Designing Scalable Solutions: Driving High-Impact Innovation

In a world shaped by rapid change, complexity, and interconnected challenges, the ability to create scalable, human-centered solutions is now a vital leadership skill. Designing Scalable Solutions: Driving High-Impact Innovation, offered by MIT Professional Education, empowers professionals to develop and implement transformative ideas that create lasting impact across industries.

Despite 84% of executives identifying innovation as a growth driver, only 6% are satisfied with their performance (McKinsey). This program addresses that gap—helping leaders move from ideas to execution, and from isolated wins to scalable success. Participants gain a practical roadmap they can apply immediately in their organizations.

Over nine weeks, participants will engage with a robust design methodology that blends stakeholder analysis, systems thinking, business modeling, and storytelling. The curriculum also incorporates hands-on experience with AI tools that support ideation, rapid prototyping, and decision-making—reflecting how top innovation teams work today.

Led by MIT faculty Prof. Svafa Grönfeldt and Prof. Gilad Rosenzweig, the program takes a project-based, real-world approach to learning. Whether you're leading a startup, driving innovation in a large organization, or spearheading a civic initiative, this program equips you with the mindset, frameworks, and tools to scale innovation for meaningful change.

Designing Scalable Solutions: Driving High-Impact Innovation, with curriculum developed and taught by MIT faculty, is delivered in collaboration with Global Alumni. Contact Global Alumni for more information about this program:

• professionalprograms@mit.edu or
• call:+1 (857) 766 8188 USA  .

Global Alumni is an ed-tech company that collaborates with institutions to manage enrollments (including all payment services and invoicing), technology, and participant support. 
 

By the end of this program, you will be equipped to:

• Approach complex, real-world challenges using human-centered design methodologies
• Identify and analyze stakeholder needs to uncover impactful innovation opportunities
• Transform ideas into validated prototypes with real-world market relevance
• Design user journeys and value propositions that truly resonate
• Build strategic rollout plans and business models to support sustainable, scalable growth
• Lead cross-functional teams through design-driven problem solving
• Communicate your solution's value through compelling storytelling and pitches
• Develop a clear roadmap for implementation and scaling post-program
• Use AI tools to enhance ideation, streamline decision-making, and accelerate execution 

This program is ideal for professionals looking to lead innovation and scale impact in fast-changing environments. It’s designed for:

• C-suite executives and senior leaders driving strategy, transformation, or growth
• Innovation and product leaders shaping future-ready solutions
• Entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs building ventures from the ground up
• Consultants and team leads managing complex, cross-functional projects
• Public sector and nonprofit professionals turning policy and ideas into action
• Agile, project, and program managers seeking systems-level thinking and design tools

*This program does not require prior technical knowledge