{"id":24522,"date":"2020-11-20T12:39:41","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T12:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/?p=24522"},"modified":"2026-04-29T12:27:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T11:27:50","slug":"what-to-expect-in-leading-for-innovation-an-emba-course-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/what-to-expect-in-leading-for-innovation-an-emba-course-review\/","title":{"rendered":"What to expect in Leading for Innovation: An EMBA course review"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s normal at Hult to expect the unexpected, and this is exactly how you should think about the Leading for Innovation course. This is not like any of the other courses and, no matter how many times it is said, you only realize it afterwards.<\/p>\n

At Hult, we take innovation very seriously. Prof. Ali Fenwick<\/a> has led us into the journey of creativity and how to develop a mindset of ideation, iteration, overcoming frustration, and pivoting to reach a solution in today\u2019s complex world. He is passionate about innovation and behavioral science and plays a critical and challenging role in leading experimental learning methodology.<\/p>\n

It was not easy but i was insightful and controversial\u2014as innovation should be! For the first time since I started the Executive MBA program<\/a>, I felt tense, stressed, and out of my comfort zone.\u00a0 A few days later, after I had time to reflect, I realized this was by design.<\/p>\n

Growing an idea, and yourself<\/h2>\n

An idea is born like a child: crying, messy, and beautiful. It’s only by practice, teaching, and discipline that it can mature into a business concept good enough to pitch. The pitch is, of course, fundamental to secure the investment needed to make your idea a reality; it’s when you show how much you believe and make others believe in you.<\/p>\n

An idea is born like a child: crying, messy, and beautiful.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s only after all the pain that you realize there’s a part of you that has also grown in the process\u2014that you’ve developed a more innovative approach that you can deploy, not only to develop a business or startup, but in your everyday life.<\/p>\n

At Hult,\u00a0 we are constantly pushing the boundaries of our knowledge and ourselves to discover and learn. We don\u2019t come here to demonstrate and celebrate what we know already\u2014and that\u2019s hard! Knowing that there’s so much you do not know is hard but taking action to keep seeking knowledge and become a better version of yourself\u2014that is courage.<\/p>\n

Courage is what brings us together. We want to make the world a better place by proposing new ideas and creating new innovations. We want to find ways to help the planet and bring actionable solutions to the table. We can only do that by becoming more precise, more focused, more practical in our ways of thinking. That is just what this program, and this course, teaches you.<\/p>\n

How to prepare<\/h2>\n

How do you prepare for the unexpected journey this course will take you on? Here are some tips:<\/p>\n