Delivered at:: Department of Information Systems and Technologies (Faculty of Informatics, Mathematics, and Computer Science (HSE Nizhny Novgorod))

Course type:: Elective course

When:: 2 year, 2 module

Instructor

Истюкова Оксана Владимировна

Full Syllabus

Abstract

In order to help leaders to be rigorous even without figures, great philosophers have lots of ideas. Managers are invited to rediscover the art of thinking. They should understand the role of mental models, realize the importance of cognitive bias, agree on clear definitions and efficient criteria etc. Creativity demands the ability to unshackle ourselves from conventional ways of thinking, to "think outside the box". But we need to go a step further. Once outside the box, we need to construct a new box or boxes (that is, new intellectual frameworks or models) to help us structure our thinking. Only once we have done so can we generate truly game-changing ideas.

Learning Objectives

Be able to manage changes in the processes of improving and systematization of things;
Know the basic concept of strategic thinking;
Acquire skills to search and analyze information under outside your tasks in order to develop a decision using analytical, critical, system, creative for proving.

Expected Learning Outcomes

Be able to manage changes in the processes of improving and systematization of things;
Acquire skills to search and analyze information under outside your tasks in order to develop a decision using analytical, critical, system, creative for proving.
Know the basic concept of strategic thinking

Course Contents

The Forgotten Half of Change.
This lecture will discuss how strategy is mostly about leading change. New ideas are required because the world of tomorrow will be, again, different. And we need to remember change has two faces: perception and reality.
Mental Models and Perception
After a short recap, we will agree on four key definitions necessary to understand the rules of thinking. Thanks to a lot of examples, optical illusions and brain teasers, we will see how we build and how we use mental models.

Assessment Elements

Test
Test

Interim Assessment

Interim assessment (2 module)
0.4 * Test + 0.6 * Test

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Aiko Kageyama, & Masanobu Kosuga. (2017). Corporate Strategy and Business Process Innovation in Japanese Company: A Case of Panasonic Corporation. World Scientific Book Chapters, 93. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789813209848_0006

Recommended Additional Bibliography

ALSTYNE, M. W. V., PARKER, G. G., & CHOUDARY, S. P. (2016). Pipelines, Platforms, and the New Rules of Strategy. Harvard Business Review, 94(4), 54–62. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=bsu&AN=113934414
Йоффи Д., Кусумано М. - Искусство стратегии. Уроки Стива Джобса, Билла Гейтса и Энди Гроува - Издательство "Манн, Иванов и Фербер" - 2016 - 240с. - ISBN: 978-5-00057-932-9 - Текст электронный // ЭБС ЛАНЬ - URL: https://e.lanbook.com/book/91751

Master’s Programme 'Business Informatics'

On Strategy : What Managers Can Learn from Philosophy