Posts by Jordi Diaz
Investment and training in AI
Investing in and training for artificial intelligence (AI) is a prominent trend in business and beyond. Recent economic news, particularly from the Future Talent Council’s Global Advisory Board on Curriculum Innovation, highlights companies’ significant investments in developing proprietary generative AI models and extensive training programs. These efforts aim to upskill their workforce, outpacing competitors rapidly.…
Read MoreDecoupling Education: a disruptive innovation journey
The fact that education does not have an Airbnb, Netflix or Tesla case does not mean at all that disruption is not happening in this industry as well. The key to understanding disruption in the education sector lies more on the “How” than on the “Who”. The formula also needs to include the “When” factor…
Read MoreLeading business schools through a global crisis: navigating the unpredictable
By Anna Jirova, Coordinator of the Executive Academy and the Online Executive Academy, EFMD Global Network and Jordi Diaz, Associate dean at EADA Business School and the Director of the EFMD Executive Academy “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Franklin D. Roosevelt The global pandemic changed the reality of business education…
Read MoreA pivotal time for business school leaders
Leadership is a concept in perpetual evolution, a mobile target. Being adaptable is, therefore, crucial to effectively navigate the ever-changing political, economic, and cultural contexts. Even though people in leading positions are often well prepared and endowed for the required level of adaptability, the last couple of months have taken the demands on our leaders…
Read MoreThe EFMD GN Executive Academy
Addressing the professional development gap for future Business School leaders For a few years, with my colleagues in the industry, we have been discussing the gap in professional development for future leaders in business education. We came to the following conclusion: educational programmes for Deans, professors and even for researchers existed, yet there was no…
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