POST GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN

TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP
AND INNOVATION

Program Starts: June 27, 2024

Program Fee: INR 3,85,000+GST
Duration: 9 Months, Online | 4-6 hours per week

Delivered in collaboration with

 OVERVIEW
In today's technology-driven world, leaders need to combine technological
skills with business acumen to succeed.
To support professionals in this endeavour, MIT faculty have developed this
unique program, covering the key competencies required to emerge as a
technology leader, and drive innovation in your organization.

India's tech spending to grow 8.7% in

2022, the highest in Asia-Pacific.
Source: Business-standard.com

COMPONENTS OF TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP

DECISION
MAKING FOR
EXECUTIVES
PROBLEM SOLVING
FOR COMPLEX
SYSTEMS
FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY:
AI, ML, QUANTUM
COMPUTING AND AR/VR
CREATING VALUE
THROUGH INNOVATION
STRATEGIC THINKING FOR
THE ORGANIZATIONAL
LEADER
LEADERSHIP &
DRIVING CHANGE
 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Pre-Recorded Videos* Individualized feedback on

for self-paced learning from assignments**
renowned MIT faculty

Weekly live office Access to cutting-edge

hours with Q&A technologies and
(learning facilitator led) concepts from MIT

Application of learning Earn a certificate

through a final from MIT xPRO
capstone project

6 week simulation on Emeritus Career

strategy and management services

Note: *This is a self-paced online program. Thus, faculty will not be a part of weekly live sessions or any other live interaction in
this program. We have a curated panel of eminent industry practitioners who will be conducting the weekly live doubt-
clearing sessions.
**Assignments are graded either by industry practitioners who are available to support participants in their learning journey
and/or by the Emeritus grading team. The final number of quizzes, assignments and discussions will be confirmed closer to
the program start.
CAPSTONE PROJECT

The capstone project uses the key components to create a

technology leadership project that can help you apply your
knowledge in a practical way. The final capstone takes the key
takeaways from each component to help you understand how
to solve real world challenges with practical applications. This
will help you prepare for your current or future role as a key
technology leader and will help you understand how to design
projects for real problems organisations face as they move
forward in this dynamic world of technology.
STRATEGY & SIMULATION

The Global Challenge Simulation is a hands-on strategy and

international business management simulation game which
takes the participant through a journey of managing his/her
own company. The participant gets to handle everything end
to end from manufacturing, marketing, to selling its company’s
products across multiple countries. Thus, it gives the
participant an end-to-end experience of managing the
strategy, finance, operations and production, marketing,
sustainability, and sales funnel of the company.
SELECT CASE STUDIES

THE APOLLO MISSION

The famous mission that everyone knows about. But with so many decisions to be
made, so many things to do, how do you begin this process? How does a team plan a
mission to the moon? Get to know the detailed decision-making process that the
Apollo team used, understand how they were able to differentiate between the
architectural decisions that were needed to be made on priority versus others that
could be made later.

IKEA IKEA is one of the biggest furniture retailers in the world and specialises in
ready-to-assemble furniture. The IKEA ODGER project is one of the stalwarts
of the IKEA lineup and is a perfect blend of customer understanding,
organizational strategy and innovation. This case peeks at the key creative motivations
of IKEA and defines the culture of the company.

Note: *All product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Use of them
does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them.
 Personal computers are a luxury that man developing countries
JUMPTOPC can’t afford or reach. That’s where MIT D-Lab in collaboration with
partners developed a platform to use any smartphone or
television already existing in the household to offer at-home computing solutions.
Explore and learn about the strategic decisions that shaped the development journey.

Spyce is a fast-casual ‘robotics’ restaurant which cooks complex

SPYCE meals to order. The company, founded by four robotics-obsessed
MIT engineers has recently raised a round of funding in Series A and
is exploring multiple avenues to invest that money. Does Spyce expand the number
of restaurants, or should it pivot to a franchising model, or better yet, could it
license out the technology and take a serious turn?

a globally renowned name in automobiles. But there have been many

TOYOTA unintended acceleration issues in many of their vehicles. Why was
this the case? Was it sensors, software or sticky pedals and floor
mats? Deep dive into the investigation and understand how concepts like critical
thinking & decision making were used and abused.

