experiences: Open Enrollment Case Study from Columbia”, Bill Klepper and Lyle Yorks, Columbia Business School Executive Education
“Assessing The Effects of Executive and Management Development on Learning Transfer…”, David Lewin and Neil Jacoby, UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management
“Using Assessment to Drive Executive Development”, Robert E. Lewis, Ph.D., Personnel Decisions International
“ROI Analysis of the UNICON Conference Part 1”, Dan McGurrin, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
“ROI Analysis of the UNICON Conference Part 2”, McGurrin
“Measuring the Value of Executive Development at The Home Depot”, Jennifer Stanhouse, The Home Depot and also “The Home Depot ROI Research Study”, beginning on page 14, Stanhouse and Topping
“ROI Analytical Frameworks: Balanced Scorecard”, Peter Topping, Goizueta Business School, Emory University
“Return on Investment in Executive Education – The Financial Framework”, Stillard
UNICON Team Development Conference: November 20-22, 2019
Hosted by Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California USA
Newcomers Workshop –
Melanie Weaver Barnett, Chief Executive Education Officer, Michigan Ross, Rob Dietel, Director, Executive Programs, MIT Sloan. With the help of clear and succinct infographics, Melanie and Rob detailed the structure, services, membership and expectations of UNICON.
Conference Welcome –
The UNICON Team Development Conference had many behind the scene professionals from the Silicon Valley Executive Center making the conference a seamless event. They presented logistical details for the events and set up for the dedicated conference app. A history of the university and its ties to the early California Jesuit settlers closed out the remarks.
Learning Leadership Presentation –
Based upon the book: LEARNING LEADERSHIP – A Lifetime of Growth and Mastery
Presented by: Jim Kouzes, Executive Fellow, Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Santa Clara University
Summing up: You must believe you can, aspire to excel, challenge yourself, engage support, and practice deliberately
The Table Group Workshops –
How “healthy” is your organization? How “smart” is it? The breakout sessions asked folks to rate their organizations on these two “requirements for success”.
Closing Remarks –
A call for silent reflection on what personal responsibility and commitment to the team and organization are necessary to achieve common goals.
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UNICON Workshop: July 17-18, 2019
Hosted by Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
Preread: Designing_for_Results, Phillips and Phillips
Preread: Rutgers_Learning_&_Development_Survey_Data
Group presentations – Atlantic_County – Collaboration
Group presentations – Bergen County – Collaboration
Group presentations – Cape May – Skills
Group presentations – Hunterdon County – Skills
Group presentations –Essex County – Succession
Group presentations – Union County – Succession
Group presentations – Middlesex County – Profitability
Group presentations – Somerset_County – Profitability
Group presentations – Ocean_County – Growth
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UNICON 2019 Directors Conference
“In Search of Identity for Creating the Future”
April 24-26, 2019
Unicon Skolkovo Program Outline
4/24/19 – IN SEARCH OF IDENTITY
Antitrust Statement – Peter Hirst
SKOLKOVO Welcome – Andrei Sharonov, Marina Karban
Conference Statistics – Marina Karban
Presenting SKOLKOVO – Andrei Sharonov, President, Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO
“In Search of Identity for Creating the Future” – Conference Intro Karban
Global Context:
Economy at the Crossroads – Marat Atnashev, Ruben Enikolopov
Economy at the Crossroads Energy Sector – Tatiana Mitrova
Questions for Reflection – Group work & Reflection session – Marat Atnashev
What stands behind the “Enigmatic Russian Soul“ – Elizabeth Sadova, Igor Fedyukin
Tech change and global networks – Ruben Enikolopov, Rector, New Economic School
4/25/2919 – FUTURE OF EDUCATION & INNOVATION
Future of Education. New Landscape & Ecosystem – Pavel Luksha
Learning to Thrive in a Complex World: Future Skills & Educational Ecosystems
Introduction to the Flash Foresight Methodology – Pavel Luksha
Flash Foresight Methodology
Tech change and global networks Enikolopov – Ruben Enikolopov
4/26/2019 – CONNECTING THE DOTS
FLASH Foresight Session Results-April 26 – Pavel Luksha
Frank group: How to Innovate – Marcus Frank and Group
Kinetica Innovation – Vladimir Pirozhkov
2018 UNICON TEAM DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
All lecturers and discussion leaders are from the University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business unless otherwise noted.
