Investment in Technology Opens New Possibilities
Through 2021, IMD invested heavily in innovative technology to ensure effective program delivery in both face-to-face and via technology-mediated interactions.
By equipping teaching rooms with the latest audio-visual equipment, and by working with faculty who redesigned programs for a virtual liVe format, IMD developed new ways of delivering real impact and reaching beyond the limits of in-person learning. This increases flexibility to tailor and pace learning to individual needs, with virtual liVe programs producing similar impact scores as face-to-face programs. About two-thirds of IMD’s program revenue base in 2021 came from technology-mediated programs, compared with more than 90 percent from face-to-face programs pre-pandemic.
“Technology creates new opportunities, allowing us to reach deeper into an organization and offer executive education to those who did not previously have access,” said Louis Leclezio, IMD Chief Digital and Customer Experience Officer. For example, many participants from more than five countries in Africa participated in IMD’s liVe virtual programs in 2021.
IMD also started to transform its flagship auditoriums (+350 seats) with the latest technology to capture and stream live sessions including four High Definition cameras and integrating AI technology.
Faculty, learning managers and program coordinators use various best-in-class applications for synchronous interactive and highly personalized learning with virtual study rooms, live polls (built-in Sli.Do or Mentimeter, virtual reality), interactive whiteboards and online collaboration tools such as MIRO.
Based on the room designs developed in 2020, IMD invested in technology to provide:
- 10 liVe Auditoriums compatible with Zoom, Teams or Webex.
- 3 immersive auditoriums and 1 world-class fully immersive interactive facility supported by X20 technology.
- 14 liVe rooms support virtual sessions via Zoom or Teams all equipped with multiple screens, 4K cameras, digital whiteboards, special lights and prompters.
- 9 Video-Conferencing rooms