ROBOT COMPILER Want to know how to make a custom robot?

See how system-thinking makes this possible by
compiling parts from a database. Explore how easy is the process of fabricating a
robot by understanding each of the computation-driven steps.

Note: *All product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Use of them
does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Apply system thinking and architecture, as well as strategic decision-making, to
analyze complex systems or processes and create new models.

Understand the key characteristics of various types of radical innovation and

develop strategies for implementing them.

Create an organizational strategy based on your team's and product's structure.

Use innovative leadership techniques to foster an innovative culture in your

organization.

Evaluate emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, augmented reality,

virtual reality, and quantum computing, as well as their business applications.
WHO IS THIS PROGRAM FOR?

This program is ideal for individuals who are looking to drive disruptive
innovation as a competitive edge for their organizations.

Representative roles include:

Managers with at least 10 years of experience who are rapidly progressing
in their careers and want to prepare for the next phase of leadership,
particularly in technologically advanced industries/departments

VPs or CXOs/C-suite executives who are in charge of verticals and are

tasked with implementing innovation to automate processes, improve
efficiencies, eliminate waste, and improve department performance
through the use of technology

Individual contributors who want to understand from an Indian context

how these latest technologies like IoT, VR, etc work to help further their
organisation/client’s future plans and put them at the forefront of
emerging technologies

Entrepreneurs who want to stay ahead of the competition by utilizing

transformative technologies and solutions

Note: This program is open for enrollments for residents of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka only.
FACULTY
ADAM ROSS
Research Scientist, Systems
Engineering Advancement Research
Initiative, Engineering Systems
Division at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
BRUCE LAWLER
Managing Director of MIT Machine
Intelligence for Manufacturing and
Operations
DAN FREY
MIT D-Lab Faculty Director for
Research
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
BRIAN SUBIRANA
Director of Auto-ID Laboratory at
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
Accenture Convergence Initiative
for Industry and Technology
DANIELA RUS
Professor of Electrical Engineering
and Computer Science
Director, CSAIL at the
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
DAVID NIÑO
Senior Lecturer, Gordon
Engineering Leadership Program
at the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology
BRUCE G. CAMERON
Director of the System
Architecture Lab at the
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
DEBORAH ANCONA
Seley Distinguished Professor
of Management
Professor of Organization Studies
Founder of the MIT Leadership Center
at the MIT Sloan School of Management
D.FOX HARRELL
Professor of Digital Media &
Artificial Intelligence
Director of the MIT Center for
Advanced Virtuality
FACULTY

DUANE BONING EDWARD CRAWLEY HAMSA BALAKRISHNAN

Clarence J. LeBel Professor in
Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science at the
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
Professor of Aeronautics and
Astronautics
Ford Professor of Engineering at the
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
Professor and Associate
Department Head of Aeronautics
and Astronautics at the
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology

OLIVIER L. DE WECK RAY REAGANS SANJAY SARMA

Professor of Aeronautics and
Astronautics and Engineering
Systems at the
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
Alfred P. Sloan Professor of
Management, Professor of Work and
Organization Studies, and Associate
Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
at MIT Sloan School of Management
Vice President for Open Learning
and Professor of Mechanical
Engineering at the
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology

STEVEN EPPINGER WILL OLIVER

General Motors LGO Professor of the Practice of Physics
Professor of Management

Professor of Management Science and

Associate Director of the Research
Innovation Laboratory of Electronics (RLE)

Co-Director, SDM and IDM Programs at the Laboratory Fellow at MIT Lincoln
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Laboratory
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
The course is composed of components which coalesce to form the perfect
foundation for the technology leader of tomorrow. Through this course, the
participants learn how to establish technology as one of the key pieces of
their business strategy, explore the multiple facets of innovation and
technology trending across the world, understand how to implement the
solution and imbibe a culture of continuous innovation to produce more such
revolutionary tenets and create the perfect team and thereby organization of
tomorrow.