Concurrent 1.1 –
“How Might We Better Engage Faculty in Support of Executive Education?”
Shalini Bhatia, Director of Program and Business Development, Stanford University;
Bill DeCristofano, Associate Director, Open Enrollment Program, Wharton
Jennifer Hicks, Director, Engagement, Darden Executive Education
Tricia Kullis, Director, International Custom Programs, IESE Business School
Concurrent 1.2 –
“Changing the Landscape of Marketing”
Kirsten Sands Rauscher, Director, CRM
Concurrent 1.4 –
“Show Me the $: What Every Leader Needs to Know About Financial Acumen”
Prof. Joe Perfetti, Finance
Concurrent 1.6 –
“Leveraging Industry Disruption for Innovative Partnerships”
Dr. Christina Elson, Assoc. Research Professor, Management & Organization and
Dr. Pamela Armstrong, Clinical Professor, Decision, Operations & Information Technologies
Concurrent 2.3 –
“Political Savvy”
Stephen Robbins, Program Director
Concurrent 2.4 –
“Leveraging the Lessons of Experience Through Deliberate Practice”
Neta Moye, Clinical Professor of Management
Concurrent 2.5 –
“Partners in Prosperity Ideas Opportunities and Resources for Coopetition”
Peter Methot, Executive Director, Executive Education, Rutgers Business School;
Jon Kaupla, President/Executive Director Center for Professional & Executive Development, Wisconsin School of Business, University of Wisconsin;
Chris Thompson, Executive Director, Executive Education, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
Concurrent 1.9 –
“Mindfulness: The Impact of Being Here Now“
Michelle Somerday, Ph.D.
Plenary 1.2 –
“Lifelong Learning & Executive Education: The Future for Business Education”
Presented by Tom Robinson, PhD, President and CEO, AACSB
Plenary 2.3 –
“Building Optimal Relationships”
Neta Moye, PhD, Clinical Professor of Management
Schedule brochure
Descriptions & Bios
UNICON Annual Hack Workshop
Held July 24-25
MIT Sloan School
Cambridge, Massachusetts USA
Agenda – UNICON Annual Workshop
1. L.Thackery_Hackathon Playbook
2. L.Thackery_The-Hackathon-and-hacking-at-Microsoft_LT
3. L.Amini_AI on the Cloud sloan hack workshop
9. AppInventor CloudPoll tutorial
10. 3DICC_ImmersiveTerf_GettingStarted_v2
2018 UNICON Directors’ Conference
Digital transformation and changes in organizing Executive Education
Location: BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo, Norway
Executive Education At A Crossroad
Digital transformation – New mindset for businesses and executive education
How artificial intelligence and technology redefine the business landscape
Change is the new normal
April 25 –
“Innovation in Norway beyond oil and gas”
Hilde C. Bjørnland
Centre for Applied Macro- and Petroleum economics (CAMP)
BI Norwegian Business School
“Designing the digital organization”
Charles C. Snow, Øystein Devik Fjeldstad and Arthur M. Langer
from research published in the Journal of Organization Design (2017) 6:7
“Banking in the 21st century”
Solveig Hellebust,
Group EVP People & Operations, DNB bank
April 26 –
“Shaping future of executive education”
Professor Knut Haanaes, IMD
Leading the Digital Enterprise
BI Norwegian Business School
“How Artificial Intelligence will redefine management”
Vegard Kolbjørnsrud, Assistant Professor, BI Norwegian Business School Senior Research
Fellow, Accenture
“Building a culture for trial and error at FINN.no”
Anders Skoe, CEO Finn.no
“Strategy as disciplined experimentation”
Vegard Kolbjørnsrud
“How to lead a digital enterprise”
(or: Building a culture for trial & error at FINN.no)
Anders Skoe, CEO FINN.no
April 27 –
“Leadership Across Physical and Conceptual Barriers”
(applications of the semantic theory of survey response)
Professor Jan Ketil Arnulf BI Norwegian Business School
“Government Pension Fund Global”
Ole Christian Bech-Moen
Chief Investment Officer, Allocation Strategies
“Sustainable Modernity – the Nordic Model and Beyond”
A Challenge to the business school agenda.
