For senior executives & leadership teams

Corporate executive
learning immersions.

Custom executive immersions built around the strategic questions facing your organization. Senior partners, local depth and room for a serious conversation.

Midea Voyager participants outside Schmalz with a banner identifying their 2019 Germany and Switzerland training program.
Midea Voyager program at Schmalz · Germany, 2019.Source: Christian Schimmelpfennig
Delegates trying vacuum lifting equipment during a company visit to Schmalz.
Hands-on learning at Schmalz · Germany, 2019.Source: Christian Schimmelpfennig
Start with the decision

What does your team need to see differently?

A leadership team rarely needs another general introduction to innovation. It needs a way to make sense of specific changes: a new competitor, a different consumer behavior, a technology that may alter its economics, or a market it does not yet understand.

We begin with those questions and shape a program around the people and perspectives that can help answer them. The agenda can focus on one destination or use a comparison between business systems to reveal different strategic choices.

Senior local partners bring context to each encounter. Facilitated discussion gives your team space to compare interpretations and connect what they observe to their own organization. The purpose is a more informed basis for decisions.

Designing the experience

A shared learning agenda.

01

A focused brief

Agree on the strategic questions, participant roles and intended use of the learning.

02

The right encounters

Select company discussions, expert perspectives and observations for the insight they can contribute. Specific hosts and access are confirmed during planning.

03

Context and reflection

Build time into the program to interpret what the group sees, compare different perspectives and identify what can be applied elsewhere.

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Our clients & collaborators

Business schools. Global institutions. Executive teams.
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IESE Business School
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CEIBS
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IE Business School
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ESADE
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UC San Diego
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CUHK
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Schiller International University
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ICBC
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China Life Insurance
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Midea

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Planning together

Do you adapt the program to our group?

Yes. Each immersion is designed around the cohort’s objectives, experience, interests and available time. We agree on the level of discussion and the balance of themes before developing the route.

Can the program explore AI beyond the technology itself?

Yes. We connect AI with business models, work, customer behavior, leadership and human judgment. China programs can combine industrial technology with consumer topics such as livestream commerce and micro-consumption.

How long do your programs run?

Typically one to two weeks. The duration is agreed with you, based on the objectives and destinations. A focused immersion may suit a narrower brief.

From the brief to the program

A clear plan.
A shared understanding of the details.

We agree on the learning agenda and delivery scope with you before the program is confirmed.

01

Program design

Define the group profile, academic or strategic objectives, themes and available time. Choose the destination and route to fit that brief.

02

Companies and speakers

Develop relevant company encounters and expert conversations. Specific hosts, speakers and access are subject to confirmation during planning.

03

Local context and reflection

Bring in senior local partners and make room to compare observations, question assumptions and connect the experience to the group’s objectives.

04

Delivery arrangements

Agree on responsibilities for accommodation, local transport, meals, language support and on-site coordination. The proposal sets out what is included and what is arranged separately.

What happens after you get in touch?

We discuss your brief, clarify any fixed requirements and develop a proposed learning route and delivery scope. Your dates, group size, objectives and budget range give us a useful starting point.

Discuss your program

Let’s start with your strategic questions.

Tell us about your group and the questions on your mind. We’ll start there.

Let’s talk about your program