Strategic Design, AI and Technology Integration for Executives

This course is designed for senior executives, managers and professionals to better understand and effectively apply design, AI and technology to real-world challenges.

Participants will engage in hands-on session to create custom GPT as a window to understand the integration of design, AI and technology. The course covers strategic implications of AI in various business contexts, future-of-work strategies, job redesign for mastery and meaning in the workforce, and the ethical considerations of AI. Interactive lab tours will provide insights into AI applications across different arenas.

Through guided sessions and practical exercises, participants will gain the skills needed to leverage AI-driven innovations and design strategies to drive meaningful transformation in their organisations.

Duration
2 days, 9am - 5pm

Who Should Attend

Senior executives who are responsible for strategic decision-making and overseeing technology adoption.
Senior managers in charge of digital transformation, design innovation or technology strategy within their departments.
Senior IT managers, technology officers involved in implementing and managing AI and technology solutions.
Professionals who are involved in identifying new opportunities, partnerships and strategic initiatives involving AI and technology.

Programme Outline

Learning Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will:

- Develop the ability to integrate design thinking with AI technologies to create innovative solutions for complex business problems.
- Gain practical skills in building customGPT to address specific work challenges.
- Understand and formulate job redesign strategies for their organisations to ensure they are prepared for the AI era.
- Understand and address the ethical and governance considerations of AI applications.
- Utilise insights from real case studies to drive AI-driven innovation and strategic decision-making within their organisations.

Day 1

Introduction and overview of the course objectives and outcomes
Understanding the Synergy between Design, AI and Technology: Introducing custom GPTs: Why they are a window into design, AI and technology, and the future of AI
Hands-on workshop: Design and build your custom GPTs to improve performance at work
Strategic implications of AI in Your Organisation
Job Redesign Strategies for Future of Work: Synthesis: Insights from research and practice on the future of work in the age of AI
Strategies: Developing "simple rules" for navigating an exponential, unexpected, and human-centered future
Systems: Combining strategies to create new systems for job redesign focused on mastery and meaning in the workforce
Actionable insights: Discussion on actionable steps for immediate implementation within organisations (guided discussions)
Sustainable AI for Humanity: Addressing ethical challenges and governance in AI and developing responsible AI practices (with guided discussions)

Day 2

Discovering New Value Creations with Design, AI and Technology: Leverage design innovation to create new value with AI
Detailed exploration of AI-related projects and hands-on experience with AI applications in different arenas, such as text, music and speech
Generative AI for Design and its strategic impact on organisations
Guided AI research lab tour (SUTD AI Mega Centre)
Recap of key learnings: Action planning and guided discussions on next steps for applying course insights in participants' organisations

Assessment

Class participation, team discussion and presentation

Course Fees and Funding

Full course fee inclusive of prevailing GST	You pay S$2,725.00
SkillsFuture Course Fee subsidy (up to 70%) For Singapore Citizens < 40 years old For Permanent Residents	You pay as low as S$817.50
Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy (up to 90%) For Singapore Citizens ≥ 40 years old	You pay as low as S$317.50
Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (up to 90%) For SME - Sponsored employees	You pay as low as S$317.50

The above module fee payable is inclusive of 9% GST.
This course is not eligible for the $4,000 credit under SkillsFuture Credit (Mid-Career) top-up scheme.

Instructor

Poon King Wang
Chief Strategy Officer, Strategic Planning
Director of the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities
SUTD

POON King Wang is the Chief Strategy Officer at SUTD, and concurrently the Director of the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities at SUTD, where he also heads the Smart Cities Lab and the Future Digital Economies and Digital Societies initiative.

King Wang is on the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung’s Strong Cities 2030 Network, the Future of Work working group of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence, and the SkillsFuture Research Advisory Panel . He was also on two national taskforces on the future of adult learning, and on future services in the digital economy.

King Wang’s team's Future of Work research is recognised in Singapore’s National AI Strategy for helping to build a trusted and progressive environment for AI that balances citizens' interests with corporate innovation. His team also collaborated with the Infocomm Media Development Authority’s Personal Data Protection Commission (under the guidance of the Advisory Council of the Ethical Use of AI and Data) to launch A Guide to Job Redesign in the Age of AI, Singapore’s first industry-agnostic guide to help companies manage AI's impact on employees.

Recently, King Wang received the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 2021 for his contributions.

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Course may be cancelled due to insufficient participants. SUTD Academy will not be responsible or liable in any way for any claims, damages, losses, expenses, costs or liabilities whatsoever (including, without limitation, any direct or indirect damages for loss of profits, business interruption or loss of information) resulting or arising directly or indirectly from any course cancellation.
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Types of Funding

Funding under Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy ("MCES")

MCES is an enhanced Subsidy to encourage mid-career individuals to upskill and reskill, thereby helping them to remain competitive and resilient in the job market. With this, all Singaporeans aged 40 and above will receive higher subsidies of up to 90% course fee subsidy for SSG-funded certifiable courses.
Individuals/employers are not required to submit an application for the MCES. Those pursuing SSG-funded programmes will be charged the appropriate subsidised fees by SUTD Academy if they are eligible MCES. Individuals/employers will only need to pay the nett fee (full course fee after SSG's grant).

For more info, please visit SkillsFuture website at https://www.skillsfuture.gov.sg/enhancedsubsidy

Funding under Enhanced Training Support for SMEs ("ETSS")

ETSS is an enhanced funding to enable SMEs to send their employees for training.
SMEs will enjoy subsidies of up to 90% of the course fees when they sponsor their employees for SSG-funded certifiable courses.
In addition to higher course fee funding, SMEs can also claim absentee payroll funding of 80% of basic hourly salary at a higher cap of $7.50 per hour. SMEs may apply for the absentee payroll via the SkillsConnect system.
To qualify, SMEs must meet all of the following criteria:
- Organisation must be registered or incorporated in Singapore
- Employment size of not more than 200 or with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million
- Trainees must be hired in accordance with the Employment Act and fully sponsored by their employers for the course
- Trainees must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents

For more info, please visit SSG website at https://www.ssg.gov.sg/programmes-and-initiatives/funding/enhanced-training-support-for-smes1.html

Funding under Union Training Assistance Programme ("UTAP")

UTAP is a training benefit for NTUC members to defray their cost of training. This benefit is to encourage more union members to go for skills upgrading.

NTUC members enjoy 50% unfunded course fee support for up to $250 each year when you sign up for courses supported under UTAP (Union Training Assistance Programme).

For more info, please visit https://e2i.com.sg/individuals/ntuc-education-and-training-fund/.

Funding under Post-Secondary Education Account ("PSEA")

The Post-Secondary Education Account (PSEA) is part of the Post-Secondary Education Scheme to help pay for the post-secondary education of Singaporeans.

This is part of the Government’s efforts to encourage every Singaporean to complete their post-secondary education. It also underscores the Government’s commitment to support families in investing in the future education of their children and to prepare them for the economy of the future. PSEA is not a bank account.

It is administered by the Ministry of Education (MOE) and is opened automatically for all eligible Singaporeans.

Account holders can use their PSEA funds to pay for their own or their siblings’ approved fees and charges for approved programs conducted by approved institutions.

However, you will have to check your eligibility and balance by contacting MOE first.

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