Professor Atle Midttun BI Norwegian
2017 UNICON Team Development Conference:
ExEd 2.0
Creating the Future of Executive Education
Location: ITESM, Monterrey, Mexico.
The conference addressed the future of executive education in terms of new technologies, program structures and philosophies
As shown in this video, Tecnológico de Monterrey is honored to host the 2017 Team Development Conference.
Conference Website Still Active
Nov. 29 –
1.0 Newcomers Workshop – Devin William Bigoness, Cornell University
1.1 Nothing Will Ever Be The Same – Reflections on the impact of AI & ML on the nature and practice of Executive Education and on the Institutes that provide these services. – Anton Fishman, Director, Fishman & Partners
1.2 New trends and technologies for Executive Development – José Escamilla de los Santos, TecLabs
Nov. 30 –
2.1 The Disruption Connection – Claire Masson, Financial Times – Instituto de Empresa Corporate Learning Alliance
W2 ExEd Customer Journey Mapping – Open Enrollment – Peter Methot, Rutgers University
The Journey to Creating Great Experiences – Peter Methot, Rutgers University
Dec. 1 –
3.2 Executive Education for a Digital Generation: Understanding the Implications of the Digital Generation on Business Education – Mónica Sacristán Directora de Extensión Universitaria y Desarrollo Ejecutivo, ITAM; Bill Scheurer, Executive Director, UNICON; Brian Mahoney, Managing Partner, Percept Research
UNICON Directors’ Conference:
Creating the Future
Viewing the Future of Executive Education Through the Lens of India
March 27-30, 2017
Location: Harvard Center Mumbai India Research Center
This conference focused on the future of executive education through the lens of India. The conference looked broadly at India as a rapidly developing economy (RDE) to understand how RDEs will transform the world economy and the global business landscape—and why we need to think about executive development on a much larger scale.
Immense business opportunities are emerging in the executive education industry. To help our clients succeed, we must understand the need for RDEs to develop next-generation leaders who are inspired to find solutions to mega challenges like income inequality, sustainability, and global security.
MON 27 MAR:
- The Future of Executive Education: Framing the Challenges with Professor Das Narayandas
TUE 28 MAR: India “101”
- Understanding India: A Laboratory of Global Challenges & Opportunities with Shekhar Gupta
- Global Megatrends: A Fast-Forward View of What Lies Ahead with Shirish Sankhe
WED 29 MAR: How India, Inc. Will Shape the Future of Executive Education
- Viewing the Future of Executive Education Through the Lens of India with Professor Ashish Nanda
- A CEO Perspective: Conquering the Chaos with Ravi Venkatesan
- Working Sessions with Senior HR Executives: “Future of Executive Development in India”
Thu 30 MAR: India as a Global Innovation Engine
- India’s Innovation Engine with Krishna Mahesh
- Large Scale Executive Development: An India Innovation Imperative
Team Development Conference – November 30 – December 2
Hosted by UCLA , Los Angeles, California, USA
Links to many of the presentations at UCLA below:
Day 1 – Wednesday, November 30
UNICON Benchmarking Pulse Survey – What will be the greatest challenge in 2017 for your program?
