Leadership for the AI Age:
Driving Digital Transformation for Competitive Advantage
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Driving Digital Transformation with Applied Generative AI
As digital transformation accelerates, leaders must do more than adopt new technologies—they need to drive meaningful change. With the rise of generative AI, smart automation, and evolving customer and employee expectations, organizations must adapt quickly, focusing on technology, culture, and capability.
This fast-paced, eight-week online course, led by MIT experts, equips you to lead in this digital era. You’ll explore technologies like AI, robotics, and smart sensors, gaining insights to turn digital possibilities into real-world impact. Using proven frameworks and strategies from global executive experiences, you’ll be ready to lead digital transformation and prepare your organization for future success—no technical expertise required.
82%
of respondents say their companies need digitally savvy leaders
Source: MIT Sloan Management Review Survey
98%
Of executives agree that generative AI will spark significant creativity and innovation
Source: Accenture’s Technology Vision 2023 Report
87%
of CEOs agreed that the benefits of AI to their business outweigh its risks
Source: Gartner
A online course to elevate your leadership for the digital era.
MIT Professional Education’s Leadership for the AI Age course equips professionals with the critical skills and insights to lead effectively in today’s complex digital landscape. Designed to position participants as proactive strategists, the program offers practical frameworks to anticipate and navigate the challenges of digital transformation, driving meaningful organizational change. Through an in-depth exploration of advanced technologies—including artificial intelligence, robotics, ubiquitous sensing, and autonomous systems—participants will gain a clear understanding of their applications across industries, while also addressing their broader impact on businesses, workforces, and society. With a rigorous yet accessible approach, the course helps participants grasp the opportunities and limitations of emerging technologies, empowering them to align innovation with organizational goals and ensure resilience and success in an increasingly digital economy.
The skills you will develop
This 8-week online course equips participants with the insights, tools, and strategies to lead in an evolving digital landscape, helping them envision change, empower teams, and drive their organization’s digital transformation.
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Analyze the impact of emerging digital technologies like AI, robotics, and IoT on business models and organizational change.
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Develop strategies for integrating digital transformation in various industries to improve operational efficiency and customer engagement.
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Discover how future technological innovations may affect business, workforce, and society, and create frameworks for sustainable adoption.
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Assess how real-time data can be leveraged to identify problems and tailor solutions.
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Explore changing customer behaviors and preferences in the digital age.
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Examine the long-term societal impacts of digital innovations and transformations.
In addition, you will receive a Certificate of Completion
All the participants who successfully complete the online course Leadership for the AI Age: Driving Digital Transformation for Competitive Advantage will recieve a Certificate of Completion from MIT Professional Education. Furthermore, the participants who complete the program recieve 7.2 Continuing Education Units (CEUs)*.
To obtain CEUs, complete the accreditation confirmation, which is available at the end of the course. CEUs are calculated for each course based on the number of learning hours.
* The Continuing Education Unit (CEU) is defined as 10 contact hours of ongoing learning to indicate the amount of time they have devoted to a non-credit/non-degree professional development program.
To understand whether or not these CEUs may be applied toward professional certification, licensing requirements, or other required training or continuing education hours, please consult your training department or licensing authority directly.
This course is aimed at
- Business Executives and Managers responsible for strategic planning and decision-making who need to comprehend the impact of technologies like AI, IoT, and robotics on their industries.
- Technology Leaders and IT Professionals seeking to bridge the gap between rapidly evolving technologies and business objectives.
- Change Management and Transformation Leaders who require insights into effective strategies for driving digital transformation and cultivating a digitally ready culture.
- Entrepreneurs and Innovators looking to leverage advanced technologies to disrupt markets, improve products or services, and stay ahead of emerging trends.
- Consultants and Advisors who provide strategic advice on digital transformation, technology adoption, and organizational change management to clients across various industries.
- Mid to Senior-Level Professionals Across Industries, especially those in sectors like healthcare, finance, manufacturing, mining, and others undergoing significant digital disruption.
Meet the instructors of this course
Dr. Anthony is director of the MIT Master of Engineering in Manufacturing Program, co-director of the Medical Electronic Device Realization Center and deputy director of the MIT Skoltech Initiative. He possesses more than 20 years of product realization experience and has won an Emmy from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for his innovations in broadcast technology. Dr. Anthony designs instruments and techniques to monitor and control physical systems. His work involves the analysis and the design of systems. He also uses mechanical, electrical and optical engineering as well as computer science and optimization to develop solutions.
Dr. Anthony´s research revolves around the design of instruments and techniques for measuring and controlling complex physical systems and includes the development of instruments and measurement solutions for manufacturing, medical diagnostics, and imaging diagnostics. In addition to his academic work, he has extensive experience in market-driven technological innovation, product development and entrepreneurship, and marketing at the point where information technology and advanced manufacturing come into contact. As a teacher, his main interests are the modeling of large-scale systems in a variety of areas involving decision making and the development of optimization algorithms and software useful for analyzing and designing these types of systems. He is an expert in market-driven technological innovations, as well as in entrepreneurship.
Dr. George Westerman is a world-recognized thought leader in leading transformation and competitive advantage through technological innovation. He works at the intersection of executive leadership and digital innovation to provide continuous valuable insights to leaders in all industries.
As a Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management, he researches digital transformation and innovation culture. As a pioneering researcher on digital transformation, George regularly conducts keynote presentations, senior executive workshops, and Board presentations worldwide. George is the author of three award-winning books, including Leading Digital: Turning Technology into Business Transformation. He has also written numerous contributions for publications such as Sloan Management Review, Harvard Business Review, and academic journals.
As a principal research scientist for workforce learning in MIT’s Office of Learning, George conducts transformative research aimed at improving job readiness and career advancement for workers around the world. His research on transforming corporate learning and development processes, bridging the gap from educators to employers, and improving career development has received widespread attention from leaders around the world. He is also the founder of the Global Opportunity Forum, which is building a community of like-minded academic and corporate leaders to co-create the future of workforce learning.
George is a member of the Digital Strategy Roundtable for the US Library of Congress, Co-Chairman of the MIT Sloan CIO Leadership Awards, and Faculty Director for several MIT executive courses.
- George earned a doctorate from Harvard Business School.
- Prior to returning to academia, he gained more than a dozen years of experience in product development and technology leadership roles.
- He has engaged closely with senior leadership teams in dozens of large companies to improve digital transformation and workforce learning.
