Work through the Harvard Online course on your own schedule within weekly deadlines, alongside professionals from around the world, with three months of Voca practice to apply what you learn.
Complete the course and Harvard Online issues your Certificate of Completion.
Curriculum developed and delivered by Ronald Heifetz of the Harvard Kennedy School, the originator of adaptive leadership theory.
Issued in your legal name as a Certified Electronic Credential you can add to your resume and LinkedIn profile.
Stack this course with others to earn a Certificate of Specialization in Innovation Leadership from Harvard Online.
Five topics following five practitioners — all former students of the course — and the change efforts they led.
Syllabus topics are set by Harvard Online and may be revised between cohorts.
Adaptive challenges cannot be solved with expertise alone. This course is for the people who must lead through them regardless.
No prior background required. At six hours a week this is a demanding course. Taught in English; participants should be 18 or over.
Some problems cannot be solved by an expert or a new policy, because they require people to change how they work. This course is about leading those.
Your coursework is designed and delivered by Harvard faculty, with industry experts bringing real cases into each topic.
The originator of adaptive leadership theory, Professor Heifetz has advised governments, businesses and non-profits on leading change for four decades.
Three Harvard Online modules on innovation strategy, open innovation and adaptive leadership — with live sessions, app access and Voca practice.
One fee covering the full Harvard Online course, your Certificate of Completion, and three months of Voca practice access.
Four steps, usually completed within a week.
A twenty-minute conversation with an advisor to check the course fits your role and goals. No obligation.
We confirm the upcoming start dates that suit your schedule.
Confirm your place, then complete payment by international card or bank transfer.
We enroll you directly with Harvard Online. Your access details arrive by email before your start date.
It follows five practitioners — all former students of the course — through the change efforts they led, so you see adaptive leadership applied to real organizational problems rather than in theory.
Five topics: mobilizing adaptive work; closing the gap between aspiration and reality; keeping the work at the center of focus; building capacity, not dependency; and staying in the game.
No. There are no prerequisites. It suits functional and department heads, public sector and non-profit leaders, founders and business owners, and consultants and advisors.
The course runs six weeks at roughly six hours a week, completed on your own schedule within weekly deadlines.
USD 1,850 for the complete course, covering the full Harvard Online course, your Certificate of Completion and three months of Voca practice access.
Voca is SkillsPro360's AI-powered practice tool. You can rehearse a presentation, run a mock interview, or have your CV reviewed — privately, on demand, as many times as you like. Three months of access are included with this course, and your advisor will help you time it for when it is most useful.
Yes. It is one of the three modules of the Executive Program in Innovation Leadership. If you go on to complete the other two, this course counts toward your Certificate of Specialization. Speak to an advisor before enrolling so we can map the route with you.
Harvard Online. On successful completion you receive a Certificate of Completion issued directly by Harvard Online. SkillsPro360 is an authorized delivery partner — we are not Harvard University.
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