Survey 1, Question 4 – Other Challenges Responses (31)
Directors’ Roundtable: “The Future of Business Education”
Changing Organizational Models of Executive Education – Eiter, Stine, Woll
Business School Partnerships, presented by Notre Dame and Skolkovo
Executive Education as Translators, Phillip Leslie, Chief Digital Economist & Vice President, Amazon.com
Day 2 – Thursday, December 1
Concurrent Sessions –
Leading Inclusively … Leadership Development for Executive Education Leaders – Malisa Gipson, Tammie Long, Georgia Institute of Technology
Salesforce: Building Relationships and Revenue with Technology – Ann Herring, Northwestern, Peter Methot, Rutgers, Edgar Cabrera, Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM)
Where Strategy Meets Operations: Preparing for the Unexpected – Kianna Boatswain, Brittany Moses, University of Maryland; Kristin St. Marie, Michigan State University
Challenges and Best Practices in Identifying Client Needs, and how Business Development Addresses Them – Nicola Barrett, University of Virginia; Susan Callaghan, University of Notre Dame; Tabata Fernandez, ITAM
Day 3 – Friday, December 2
Devin Bigoness, Cornell University: UCLA Interview 12 02 2017
Devin addresses the content-context divide and the 4 things stakeholders ask of executive educators.
Concurrent Sessions –
“Asked and Answered: Tools for Critical Thinking” – Doug Lichtman, UCLA Law School
Fully Present – Diana Winston, UCLA
Link to Prezi powerpoint for Diana Winston’s Fully Present session
The Nobel Leader – Ken Bardach, Darwin Gillett, Fundação Dom Cabral
Resilience – Derek Herrera CEO –Founder at Spinal Singularity, UCLA Anderson School of Management Class of 2015, 1st Marine Raider Battalion (MARSOC)
Innovation in Benchmarking – Rodrigo Amantea, Insper; Eric Bergemann, MIT Sloan School of Management
2015 Directors’ Conference – University of Cape Town, South Africa
Why Africa Now? From Turmoil to Triumph – Adrian Saville, Visiting Professor GIBS
African Futures and Drivers More Important or More Impoverished? – Greg Mills, The Brenthurst Foundation
Sub-Saharan African Mineral Deposits – graphic
2015 Team Development Conference – UNC, Chapel Hill, North Carolina USA
Charting the Competitive Landscape in Executive Education – Tony Laffoley Program Director, UNC Executive Education
Designing Our Way Into The Future – Lara Heberlein & Kati Clement-Frazier, UCLA
Preparing Leaders for Global and International Responsibility – Horace McCormick Jr.
2015 State of Digital Marketing – Webmarketing123 State of Digital Marketing Survey
UNICON Directors’ Conference @ HKUST
April 1-3, 2014
“Major Shifts in Executive Education: the Asian Momentum”
April 1
Plenary Session:
Emerging Opportunities in the Executive Education Market: the Asian Experience
Prof Joseph Salvacruz, HKUST Business School
April 3
“Major Shifts in Executive Education: the Asian Momentum” – Wrap-up
Fleishman-Hillard
Plenary Presentation and Reflections: Learning from our Scenario Journey
jacket cover: “Profit Power Economics” by Dr Mia de Kuijper
The Most Powerful Paths to Profits – Twelve strategies to shape a company’s destiny – Dr Mia de Kuijper
UNICON Futuring Presentation Summary, by Mia de Kuijper (PowerPoint originally)
Unicon Futuring Reflections, Dr Mia de Kuijper
2014 Workshop-IESC
