Oxford AI-Driven Business Transformation Executive Programme
Start date:
Duration:
- 5 months
Time commitment:
- Short programme
Location:
- Online
Cost:
- £6,600
About the programme
Artificial intelligence is transforming the way organisations operate and innovate, but turning potential into impact requires more than just technical implementation. It demands leadership. The Oxford AI-Driven Business Transformation Executive Programme, delivered in collaboration with GetSmarter, is designed to equip senior professionals with the strategic perspective, cross-functional knowledge and ethical grounding needed to lead AI innovation at scale.
Over five months, this online programme will help you move from AI ideation to real-world application. Drawing on content from three leading Oxford Saïd programmes, the curriculum supports you in developing and deploying AI strategies that align with broader business goals and deliver sustainable competitive advantage.
Programmes in this series
This learning journey leverages content from three leading online Oxford programmes to provide you with core AI, leadership and strategy skills to drive a competitive advantage for your company.
Artificial Intelligence: Over six weeks, you will explore the capabilities of AI and gain an in-depth understanding of AI history, functionality, capabilities and ethical considerations. You will have the opportunity to reflect on the implications and opportunities of AI in various contexts, and build a solid business case for its implementation within your organisation. See programme outline.
Strategic Innovation: Following a one-week programme break, you will begin Section II by challenging your existing ideas of innovation beyond technological ‘disruption’. Over six weeks, you will adopt a strategic approach to innovation; specifically, you’ll learn to build organisational systems, structures and culture that routinely facilitate innovation. See programme outline.
Executive Strategy: After a one-week programme break, you will learn about the Oxford view of strategy, including its focus on breadth in strategic thinking and its core framework guided by the four Ps of strategy: Purposes, Players, Partnerships and Processes. Over seven weeks, you will create your own strategy statement, and become equipped to propose improved strategy processes for your organisation. See programme outline.
This highly practical programme uses rich global case studies to engage with new concepts, directly associating the theory to practical application.
What you’ll learn
By the end of the programme, you will be able to:
- Understand the strategic intersection of AI, innovation and business transformation
- Identify how AI can reshape business models and unlock new value across sectors
- Translate emerging technologies into practical, organisation-wide solutions
- Lead cross-functional innovation that integrates technology, culture and governance
- Apply the Oxford view of strategy — Purposes, Players, Partnerships and Processes to design your own AI transformation playbook
You will also complete a capstone project that consolidates your learning into a tailored strategy for your organisation.
Who is this for?
This programme is designed for:
- Senior professionals responsible for, or influencing, AI strategy and innovation
- Consultants, entrepreneurs and business leaders seeking to create a competitive advantage through AI
- Technical experts looking to apply AI in real-world business contexts
Whether you’re guiding strategic direction or looking to enhance AI capability within your team, this programme will help you drive measurable, lasting impact.
Curriculum
The three short programmes are broken down into manageable, weekly modules designed to accelerate your learning process through diverse activities.
Applications to join the programme will be accepted until the end of the orientation module.
Oxford Artificial Intelligence Programme
Orientation module
Welcome to your online campus
Applications to join the programme will be accepted until the end of the orientation module.
Module 1
Artificial intelligence ecosystem
Explore the history and potential of AI within the context of the digital ecosystem.
Module 2
AI and machine learning: understanding the black box
Delve into the mechanics of the three main types of machine learning: supervised, reinforcement and unsupervised learning.
Module 3
Deep learning and neural networks
Understand what deep learning is and how it is powering the modern approach to AI.
Module 4
Working with intelligent machines
Explore the concept of intelligence in machines and the impact of AI in the labour market.
Module 5
Ethics of AI
Explore the hierarchy of ethical and legal considerations around artificial intelligence.
Module 6
How to drive AI in your business
Identify the potential business opportunity of AI in a specific context.
Oxford Artificial Intelligence Programme
It is one of the best programmes I’ve ever attended. I would call it an action-packed thriller technology course... It is like parallel processing computers, where we get so much knowledge and so many ideas from fellow students.
Oxford Strategic Innovation Programme
Module 1
A primer on innovation
Challenge popular cultural notions of innovation to understand the language and types of innovation, and the principles of building innovation systems.
Module 2
Organising for innovation
Explore organisational design and the structural and cultural elements of a business that allow it to innovate.
Module 3
Drivers of innovation: Technology and beyond
Explore models of innovation beyond popular notions of technological change and ‘disruption
Module 4
4IR technology: Ethics and governance
Reflect on the ethics and governance considerations prompted by emerging technology.
Module 5
Corporate innovation strategies and platforms
Consider the corporate landscape of innovation, how platforms organise market competition and, in turn, shape the nature of innovation.
Module 6
Innovation in practice
Consider your context and the future of innovation in light of what you have learnt in this programme.
Oxford Executive Strategy Programme
If I had to describe my Oxford experience in one word, I’d say it was 'transformative'. It helped me move from reacting to problems toward anticipating opportunities. And that’s a skill I’ll be using for the rest of my life.
Oxford Executive Strategy Programme
Module 1
Unlocking strategy: The Oxford view.
Module 2
Working with futures: Addressing changing environments.
Module 3
Making strategy purposeful: Accommodating key stakeholders.
Module 4
Engaging players: Developing strategy statements that count.
Module 5
Building partnerships: Collaborating and competing.
Module 6
Broadening strategy processes: Designing new strategy processes.
Module 7
Strategy as practice: Assembling your playbook.
About the certificate
Upon successful completion of the final programme, you’ll receive an executive certificate to validate your skills as a strategic leader.
Assessment is continuous and based on practical assignments completed online. You’ll need to meet the requirements outlined in the programme handbook. The handbook is shared as soon as you begin the programme.
A collaborative learning experience
This online programme is delivered in collaboration with GetSmarter. Designed for busy professionals, the programme blends academic rigour with real-world application through a flexible, engaging format.
As a participant, you’ll benefit from the distinctive Oxford online experience:
- World-class teaching: Learn from faculty at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, who bring cutting-edge research and industry insights into the virtual classroom.
- Interactive cohort: Collaborate with a global network of professionals from diverse sectors and backgrounds, sharing perspectives on the evolving role of AI in business.
- Personalised support: Access a dedicated Success Team via GetSmarter, who provide guidance throughout the programme to help you stay on track and make the most of your learning.
- Live sessions and expert input: Join live, online sessions with tutors and guest experts to explore the practical and strategic dimensions of AI, and engage in real-time discussions.
- Capstone project: Apply your learning in a final project that reflects your organisation’s goals and context, using the Oxford framework for strategy.
You’ll also receive unlimited access to edX’s Career Engagement Network, giving you continued access to exclusive career resources, networking events and professional development opportunities.
Participants who complete a Saïd Business School Executive Education online programme gain elumni status and can join both the elumni platform and a dedicated LinkedIn group
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