EE - Open Programs
Open Programs
Short programs for the long game.
To lead is to know the world's current and future expectations of business, boasting an adaptable mindset that outpaces change itself.
A forum for lifelong learners, our open programs distill the future-proofed intensity of the Darden experience to as short as a week, and as long as your curiosity decides. With a diverse registrar designed to create and expand new and existing capabilities, open programs are available throughout the year.
Offering comprehensive courses in leadership, strategy, innovation and more, Darden open programs couple a truly academic environment with real world applications to produce near- and long-term impact.
Available Programs
Below is a list of our available open programs by category. Download a PDF of our upcoming program schedule or visit our Find Your Program page to search by your program needs.
Comprehensive Management
The Executive Program: Strategic Leadership at the Top
Management Development Program: Leading in the Digital Age
Management Essentials for Developing Leaders
Analytics/Data Science
Strategic Use of Data
Data Science in Action
Building a Data Pipeline
Strategic Data Analytics for Competitive Advantage
Operations & Supply Chain
Leading Lean Transformations Through Disruption
Strategy
Strategy Essentials Specialization
Management Competencies
Communication Strategies to Manage Crisis, Disruption & Transformation
Financial Management for Non-Financial Executives
Negotiating Success: A Learning Laboratory
Sales & Marketing
Leadership
Bank Executive Leadership Program
Collaboration and Influence
Leading Mindfully: Leading Through Crisis
Leading Virtual Teams Through Disruption
Leading With Humanity: New Skills for the Digital Age
Leading with Courage
Managing Individual and Organizational Change
Purpose Driven Leadership: Engaging Stakeholders
The Women’s Leadership Program
Innovation
Design Thinking for Innovative Business Problem Solving
Design Thinking and Innovation Specialization
- Design Thinking Part I: Insights to Inspiration
- Design Thinking Part II: Ideas to Action
- Discovery Tools
- Creating the Innovative Workplace
- Design Thinking Workshop
Corporate Aviation
Managing the Corporate Aviation Function
Developing Leadership Capability in the Corporate Aviation Function
Leading Change in the Corporate Aviation Function
Where You'll Learn
How You'll Learn
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In Person
In our halls, you'll be exposed to an intimate, peer-driven learning experience that gives leaders a head start on their full potential. Every interaction is a chance to stretch perspectives and another opportunity to learn.
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Digital
The world’s best education experience allows working professionals to sharpen their comprehension online, synthesizing a modern, a la carte learning model with the traditonal Darden approach.
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Hybrid
Hybrid programs meet the needs of learners near and far, developing a combination of interactive simulations and in-person discussions to provide touchpoints for a collaborative classroom experience that won't disrupt the office workflow.
In our halls, you'll be exposed to an intimate, peer-driven learning experience that gives leaders a head start on their full potential. Every interaction is a chance to stretch perspectives and another opportunity to learn.
The world’s best education experience allows working professionals to sharpen their comprehension online, synthesizing a modern, a la carte learning model with the traditonal Darden approach.
Hybrid programs meet the needs of learners near and far, developing a combination of interactive simulations and in-person discussions to provide touchpoints for a collaborative classroom experience that won't disrupt the office workflow.
What Makes a Modern Global Leader?
Change happens. And to succeed, organizational leaders must face it head on, able to take on several different roles to remain agile and resilient. Through our Modern Global Leader approach, industry leaders train for the volatility that propels the international economy, nurturing the stamina and imagination required to navigate it.
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