July 22-23 2014, Barcelona
UNICON, Session 1 – All About Blended
UNICON, Session 2-5 – Digital Transformation – Looking beyond the Hype – Prof. Evgeny Kaganer
UNICON, Session 3 – The Challenge of Blended Learning – Jeffrey Pfeffer, Robert I. Sutton
UNICON, Session 4 – The Disruption of Blended
2014 Team Dev Notre Dame
Concurrent Session 1.4 – Disciplines of Speed in Exec Ed – Bill Peterson
Concurrent Session 3.1- Open_Enrollment
Conference Dashboards – EllieWeldon
Program Innovation Through Experimentation-12-04-14 – Mike Malefakis
Newcomers Workshop 2014 at Notre Dame
Tablet Is The New Binder – Peter Methot, Rutgers
The Leaders Speak: Corporate University Research Takeaways – Mark Allen, Kim Maybar-Plaxe, Annick Renaud-Coulon
Corporate Universities: Are we capable of Investing? Based on “Same Solar System, Different Orbits. Opportunities and Challenges in Executive Education and Corporate University Partnerships” 2014 UNICON Report, by Marie Eiter, Jim Pulcrano, Jenny Stine, Toby Woll
2013 Directors’ Conference, Cranfield, United Kingdom
Keynote Speaker: Dave Coplin, Chief Invisioning Officer, Microsoft – “Business Re-Imagined: Shifts in the Digital Revolution”
Business Re-Imagined Session Summary
“Beyond the Horizon” – Professor Joe Nellis Director, Policy Strategy & Performance, Cranfield School of Management
Beyond the Horizon Session Summary
Track 1, Session 1:
“Time for a New Paradigm: From Financial Accounting to Relational Thinking” – Roy Childs, Chartered Psychologist; Managing Director, Team Focus Ltd and Michael Schluter, CBE, Economist; Chief Executive, Relationships Global
Track 1, Session 2:
“When Dynamic Markets Meets Skeletons – A Biomimetic Exploration of Executive Education’s Shells and Skills” – Patrick Reinmoeller, PhD Professor of Strategic Management, Cranfield School of Management
Track 1, Session 3:
“The Customer of the Future: Co-Creating Value” – Dr. Emma MacDonald & Professor Hugh Wilson, Faculty members, Cranfield School of Management
The Customer of the Future: Session Summary
Track 2, Session 1:
“Future Models of Executive Education. Trends, Data and Opinion” – Steve Mostyn, Roddy Millar IEDP
Future Models: Session Summary
Track 2, Session 2:
“ONLINE LEARNING: Opportunity or Threat?” – Presented by Michael Malefakis Associate Dean, Columbia Business School Executive Education
ONLINE LEARNING: Opportunity or Threat: Session Summary
Video interview with Mike Malefakis – In this interview, Mike talks about what the executive education industry will be like “in five years”.
Track 2, Session 3:
“BUSINESS SCHOOLS AND CONSULTANTS: Sleeping with the enemy or a new model of Exec Ed?” – Steve Ludlow, Keith Leslie
BUSINESS SCHOOLS AND CONSULTANTS: Session Summary
Track 3, Session 1:
“The future Leadership brain: implications of neuroscience for learning in business”
Dr. Tara Swart, Executive Peformance
The future Leadership brain: Session Summary
Track 3, Session 2:
The Past, Present and Future of Executive Education – Toby Thompson
Past, Present and Future: Session Summary
Track 3, Session 3:
“Developing the next generations: Changing demands, challenges and opportunities for Business Schools” – Dr Wendy Hirsh
MOOC Research Project
“MOOCs and Executive Education” Research Report Prepared for UNICON – Jennifer Kay Stine, Ph.D.
