How Do We Build the Infrastructure of the Future: Shaping Sustainability

This webinar features Dr. Afreen Siddiqi, as well as MIT Engineering Systems Professor Olivier de Weck. The two experts unite to discuss several of today’s pertinent matters related to sustainable infrastructure development. Together they apply a forward-thinking approach, speaking on the countries that lead the world in sustainable initiatives, the innate geopolitical and economic challenges of implementing progressive policies, our planet’s evolving usage of global resources, transportation logistics, the nuances of centralization versus decentralization, and more. Join us on our journey towards a more sustainable world.

Reengineering Communication: How to Speak to Non-Techies

In this webinar, we are joined by Edward Schiappa, professor and former Head of Comparative Media Studies and Writing, and MIT’s John E. Burchard Professor of the Humanities, as he explains in simple terms how to articulately convey your message to a non-expert audience, while simultaneously maintaining the valuable information which you must communicate, without appearing patronizing.

MITdesignX: Human-Centered Innovation

In this webinar, Svafa Grönfeldt and Gilad Rosenzweig of the MITdesignX academic program discuss the complexity of modern problems and how this issue continues hinder the success of a majority of new innovations. Join them to discover a new framework that will guide you in framing these modern problems in order to launch and scale real-world, human-centered solutions.

Grounding Sustainability: Strategies and Opportunities For Industry

In this webinar, Prof. John E. Fernández presents the sustainable concepts and principles that can help you become an agent of change. Join him and discover the tools that organizations can use to implement real sustainable solutions in their everyday operations.

Cultural Lessons from a Multicultural Life Journey

In this webinar, Bhaskar Pant, Executive Director of MIT Professional Education, delves into the dimensions of culture, explores the connection between language and culture, explains the five stages of cultural awareness, and tells us how diversity, if handled correctly, can foster innovation and improve an organization’s performance.

Staircase to Utopia: Advances in Technology Roadmapping

We cannot deny the fundamental role technology plays on every aspect of our lives.

In this webinar, Professor de Weck delves into the concept of technology roadmapping, exploring it through real examples and projects such as the one applied at Airbus between 2016 and 2018.

Industry in the COVID era: Winners & losers

Join Prof. Olivier de Weck, Dr. Bruce Cameron, and Dr. Timothy Simpson as they discuss the winners and losers of the COVID-19 global pandemic. They consider the pandemic’s impact on the manufacturing industry, as well as the implications for product development, manufacturing, and product platforms. Finally, they introduce MIT Professional Education’s newest online program, Designing Product Families: From Strategy to Implementation.

Transforming the Legal Sector: Legal Tech

Learn more about the links between technology and law, as well as the role of Legal Tech with Prof. John Williams, Executive Director of the MIT Geospatial Data Center, and María José Esteban, Associate Professor at Esade Law Department, and Senior Research Fellow at Harvard Law School.

The Invisible Hand of Culture in Culturally Diverse Teams

When it comes to culture, people tend to look at food, dress, music, and art as visible examples of cultural differences. However, MIT Professional Education’s Executive Director, and expert in intercultural communications, Bhaskar Pant noted that there is a multitude of “invisible” examples of culture, and it was this aspect of culture that formed the focal point of the webinar.