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Facilitating change

Individual course

After the course the student understands how to facilitate organisational change towards a more agile and lean organisation culture. The participant learns how to use simple diagrams as tools and boundary objects in facilitating conversations and clarifying objectives.

The course consists of lectures and pair homework in which the pairs facilitate each other’s strategic objectives and goals, as well as understanding the broader organisational context. The course also demonstrates through the exercises what are the so-called meta skills required in contemporary leadership and change agency.

The themes in the course cover topics such as facilitating a shared vision, organisational transformation, lean + agile + design thinking, the role of tools and sprints in facilitation, and the concept of meta-skills and new kind of leadership.

Completion methods

The course consist of lectures (held in Zoom) and weekly exercises. Registration requires participation in the pair exercises. To pass the course, you need to take part in all lectures and exercises.

Lectures 5 x 2 h = 10 h. Pair exercises 5 x 4 h = 20 h. Readings 20 h. Independent study 30 h. Total 80 h.

Recommended (not compulsory) prerequisites include courses TU-C9281 Viestintä ja organisaatiot, TU-C3021 Managing knowledge and knowledge-intensive organizations, TU-C1011 Ryhmätoiminta ja organisointi, SCI-C1001 SCI Project.

More information in  the Aalto University study guide and on https://change.informaatioverkostot.fi/.

You can get a digital badge after completing this course.

muotoiluajattelu muutosjohtajuus muutosjohtaminen yrityskulttuuri organisaatiokulttuuri fasilitointi strategia strateginen metataidot johtaminen johtajuus ketterä

Further information about the studies

Aalto University
Kirsi Viitaharju

Contact person for applications

FITech Network University
Fanny Qvickström, Student services specialist
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Category:
ICT Studies
Topic:
Leadership
Course code:
TU-E3170
Study credits:
3 ECTS
Price:
0 €
Course level:
Teaching period:
26.4.–31.5.2023
Application start date:
07.11.2022
Application deadline:
Application period has ended
Host university:
Aalto University
Who can apply:
Adult learner,
Degree student
Teaching method:
Online
Teaching language:
English
General prerequisites:
Experience and knowledge of project work, leadership, design tools and processes, and organisations.
Course suitable for:
Professionals interested in improving their leadership & facilitating skills or are looking for new tools for facilitating change in an organisation.
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