2.3 Discussion. Fourth Industrial Revolution
Getting Started
This week for our discussion you are going to dive into resources that explain the fourth industrial revolution. You will start with an overview video, followed by three articles that discuss how leaders can best lead in this new world. You will then read an article and watch a video produced by Salesforce, an organization that has succeeded in this fourth industrial revolution. These resources will both help you identify what new challenges leaders are facing and help you identify tools for your leadership toolkit.
1. View the following (timing has been estimated):
a. Watch “What is the Fourth Industrial Revolution?” (12 minutes)
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b. Read
FUTURE OF LEADERSHIP IN THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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. (5 minutes)
c. Read
How Leaders Are Navigating the Fourth Industrial Revolution
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. (6 minutes)
d. Read
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PRACTICE
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. (20 minutes)
e. Read
What Is the Fourth Industrial Revolution?
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(10 minutes)
f. Watch “Leadership in the Fourth Industrial Revolution — World Economic Forum, Davos 2018 | Salesforce.” (46 minutes)
2. In your initial discussion thread, post one compelling question connected to one or more resources for your topic this week and cite those resources in your post.
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1.2 Assignment. TheoMedia Part 1
Instructions
1. Read
TheoMedia chapters 1-3.
2. Write a 1-2 page reflection paper responding to two or more of the prompts below.
a. How does Byer’s definition of media change the way you think about what media is and what it is used for?
b. How does Byers change the way you think about the media you consume and the media you create and how does that impact your own personal spiritual formation?
c. How does Byer’s assertion that humans are divine image-bearers impact how you think about yourself and how you should lead?
3. Be sure to format your paper using APA and correct citations.
1.4 Assignment. Leadership, Technology, and Big Data
Getting Started
Through the course of this program, you have been introduced to
Adaptive Leadership
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. One of the core components of adaptive leadership is that it anticipates future needs. As technology, data, and artificial intelligence continue to have a greater and greater influence on our organizations, we are going to need to be able to adapt to this future if we want to be able to lead others. In this assignment, you will read about some of the most important skills needed to lead in the age of technology. Try to identify two to three skills from the resources of the week that stand out to you as compelling. Why are they compelling? What is it about them that resonates with you? Is it that you have seen this skill in others and you want to emulate it? Is it that you have seen a scenario in which a leader did not have this skill and it came back to bite them? Once you identify these skills, make it your mission to hone these skills so that they are readily available in your leadership toolkit.
Upon successful completion of this assignment, you will be able to:
· Evaluate the variety of leadership skills needed to make decisions in a data-driven organizational context.
Instructions
1. Review the information in the Getting Started section.
2. Read or watch the following resources (timing has been estimated):
a. Read
Leadership Skills in the Age of Technology
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. (5 minutes)
b. Read
Leadership Skills in the Digital Transformation Wave
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. (20 minutes)
c. Read
The Digital Age Leadership: A Transhumanistic Perspective
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. (12 minutes)
d. Read
How CEOs Can Lead a Data-Driven Culture
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. (25 minutes)
e. Read
Data-Driven Leadership: How to Maximize Data in Business and Healthcare
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. (30 minutes)
f. Read
How the Best Leaders Use Data to Build More Efficient Businesses
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. (5 minutes)
g. Read
Leadership Decision-Making Leveraging Big Data in Vuca Contexts
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. (12 minutes)
h. Watch “Decision-making in a future of Big Data and AI.” (15 minutes)
3. Record yourself doing a 4-5 minute presentation responding to two of the three questions below the questions below. Please prepare a presentation using PowerPoint, Prezi, or another presentation software. The recording should be you going through the presentation and expanding on the points included. Please do not just read the slides. Provide brief information on the slides that act as jumping-off points for you to explain in more detail.
a. After reading and watching the resources for this week, which skills do you believe are most critical for leadership regarding the ever-growing influence of technology in our organizations?
b. What worries you the most about technology, big-data, and artificial intelligence as it grows in importance in the workplace? What makes you most hopeful?
c. In what ways does your organization currently use data to make decisions? In what ways could your organization do a better job using data for decision making?
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