• The Open University

Management of Change: Organisation Development and Design

Discover tools and concepts of human centred management and design, and develop skills to manage and lead in the 21st century.

641 enrolled on this course

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  • Duration

    12 weeks

  • Weekly study

    13 hours
Overview
Requirements
This course is part of the Management of Change: Organisation Development and Design program, which will enable you to Lead and implement effective organisational development in a digital world .

This microcredential will help you to develop your knowledge of human centred management and organisational development, gain in-demand design thinking skills and learn how to design innovative processes with a person-centred approach.

By employing a human-centred design thinking approach, you’ll develop your emotional intelligence, cognitive, and social skills to the level required for the leaders of tomorrow’s workplace.

What topics will you cover?

  • Organisational design and the impact of AI
  • The value of storytelling
  • Creative collaboration and the role of emotional intelligence
  • Behavioural insights and how they can inform the design of innovative processes and practices
  • Using design thinking as a process of value creation
  • Balancing leadership with creative social and emotional intelligence
  • Using analytical thinking and problem solving in an Organisational Development context
  • Designing a people centred strategy for change
  • Evaluating organisational and policy challenges in a pandemic era

Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Reflect on and develop your own capacity for management and leadership within disruptive contexts 
  • Take a critical perspective on the impact of disruptive change with a focus on artificial intelligence, within organisation design
  • Understand the relationship between organisational change, redesign, and organisational development and effectiveness
  • Understand management of change and critically apply techniques that can be used to help an organisation achieve its desired future state
  • Understand and analyse assumptions critically within the development of organisation design and development in order to develop a greater resilience in the face of disruptive change
  • Demonstrate a critical and ethical awareness of how change impacts individuals, organisations and society and how your actions as a manager can support this
  • Understand how disruptive contexts impact future work skill requirements and how this needs to be incorporated in organisation development
  • Demonstrate the following skills: critical analysis; engaging with knowledge in the field of organisation design, ethical awareness

Who is the course for?

This microcredential is designed for professionals, managers or leaders, or those who aspire to move into management roles. It is particularly relevant for:

  • professionals working in roles that involve driving human centred organisational development and change
  • professionals working in rapidly changing industries where digital developments and artificial intelligence is changing the way we work

The course has a global focus and is relevant for learners around the world – it delivers transferable skills relevant for diverse sectors and roles.

Who developed the course?

The Open University

As the UK’s largest university, The Open University (OU) supports thousands of students to achieve their goals and ambitions via supported distance learning, helping to fit learning around professional and personal life commitments.

  • Established

    1969

  • Location

    Milton Keynes, UK

  • World ranking

    Top 510Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020

Learning on FutureLearn

Your learning, your rules

  • Courses are split into weeks, activities, and steps to help you keep track of your learning
  • Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
  • Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores

Join a global classroom

  • Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
  • Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
  • Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others

Map your progress

  • As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
  • Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control

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