Annika Steiber

Founder and CEO, Management Insights

Location
United States
Area of Expertise
Exponential Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, Leadership, Transformation
Type
Expert

Dr. Annika Steiber is a senior executive, board member, advisor, author, and professor with a Ph.D. in Management of Technology. Dr. Steiber is an expert on leading practices in Innovation Management in a digital world. She was in 2024, the author of 17 management books including The Google Model: Management for Continuous Innovation in a Rapidly Changing World (1st edition 2014, 2nd edition 2024), The Silicon Valley Model: Management for Entrepreneurship (1st edition 2016, 2nd edition 2024), Managing in a Digital Age: Will China Surpass Silicon Valley? (2018), and Leadership for the Digital Age (2022). For five years, she was a professor and the Director for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Menlo College (California, USA) and is currently the Founder and Director of Management Insights and the Rendanheyi Silicon Valley Center.

Sessions

AI and Business Operations: Navigating the Future

Artificial Intelligence, Exponential Thinking, Innovation and Disruption, Digital Transformation, Strategy, Business Strategy, Lifelong Learning

In an era where regions like Silicon Valley and China lead in technology due to aggressive research and swift adoption of advancements like AI, understanding the impact of digital technologies on business is crucial. This course delves into how AI is revolutionizing business management and operations, promising to significantly enhance value creation across industries. It is designed as a dual-purpose program: an intensive introduction to AI and an exploration of its transformative effects on business practices.

Participants will learn how AI technologies are reshaping corporate dynamics, driving a paradigm shift in how businesses operate and compete. The course aims to equip both upcoming professionals and seasoned business leaders with the knowledge and skills needed to leverage AI in enhancing organizational performance and strategic advantage.

The course includes lectures that provide theoretical underpinnings, case presentations on applied AI, collaborative teamwork, and engaging discussions to foster a comprehensive learning environment.

Instructors: Dr. Annika Steiber, a renowned expert in the impact of digital technologies on business management, and Nicolai Wadström, the founder and CEO of the pioneering Applied AI-focused investment fund in Silicon Valley, bring their extensive expertise and real-world experiences to the classroom.

This unique offering is tailored for individuals aiming to significantly enhance their marketability and professionals seeking to master AI applications in business settings, ensuring they thrive in an increasingly complex and uncertain AI-driven world

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Best Practices in Innovation Management: Aligning with ISO 56001

Exponential Thinking, Foundational Concepts, Corporate Innovation, Innovation and Disruption, Strategy , Business Strategy, Lifelong Learning

This course is designed for students interested in mastering the art of innovation management in alignment with the newly established ISO 56001 standard. Offered by Singularity University, the course provides a comprehensive exploration of the principles and practices essential for leading and managing innovative enterprises effectively.

Students will engage with the core tenets of ISO 56001, which outlines a systematic approach to innovation management to enhance organizational performance and drive sustainable growth. The curriculum covers the framework and processes defined by the standard, including innovation strategy development, idea management, and the integration of innovation into organizational practices.

Through a combination of lectures, case studies, and team discussions, participants will learn how to implement these standards in various organizational contexts. They will also explore the impact of innovation management on competitive advantage, customer satisfaction, and overall organizational resilience.

This course is ideal for students pursuing careers in management consultancy, R&D management, strategic planning, and organizational development, as well as for entrepreneurial individuals looking to innovate within their industries. No formal prerequisites are required, but familiarity with basic management principles and organizational behavior is recommended.

Instructor: The course will be led by Dr. Annika Steiber with extensive experience in strategic management and innovation, along with guest lectures from industry leaders who have successfully implemented ISO 56001 standards in their organizations.

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Exponential Business Ecosystems

Exponential Organizations, Future Forecasting, Design Thinking, Change Management, Strategy

This session will help participants transform their mindset to think bold like a futurist and understand the disruptive power of exponential business ecosystems.

Every executive, regardless of their industry, is trying to keep up with changing times and sustain a winning organization; one that can constantly provide higher user value and experience and fend off increasing competitiveness by showing proof on zero distance to users, adaptability, speed, and constantly improved user value. The trouble is that most firms are using these efforts to tweak an underlying system that isn’t focused on the users and is not able to create life- time users. Fundamentally new and more flexible ways of innovating and going to market are required.

In this session, participants will explore why an exponential business ecosystem is required. They will examine key elements and capabilities of an exponential business ecosystem for constant higher value creation for users. Drawing on best practices, case studies, and class discussion, this session explores the design principles and practices of a new form of value generating and adaptable business ecosystems. Participants will learn how to identify and evaluate a business ecosystem, and how to design a business ecosystem that maximizes the exponential potential of the firm and for the users.

This session is for business professionals looking to ramp up their organization’s performance, while sustaining their core business. This unique session will help them better identify and seize new user value opportunities, as well as securing lifetime users for the firm.

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Exponential Leadership

Exponential Organizations, Future Forecasting, Corporate Innovation, Change Management, Strategy

This session will help participants transform their mindset to think bold like a futurist and understand the disruptive power of an exponential leadership. Every executive, regardless of their industry, is trying to keep up with changing times and sustain a winning organization; one that can constantly capture new opportunities and fend off increasing competitiveness by showing proof on adaptability, speed, and radical innovation. The trouble is that most firms are using these efforts to tweak an underlying system that isn’t right. As the cliché says, they are rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. Fundamentally new ways of managing the firm are required. Companies that keep steaming along, ignoring the need, may be staying afloat by luck to a greater degree than they realize.

In this session, participants will explore why an exponential leadership is necessary. They will examine key capabilities of the new organization to protect it from being disrupted or left behind in a rapidly evolving business climate. Drawing on best practices, case studies, and class discussion, this session explores how the new leadership build necessary organizational capabilities and practices. Participants will learn how to identify and evaluate their organization from an exponential leadership lens, and how to design an organization that maximizes the exponential potential of the firm.

This session is for business professionals looking to ramp up their organization’s performance, while sustaining their core business. This unique session will help them better identify and seize new opportunities, as well as transforming their business model in a highly uncertainty and complex business environment.

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