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Digital Transformation
Lead your organization through disruption with a strategic, human-centered approach to digital transformation, guided by Ivey’s Dean, Julian Birkinshaw.
Price
$1990.00 CAD $1890.00 CAD
Upcoming Cohorts
Starting January 7, 2026
5 weeks 
Online Cohort January 7, 2026
Online Cohort
5 weeks
$1990.00 CAD
$1890.00 CAD
Digital transformation isn’t just about technology; it’s about leading change with clarity and purpose. In this cohort-based course, Ivey’s Dean Julian Birkinshaw draws on his latest book Resurgent and decades of research to help leaders navigate disruption and renewal in the age of AI.
Designed for professionals ready to drive change, this course offers a strategic playbook for diagnosing disruption, assessing organizational readiness, and crafting transformation strategies that stick. Through live sessions led by Ivey Faculty and Learning Managers, peer collaboration, and practical frameworks, you’ll learn to lead digital change that’s both ambitious and achievable.
You’ll leave with a clear strategic plan, a certificate of completion, and the confidence to lead transformation that aligns with your organization’s identity and long-term goals.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Analyze the disruptive forces reshaping industries, with a special focus on AI and other emerging technologies.
- Evaluate your organization’s vulnerabilities and opportunities for renewal, using unique frameworks and diagnostic guides.
- Formulate strategic responses to disruption, weighing options such as fighting back, retrenching, doubling down, or moving away.
- Design and communicate a digital transformation strategy that integrates diagnosis, strategic choice, and cultural enablers into a plan for action.
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5 weeks
This five-week cohort-based course is designed to guide you through the strategic, organizational, and cultural dimensions of digital transformation. Each week builds toward a final strategic plan, where you’ll apply the frameworks and insights to your own organization or a case of your choosing.
Course Roadmap
Week 1: Strategic Digital Transformation – What It Is and When to Act
Kick off the course with an orientation and foundational exploration of disruption. Learn when digital change challenges market leaders, how business models break, and what it means to act with strategic clarity.
Week 2: Digital Foundations – Business Models and Ways of Working
Analyze how digital forces reshape industries and expose competitive blind spots. Explore strategic creativity, reimagined work hierarchies, and the leader’s role in bridging legacy systems with evolving models of work.
Week 3: Digital Infrastructure – Investing in Platforms and People
Understand the difference between digitization and true transformation. Learn how to simplify and standardize systems, invest in infrastructure and talent, and align leadership around a unified transformation agenda.
Week 4: Leading Change – Culture, Timing & Pacing
Examine why transformation is increasingly difficult and how leaders can overcome resistance. Explore inclusive leadership models, cultural enablers, and strategies for pacing change across teams and systems.
Week 5: Generative AI and the Coming Shift
Explore the strategic implications of generative AI and the broader technological shifts ahead. Learn how to recouple leadership and innovation in a decoupling world. Finalize and your transformation plan, integrating diagnosis, strategic choices, and cultural readiness.
Dates & Fees
Next cohort begins: January 1, 2025
Duration: 5 weeks (~40 hours total)
Learning Method: Online Cohort
Price: $2,000 CAD
Certificate: Digital credential upon completion
You’ll engage through weekly virtual Learning Manager led live sessions, collaborative activities, and a final project. Enrollment closes two weeks before the start date, with access beginning 7 days prior to the start of the course. Spots are limited and filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
This course is designed for professionals who are ready to lead change in the face of digital disruption. Whether you're guiding transformation in a legacy organization or advising others on how to adapt, this course will equip you with the tools and confidence to act decisively.
Ideal participants include:
- Mid- to senior-level professionals seeking to lead strategic change and build digital fluency.
- Executives and board members navigating disruption in industries impacted by AI and emerging technologies.
- Entrepreneurs and business owners aiming to modernize operations and scale through the integration of emerging technologies.
- Consultants and advisors supporting clients through digital transformation initiatives.
- Individuals looking to expand their network and learn from peers across sectors and geographies.
Julian Birkinshaw
Dean, Ivey Business School
Julian Birkinshaw became Dean of Ivey Business School on August 1, 2024. An Ivey graduate (MBA ’91, PhD ’95), Birkinshaw is an internationally renowned scholar in business research and education with expertise on innovation, digital transformation, and the agility of large multinational firms.
Prior to joining Ivey, Birkinshaw was at London Business School (LBS) for 25 years, most recently serving as Vice Dean from 2022 to 2024. While at LBS, he also served as Deputy Dean, Executive Education, Head of Learning Innovation, Director of the Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and Deputy Dean of Programs. With a passion for innovation and continuous improvement, Birkinshaw was instrumental in launching new graduate programs, initiating online asynchronous programs, and significantly growing executive education.
A dedicated educator, Birkinshaw has taught many courses in the LBS MBA program, including Innovation and Technology Strategy, Managing the Digital Organization, Achieving Strategic Agility, and Developing Entrepreneurial Opportunities. He has also been actively involved in executive education, leading courses on Building Organizational Resilience, Innovating in the Digital World, and Managing the Company of the Future. As a proud graduate of Ivey, Birkinshaw embraces the School’s case-based teaching approach. He has written 40 cases.
Courses
Cohorts will continue to occur on a rolling basis, select a cohort start time that works for you.
| Date | Length | Learning Method | Tuition Fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting January 7, 2026 | 40 hours over 5 weeks | Online Cohort |
$1990.00 CAD $1890.00 CAD |
Please note the deadline to enroll in the program is two weeks before the start date. Spots will be reserved on a first come first served basis.
Enrollment and Payment FAQs
Click “Enroll Now” on the course page and follow the prompts to complete your registration.
We accept major credit cards. You’ll be prompted to select your preferred method during checkout.
Yes. You can forward the payment link or invoice to your employer, or contact us for assistance with corporate enrollment.
- For Cohort programs - 30 Days Before Program Start
- Cancellation: You will receive a full refund of the program fee.
- Transfer to a Later Date: No fees apply.
- Less than 30 Days Before Program Start
- Cancellation: Incurs a 25% cancellation fee.
- Transfer to a Later Date: Incurs a 15% transfer fee.
- Compassionate exceptions: Fees may be waived on compassionate grounds, please contract (Operations email).
- Unredeemed transfers: If not used within 12 months, the full program fee is forfeited.
No, the purchaser and the person taking the course must match to ensure the digital credential is given to the correct person.
Yes, please contact (Operations email) and they will set up a group invoice.
Certification and Credentials
Yes. You’ll receive a digital certificate from Ivey Business School upon successful completion of the course.
Ivey’s certificates are widely respected and can be added to your LinkedIn profile or resume.
Upon completion, you’ll receive a secure digital credential directly to your email, that can be shared and verified online.
Cohort Course Structure and Experience
This is a cohort-based, five-week online course with weekly modules, virtual live sessions, and peer collaboration. The course will be run by a Learning Manager that you can contact with questions. You’ll complete a final project based on everything you learned by the end.
For Cohort courses access will begin 7 days prior to the start of the course and conclude 90 days following the date of access.
Plan for approximately 8 hours per week, totaling 40 hours over five weeks.
There are no exams. You’ll complete weekly activities and submit a final project.
Yes. You’ll engage with your cohort through live virtual sessions, discussion boards, and peer feedback activities.
