Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
WSJ+ members receive a 15% programme cost reduction for the Oxford Digital Disruption and Platforms Programme.
PROGRAMME STARTS
February 01, 2023
Registration closes February 07, 2023
PRICE
£2,200 £1,870
Length:
6 weeks
Language:
English
Effort:
7-10 hours per week, self-paced online learning
Oxford Digital Disruption and Platforms Programme
WSJ+ members receive an exclusive 15% programme cost reduction for the Oxford Digital Disruption and Platforms Programme.
PROGRAMME STARTS
February 01, 2023
Registration closes February 07, 2023
PRICE
£2,200 £1,870
Length:
6 weeks
Language:
English
Effort:
7-10 hours per week, self-paced online learning
What’s Included?
WSJ+ members are invited to register for the Oxford Digital Disruption and Platforms Programme, presented by Saïd Business School, University of Oxford in collaboration with Esme Learning. As a part of this offer, learners will receive a 15% programme cost reduction with code OXFWSJ2022, alongside exclusive access to a white paper from Pinar Ozcan, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Upon completion of the programme, participants will receive an additional £400 credit towards any future programme with Esme Learning.
Offer details*
- 15% programme cost reduction to accelerate your career with code OXFWSJ2022.
- A professional profile enhanced by a certificate of attendance from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
- Access to an exclusive academic white paper for cutting-edge industry insights
- An invitation to a live event with a Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, faculty member from the programme
- Collaboration with guest speakers, experts and programme participants from around the world to develop your network
- Upon completion a £400 credit towards any future programme with Esme Learning.
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About the Oxford Digital Disruption and Platforms Programme
In this six-week immersive online programme, you will access insights from the University of Oxford and industry experts in order to:
- Explain why platform-based business models, artificial intelligence and blockchain technology are considered disruptive technologies.
- Evaluate whether an industry is ready for disruption by platform-based business models, artificial intelligence or blockchain technology.
- Develop a strategic plan for responding to disruption from platform-based business models, artificial intelligence and/or blockchain technology.
Programme Content
Module O: Orientation
An overview of the programme, the next-generation AI platform used to deliver it and the community of fellow innovators and leaders.
Module 1: Introduction to Digital Disruption
To develop a foundation, gain a comprehensive understanding of:
- Core concepts of digital disruption
- Models and technologies that are leading the disruption
- Key differences between, and impacts of, platforms, AI and blockchain technology
Module 2: Platform Disruption
Explore the mechanisms and competitive advantages of the platform model including:
- The variety of industries that have been, and currently are being, disrupted by platforms (including music, ridesharing, finance, hospitality and healthcare)
- What factors enabled the industry to be disrupted by platforms
- How to develop the foresight to identify the industries that are ready for platform disruption
Module 3: Disruption from AI and Blockchain Technologies
Learn what makes applications of AI and blockchain technology truly disruptive:
- Examine a variety of examples of disruptive applications of these technologies
- Explore the conditions that enabled/will enable them to become disruptive
- View different disruptive applications of these technologies
- Examine what makes an industry ready for transformation from either AI or blockchain technology
Module 4: Responding to Disruption I
Look at how incumbents can respond to digital disruption by using scenario planning to determine where they should focus their digital transformation efforts:
- Evaluate what needs to be done in order to embrace AI or blockchain technology in a product's strategy and transition a product to a platform model
- Conduct a scenario planning exercise and use experiential learning to develop a strategy for how to respond to the disruption(s)
Module 5: Responding to Disruption II
Explore how to change the identity of a business to embrace digital transformation, including:
- How to approach process changes as a result of new technologies
- Which key strategies prepare people for change
Module 6: The Future
Embrace the future of digital disruption:
- Examine emerging regulation
- Understand the impact of regulation on technology and its disruptive power
- Create a strategic plan for preparing a specific business for digital disruption
Is This Programme Right for You?
You will benefit from the programme if you:
- Are an entrepreneur, business leader, or executive looking to gain strategic insight and actionable knowledge to create new ventures or develop business strategies for fintech
- Are intellectually curious and motivated and in the midst of, or aspiring towards, a career transition or looking for future-fit skills in financial tech
- Want to learn alongside, and build a network with, fellow participants, ranging from mid-senior to C-level executives
Your programme director
Pinar Ozcan,
Programme Director
Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation,
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Pinar Ozcan specialises in entrepreneurship and strategy in technology markets. Her current research includes the open banking project, where she examines industry disruption in banking through regulation and entry of fintechs, and the development of the sharing economy. In 2018, Pinar received the Strategic Management Society Research in Organisations Award for her work on the disruption in the banking sector in partnership with Swift Institute. She was recently selected to the global Thinkers 50 list for emerging thinkers with the potential to make lasting contributions to management theory and practice. Finally, in 2019, she was chosen as a British Academy Mid-Career Fellow for her work on the disruption of banking in Europe and the UK.
Your Programme Instructors
Andrew Baum
Professor of Practice; Saïd Business School
Alex Connock
Fellow; Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Jonathan Reynolds
Associate Professor in Retail Marketing and Deputy Dean; University of Oxford
Guest Experts
Jonathan Kewley
Co-Head; Clifford Chance Tech Group
Pinar Akman
Co-Founder & CEO of Ejara
Rachel Botsman
Trust Expert | Lecturer: Oxford University I Author: ‘Who Can You Trust?
Robert Norton
CEO & Co-Founder Verisart
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