The Economist
The New Global Order: How Politics, Business and Technology are Changing
Gain the insights and skills necessary for leadership while staying ahead in your career.
Start date
26 May 2021
Enroll by 18 May 2021
Course duration
6 weeks
Excluding orientation
Language
English
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Effort
6–8 hours per week
Self-paced learning online
Course overview
The share of US employees who felt their leaders communicated a clear plan of action in the wake of covid-19.
Gallup (Mar, 2020).
The percentage of Americans who view China’s power and influence as a threat.
Pew Research Centre (Apr, 2020).
Duration: 6 weeks (excluding orientation)
The global order is shifting rapidly, and leaders will need to adapt their strategies if they want to compete in a changing world. As China continues its political and economic rise, and climate change, migration, technology and pandemics threaten to cause disruption on a global scale, the need to plan effectively for an uncertain future is more pressing than ever.
The New Global Order: How Politics, Business and Technology are Changing is an online short course from The Economist. It is designed to equip you with a unique blend of conceptual and practical understanding of global politics and its impact. This six-week course takes you on a journey through the main players in power, their political strategies, economic goals and relationships, crucial events, the role of technology and the sweep of global trends throughout. You’ll gain a better understanding of how your organisation may be affected and how you should respond to emerging shifts.
Is this course for you?
This course is created to provide leaders in business and politics with knowledge of the main themes that influence globalisation, international trade, security and power dynamics. Additionally, it will equip those in charge of directing their organisation’s response to global events with the tools to plan effectively for change, and confidently discuss these themes with stakeholders both inside and outside their organisations.
Course overview
Course overview
Duration: 6 weeks (excluding orientation)
The global order is shifting rapidly, and leaders will need to adapt their strategies if they want to compete in a changing world. As China continues its political and economic rise, and climate change, migration, technology and pandemics threaten to cause disruption on a global scale, the need to plan effectively for an uncertain future is more pressing than ever.
The New Global Order: How Politics, Business and Technology are Changing is an online short course from The Economist. It is designed to equip you with a unique blend of conceptual and practical understanding of global politics and its impact. This six-week course takes you on a journey through the main players in power, their political strategies, economic goals and relationships, crucial events, the role of technology and the sweep of global trends throughout. You’ll gain a better understanding of how your organisation may be affected and how you should respond to emerging shifts.
Is this course for you?
This course is created to provide leaders in business and politics with knowledge of the main themes that influence globalisation, international trade, security and power dynamics. Additionally, it will equip those in charge of directing their organisation’s response to global events with the tools to plan effectively for change, and confidently discuss these themes with stakeholders both inside and outside their organisations.
What will set you apart
The knowledge of how shifting global power dynamics could affect your organisation and region.
An understanding of what the rise of Chinese power and the decline of US dominance may mean for your industry.
Insight into how different countries, technology and global challenges will impact your organisation’s future competitive strategy.Course curriculum
Orientation module
Welcome to your Online Campus
Module 1
From cold war to US-China rivalry
Module 2
The decline of US dominance
Module 3
The Chinese century
Module 4
The role of technology
Module 5
Disruptors, inbetweeners and game-changers
Module 6
Goodbye globalisation?
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John Parker
International correspondent, The Economist
About the certificate
Assess the relevance of shifting global power dynamics on your business and personal context, and earn an official certificate of completion from The Economist.
Assessment is continuous and based on a series of practical assignments completed online. In order to be issued with a certificate, you’ll need to meet the requirements outlined in the course handbook. The handbook will be made available to you as soon as you begin the course.
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