Training & workshops
Learning that changes the work
Hands-on programmes for organizations and universities, taught by Dr. Prathaap Rao, Ph.D. and practitioner faculty. Every programme ends with a clear outcome, and every theme includes AI.
Hands-on programmes for organizations and universities, taught by Dr. Prathaap Rao, Ph.D. and practitioner faculty. Every programme ends with a clear outcome, and every theme includes AI.
For boards, leaders and teams, built on your own work: from a two-hour board session to a six-month leadership journey.
| Programme | Objective | Outcome | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design thinking to execution | Frame problems, ideate and prototype | A tested concept and a roll-out plan | 1–2 days |
| Creative problem solving | Six Thinking Hats, TRIZ and agile tools | Fresh options for a live business problem | 1–3 days |
| Ideathon or hackathon | Solve live problems in mixed teams | Prototypes pitched to a leadership jury | 1–2 days |
| Innovation to income | Turn ideas and IP into a business model | Pricing, channels and a go-to-market plan | 1 day |
| Earned, not bought | Build visibility without an ad budget | An earned-media and partnership plan | ½ day |
| AIInnovation with AI | Use AI for insight, concepts and pricing | An AI-assisted innovation workflow | ½ day |
| Programme | Objective | Outcome | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circular design | Design products from recycled material | A circular product or business concept | ½–1 day |
| ESG that pays | Link ESG goals to cost, revenue and risk | ESG metrics tied to business value | 1 day |
| CSR & public–private models | Design CSR with public partners | A partnership programme blueprint | ½ day |
| AISustainability with AI | Use AI for ESG data and lifecycle choices | Impact reporting with human review | ½ day |
| Programme | Objective | Outcome | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| The board’s AI questions | Govern AI value, risk, ethics and talent | A board-level AI oversight checklist | 2 hours |
| Start with work, then apply AI | Choose AI use cases by business value | Ranked use cases and a workflow redesign | ½ day |
| AI in the flow of work | Put assistants and agents into real work | A shared prompt and decision library | 1 day |
| AI for your function | Hands-on AI on each team’s own tasks | Working AI routines for each function | 1 day each |
| AI use-case sprint | Move from a long list to working pilots | Two pilots with measured value | 4–6 weeks |
| Programme | Objective | Outcome | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lean Six Sigma belts | Yellow, Green or Black Belt with DMAIC | A live project and belt certification | 2–10 days |
| Project & portfolio management | Run projects well; PMP and PfMP prep | A project charter, plan and risk log | 3–5 days |
| Business process management | Map end-to-end processes and metrics | Process maps, a metric tree and reviews | 2–3 days |
| Systems thinking | Find feedback loops and root causes | A system map and priority interventions | 2 days |
| Customer operations excellence | Apply COPC performance management | A customer-operations scorecard | 1–2 days |
| People & business analytics | Use people and business data to decide | A metric tree and a one-page insight brief | 1–2 days |
| AILean & projects with AI | Process mining and AI for analysis | Smarter control plans and risk alerts | 1 day |
| Programme | Objective | Outcome | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vision, values & culture | Align vision, values and learning | Values-to-action commitments for teams | 1–2 days |
| Leadership journey | Four phases with live value projects | Coached leaders, measured project value | 3–6 months |
| Learn to Learn | Build learning agility on real work | A personal learning and practice plan | 1–2 days |
| Engagement & belongingness | Equip managers to build belonging | A start-stop-continue team action plan | 4 hours |
| Business acumen simulation | Run a company: strategy, finance, people | A decision log and cross-functional agenda | 1 day |
| Negotiation & influence | Prepare, frame and close negotiations | A negotiation plan for a live deal | 1 day |
| 360° assessment & coaching | Assess behaviour, then coach for growth | A confidential development plan | 3–6 months |
| AIVision in the age of AI | Decide where AI changes the business | An AI vision, and what stays human | ½ day |
| AIResponsible AI & values | Build ethics and trust into AI decisions | Responsible-AI principles for daily use | ½ day |
| AILearning with AI | Use AI tutors and coaching nudges | A personal AI learning routine | ½ day |
Electives, masterclasses, student workshops and faculty development, mapped to your learning outcomes and credit structure.
| Programme | Objective | Outcome | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leadership & strategy | Build strategic and leadership judgement | Case analyses and a strategy memo | 20–30 hours |
| Business process management | Map, measure and improve processes | A process-improvement project report | 20–30 hours |
| HR management & HR analytics | Use people data for HR decisions | An HR analytics dashboard and brief | 20–30 hours |
| Data analytics for operations | Apply statistics to operations decisions | Analysis of a real operations dataset | 20–30 hours |
| Entrepreneurship & impact | Build and test a venture with impact | A validated venture and investor pitch | 20–30 hours |
| Innovation & commercialization | Take an idea from R&D to market | A commercialization plan for a real idea | 10–15 hours |
| Circular economy & ESG | Design circular products and ESG plans | A circular business concept | 10–15 hours |
| AIAI for managers | Apply AI to decisions and workflows | An AI use-case canvas and pilot plan | 10–15 hours |
| Programme | Objective | Outcome | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| From cockpit to boardroom | Lessons from the Indian Air Force | Leadership habits to use from day one | 60–90 min |
| The PotHoleRaja story | How a citizen movement scaled | A model for impact without ad spend | 60–90 min |
| The GridMats story | From recycled plastic to a patent | A roadmap from R&D to revenue | 60–90 min |
| Boards, governance & ESG | How boards govern strategy and risk | What directors expect from managers | 60–90 min |
| AIStart with work, then AI | A practical way to choose AI projects | A four-question test for any AI idea | 60–90 min |
| Programme | Objective | Outcome | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design thinking & innovation | Go from empathy to prototype | A tested prototype and next experiment | 1–2 days |
| Ideathon or hackathon | Tackle industry problem statements | Prototypes pitched to an industry jury | 1–2 days |
| Founder bootcamp | Turn an idea into a viable business model | A business model canvas and validation plan | 1–2 days |
| Lean Six Sigma belts | Yellow or Green Belt on a live project | A completed project and belt certification | 2–5 days |
| Business acumen simulation | Run a company: strategy, finance, people | A decision log and team debrief | 1 day |
| AIAI skills for students | Use AI well and honestly in coursework | A responsible personal AI workflow | 1 day |
| Programme | Objective | Outcome | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| AITeaching with AI | Use AI as a mentor, not an author | AI-ready assignments and assessment rules | 1 day |
| Case writing from practice | Write teaching cases from industry | A draft case and teaching note | 1–2 days |
| Simulations & games in class | Design simulations for your course | A class-ready simulation or game | 1 day |
| Measuring learning that lasts | Assess skills and behaviour change | An assessment rubric for your course | 1 day |
Tell us the audience and the outcome you need. We’ll tailor the format, the cases and the AI module to your organization or campus.
Durations are tentative and tailored to each group, in person or online. Any certification is agreed separately and implies no third-party accreditation.