Creative Leadership in the 5.0 Industry Revolution Future Studies #251001

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Articulate the core principles of the Industry 5.0 revolution and its implications for business, society, and leadership.

• Apply futures thinking and foresight methodologies (e.g., scenario planning, horizon scanning) to anticipate trends and identify emerging opportunities.

• Cultivate a creative leadership mindset that fosters innovation, psychological safety, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

• Develop strategies to integrate advanced technology (AI, Cobots) with human-centric values and design thinking.

• Champion principles of sustainability, social responsibility, and ethical governance within their organizations.

• Design a compelling vision and actionable roadmap for leading their organization into a human-centric future.

This advanced program is designed for leaders and innovators who are responsible for shaping the future of their organizations:

• C-Suite Executives (CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, CHROs)

• VPs and Directors of Innovation, Strategy, and Digital Transformation

• Senior Managers and Heads of Department leading future-focused teams

• Entrepreneurs and Founders of scale-ups and tech companies

• Government Policy Makers and Public Sector Innovators

• Design Thinkers and Innovation Consultants

• HR Leaders focused on future-ready workforce development

• Pre-assessment
• Live group instruction
• Use of real-world examples, case studies and exercises
• Interactive participation and discussion
• Power point presentation, LCD and flip chart
• Group activities and tests
• Each participant receives a binder containing a copy of the presentation
• slides and handouts
• Post-assessment

Day 1: The Paradigm Shift: From 4.0 to 5.0

• Morning Session: Welcome to the 5.0 Revolution

  • Beyond Automation: Defining Industry 5.0’s three core pillars: Human-Centricity, Sustainability, and Resilience.

  • The Limits of 4.0: Why efficiency alone is no longer sufficient.

• Afternoon Session: The New Leadership Mandate

  • The Evolution of Leadership: From authority to coach, from manager to visionary.

  • Cultivating a Futures Mindset: Introduction to foresight and anticipatory thinking.

  • Workshop: “The Future Today” – A horizon scanning exercise to identify weak signals of change.

Day 2: The Human-Centric Leader: Creativity & Empathy

• Morning Session: Leading for Creativity and Innovation

  • Building Psychologically Safe Environments for breakthrough ideas.

  • Mastering Divergent and Convergent Thinking techniques.

• Afternoon Session: Empathy as a Strategic Tool

  • Human-Centric Design: Applying design thinking to organizational and product challenges.

  • The Leader as a Synthesist: Integrating diverse perspectives and disciplines.

  • Practical Exercise: Use a design thinking sprint to solve a complex human-centric problem.

Day 3: The Technology-Human Symphony

• Morning Session: Collaboration with Advanced Technologies

  • AI as a Co-pilot: Enhancing, not replacing, human decision-making.

  • Cobots (Collaborative Robots), IoT, and the Connected Human Experience.

• Afternoon Session: Ethical Stewardship & Governance

  • Responsible Innovation: Addressing bias, privacy, and the ethical implications of technology.

  • Building Trust in the Digital Age.

  • Case Study: Analyze a tech deployment through an Industry 5.0 ethical lens.

Day 4: Futures Studies & Strategic Foresight

• Morning Session: Tools for Mapping the Future

  • Scenario Planning: Developing plausible alternative futures (2×2 matrix exercise).

  • STEEP Analysis (Social, Technological, Economic, Environmental, Political) for comprehensive trend mapping.

• Afternoon Session: From Foresight to Strategy

  • Backcasting: Envisioning a desired future and working backward to create a strategic roadmap.

  • Identifying Strategic Implications and Early Warning Signals.

  • Workshop: Develop three detailed scenarios for your industry in 2035.

Day 5: Integration: Leading the Transformation

• Morning Session: Building a Resilient and Adaptive Organization

  • Cultivating a Culture of Continuous Learning and Unlearning.

  • Strategies for leading through ambiguity and volatility.

• Afternoon Session: Capstone & Vision Crafting

  • Final Project: Participants develop and present a “Creative Leadership Manifesto” and a strategic action plan for implementing Industry 5.0 principles within their organization.

  • Peer Feedback and Coaching.

  • Course Recap: Committing to the journey of a Creative Leader.

  • Certification Ceremony.