Future-Ready Leadership Program

Future-Ready Leadership Program has been created to meet the urgent need to prepare for the business of the future, where competencies like technological literacy, AI integration, human-centred leadership and resilience are key. It builds senior leadership capability by developing the skills essential to be competitive in the coming decade in 3 focussed modules on: disruptive innovation, digital transformation and inclusive leadership.
The program delivers deep innovation concepts during the three modules. It has been tailor-made for experienced leaders with high potential.

Length

3 modules over 6 months

Location

Copenhagen

Module dates

22nd-23rd June
28th-29th September
23rd-24th November

Why is this Program so Impactful?

  • Participants benefit from a cross-industry experience, learning and sharing with fellow participants from leading companies.
  • Each module is delivered with world-class faculty from Harvard, INSEAD and more.
  • The learning methodology is composed of: lectures, business cases, facilitated workshops, leadership dilemmas and a learning journal.
  • It provides a common foundation for leaders – implementing business value strategies, leading change for competitive performance, key influence skills, cultural dynamics and awareness of diversity and inclusion as leaders.
  • The program takes place over 6 months, with 3 focused 2-day modules in Copenhagen.

 

 

 

 

 

Module 1
DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION AND GLOBAL STRATEGY

This module examines the strategic competencies required for leading in an era of disruption, and exploring how leaders can anticipate change, drive innovation, and shape sustainable global strategies for the future.

Module 2
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND AI

This module examines the strategic competencies required for leading in an era of disruption, and exploring how leaders can anticipate change, drive innovation, and shape sustainable global strategies for the future.

Module 3
INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP

This module investigates the role of emotional intelligence, bias awareness, and inclusive practices in modern leadership, fostering the mindset and capabilities needed to lead diverse, high-performance teams with empathy and impact.

Rory MacDonald

Professor of Strategy and Innovation Harvard Business School

Nathan Furr

Full Professor of Strategy, INSEAD

Louise Opprud

Creative Technologist and Founder of Work Life Lab

Sarah DiMuccio

PhD Social Psychology Senior Consultant and Head of R&D, Above & Beyond Group

Rory MacDonald

Professor of Strategy and Innovation Harvard Business School

Rory M. McDonald is a Professor of Business Administration in the Technology and Operations Management Unit at Harvard Business School. Professor McDonald holds an MBA and a PhD from Stanford University. Rory McDonald is the co-writer of a range of Harvard Cases and leading articles on innovation. Together with his mentor, Clayton Christensen, he has published articles as ‘What is Disruptive Innovation?’. In 2022 Rory M. McDonald published the book ‘Productive Tensions – How every leader can tackle innovation’s toughest trade-offs’

Nathan Furr

Full Professor of Strategy, INSEAD

Nathan Furr is a Full Professor of Strategy at INSEAD, where he teaches innovation and technology strategy. Nathan earned his PhD from the Stanford Technology Ventures Program at Stanford University and he has held permanent or visiting positions at INSEAD, ESSEC, and BYU. Nathan’s research focuses on innovation and technology strategy, particularly how new and established firms adapt to technology change and enter new markets.

Louise Opprud

Creative Technologist and Founder of Work Life Lab

Louise is the former Creative Lead of Innovation Lab, one of Scandinavia ́s first innovation think tanks and a global key-note speaker. She has spent the last 12 years, interviewing and visiting companies like NASA, Pixar, X at Google, LEGO Ventures, Spotify and many more – to distill the most future proof ways of working. She has helped global companies think and work in new ways, among others DR, LEGO, Novo Nordisk, McKinsey & Co., Børsen, VEGA, BMW, Genmab and Google.

Sarah DiMuccio

PhD Social Psychology Senior Consultant and Head of R&D, Above & Beyond Group

Sarah DiMuccio is a Senior Consultant at Above & Beyond Group and an expert in gender equity, masculinities and DEI. She holds a PhD in Social Psychology from New York University, where she researched how gender norms shape behavior and workplace dynamics. As the former Director of Research at Catalyst, a global DE&I nonprofit, she led international studies on systemic bias and leadership. Sarah works with leaders and employees to integrate DE&I principles, develop bias-aware leadership, and create psychologically safe environments.