Overview
In today’s business environment, leaders are expected to drive growth while navigating ongoing disruption, uncertainty, and the accelerating influence of artificial intelligence (AI). The challenge is no longer whether change is coming, but how to respond with clarity, confidence, and intent.
This course equips leaders with practical frameworks, tools, and mindsets to build growth as a repeatable organisational capability. Through contemporary AI-aware and AI-enabled innovation practices, participants explore how AI is reshaping value creation, decision-making, productivity, and competitive advantage. Rather than treating innovation as a one-off initiative, the course focuses on how improvement and growth actually happen inside organisations. Working alongside industry peers, you will apply concepts directly to challenges from your own organisation - identifying opportunities, designing and testing solutions, managing risk, and building a balanced portfolio that delivers short-term performance while enabling long-term growth.
Whether responding to disruption, unlocking productivity through AI, or pursuing new growth pathways, this course provides the confidence and tools to lead with impact.
Who should attend
This course is designed for professionals who are responsible for driving growth, change, or improvement, including:
- Business owners and founders
- Executives and senior leaders
- Middle managers and emerging leaders
- Innovation, strategy, transformation, digital or capability leads.
Entry requirements
There are no entry requirements for this course.
What you'll learn
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
- Diagnose disruption, opportunity, and productivity challenges in your operating environment
- Map and critically assess existing business models and identify where AI can enable or accelerate innovation
- Design, test, and refine innovation initiatives using structured, evidence-based approaches
- Translate innovation and AI strategy into actionable plans that mobilise teams and stakeholders.
Assessment
There are no formal assessments. However, if you complete a learning activity applying course concepts to a real organisational challenge, you will receive a Digital Badge, enabling you to showcase your new capabilities.
Terms and conditions
Terms and conditions for Executive Education courses.
Certification and accreditation
Showcase your capabilities with a Digital Badge that verifies your skills and achievements.
Facilitators
Most organisations already have enough ideas. The challenge is not generating more but implementing their existing ideas more effectively.
Cost
| Applicant | Price |
|---|---|
| Early Bird | A$3,291 |
| Individual | A$4,114 |
| UQ Alumni | A$2,880 |
For alumni, affiliate discount or group bookings, contact us at execed@business.uq.edu.au.
Refer to registration page for Early Bird registration deadline.
GST is included in the cost
Discounts can't be used with other discounts, offers or special promotions.
Payment optionsWe accept credit cards (Visa/MasterCard) for payment, including corporate credit cards. If you do not have access to a card, please contact our team at execed@business.uq.edu.au to discuss your options.
Location
UQ Brisbane City