MOOCs and Executive Education: Session Summary
World Café
IE Business School – Joaquin Uribarri
ITAM – Monica Sacristan
Nyenrode – Nel Hildebrand and Selma Spaas
University of Pretoria – Lucy Voss-Price
St. Gallen – Marcus Frank
University of Vancouver – Bruce Weisner
UNICON Directors’ Conference
Host by INCAE, Costa Rica
April 19:
Corporate Social Responsibility
Philanthropy: Viva Trust case study
2012 Annual UNICON Workshop
Hosted by University of Michigan Ross School of Business
July, 2012
“Leveraging Social Media for Business Value in Executive Education”
“What is Social Media” – Melanie Barnett Chief Executive Education Officer and Dr. Alison Davis-Blake Dean, Stephen M. Ross School of Business
Day Two Synthesis: Co-Creation Activity
Making the Web Work for You – Bram Bout, Education Sales Director, Google
UNICON Vancouver 2012 Team Development Conference
“Raising Your Game: The Business of Executive Education”
November 28 – 30, 2012
Hosted by University of British Columbia Sauder School of Business
“Best Practices in Marketing Executive Education” – Pat Cataldo
“Winning Long-Term Contracts Through Customer Service: Focus on International Clients” – Jean Choy, Associate Dean Executive Education & International Initiatives, University of British Columbia
“Delivering an MIT Sloan Executive Education Experience” – Rachel Hutton, Group Program Manager MIT Sloan School of Management, Executive Education
“Through the Kitchen Door: A Recipe for Award‐Winning Academic Partnerships” – Patti Tenenbaum, Denise Bumford Program Managers SMU Cox Executive Education
“More Than Just Another Channel: Putting social media thinking at the heart of your marketing strategy” – Susie Hill Director of Technology & Operations, The University of Tennessee
The Newcomers Workshop – Frank R. Lloyd , Associate Dean, SMU Cox Executive Eduication and Cata Aranda, Head of Senior Executive Programs, ITAM Executive Development
“You’re All Unique: Delivering a personalized experience to open enrollment clients”
Idunn EirJónsdóttir Director, Open Enrollment Programs, IESE Business School
https://www.uniconexed.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/You’re_All_Unique _Idunn Jondottir
2011 Team Development Conference, “Mission Possible – The Era of Executive Education”. – November 29-December 1, 2011″, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
“A Culture for Relentless Innovation”, Gerard J. Tellis, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
“Breaking the Mold on Blended Learning”, Marie Eiter and Toby Woll
“Communications Committee Report”, Larry Murphy, Harvard Business School, Co-Chair
“Going Mobile In Executive Education”, Dr. Carina Paine Schofield, Emily Taylor and Trudi West, Ashridge Business School
“Higher Education in Flux”, Lloyd Armstrong, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California.
“Newcomers Presentation”, Catalina Aranda, ITAM and Frank Lloyd, SMU
“Strategic Dynamics of Corporate Learning”, Roland Deiser, Senior Fellow, Center for the Digital Future
2011 Annual Workshop, “Educating Intelligent Organizations” – July 14-July, 15, 2011″, MIT Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
UNICON 2011 Workshop Buzz Group Feedback, Prepared by Rochelle Weichman, Associate Dean, Sarah O’Brien, Program Manager and staff.
2010 Team Development Conference, “Innovation: The Path to Growth in Executive Education”, University of Virginia Darden School of Business, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Conference welcome and introduction, Pat Cataldo, Jr., UNC-Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler School of Business, Chair, UNICON Board of Directors
Conference Overview, Lou Centini, University of Virginia Darden School of Business, UNICON Emertius Board Chair
Newcomers Workshop, Frank Lloyd, SMU Cox School of Business, Emeritus UNICON Board member and Marily Schonthal, Northwestern Univeristy Kellogg School of Management
“Hope, headwinds or hurricanes? Charting a course for the global economy”, Joseph Lake, Editor/Economist, The Economist Intelligence Unit, November 2010
“Innovation in a Post-Recession Environment”, Robert F. Bruner, Dean, Darden School of Business
Panel Discussion: Customer Perspective, Jim Freedman, Fresenius Medical Care North America
