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CUSTOM &
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Center for Professional Development

 UNLEASH YOUR
ORGANIZATION'S
POTENTIAL
Learn the strategies you need to tackle
the challenges of today’s ever-changing
business environment and seize new
opportunities.

We design and deliver engaging,

immersive Stanford education
programs customized to bring
innovation and transformation to
industry, government, and other
organizations. We work with
organizations around the world and
tailor our programs to be industry-
specific and regionally-relevant.

Stanford programs impart the mindset,

knowledge, and skills essential to
drive innovation and manage the
impact of disruption in technology and
business. Learn from world-renowned
Stanford educators as well as industry
experts. Develop competencies in
leadership, technology, innovation,
and entrepreneurship.
THE STANFORD EXPERIENCE
Stanford University is a place of discovery, creativity, and innovation—an intellectual
hub within the innovation ecosystem of Silicon Valley. One of the world’s leading
research and teaching institutions, Stanford fosters the creation and application of
knowledge to address global challenges, develop leaders, and contribute to society.
Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, Stanford’s seven schools and numerous research
institutes are within walking distance of each other, encouraging interdisciplinary
approaches to help solve the world’s most pressing issues.

SCPD Custom & Executive Programs offer a transformative learning experience,

connecting your organization and talent to a vast network of faculty and industry
experts, creating customized curriculum design and delivery, and incorporating the
latest teaching and learning principles and practices.

TRANSFORM YOUR
ORGANIZATION
A Stanford education can be a transformational experience, unleashing innovation
potential by changing the way you and your teams see challenges, building creative
confidence, and increasing your capacity to act swiftly.

Tapping into the innovation culture and practice of Stanford and Silicon Valley, SCPD
educational programs take an interdisciplinary approach to learning and development,
designing programs that elevate your work through a synergy of four areas of expertise:
innovation, technology, business, and people. We are laser-focused on applying
knowledge to address real-world challenges and elevating your organization’s capacity
to compete effectively in today’s rapidly-changing world.
 AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Innovation: Developing Mindsets & Skills

Practice keen observation, learn to identify unmet needs, redefine problems, and harness creativity to develop
out-of-the box solutions.

Technology: Understanding & Applying

Gain a greater understanding of technology frontiers, their applications and potential for transformative impact.

Business: Building & Transforming

Create sustainable business success through innovation strategy, key market insights, decision-making prowess,
and bias towards action.

People: Leading Self & Others

Understand the key skills required to lead and inspire a high-performance team towards a common vision,
sustaining a culture of innovation.
LED BY STANFORD FACULTY
All of our programs are designed and
delivered by Stanford faculty. Each program
draws upon both deep and broad knowledge
across Stanford departments and schools
as well as insights from industry.

Customized Design & Delivery

SCPD offers engaging, immersive, and flexible Stanford
education programs tailored to your organization,
reflecting the content areas, delivery approaches, and
industry and regional contexts that will address your
unique business needs. We offer:

• F lexible learning journeys from a few days to

several months
• Online, in-person, or on-site instructional activities
•C
 ohort-based experiences for active learning
and interactions
•A
 pplied projects designed to connect program
learning to real-world organization initiatives
•R
 egional and industry–specific contextualization

A Stanford Learning Community

We are intentional in designing a learning environment
that facilitates direct interactions between participants,
faculty and industry peers. Whether you are a large
corporation, a small-to-medium enterprise, a
government agency or an NGO, you will join a dynamic
community that makes learning both engaging and
rewarding and forges sustained positive impact long
after your program concludes.
 ABOUT THE STANFORD CENTER FOR
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

SCPD is a global leader in professional and online education, increasing access to Stanford teaching and research and
fostering a global community of learners, industry leaders, and educators. We work with faculty from Stanford’s seven schools
to design and deliver engaging, high-quality online, in-person, and blended learning experiences to individuals, groups, and
organizations worldwide.

We operate and manage Stanford Online, Stanford University’s virtual campus, offering academic credit-bearing courses,
certificates and degrees; professional education; group and custom programs; and free and open access content that
empowers lifelong learning.

We are housed within the School of Engineering, a longstanding pioneer in education and innovation at Stanford with 50+
years of experience designing and delivering executive and professional education. Our team includes program managers,
instructional designers, instructional technologists, and media and production specialists operating state-of-the-art facilities.
We leverage Stanford’s multidisciplinary expertise, the Silicon Valley ecosystem, and a network of Stanford faculty and alumni
to deliver high-quality educational programs to learners worldwide.
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