“The HPI Stanford Leading Digital Innovation and Transformation was a very impactful program.  I went into the course as a new digital leader who was already a creative, idea generator searching for the magic formula to help customers transform for the digital era. Through our hands on design thinking sessions, the innovation stories and experiences from the professors and time in Silicon Valley I personally transformed to the innovators mindset.  This course provides valuable content that I will leverage every day in my organization and with customers as a strong digital & innovative leader.”

Laura Grant,

Head of Digital Innovation – Public Sector

“The program in Leading Digital Transformation and Innovation, has been one of the most enriching experiences in my professional development, because it allowed me to explore the whole cycle of innovation. Through an experiential process of learning I have been able to apply creative methodologies with a user centric focus. This methods and concepts are applicable everywhere, because it tackles the infinite needs of innovation, from the basic incremental up to the disruptive kind. The collaboration between HPI and Stanford, provides the best of both worlds, technology and innovation mixed with creativity and entrepreneurship, generating a comprehensive and applicable approach to engage into this digital world.

When I came back to my day to day functions as VP for a large University in Chile, I realized how relevant this innovative mindset was for us. Just transferring my experience and new knowledge has been an asset into the development of new initiatives and how they impact our communities.

I would recommend this program to executives and professionals who are looking for a pathway to navigate this complex and uncertain digital era. People who are trying to tackle complex challenges and they are willing to re-think what it is believe as true.”

Mario Herane,

Vice-president, Universidad Mayor

"I highly recommend the program to people with the will to shape and lead their organization, who would like to gain a deepened understanding of digital transformation. Through the personal exchange with thought leaders from Stanford, HPI and other executives from all around the world, your view on what truly matters in your contexts will sharpen:
Customer choices matter!”

Dr. Olaf Tidelski,

Chief Customer Officer, Allianz Deutschland AG

“My major learnings from the Leading Digital Transformation and Innovation program were the Design Thinking methodologies, the real samples of digital technologies and also future perspectives of these technologies, as well as the value of creating an innovation culture. And of course, it was great seeing all these learnings applied in Silicon Valley.

By using approaches like Design Thinking, we will be able to create innovative solutions that better meet our business needs and bring a competitive advantage. Human centered design was a new way of thinking for me: I have mainly focused on the technological side of the transformation before taking part in the Leading Digital Transformation and Innovation program.

Now I have an holistic approach to achieve it. In my opinion, Design Thinking can be applied in all fields. I would recommend taking the course to executive and middle management, R&D as well as innovation teams and project leaders.”

Fatih Kurt,

Group IT Director, Standard Profil

How the innovation method has developed into a leadership strategy for change processes and how it can be implemented by Annie Kerguenne

What is Design Thinking? If you ask 100 people, you can expect to get just as many different answers.

A sampling of responses include:

"A structured creation process", "A method for developing innovative products, services and processes in a team", "A toolbox for more efficient work" or even "A human-centered solution for complex problems".

For some, it is an innovation method with defined phases and tools, for others a user-centered orientation or philosophy.

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