Sustainable Digital Innovation

Instructors: Jan Agri

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There are 5 modules in this course

Two of our most profound business challenges are digitalization and sustainability. They are rapidly changing the way we are doing business both today and in the future. Therefore, in the Sustainable Digital Innovation course, we explore the business opportunities that can open up when we align our strategy with sustainability goals.

You will gather knowledge on: * understanding the sustainable contextual framework * the methods and tools for your business to address various sustainability challenges * how digital technologies can help you support sustainable development in business and society * the existing and emerging cases of digitally-enabled sustainable solutions Your course leads, Program Director - Staffan Movin, and Jan Agri - Senior Advisor Circular Economy, will guide you through the various perspectives of the field, providing you with the methods and tools you need based on applied research findings. You will also get valuable insights from major business leaders and experts. For example, you will meet: - Björn Stigson, former President of The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) - Elaine Weidman Grunewald, Sustainability executive, author, board member, founder of AI Sustainability Center, and former SVP at Ericsson - Henrik Henriksson, former President and CEO of Scania - Annika Ramsköld, Vice President Sustainability, Vattenfall. After the completion of this course, you can deepen your knowledge with the live professional course, Sustainable Digital Innovation. For more information and registration details follow this link: https://professionalschool.eitdigital.eu/sustainable-digital-innovation

During the pandemic, many businesses have enforced their investments in sustainable solutions. In a post-covid world, sustainable solutions will be encouraged by incentives and regulations. It is therefore valuable to understand the role of leadership at the time of a major crisis with an emphasis on transformation in order to thrive in a more sustainable and digital business context.

What's included

3 videos8 readings1 assignment2 discussion prompts

3 videosTotal 17 minutes

Never let a good crisis go to waste 2 minutesPreview module
Future maps5 minutes
The business opportunities of sustainable development8 minutes

8 readingsTotal 89 minutes

Introduction10 minutes
Meet your instructors10 minutes
What will we cover in this lesson?3 minutes
What can we do?20 minutes
What will we cover in this lesson?3 minutes
The sustainable benefits of digitalization20 minutes
What will we cover in this lesson?3 minutes
Why do we need sustainable development?20 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Test your knowledge 130 minutes

2 discussion promptsTotal 20 minutes

Meet your fellow learners10 minutes
Businesses are parts of the solution10 minutes

Welcome to the second week of the course! This week we will focus on the integration of sustainability into business. Companies addressing sustainability as a regulation tend to have more difficulties in gaining business advantages and profitability then companies that incorporate sustainability as a central part in their way of doing business. The following lessons will support integration ambitions.

What's included

4 videos8 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

4 videosTotal 32 minutes

The winds of change8 minutesPreview module
The All-Inclusive Offer7 minutes
Controlled revolutions8 minutes
What gets measured gets done8 minutes

8 readingsTotal 98 minutes

What will we cover in this lesson?3 minutes
How to approach the SDGs20 minutes
What will we cover in this lesson?10 minutes
The WBCSD and the Global Compact15 minutes
What will we cover in this lesson?3 minutes
The assessment of low-carbon solutions20 minutes
What will we cover in this lesson?2 minutes
Perspectives on change and The Three Horizons25 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Test your knowledge 230 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 15 minutes

Where will markets go?15 minutes

Welcome to the third week of the course! Revenues in industrial companies are coming from multiple sources as digitalization and services become even more important. As sustainability becomes more important for customers as well as shareholders and other stakeholders, we must get better at incorporating and aligning sustainability with business offerings.

What's included

3 videos6 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

3 videosTotal 26 minutes

Focus on sustainable value offerings6 minutesPreview module
The power of models8 minutes
Where are we going?10 minutes

6 readingsTotal 93 minutes

What will we cover in this lesson?10 minutes
Circular business models20 minutes
What will we cover in this lesson?3 minutes
Data for sustainable improvements20 minutes
What will we cover in this lesson?10 minutes
Coding30 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Test your knowledge 330 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Is your offering sustainable valuable for your clients?10 minutes

Welcome to the fourth week of the course! Challenges can also be opportunities. As the market changes and customers and society search for more sustainable solutions new sustainable opportunities arise as we are witnessing dematerialization, servicification and digitalization. But to really grasp opportunities, we need to understand the wider system along the current and future value chain.

What's included

3 videos6 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

3 videosTotal 27 minutes

Sustainable innovation practices7 minutesPreview module
A strategy toolbox11 minutes
Sustainable business models8 minutes

6 readingsTotal 83 minutes

What will we cover in this lesson?10 minutes
Servicification - Value in Use20 minutes
What will we cover in this lesson?10 minutes
Strategy20 minutes
What will we cover in this lesson?3 minutes
Shared platforms20 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Test your knowledge 430 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 20 minutes

The four perspectives of value offerings20 minutes

Welcome to the fifth and last week of the course! We have over the last weeks viewed ways to align and use. In the online courses we provide we will develop methods and tools even further. But in order to succeed with the integration of sustainability in your offerings it is important to prepare for the transformation. A transformation that goes beyond the regulatory framework and ensure that your ambitions are sustainable and valuable for the company as well as for the broader scope.