“Role of Values and Leadership in Innovation”, Ed Freeman, University Professor, University of Virginia Darden School of Business
“Innovation Process: Introduction to Darden Innovation Model”, Ed Hess, Professor, University of Virginia Darden School of Business
Directors’ Conference, April 13-15, 2010, IMD – International Institute For Management Development, Lausanne, Switzerland
What do Customers Really Want?, Michel
The A-h-h of Agility, Towards Building Deep Sustanability in Organizations
Introduction, Michel
School Experience Sharing: The Role of Business Schools in Promoting Responsible and Sustainable Enterprises, Zúñiga
Winning through Execution: Introduction to the Star Model, Deep Dive. Fischer
Team Development Conference, December 2-4, 2009, University of Texas, Austin, Austin, Texas USA
Marketing Round Table: “The Exec Ed Competitive Space: B-Schools vs. Consulting Firms”, Bardach, Casey
“Investigating Innovations in Curriculum Design”, a UNICON Research Study, Eiter, Principal Investigator, Bean presenting
“Brain Performance and Emotional Intelligence”, for Sustainable Career Management, a self-coaching method, Caunegre
“Leverage a Great Brand to Advantage”, Haskins, Briant
“Newcomers’ Workshop 2009”, Lloyd, Schonthal
“Rethinking the Boundaries”, Sheppard
2009 Summer Burst meeting at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Anderson School of Management
“Back to the Future: Online Opportunities in Executive Education”, Fogerty, Lee and Connor
“Challenge 1: Business Models”, slide presentation
“Challenge 1: Business Model”, brainstorming responses
“Challenge 2 – Program Design”, brainstorming responses
“Challenge 3 – Growing the Business”, brainstorming responses
“Opportunity: Collaboration across the University”
Range of Variation in Executive Education Programs, UCLA Anderson Faculty Presentation
“Bringing the Future to the Present”, Challenging Our Ideas, Managing the Uncertainty, Creating a Plan
“Sales and Marketing in Difficult Times”, Breakout Session
“The Lay of the Land in Corporate Training and Education”, Bersin and Associates
2009 Spring Directors’ Conference, Washington University in St. Louis, Olin School of Business
“Key Takeaways”, Centini, Eiter
“Managerial Complexity, a Different Perspective”, Lele
“Investigating Our Custom Clients’ Evolving Needs”, Eiter
“Growing with Opportunities in China”, Qingjun, Liu
“Experiential Learning to Manage Complexity”, Callahan, Pistrui, Delys
“What do we expect from a Business School in this crisis”, Bernhard
“EFMD CLIP Corporate Learning Improvement Process” , Plompen
“Crisis Survey Analysis”, Benchmarking Committee
“About CDW”, Berger
2008 Fall Team Development Conference, University of Washington, Foster School of Business
“Daily Key Take-Aways”, Bardach, Schilling
“Generational Chart”, Schildkraut
“Takeaway and Commitment Sheet”, Schildkraut
“Customisation – Meeting the Client’s Needs”, Anderson
“Four Models of Program Management”, Arruda, Popa, Schilling and Schonthal
“Rigor and Relevance – A Challenge for Authentic Leadership Development”, Avolio and Ingersoll
“Complexity: Innovative Approaches to Cross Functional Issues”, Bardach and Shilling
“Creating An Effective Organization: Promoting Instrinsic Organizational Motivation In Work Teams”, Bigley
“Strategies to Maintaining a Steady Growth Despite the Economic Ups and Downs”, Choy and Frogley
“Customization – Health LEADS A customised leadership program for South Australia Health”, Houston
“From Engagement to Execution…and beyond”, Joiner, Landrum
“Developing and Living the Foster Brand”, McCoy and Noblis
“Global Products; Global Mindset; Global Delivery”, Shedden
“Keynote Speaker”, Richard Tait, Chief Boomboom of Boomboom Brands
“Crafting Attention-Grabbing, “Sticky” Messages”, Turner
2008 Summer Burst meeting at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business
“How Do We Show the Value of Executive Education?”, Raider
“The Program Experience”, McGurrin
2008 Directors’ Conference, Melbourne Business School, Mt. Eliza Executive Education
5 Parallel Sessions Case Summaries
Can Business Schools Really Change?, Kirkbride
Are external executive education providers really necessary?, Bloch
Executive Education in Asia Pacific – The HKUST Story, Cheng
Innovation in Executive Development, Honore, Voller
Leading Integral Change at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona, Johnson
