The document summarizes the MIF EMBA Creative Leadership program offered in 2014. The program is a partnership between MIF and leading international business schools like UC Berkeley and IMD. It aims to help students lead a creative process to develop a profitable business concept. The 2-year flexible program includes study tours in Silicon Valley and Singapore, and modules covering topics like leadership, innovation, and strategic management. It aims to produce energetic leaders and provides practical skills that can be applied directly to students' organizations.

1. MIF EMBA Creative Leadership 2014
With Leading Business Schools Around the World
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2. The idea: EMBA – Creative Leadership
EMBA CREATIVE LEADERSHIP
Lead a creative process to a profitable business concept
and added customer value.
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3. The EMBA story
2006
First EMBA 1st Year program, FEP
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Berkeley University:
the Finnish EMBA market
First EMBA Graduation
2013
What makes MIF EMBA different?
1) Practical and flexible: boutique style
2) High quality partnerships
Most
wanted in
Finland!
2014
2016
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4. MIF eMBA Creative Leadership 2014
With Leading Business Schools Around the World
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5. Excursion to Singapore with IMD
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6. Excursion to
Silicon Valley
& UC Berkeley
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7. Mika Aaltonen
Academic Dean
MIF EMBA
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8. Energized Leader –concept
Energized Leader –concept
in co-operation with Valo
in co-operation with Valo
“Energetic Leader is a better
“Energetic Leader is a better
leader”
leader”
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9. EMBA
EMBA designed together with
UC Berkeley & IMD & Finnish partner companies
(VTT, Diacor, Martela, Futurice etc.).
Program Designed with UC Berkeley, California
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10. EMBA: International Contributors
Professor Michael Jacobides, London Business School
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11. Professor Dave Ulrich, University of Michigan
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12. Juhana Vartiainen, VATT
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13. Penna Urrila, Chief Economic Policy Adviser, EK
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14. Dr. Kellie McElhaney, UC Berkeley
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15. Dr. Michael Wade, Professor of Innovation, IMD
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16. Juhana Torkki, Puhevalta
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17. Tuomas Auvinen, Rector, Sibelius Academy
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18. Mikael Pentikäinen, HS
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19. Who are the students and who will be accepted?
WORK EXPERIENCE: min. 5 years in management
EDUCATION: Bachelor level degree or equivalent
LANGUAGE SKILLS: English proficiency
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20. Study Tour, Silicon Valley
Study Tour, Silicon Valley
and UC Berkeley, California
and UC Berkeley, California
Cross Cultural
Cross Cultural
Management &
Management &
CSR
CSR
Marketing
Marketing
Management
Management
Strategic
Strategic
Management
Management
EMBA
1st Year
Knowledge
Knowledge
Management
Management
Leadership &
Leadership &
Negotiation Skills
Negotiation Skills
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EMBA Creative Leadership
EMBA Creative Leadership
Info Session
Info Session
Economics and
Economics and
Finance
Finance
Macroeconomics
Macroeconomics
for Executives
for Executives
Strategic
Strategic
HR Management
HR Management

21. Final Thesis Seminar day
Final Thesis Seminar day
IMD, Singapore, one week
IMD, Singapore, one week
Global Marketing
Global Marketing
& Branding and
& Branding and
Strategy
Strategy
Leading in
Leading in
Uncertainty &
Uncertainty &
Global Networks
Global Networks
Finance, Investment
Finance, Investment
and Future
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Innovative
Innovative
Leadership
Leadership
EMBA
2nd Year
Summer break
Summer break
Project &
Project &
Process
Process
Management
Management
Strategic
Strategic
Organizational
Organizational
Reneval
Reneval
Business Intelligence
Business Intelligence
Supporting DecicionSupporting Decicionmaking
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22. EMBA process: Built with passion!
1. Planning phase
1. Planning phase
--MIF EMBA team
MIF EMBA team
--MIF Experts
MIF Experts
-Feedback analysis
-Feedback analysis
2. Meeting w/ the
2. Meeting w/ the
keynote speakers
keynote speakers
--Finalizing the
Finalizing the
contents
contents
--Corporate cases
Corporate cases
BEFORE
Prior Module
Prior Module
--Reading: 1-2 Business books
Reading: 1-2 Business books
--Articles (Harvard Business Review)
Articles (Harvard Business Review)
--Short Essay, related to work
Short Essay, related to work
--Work amount? About 55h/week
Work amount? About h/week
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3. Module
3. Module
--Theory framework
Theory framework
--1-3 key speakers
1-3 key speakers
--Workshops
Workshops
--Business cases
Business cases
Module
During Module
During Module
--Active Participating
Active Participating
--Groupwork
Groupwork
--We 15-20
We 15-20
--Thu 9-20
Thu 9-20
--Fri 9-16
Fri 9-16
4. Feedback
4. Feedback
--Lecturers
Lecturers
--Study Material
Study Material
--Arrangements
Arrangements
--Meals
Meals
5. Next steps
5. Next steps
--Feedback
Feedback
analysis
analysis
--Meeting with the
Meeting with the
Advisory Board
Advisory Board
AFTER
After Module
After Module
--Get the knowledge to work!
Get the knowledge to work!
--Solve problems with other students
Solve problems with other students
--Feedback
Feedback

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29. EMBA Alumni 2013
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30. The long awaited graduation day!
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31. Testimonials
Petteri Kilpinen, CEO, MPS Yhtiöt Oy
“Erinomainen kokonaisuus”
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32. Testimonials
Pentti Virtanen, CEO, Finnish Steel Painting Oy
“EMBA:sta saatua oppia voidaan hyödyntää
suoraan omassa organisaatiossa.”
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33. Testimonials
Pia Sarnala-Kallio, Vice President,
Project Centre of Excellence, Nordea
“I found new ideas and utilized
this knowledge in my daily work.”
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34. Testimonials
Juhani Hyvärinen, Service manager
VTT Expert Services Oy
”Pidin erityisen paljon
käytännönläheisestä otteesta”
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35. Why EMBA Creative Leadeship?
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Practicality, Strong partners
Practicality, Strong partners
Flexibility & Free weekends
Flexibility & Free weekends
Get energetic and grow as a leader!
Get energetic and grow as a leader!
APPLY NOW
APPLY NOW
-- Send CV & Letter of Intent
Send CV & Letter of Intent
-- riikka.makkonen@mif.fi
riikka.makkonen@mif.fi
Thank you! More info:
Thank you! More info:
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