Program Description

We will examine how private leaders can change the world, minimize risk, and find opportunities in the complex challenges that climate change poses, in a two-day program convening leaders from around the world. Participants will leave this program with a leadership toolkit that can be implemented at a variety of scales.

Note that this program description it not final; it will be updated in the early Spring.

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The key to solving complex problems is collaboration. This program merges the NCI Charrette System with Design Thinking to offer an advanced collaborative innovation process. You will learn to activate the unique creative potential of all stakeholders as they engage in creating a transformative plan. Whether you are working on a community design, public policy, or a company’s strategic plan, this course will equip you with a flexible, yet replicable, systematic...

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Project Management is a core skill for every successful architect, consultant, contractor, or project owner. In today’s competitive and recessionary environment creating success requires a comprehensive approach that is beyond Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), LEAN, Construction Management (CM), and other delivery methods. This three-day program will address the need for a broader, holistic, effective, and efficient leadership to manage resources,...

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Leadership and Design Thinking is an intensive leadership development program tailored for senior leaders challenged with leading teams, organizations, and whole communities towards “better solutions designed in better ways.” Leadership and Design Thinking will allow you to explore, learn, and experience the theory and practice of Design Thinking, and to embed its relevant aspects in your own personal leadership practice.

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As economic conditions improve and the pace of development accelerates, forward-thinking real estate leaders must position their firms to seize new growth opportunities and maximize asset values. With the Real Estate Management Program, you'll discover ways to lead your real estate organization through periods of market and industry change, examine land valuation and market demand, and manage projects across vendors, suppliers, and capital sources.

Innovation in Action

At Harvard GSD Executive Education, industry and academia's foremost leaders join with accomplished design and real estate professionals from around the world. In this setting, complex challenges are addressed and innovative solutions are created. In our dynamic learning environment, you emerge with practical insights and valuable lessons that can be put into action, right away. You will return to your company transformed and ready to identify, frame, and address your...