COMPONENT I: DECISION MAKING FOR EXECUTIVES

Understand the process of decision making through critical thinking and deductive Reasoning.
Form conclusions by analyzing evidence for and against alternative solutions. Evaluate the
multiple alternatives and identify the evidence to support the best alternative. Interpret
concepts like group decision making and convergence and learn their applications to global
challenges.
Key Concepts covered
•Critical Thinking • Deductive Reasoning • Information Literacy
•Bayes’ Law • Pugh Decision Matrix

Module 1
Introduction to Critical Thinking
•Critical Thinking • Deductive Reasoning • Syllogisms
•Propositional Fallacies • Quantification fallacies

Module 2
Critical Thinking in Context
•Information literacy
•Analyzing an argument & scenario
•Bayes’ Theorem and its application

Module 3

Structured Decision Making

•Intro to decision making
•Convergence
•Experimentation, the KNOT chart
COMPONENT II: PROBLEM SOLVING FOR COMPLEX SYSTEMS
Understand the architecture of a system, how system relationships are built, what the
challenges are, and apply system thinking to various scenarios, including logistics, transportation
systems and computational systems. Delve into system boundaries, networks and explore the
curation and deconstruction of extremely complex systems like spacecrafts.
Key Concepts covered
•System Thinking: Elements & Application • Process architecture & Design DSM
•Tradespace Exploration
Module 4
Foundations of System Thinking
•Intro to Systems thinking
•Identifying entities
•System boundaries
•Function & formal relationships

Module 5
Supply Chain and
Computational Approach of
System Thinking
•Form, Function, and Performance • Queuing Systems
•The Bullwhip effect • Computational Approach

Module 6

Modern System Architecture

•System architecture
•Concept and Architecture
•Connectivity and Sensitivity
•The Apollo Mission

Module 7
Modeling with the Design Structure
Matrix and Modularization
•Modelling with DSM and Modularization
•Process Flow • Modularization, Two down, one up
•Change Management

Module 8

Value-Oriented Decision-Making
•Decision making and trade-offs
•Value-focused thinking and value-driven design
•Single and Multi-attribute value models
•Applications of value models, operationalizing value models
COMPONENT III:
FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY: AI, ML, QUANTUM COMPUTING & AR/VR
Learn about the latest emerging technologies like AR, VR and MR as well as machine learning,
deep learning, and quantum computing. Explore the application of these technologies across
industries and the pros and cons of these technologies. Lead the creation and inculcation of
AI/ML technologies into a business to solve problems and create a strategy around them.

Key Concepts covered

•Machine learning & deep learning algorithms • Building AI based products & services
•Fundamentals of AR, VR & MR • Core concepts of Quantum Computing

Module 9
Creating AI-Based Product
•AI Design Process • Application of NLP and GPT-3
•Data strategy for FAANGs
•AI Software Development Plan

Module 10
AI ML Technologies
•Train, Validate, Test • Decision Trees
•Bayesian/probabilistic models • Regression/Gradient Descent
•Unsupervised and Supervised learning
•ML methods
Module 11
Deep Learning
•Intro to Deep Learning • Artificial Neural Network
•Multi-Layer Perceptions • Autoencoders
•Convolutional, Deep & recurrent Neural Networks
Module 12

Designing AI Machines to Solve Business Problems

•Figure ground and AI categorization
•Strategy and Operations
•The choice of architecture
• Tinkering
Module 13
Intro to Quantum Computing
•Intro to Quantum computing
•Quantum computers models and application
•Quantum Information Processing: The process
•Quantum Simulation, Emulation, and Annealing
 Module 14
Intro to AR/VR
•Intro to Virtuality • XR Terms • Virtual Identities
•AR/VR/MR/XR • Applications across industries

Module 15
Broader implications of XR
•New realities beyond XR • Fictional worlds
•AI and XR • Real time XR experiences
•Work, life and XR

