Learning beyond classrooms
Experience enables leaders to translate knowledge into wise decisions and actions. The right experiences help leaders empathise, reflect, integrate, innovate, and understand the implications of their decisions and actions. But what about aspiring leaders who have yet to acquire such experiences?
At SPJIMR, we expose our participants to a unique portfolio of immersive experiences that accelerate their leadership development. Each experience is carefully curated, focusing on a different operating context and objective. Collectively, these immersive experiences expose participants to reflect, understand, and act in unfamiliar situations. This constructive dissonance forges confident and wise leaders who can drive innovations that benefit both business and society.
SPJIMR was the first management school in India to introduce such ‘non-classroom learning’ experiences in its pedagogy more than 20 years ago, and constant innovation has kept us at the forefront. Five core experiences—Abhyudaya, Assessment of Managerial and Administrative Potential (ADMAP), Development of Corporate Citizenship (DoCC), Personal Growth Lab (PG Lab), and Science of Spirituality (SoS)—are mandatory for the Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) and Post Graduate Diploma in Management Business Management (PGDM (BM)) participants. These along with the two optional experiences—Design and Innovation, and International Immersion, carry significant academic credit, underscoring their importance in shaping our participants as individuals and leaders.
Experiences
Abhyudaya
Our participants understand the challenges of urban poverty and inequity as they mentor school-aged youth from the underprivileged districts of Mumbai.
ADMAP
Participants develop managerial skills through active involvement in the core administrative activities of the Institute including its four centres of practice through the Assessment of Managerial and Administrative Potential (ADMAP) initiative.
Development of Corporate Citizenship (DoCC)
DoCC fosters in the participants a sensitivity to and a sensibility about various societal issues.
Design and Innovation
Participants develop a “maker-innovator” mindset by immersing themselves in a laboratory-based design thinking and innovation journey to identify and create solutions to real-world problems.
International Immersion
SPJIMR offers its participants the opportunity to study abroad and gain exposure to global culture and cutting-edge business practices.
Personal Growth Lab (PG Lab)
Participants create a personalised inventory of ‘me’ – strengths and weaknesses along with a roadmap for personal development, and simultaneously begin their transition from ‘me’ to ‘we’.
Science of Spirituality (SoS)
Participants learn how to apply spirituality and wisdom principles to contemporary management and leadership challenges.