Babson Executive Education
Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership
Babson Academy
Babson Innovation Bootcamp: Entrepreneurial Leadership: Unlocking Opportunity in Disruption
Date: Friday, November 14, 2025
Format: In-Person
Marriott Resort Palm Jumeirah, Dubai
Reconnect. Renew. Rethink.
In today’s ever evolving business environment, the skill sets and mindsets of Entrepreneurial Leadership and Entrepreneurial Thought & Action® are more essential than ever.
For business leaders across industries, the ability to stay flexible, pivot quickly, engage others, and take action to unlock innovation can mean the difference between failure and success.
Join fellow Babson alumni and business leaders for an intensive, one-day Babson Innovation Bootcamp led by Babson Professor Craig Bida. In this bootcamp attendees will learn how to activate Babson’s Entrepreneurial Leadership and Entrepreneurial Thought & ActionTM in order to:
- Turn problems into opportunities
- Transform disruption from a threat into a competitive advantage
- Drive simultaneous economic and social value in uncertainty
Designed as a series of dynamic, interactive, training modules, the Innovation Bootcamp will be a real-time opportunity for you to apply Babson’s leading frameworks and approaches to a specific business challenge, question, or opportunity you have, and identify potential first/next entrepreneurial actions you might take.
To facilitate deep, peer-to-peer learning, the Innovation Bootcamp will feature accomplished business leaders and entrepreneurs operating across the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia (MENASA)—sharing their experiences, challenges, and pathways to success in “unplugged” panel discussions and facilitated Q&A sessions.
4 Training Modules:
Navigating Uncertainty & Volatility Through Entrepreneurship - In this module, we’ll embrace volatility and disruption as a source of inspiration and advantage—exploring and practicing design thinking and entrepreneurial mindset and skill development. Participants will learn how to accelerate decision-making, identify affordable loss, prototype and iterate based on market feedback, and maintain forward momentum despite constantly changing conditions.
Partnering For Entrepreneurial Growth & Opportunity - A key element of entrepreneurial leadership is optimizing resource utilization. In this module, we will explore partnerships as a critical element of the Entrepreneurial Leader’s toolkit to drive sustainable growth in uncertainty. Participants will learn how to apply systems thinking to identify strategic partnership, map stakeholder ecosystems and design collaborative frameworks that generate mutual advantage in today’s increasingly interconnected environment.
Values-Driven Entrepreneurial Leadership - In this module, participants will draw on Babson’s Entrepreneurial Leadership and Entrepreneurial Thought & ActionTM, together with design thinking methodologies and the Business Model Canvas, to meaningfully articulate and refine their company/brand’s purpose. Participants will learn how to unlock the power of purpose to drive innovation and shape differentiated strategy—embedding purpose across company culture, customer interactions, and products/services—to drive breakthrough business results.
Inspiring Entrepreneurial Action Through Storytelling - Compelling, relevant storytelling is essential to effective Entrepreneurial Leadership. In this module, we will learn the fundamentals of business/brand-focused storytelling and explore together how Entrepreneurial Leaders can leverage the power of narrative and communication to enroll others and inspire action. Participants will have a real-time opportunity to design and practice storytelling related to a specific business challenge, question, or opportunity they identify.
- Mid- to senior-level professionals, including new and experienced leaders, with strategic decision-making responsibilities
- Professionals interested in social innovation and inspiring action through the power of narrative and communication
Tuition includes all program materials, lunch and refreshments.
- Recognition and Credentialing: A certificate that serves as verifiable proof of learning and achievement, which can be displayed on platforms such as LinkedIn and included on your resume and portfolio
- Course Content and Learning Outcomes: You gain industry-relevant knowledge, practical skills, and frameworks designed for professionals seeking career advancement or specialization
- Expert Instruction: Experienced faculty, industry leaders, professionals with real-world expertise, and “unplugged” panel discussions and facilitated Q&A sessions
- Networking Opportunities: You gain access to a network of peers, alumni, and industry professionals.
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Craig Bida
Professor of Entrepreneurship
Professor Craig Bida’s work and teaching focuses on how people can turn ideas into real-world applications that create tangible impact. He is currently the Director of the FutureLab on Mobility, a collaboration between the Toyota Mobility Foundation and Babson College that seeks to create economic and social progress by collaborating across the sectors on cutting edge, community-centric mobility solutions. He is also the Founder and CEO of Think Design Disrupt, a purpose-driven brand-building consultancy that designs, reimagines, and activates brands to create world-changing social and environmental impact.