The Hult LEAP Method

Our LEAP method employs an innovative curriculum that aligns the undergraduate and MBA schedules so that students can work together on Action Projects for Fortune 500 companies.

How the LEAP Method works

Imagine the LEAP Method as a complex piece of machinery with many moving parts. In order to work properly, it requires integration among traditional faculty, career services, and corporate executives. Using feedback from these parties and participating students, Hult has been able to carefully refine this program into one of the most valuable components of its curriculum.

Learn

The first step of the process begins in the classroom where students learn theory and business fundamentals. Professors encourage thought-provoking debate which exposes students from disparate backgrounds to new perspectives. However, unlike most schools, Hult extends the learning beyond the classroom.

Experience

In this second step, students venture out into the practical realm. Now their job is to listen as industry experts discuss the realities of solving problems in the fast-paced environment of the modern business world. Recent discussions have included several high profile guests, including a senior executive from Real Madrid Football Club and the co-founder of Apple.

Action Projects

Action Projects

The final step of the LEAP process involves students in a real-world situation. Along with a small team of MBA students and a mentor (typically a consultant or senior executive), students compete against other teams to develop a growth plan for a Fortune 500 company. At the end of six weeks, each team presents its recommendations to the company's leadership team. No other school offers comparable senior-level access.

Action Project Life Cycle

The final phase of the innovative LEAP Method is the Action Project. During this process, you can expect to glean a wealth of information about the life cycle of putting an idea into practice.

We place students in five small teams, each led by a faculty advisor. We then challenge each team to solve a real business problem of a leading Fortune 500 company.

Each team is assigned a high-level executive from the company who is in charge of growing business. To increase motivation, the teams are pitted against each other in competition.

Action Project Mentors

Over six weeks, these teams work with their executive mentors and Hult's world-class consultants to come up with a comprehensive plan for growth.

At the end, the teams present their findings to an executive group within the company. The winning team's case study is handed over for implementation.

Action Project Highlights

 
 

  • Duracell

    a part of Procter & Gamble and the world’s leading manufacturer and marketer of high-performance alkaline batteries.

    Problem:

    With the proliferation of non-traditional distribution channels as well as the expansion of Duracell products from batteries to a variety of personal power solutions, additional business models that incorporate a direct-to-consumer solution are emerging.

    Question:

    What are the best personal power direct-to-consumer business models for Duracell?

    Client:

    Director, Global Business Unit

     

  • Verizon Communications

    Fortune 13 company with over USD90 billion in annual revenues. Verizon Wireless is America’s largest cellular provider with more than 91 million subscribers while Verizon Business has more than 71,000 enterprise customers worldwide and 190,000 medium business customers in the U.S.

    Problem:

    Traditional products of Verizon suffer from the economic equivalent of the “Moore’s Law” problem. That is to say, prices -- of a long-distance call, a voice minute, a megabyte of data, or a specific connectivity product like a T1 line -- all decline exponentially over time.

    Question:

    How should Verizon Business leverage its position and assets to create or dominate one or more markets that can bring substantial new long-term revenue growth?

    Client:

    Chief Technology Officer

  • Xerox Corporation

    Fortune 500 document management company. Xerox manufactures and sells a range of printers, photocopiers, and digital production printing presses, and provides related consulting services and supplies. It is the world’s leading solution provider for business process and document management.

    Problem:

    Mobile solutions and services (printing from your mobile device) is a rapidly growing niche in both developed and emerging markets. At the same time, it is a very crowded and rapidly changing space with new applications and new players emerging constantly.

    Question:

    What business opportunities exist in this space for Xerox?

    Client:

    Chief Technology Officer