COMPONENT IV: CREATING VALUE THROUGH INNOVATION

What is innovation and how do you start thinking about innovation? Can innovation bring
radical change in systems and processes, and how? Learn the strategies and frameworks and
methodologies needed to execute various forms of innovation. Explore the threats and
opportunities for innovation in the modern world. Create and lead the culture of innovation in
the organization.
Key Concepts covered
•Radical Innovation • Challenges in innovation • Agile/Lean Innovation

Module 16
Introduction to Radical Innovation
•Evolution & spectrum of Innovation • Invention vs Innovation
•Apollo and innovation, COVID and Innovation
•Introduction and Creative Desctruction
•Dominant Designs
Module 17
Urgency and Spirit of Innovation
•When Innovation breaks, challenges in innovation
•Innovation factors • Business models and innovation
•Global innovation • Lean and Agile

Module 18
Leading in Innovation
•Project Management Strategies
•Agile/Lean Innovation
•Critical elements of organization, Organizational structure:
process, product, culture
COMPONENT V:
STRATEGIC THINKING FOR THE ORGANIZATIONAL LEADER
Understand the key elements of strategic thinking and strategic planning. Learn about
frameworks and models that can assist in forming the right strategy. Assess how technology and
digital disruption can impact organizational strategy. Learn how to build cohesive organizations
and teams for your innovative vision, and how to organize and regulate team activity.
Key Concepts covered
•Strategic Thinking • Strategies for Managing Conflict

Module 19
Technical Changes and Its Impact
on Organizational Strategy
•Strategy basics • SWOT
•Strategic Thinking, case studies
•Strategy and Product impact

Module 20
Building High-Performance Teams
•Building high performance teams
•Creating a Team vision
•Team Norms
•Strategies for Managing Conflict

COMPONENT VI: LEADERSHIP & DRIVING CHANGE

Explore leadership capabilities that can drive productivity, and the types of leaders in every
organization. Identify the key players, their roles, and importance while leading change within
an organization. Learn how to enhance and utilize networks effectively to take the organization
to a better future.

Key Concepts covered

•Types of leadership • Introduction to networks
•Organizational Culture • Capstone project

Module 21
New Perspective of Leadership in Technical Teams
•Evaluating teams • Types of leadership
•Leading teams summary • Apply and share
 Module 22
Navigating and leveraging culture and networks
•Introduction to networks
•Closed vs Open networks
•Using Networks effectively
•Silicon systems case study

Culture Module 23
•Importance of culture
•Organizational culture
•How cultures originate and evolve
•Defining and discovering cultures and subcultures
CERTIFICATE
Upon successfully completing the programme with a minimum 70% score,
you will be awarded a certificate in Post Graduate certificate in Technology
Leadership & Innovation from MIT xPro.

Note: All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of MIT.
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Complimentary Annual Digital WSJ Membership
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annual digital membership to The Wall Street Journal, giving you
unlimited access to award-winning journalism across any device. From
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PROGRAM DETAILS
Program Fee Starts

INR 3,85,000+GST June 27, 2024

Duration Duration

9 Months | Online 4-6 Hours per week

Instalment Schedule 2 Instalment Plan

Particulars Date Fee
Instalment 1 Immediately INR 1,98,275 + GST

Instalment 2 27-June-24 INR 1,98,275 + GST

Note: GST (currently @ 18%) will be charged extra on these components.

Instalment Schedule 4 Instalment Plan

Particulars Date Fee
Instalment 1 Immediately INR 99,138 + GST

Instalment 2 16-July-24 INR 1,18,965 + GST

Instalment 3 30-August-24 INR 99,138 + GST

Instalment 4 14-October-24 INR 79,310 + GST

Note: GST (currently @ 18%) will be charged extra on these components.

Instalment Schedule 5 Instalment Plan

Particulars Date Fee

Instalment 1 Immediately INR 80,850 + GST

Instalment 2 16-July-24 INR 1,01.063+ GST

Instalment 3 30-August-24 INR 1,01,063 + GST

Instalment 4 14-October-24 INR 80,850 + GST

Instalment 5 28-November-24 INR 40,425 + GST

Note: GST (currently @ 18%) will be charged extra on these components.
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