Innovate/Academy
Accelerate your career, maximise your potential, increase your impact. With a range of in-company and cross-company programmes, expert tutors and Maastricht University as a world-leading learning platform alongside us. Cross-company Cross-company programmes for participants from a broad spectrum of backgrounds and businesses, you’ll learn not only from UMIO tutors, but from each other. In-company In-company […]
Innovate/Business Schools
We co-develop and co-deliver MBA and Executive MBA modules for world-leading Business Schools such as Stellenbosch University, Turku University, IESEG, Nanjing University and others. Taught by our expert trainers with extensive experience in leading design in the real world, our modules are dynamic, relevant and action-based. Built for impactful learning A proven module for MBA […]
Speculative futures
As our society is expanding, more interconnected and therefore more complex there are all sorts of aspects that can influence our personal and organisational situation in both a positive as well as a negative way. Nowadays it becomes more important but also more complex to look into the future as we become more aware that […]
Business model building
Products and services expire faster than ever before, industry boundaries are disappearing, sectors are being disrupted. Future proof companies constantly challenge their own business model, pushing the boundaries in the industry. Disrupt or be disrupted. Learning objectives In this track you will experience a structured approach to strategically innovate your company’s existing portfolio of business […]
Leading through crisis
Each crisis has winners and losers. What sets them apart is empathy, adaptibility, speed of change and good leadership. Crises are shifts with fundamental impacts on society and business. It comes with restrictions and risks, and with new opportunities. During and after a recession there may be new customer needs, less competition, readily available and […]
Innovate/Coaching
Amplify your impact, overcome challenges and unlock your potential as a leader of design. With tailored individual and team coaching on topics from personal effectiveness to team management. Individual coaching Unlock your potential on your path to becoming a High Impact Design Leader. Coaching for individuals in areas from personal effectiveness to power and impact, […]
Innovate/Design
Design solutions for you, your team, your business and the world around us. Tackle complex leadership challenges together, from strategy to culture. Format There is not one way to Rome and our own creativity is limited to what we know and what we can combine. Sometimes we need a fresh unbiased perspective to spice things […]
Innovate/Research
Revealing unmet consumer needs has become more important than ever, and design research plays a critical role, either as part of an existing market or consumer research team, or as an integral deliverable of the design organisation. Format In order to make sharp strategic or operational customer centric decisions you require a broad and deep […]
Innovate/Strategy
Collaborate and ignite your future impact, co-creating bespoke innovation visions, strategies and roadmaps for your business and brand. Products and services expire faster, industry boundaries are disappearing, sectors are disrupted. Future proof companies constantly challenge their own business model to expand the boundaries in the industry. Disrupt, or be disrupted. With our innovate/strategy sessions we […]
Discovery Expedition
UMIO’s Discovery Expedition offers universities and business schools a weeklong immersion into a dynamic blend of insights and expertise drawn from both industry champions and academic leaders. The Discovery Expedition will be fully tailored to your needs and goals and can be offered in Maastricht or on campus at your home base. From delving into […]