Sustainability or Survival in a Changing World, Kininmonth
Fletcher Building Ltd, Ling
Executive Education in India: A View from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, Abhoy
Alchemical Learning – A Model for Designing ‘Participatory Learning’, Rumboll
BI Norwegian School of Management, Executive Education – The Innovation Story, Ruud
5 Sacred Cows of Business Schools and Executive Education and why we should rethink them, Sinclair
Global Sustainability – What is the impact on our clients? Do business schools have a role to play?, Vinot
2007 UNICON Fall Conference, SMU, Cox School of Business
“Branding and Target Marketing”, Deborah Mitchell, Tammy Thayer
“Conditions and Dimensions of Innovation in Executive Education”, Voller, Honore – presented by Bill Lee, Karl Johnson
“Differences in Generations”, McGurrin
“Entering and Competing in Emerging Markets”, Barnett, Bendersky
“From Insight to Action”, Armstrong
“Gender Equity and Flexibility”, Williamson
“Immigration”, Athanasios Hristoulas (ppt)
“Newcomers Workshop”, Stilliard, LaCivita (ppt)
“Cultivating Niche Markets”, Bean, Dowling, Pierre
“Winning in New Market Segments”, Armstrong (ppt)
“Working With Associations”, Halperin
2006 Summer Burst meeting at Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Executive Education as a Transformation, Dinwoodie (Word doc)
Interaction map (PDF file)
When Technology is an Essential Part of Executive Education (PowerPoint)
When Executive Education is a process, Eiter (PowerPoint)
2006 Fall Conference, Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
Ken Bardach shares his Conference Notes, Bardach (pdf)
Could Teaching Hospitals Provide a Model for Corporate Learning Environments?, Bleak
“Building strong brands”: the case of Ibmec Sao Paulo”, Borroni, Claro
Creating More Customer Loyalty, Cataldo
Creating a known and sustainable brand, Clark, Lau, Smith
Are We Customer-Centric? Marketing Survey Results, Kellogg School of Management.
Newcomers’ Workshop, Lloyd, LaCivita, Scheurer
2005 UNICON Conference, Fundação Dom Cabral
Spring 2005 UNICON Conference, Hosted by Fundação Dom Cabral, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
2005 Fall Conference, Harvard Business School
Newcomers Workshop, Scheurer
“Creating and Sustaining International Partnerships”, Lang, Larson
“Careers in Executive Education”, Eiter, Halperin (pdf)
“Competitive Dynamics”, Rosenblum, Baerman (pdf)
“Academic Joint Ventures”, Bigoness, Flemington (pdf)
“Corporate University/Learning Center Partnerships, Centini, Shaffer (pdf)
“CRM Project Lifecycle”, Dougherty, Weeks, Dell (pdf)
Closing PowerPoint, Lewandowski (pdf)
2004 Spring Conference, Emory University
“ROI: The Client’s Perspective, Novartis Corporate Learning”, Antoine Tirard, April 18, 2004
“The Organizational Context for ROI Assessment”, James W. Dean, Jr,, Associate Dean for Executive Education, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina
“Corporate Learning Improvement Process – CLIP: Processes and Lessons Learned”, Dufour, European Foundation for Management Development
“Evolution of ROI Analysis in Executive Development”, Peter Topping, Goizueta Business School, Emory University
“Levels of Program Evaluation”, Richard D. Flanagan, Ph.D., Fort Hill Company
“Wachovia Executive Leadership Program”, Garrow, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
“ROI Experiences: Open Enrollment Case Study from Columbia”, Bill Klepper and Lyle Yorks, Columbia Business School Executive Education
“Assessing The Effects of Executive and Management Development on Learning Transfer…”, David Lewin and Neil Jacoby, UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management
“Using Assessment to Drive Executive Development”, Robert E. Lewis, Ph.D., Personnel Decisions International
“ROI Analysis of the UNICON Conference Part 1”, Dan McGurrin, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
“ROI Analysis of the UNICON Conference Part 2”, McGurrin
“Measuring the Value of Executive Development at The Home Depot”, Jennifer Stanhouse, The Home Depot and also “The Home Depot ROI Research Study”, beginning on page 14, Stanhouse and Topping
“ROI Analytical Frameworks: Balanced Scorecard”, Peter Topping, Goizueta Business School, Emory University
“Return on Investment in Executive Education – The Financial Framework”, Stillard
