Management of Uncertainty: Leadership, Decisions and Action Course - The Open University
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Key Information
Campus location
Languages
English
Study format
Distance Learning
Duration
12 weeks
Pace
Part time
Tuition fees
USD 1,059
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Introduction
Develop greater leadership skills and learn to make effective decisions in conditions of radical uncertainty.
Discover how to make effective decisions when faced with radical uncertainty
This microcredential will support you in developing the skills, capabilities and perspectives needed in a world of radical uncertainties.
You’ll develop new ways of engaging with radical uncertainties, think critically about how uncertainties are distributed in societies and organisations, develop greater resilience in the face of radical uncertainty and unexpected events, and grow your own capacity for leadership and action.
Enhance your problem-solving skills and find opportunities in business uncertainty
Brexit, climate change, COVID-19, social and political change, terrorism, disruptive technologies and shifts in geopolitical power are just a few of the sources of radical uncertainty organisations around the world are facing. There is increasing awareness that agility and innovation in the face of uncertainty and the unexpected are vital capabilities.
For many in leadership and management positions, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the hazards of the unexpected, while others have shown remarkable innovation and agility, seizing the opportunities that uncertainty can create.
Learn how to make effective decisions using real-world examples
This microcredential will provide you with the insights to lead, make timely decisions, and take effective action when faced with issues that arise from radical uncertainty.
You’ll benefit from the expertise and insights of both academic experts and senior leaders from multiple disciplines and sectors, as well as a major research network, Challenging Radical Uncertainty in Science, Society and the Environment (CRUISSE).
Learn from real senior leaders’ experience of radical uncertainty
Combining over 30 years of research and expertise in the challenges of decision making and acting in conditions of radical uncertainty, this course draws on management theory, psychology, philosophy, sociology, and economics.
Under guidance from The Open University, you’ll apply ideas in the course directly to uncertainties you face in your work and reflect on these in collaboration with other learners. You’ll apply what you learn to your own challenges in a final project that reflects on your learning and future development.
When would you like to start?
We aim to run our microcredentials every few months. Join on the date that suits you or register to hear from an enrolment advisor about future runs and updates.
- 14 March 2022
What you will receive
15 UK credits at Postgraduate level from The Open University
You’ll receive an Open University certificate confirming that you have received 15 academic credits at postgraduate level 7. Credits are awarded on passing the final assessment.
Career-focused learning by
The Open University
The Open University (OU) is the largest academic institution in the UK and a world leader in flexible distance learning, with a mission to be open to people, places, methods and ideas.
What is a microcredential?
Microcredentials are designed to upskill you for work in rapidly-growing industries, without the time and cost commitment of a full degree. Your microcredential can stand alone as an independent credential, and some also offer academic credit to use towards a degree.
Learn Online With Expert Instructors Complete online courses led by experts over 12-16 weeks with a dedicated group of professionals. | + | Complete Project-Based Assessments Test your understanding with online tutor-marked assessments and exercises. | + | Earn A Professional Credential Finish your learning and pass your assessments to gain an accredited credential. | = | Advance Further In Your Career Use your microcredential as evidence of your specialised skills and progress further in your industry. |
Ideal Students
Is this microcredential suitable for those in senior leadership and managerial roles in business, the public sector or the third sector?
Yes. This course will support those in, or aspiring to, more senior roles to develop how they engage with uncertainty and build a foundation to continue developing leadership skills and capabilities.
Is this microcredential right for you?
This microcredential would benefit anyone currently working, or looking to work in:
- Senior roles in business, the public sector or third sector
- Strategic analysis or consulting
- New product development
- Managing or commissioning large complex projects
The course delivers transferable skills for any industry and is relevant across the board.
This course has a global focus and the skills you’ll learn will be relevant for learners from countries around the world.
Admissions
Program Outcome
What skills will you learn?
- Critical analysis
- Perspective-taking
- Personal resilience
- Engaging with uncomfortable knowledge
- Tolerance of ambiguity and ambivalence
- Ethical awareness
- Leadership
- Influencing
- Management
- Planning for uncertainty
- Decision making
- Strategic thinking
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to:
- Identify the ways in which as individuals, organisations and societies we construct certainty and avoid uncertainty.
- Apply multiple perspectives on uncertainty and tools for engaging with uncertainty whilst still being able to act.
- Reflect critically on the uses, limitations and dangers of big data, artificial intelligence, and models, in contexts of uncertainty.
- Demonstrate a critical and ethical awareness of how uncertainty is socially distributed in society and in organisations and how your actions as a manager/leader can impact this.
- Reflect on and develop your own capacity for leadership under uncertainty.
- Evaluate assumptions critically, in planning, forecasting, modelling, and strategizing to support more mindful organising and greater resilience in the face of uncertainty.
- Demonstrate the following skills: critical analysis; perspective-taking; personal resilience; engaging with uncomfortable knowledge; tolerance of ambiguity and ambivalence; ethical awareness.
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