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William Fischer

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Bill Fischer is a Senior Lecturer at the Sloan School of Management, and a Emeritus Professor of innovation Management at IMD.


Bill has been involved in innovation his entire career: apprentice electrician in New York City building trades; development engineer in industry; engineer officer in the US Army; advisor to the World Health Organization on medical research management; consultant to numerous corporate innovation programs in Europe and North America; and is a participant in several innovation startups. He has worked in enough large, complex and successful organizations to have experienced, first-hand, their debilitating powers, and is currently working on several Organizational Transformation projects, in an effort to revitalize such organizations.


He was the Executive President and Dean at the China-Europe International Business School (CEIBS), and held a chaired professorship at the Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.


Bill is widely published in the academic literature, and has coauthored several books on innovation, including Virtuoso Teams, The Idea Hunter, and Reinventing Giants. He writes for Forbes.com and has been named to the Thinkers50 Hall of Fame.

Courses

Strategy and Innovation

Business Model Innovation for Organizational Transformation

Business Model Innovation for Organizational Transformation course description.

Digital Business & IT

Strategy & Innovation

EARN 2.0 EEUs
Business Model Innovation for Organizational Transformation
In Person

STARTING

Nov 13–14, 2025

LOCATION

Cambridge, MA

DURATION

2 days

COMMITMENT

8 hours/day

TUITION

$4,700

STARTING

Nov 13–14, 2025

LOCATION

Cambridge, MA

DURATION

2 days

COMMITMENT

8 hours/day

TUITION

$4,700

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Strategy and Innovation

Driving Strategic Innovation: Achieving High Performance Throughout the Value Chain

Marketing

Operations

Strategy & Innovation

EARN 5.0 EEUs
Driving Strategic Innovation: Achieving High Performance Throughout the Value Chain
In Person

STARTING

Oct 26–31, 2025

LOCATION

Cambridge, MA

DURATION

6 days

COMMITMENT

4–10 hours/day

TUITION

$12,700

STARTING

Oct 26–31, 2025

LOCATION

Cambridge, MA

DURATION

6 days

COMMITMENT

4–10 hours/day

TUITION

$12,700

Apr 19–24, 2026

Lausanne, Switzerland

6 days

4–10 hours/day

CHF11,500

STARTING

Apr 19–24, 2026

LOCATION

Lausanne, Switzerland

DURATION

6 days

COMMITMENT

4–10 hours/day

TUITION

CHF11,500

Oct 4–9, 2026

Cambridge, MA

6 days

4–10 hours/day

$12,900

STARTING

Oct 4–9, 2026

LOCATION

Cambridge, MA

DURATION

6 days

COMMITMENT

4–10 hours/day

TUITION

$12,900

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