Develop your strategic cluster leadership skills
The Global Cluster Leadership Program is a 6-week online program developed to build capacity for cluster management. Connect and collaborate with fellow cluster leaders.
What is the Global Cluster Leadership Program?
The GCLP is a 6-week online learning program.
You will build new, strategic leadership skills.
The program is designed for cluster managers, cluster boards, national cluster programs, policymakers, and ecosystem developers.
The GCLP is lead by global cluster expert Christian Rangen.
Key Details
Duration: 6 weeks, 4 webinars
Location: Online program
COMING SOON
*100% risk-free. If you’ve completed the program but find what you’ve learned hasn’t lived up to your expectations, simply let us know. We’ll make it right.
Working with Christian Rangen and Strategy Tools has led to a more structured process both internally and when working with our cluster clients. He shakes things up, goes the extra mile and has genuinely brought great value to Innovation Norway.
Vivian Lunde
Senior Advisor
Innovation Norway
Why Join the Global Cluster Leadership Program?
Grow your cluster leadership skills
Learn latest trends and techniques in cluster management
Learn 17 new innovation cluster strategy & management tools
What you get
Building Capacity for Cluster Management
- 6-week online learning & development program for cluster leadership
- Learn the latest best practices and strategy processes of successful innovation clusters
- Discover how the global cluster landscape is changing
- Develop a digital transformation project for your cluster
- Find new ways of successfully developing your innovation cluster
- Connect and network with fellow cluster leaders
- Work directly with cluster expert Christian Rangen
Who is it for?
A good fit for you?
Strategy Tools is used by National Innovation Cluster Program, Cluster Development Programs, and Innovation Supercluster to create a strategy road map and real impact.
You will find our Global Cluster Leadership Program extremely helpful if you have:
- a strong interest in cluster management
- interest in shaping better clusters
- good knowledge of the local ecosystem
The program is developed for:
- Cluster Managers
- Cluster Leaders & Staff
- Cluster Board Members
- Economic Policymakers
- National Transformation Leaders
- Ecosystem Developers
- Consultant
- Anyone with an interest in building better innovation clusters
Key Topics We Explore During the Program
- How to develop cluster success stories
- How to build better innovation clusters
- How are clusters evolving and changing
- How to develop better strategies for cluster
- How to achieve impact in your cluster leadership role
- How to use new strategy tools to grow your innovation cluster
We now have a strategy for Scale-Ups and Capital which is the direct result of working with Strategy Tools. Chris brings with him deep insight on cluster work that has been invaluable to us.
Arild Kristensen
The Curriculum
Webinar I: A New Cluster Landscape (4 November 2019)
The Big Picture
Global Trends: The Rise of Innovation Superclusters
TCI Outlook
National Cluster Framework
Introduction to 4 Innovation Cluster Tools
Webinar II: Cluster Strategy (15 November 2019)
Strategy for Innovation Clusters
European Perspectives
Value Impact
Strategy in Action
Introduction to 4 Innovation Cluster Tools
Webinar III: Cluster Leadership (25 November 2019)
The Role of a Cluster Leader
From 5 to 8 levels of Cluster Management
Cluster Structure
Introduction to 4 Innovation Cluster Tools
Webinar IV: Cluster in Action (9 December 2019)
From ideas to action
Open Innovation in clusters
Seeing the impact of your cluster project
Leading change as a cluster champion
Official Certification
Faculty
CHRISTIAN RANGEN
Christian has over 15 years experience as business school faculty, having designed and taught over 20 different programs and classes across strategy, innovation, entrepreneurship, and energy transformation.
He has extensive experience designing and running executive education programs and online learning programs. His previous programs have had participants from more than 60 countries around the world.
Christian is also an internationally renowned expert on Innovation Clusters and Superclusters.
The Certification Process
Christian Rangen has great knowledge on cluster development on an international level that he happily shares. The strategy tools he developed have been a great resource to run discussions with and between people from many different backgrounds and companies within the clusters. It helps cluster members structure their conversations and really dig deep into their “real” problems and challenges.
Martin Hennum
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