Corporate Partners

Successful innovation managers act on ideas the competition hasn’t even thought of yet.

The Mack Institute network helps organizations understand the challenges and opportunities posed by emerging technologies and markets. Managers learn research-based strategies to encourage innovation within their firms, and investigate methods to successfully capture all-important economic value from investments in innovation.

Our intimate, invitation-only events connect our corporate partners with leading academic thinkers, industry experts, and top-level innovation management peers across industries. Our Collaborative Innovation Program dispatches top students under the guidance of a faculty researcher to tackle our partners’ most pressing innovation challenges.

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Executive Education Opportunities

Interested in learning from Mack Institute faculty directors and other Wharton experts? Check out these innovation-focused offerings from Wharton’s world-class Executive Education program.

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Mastering Innovation: Strategy, Process, and Tools
June 3 – 7, 2024
Philadelphia, PA
Led by Christian Terwiesch and Karl Ulrich

This program gives you the frameworks, tools, methodologies and disciplines to develop and install a process for innovation. Mastering Innovation: Strategy, Process, and Tools will show participants how to treat innovation as a process, one to be managed and turned into a driver of profits and growth.

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Strategy and Management for Competitive Advantage
February 26 – March 1, 2024
Philadelphia, PA
Led by Nicolaj Siggelkow

Participants of this strategy program will discuss a variety of options for growth — including alliances, acquisitions, and internal corporate ventures — and leave with well-tested tools and frameworks to clarify and enhance their strategic thinking.

Generative AI and Business Transformation
March 4 – 7, 2024
San Francisco, CA
Led by Kartik Hosanagar, Stefano Puntoni, Ethan Mollick, and Prasanna Tambe

Generative AI and Business Transformation topics will explore the impact this technology has on competition, innovation, and economic growth while delving into the ethical and user-experience challenges involved in responsibly integrating generative AI into business organizations.

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Managing Strategic Partnerships and Ecosystems
March 25 – 29, 2024
Online
Led by Harbir Singh

Partnerships across industries and geographies are a fact of business today. In Managing Strategic Partnerships and Ecosystems, participants will enhance these capabilities and be better able to create maximum value for all partners.

Effective Execution of Organizational Strategy
April 8 – 12, 2024
Philadelphia, PA
Led by Nicolaj Siggelkow

Effective Execution of Organizational Strategy focuses on the most important factors involved in implementation, including leadership, culture, organizational design, capabilities, and incentives. Participants will leave with an actionable plan for executing a specific strategy or initiative, and a new set of tools and approaches for overcoming even their most challenging execution obstacles.

Business Model Innovation in the Digital Age
May 6 – 10, 2024
Philadelphia, PA
Led by Serguei Netessine

Business Model Innovation in the Digital Age provides a systematic framework that relies on practical management rather than startup agility or luck. You can begin applying this framework to your own business during the program, conducting an audit of your current models and identifying areas for potential innovations.

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