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Platform thinking series

The mindset for digital transformation

Copertina Serie Platform Thinking

Course description

Can platforms become tools for innovation? Over the past two decades, platforms such as Google, Amazon Airbnb, Uber, Tripadvisor transformed the way we look for information, buy goods, travel and move around.

This series of MOOCs focuses on “Platform Thinking” – the ability to think about new services and new business models through platform logic that canof existing businesses, in every industry, even the most traditional ones leverage the resources, expertise, and history.

Ilos Intended Learning Outcomes

Prerequisites Prerequisites

The MOOCs have been organized according to thematic homogeneity: their use does not require a sequential order. Some courses may list specific prerequisites in their respective course pages.

Activities Activities

Each course in the series includes different activities and learning materials. Please refer to the information sheets of each course for more details.

Section outline

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    Platform thinking series

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      Platform Thinking: what’s beyond Uber? Subcourse
      Students must
      Require course completed

      Learn how to think through platforms, they are changing our behaviours as users…but can change our mind as innovators

      Duration: 1 week

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      Platform Thinking: designing a Platform Subcourse
      Students must
      Require course completed

      Learn how to think through platforms and how to design effective multi-sided platforms for innovative businesses

      Duration: 1 week

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      Platform Thinking: exploiting data through platforms Subcourse
      Students must
      Require course completed

      Learn how to think through platforms, using data as the innovation trigger to exploit value in the digital world

      Duration: 1 week

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      Platform Thinking for the Metaverse Subcourse
      Students must
      Require course completed

      Get ready to manage future disruptive technologies, like the Metaverse and the ones to come, by thinking through platform models

      Duration: 3 weeks

Assessment

Each course has specific methods for passing. Check the individual course pages to learn the criteria used.

Certificate

By enrolling in the series, you will be automatically enrolled in all the courses it includes. You’ll find both the series and its individual courses in your dashboard.

Once you complete all the courses, the series will also appear as completed on your dashboard. After completing each course, you can request the related Open Badge, while there is no Open Badge for the series as a whole.

Information about fees and access to materials

All courses in the series are offered online and are free of charge.

Course faculty

To find out who the instructors are for each course, please consult the “Faculty” tab on the respective course pages.

Contact details

If you have any enquiries about the courses or if you need technical assistance please contact pok@polimi.it. For further information, see FAQ page.

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