Leading Business Transformation in Asia 

offered by INSEAD - France

Develop a framework for understanding the rapid transformation of the world economy and Asia's future economic prospects

Assess economic success stories such as Japan, South Korea and Singapore

Understand the challenges and opportunities offered by new centres of growth such as China, India, Vietnam

Explore the possibility of trade wars, global imbalances, rebalancing in China, monetary policy in India, and more

Evaluate the environment for doing business and identify markets of the future

Understand the concept of 'contextual intelligence': recognising the limits of one's knowledge and adapting that knowledge to a different environment

Explore the trade-offs between global integration and local adaptation

Discover how building a true global company requires not only the ability to adapt to foreign environments, but also leveraging its global presence to build competitive advantage

Understand what it takes for emerging market firms to build the capabilities to compete globally

Recognise new opportunities that technologies enable, and new competitive threats that cut across industries

Take advantage of key dynamics around launching digital platforms, such as crowdsourcing, machine learning and analytics

Discover how Asian platforms like Alibaba, Grab and Go-Jek deliver value by building ecosystems and partnering with innovative third parties

Assess how the above combination enables a new take on what firms need to consider doing differently from what they have done before

Gain insights into how firms can address Asia's B2C challenges of affordability, access, availability and innovation

Learn how consumer behaviour is similar or different across developing and developed B2C markets

From the B2B view, uncover how firms can achieve success through client insights, innovative business models and organisational alignment

Explore how developments in social media, platforms and e-commerce/m-commerce impact new products and services

Be introduced to cutting-edge applications of machine learning, AI and prototyping

Learn to use data to answer one of the fundamental questions: who to hire, develop and retain

Learn to prototype organisational change processes using computer simulations

Combine the above with A/B testing (a.k.a. randomised controlled trials) to know, rather than guess, which organisational designs will be effective

Apply these tools to your context -anywhere from the departmental level to the organisational level

Learn about the cognitive processes behind systematic biases in framing decisions, seeking information, and in evaluating feedback

Explore the characteristics of a good group decision-making process, how this compares with individual decisions, and how this can be made robust

Learn to apply game theory to understand an array of topics, from regulatory design, to market entry decisions, to the prevalence of price wars in Asia

Explore how groups and teams communicate and function, and common pitfalls

Develop techniques for optimising group and team performance

Learn to use structural and interpersonal influence tactics that lead to stakeholder buy-in

Build a toolkit that you can use to motivate change and overcome resistance

Leverage both formal organisational structure and informal social networks to create momentum for change

Understand your personal communication style, its strengths and challenges

Explore ways to establish more meaningful connections between you and the people you want to persuade and influence

Grow your leadership presence and improve your ability to communicate effectively across cultural contexts