Affiliate Faculty and Lecturer
Generative Leadership: Inspiring Adaptability in an AI World
What You'll Learn
- Explore how generative leadership helps build a new mindset for leading resourcefully and enhancing organizational thriving
- Explain the impact of threat rigidity on organizations and how generative leadership can help overcome it
- Apply a generative leader mindset and generative leadership strategies to real-world scenarios that involve adaptability to AI-driven change
4 Modules
4 Hours
1 hr per module (approx.)
Rating
About Generative Leadership: Inspiring Adaptability in an AI World
The world's best leaders inspire adaptability in the face of uncertainty. In "Generative Leadership: Inspiring Adaptability in the AI World," you will learn how to adopt a generative leader mindset in the fast-changing world of AI-driven change. Throughout the course, you will learn about generative leadership: a form of leading that creates unique, resourceful environments where employees thrive as they embrace challenge and change. You’ll also explore the principles of generative leadership and see how they are used in real-world organizations. Based on these principles, you’ll be challenged to identify ways you can put them into practice in your organization or workplace, allowing you to think deeply about your role as a generative leader. By gaining an understanding of generative leadership and using it to create greater flexibility in your work, you’ll be better prepared to stand out as a leader and provide a space that allows people to flourish during change.
Skills You'll Gain
- Adaptability
- Adaptive Leadership
- Change Management
- Decision Making
- Ethical Leadership
- Generative Artificial Intelligence
- Leadership
- Leadership Development
- Strategic Thinking
What You'll Earn
- Certificate of Completion:
- Certificates of completion acknowledge knowledge acquired upon completion of a non-credit course or program.
Welcome Message
Welcome to Generative Leadership: Inspiring Adaptability in an AI World. In this course, you will explore how to lead effectively in fast-changing, AI-driven environments. Learn to inspire adaptability, foster resilience, and unlock the potential of your team. Through real-world examples and reflective exercises, you will develop a generative leadership mindset that helps organizations thrive amid uncertainty. This course equips you to navigate AI-driven change and elevate others in meaningful ways.
This abbreviated syllabus description was created with the help of AI tools and reviewed by staff. The full syllabus is available to those who enroll in the course.
Course Schedule
Module 1: Welcome to This Course
- Video: Welcome to Generative Leadership
- Reading: Course Syllabus
- Reading: Help Us Learn About You!
- Discussion Prompt: Sharing Your Path to Generative Leadership in an AI World
Module 2: Understanding Generative Leadership
- Video: Introduction to Generative Leadership
- Video: Core Principle of Generative Leadership
- Reading: Putting Generative Leadership Principles Into Practice
- Reading: Principle 1: Systems Evolve Toward the Images We Hold of Them
- Reading: Principle 2: Create Cycles of Change
- Reading: Who Are Your Generative Leader Role Models?
- Reading: Introduction to the Gamut Workbook
- App Item: Who Are Your Generative Leader Role Models?
Module 3: Generative Leadership in Times of Uncertainty
- Video: Understanding Threat Rigidity
- Reading: Mitigating Threat Rigidity as a Generative Leader
- Reading: An Example of Mitigating Threat Rigidity
Module 4: Applying Generative Leadership in the Age of AI
- Video: Generative Leadership in the Age of AI
- Video: Try It Yourself: A Case of AI-Driven Change
- Reading: Case Study: Customer Service and AI-Driven Change
- Reading: You as a Generative Leader
- App Item: You as a Generative Leader
- Video: Look Into the Future
- Reading: Post-Course Survey
- Reading: Continue your AI education with the AI Collection from Michigan Online
Grading Policy
Course completion requires passing the graded assignment with an 80% score or higher. At the end of module 4, a graded course assignment with 10 multiple choice questions constitutes 100% of the overall course grade.
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Beginner Level
No prior experience required
What Learners Are Saying
As a generative leader, you understand that the type of metaphor you use unlocks a vision of human connection and a feeling of support. It shapes the meaning we make of the technology.
Monica Worline Faculty Director, Center for Positive Organizations, Lecturer, Ross School of Business
