Global Colloquium on Participant-Centered Learning

Executive participants gather to talk around a large round table in a conference room

The age-old dilemma for academia—how best to teach—revolves around how people best learn. To produce the innovative, inspired, and visionary leaders that institutions need today, business schools must rethink and refresh their curricula while retaining their distinctive methods and traditions.

  • Dates

    Jul 27 – Aug 1, 2025

  • Status

    Accepting Applications

  • Format

    In-Person

  • Location

    HBS Campus

  • Fee

    $8,250

  • Application Due

    Mar 31, 2025

The program fee covers tuition, program materials, accommodations, and most meals.

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Preparing leaders to successfully navigate today’s challenges means business schools must continuously innovate their teaching methods. Rethinking the learning process and management education curricula means developing teachers into change agents.

The Global Colloquium on Participant-Centered Learning has been crafted by HBS management faculty and top business school leaders to enhance your effectiveness as a management educator. You’ll explore cutting-edge practice-based learning methods and reevaluate traditional teaching assumptions to elevate management education in your classroom and institution.

This is an invitation-only program. Only educators who have been nominated by a participating institution should apply.

Key Program Features

Key Topics

  • Explore principles of practice-based learning

  • Examine different curriculum development methodologies to hone your teaching strategy and plans

  • Adopt innovative teaching tools and techniques

  • Gain strategies for teaching the case method including field-based research and case development

  • Design more relevant and impactful curricula, courses, and materials

  • Employ more impactful teaching methods and connect with students more effectively

  • Drive innovation across the business curriculum based on your school's particular needs

Program Format

  • 6
    days on the HBS campus
  • 12–15
    hours of pre-program work

Case materials and a detailed schedule will be made available approximately two weeks prior to program start.

Who Should Attend

Participating institutions are encouraged to invite full-time, senior business faculty members who:

  • Have case teaching, case writing, and industry experience

  • Are committed to bringing innovation to their teaching methods and curricula

  • Are well positioned to influence instructional development and learning strategies across their institutions

Teaching Team

All our executive education programs are developed and taught by a team of widely recognized HBS faculty. Many are skilled educators, groundbreaking researchers, and award-winning authors. Through their board memberships, consulting, and field-based research, they address the complex challenges facing business leaders across the globe.

Faculty Chair

  • Headshot of Rohit Deshpande

    Rohit Deshpande

    Baker Foundation Professor Sebastian S. Kresge Professor of Marketing, Emeritus

Faculty

The HBS Experience

This in-person program takes place on our storied campus where you'll live and learn at the heart of Boston's vibrant business, academic, and technology hubs.

At HBS, every detail is carefully calibrated to drive your success. Living arrangements and classrooms that spark connection. Unrivaled academic resources. And rejuvenating fitness, dining, and cultural amenities.

View of Executive Education area of HBS campus

The dedicated Executive Education area of campus features multiple classroom buildings and three residence halls around a quad

Residence hall bedroom and bathroom, with woman looking out a window

Our well-appointed residence halls feature private bedrooms, living group lounges, and courtyards to fuel vibrant discussions

Admissions

We admit applicants on a rolling, space-available basis, so you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible.

The selective admissions process is based on professional achievement, organizational responsibility, and the admissions criteria for each program as described in Who Should Attend. There are no formal educational requirements for HBS Executive Education programs.

Learn more about the admissions process and requirements.

Program content, dates, schedule, fees, technology platforms, and faculty are subject to change. In accordance with Harvard University policy, Harvard Business School does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex or sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, veteran status, or disability in admission to, access to, treatment in, or employment in its programs and activities.