NUS AMP 4 – Emerging Technologies and Industry 4.0 – Growth and Opportunities

According to a Deloitte Review, a fourth industrial revolution is transforming economies, jobs, and even society itself. Many physical and digital technologies are combined through analytics, AI, cognitive technologies, and the Internet of Things (IoT) to create digital enterprises that are both interconnected and capable of more informed decision-making. Digital enterprises can communicate, analyze, and use data to drive intelligent action in the world. In short, this revolution is embedding smart, connected technology not only within organizations but also our daily lives. This course provides an outlook of such emerging technologies and their applications and covers various aspects of technology in terms of Innovation, AI in Business, Web 3.0 Technologies and Sustainability.
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Course Learning Objectives:

  • Develop an understanding of the culture of innovation and digital transformation
  • Learn an overview of AI in Business and customer experiences
  • Gain a perspective on Web 3.0 Technologies and the possible future of the internet
  • Gather insights on Sustainability and why it is the need of the hour

Faculty

Prof. Yoshi Mitsui

Prof. Yoshi Mitsui

NUS Affiliate Faculty

Yoshi Mitsui has been an Affiliate Faculty at the NUS Business School Executive Education since 2017. He teaches all things related to becoming digital organisations, from strategy and innovation to people management. He also teaches extensively in corporate universities across Asia. He was a faculty member at the corporate university of CP Group in Thailand until 2021.

As the CEO of an innovation advisory firm, he has worked with 40+ organisations on over 120 innovation projects. Some projects have received millions of dollars in funding, and others have spun off as new entities. To date, he has worked with and trained 2,500 innovators.

Yoshi holds advisory roles in multinational companies, charity organisations, social enterprises, and digital industry associations. He is also a mentor in several startup accelerators.

He has an MBA from the University of Melbourne and dropped out of a doctorate programme to start his own business. He has completed executive programmes at Harvard Kennedy School, IMD and MIT.

Syllabus

Learning Objectives:
  • Develop an understanding of the culture of innovation and digital transformation
Module Components:

Readings:

  • Case Study: Enhancing Innovation through Organizational Learning and Empathy Culture: Microsoft under CEO Satya Nadella
  • 4 Lessons from Levi’s’ Digital Transformation

Videos:

  • Faculty Video: A Culture of Innovation
  • Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on creating a culture that fosters ideas

 

 

Learning Objectives:
  • Learn an overview of AI in Business and customer experiences
Module Components:

Readings:

  • Case Study – TikTok’s AI Strategy: ByteDance’s Global Ambitions
  • Customer Experience in the Age of AI

Videos: 

  • Faculty Video: Data in Business
  • Faculty Video: Cloud, ML and AI
  • How TikTok’s Algorithm Figures You Out
Learning Objectives:
  • Gain a perspective on Web 3.0 Technologies and the possible future of the internet
Module Components:

Readings:

  • Case Study: Meta: Facebook’s Pivot to the Metaverse – A Path to Dystopia or Blue Ocean Utopia?
  • What Is Web3? Your guide to (what could be) the future of the internet

Videos:

  • Faculty Video: Web 3.0 and Blockchain
  • Faculty Video: Digital Assets and Metaverse
  • Web3 – Never Bet Against Innovation
Learning Objectives:
  • Gather insights on Sustainability and why it is the need of the hour
Module Components:

Readings:

  • Case Study – Patagonia: From Responsible Company to Circular Economy Pioneer
  • The Circular Business Model

Videos:

  • Faculty Video: Climate Change
  • Faculty Video: Responsibility of Business
  • Why Recycled? | Know How Your Clothes Are Made

Support

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