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The capstone project consists of a case study that must be addressed to complete the specialization.
In the case study, you will be asked to assume the role of the incoming chief executive officer of a fictitious privately held medical device company. From the company’s standpoint, its customers are the clinics that use and dispense its products, rather than the end-users of the company’s products. The company is currently facing a range of challenges, including obstacles to access for world-wide users of the company’s product, as well as internal conflict about the company’s priorities and a new disruptive technology. You will be asked to help the board address key changes in the industry, by developing a strategy to meet these challenges. Specifically, you will submit artifacts responding to a series of challenges related to the case. The artifacts will be peer-assessed on how effectively you applied concepts and skills explored throughout the specialization, assessed your own skills as a leader, evaluated the data to help you make an informed decision, developed a customer-facing design process, and communicated your strategy to relevant stakeholders.
Overview
Syllabus
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- Welcome to the Capstone
- This capstone project will put all that you have learned in Northwestern University's Organizational Leadership Specialization to the test by asking you to address a series of challenges related to a case study.
- Shaping a Culture that Supports Growth and Innovation
- In this module, you will apply the skills gained across the specialization to assess the current culture and devise a plan for shaping a culture that supports growth and innovation for the company in the case study.
- Discovering Opportunities
- In this module, you will apply the skills gained across the specialization to discover opportunities for growth and innovation for the company in the case study.
- Defining and Taking Advantage of Opportunities
- In this module, you will apply the skills gained across the specialization to define and take advantage of opportunities for the company in the case study.
- Communicating with Your Audience
- In this module, you will apply the skills gained across the specialization to develop a plan for effectively communicating with the audiences relevant to your primary opportunity for the company in the case study.
- Crisis Response
- In this module, you will apply the skills gained across the specialization to create a crisis response plan for the company in the case study.
- Leading People and Fostering Collaboration
- In this module, you will apply the skills gained across the specialization to address issues regarding leading people and fostering collaboration for the company in the case study.
- Capstone Wrap-Up
- Congratulations! You have completed Northwestern University's Organizational Leadership Specialization. Please take some time to reflect on your experience and respond to your peers in the discussion forums.
