Digital business - Grow on digital world (Coursera)

Digital business - Grow on digital world (Coursera)

Digital-driven changes are both generic and specific. Most transformations apply to all industries, equally and without exception. But in some industries or places, digital transformations are singular and atypical. To be a player in the digital world, you will need to master both the transformations common to all industries and the transformations at work on certain verticals. Retail and the sharing economy are emblematic of markets where specific transformations are unfolding. This module will tell you how.

Class Deals by MOOC List - Click here and see Coursera's Active Discounts, Deals, and Promo Codes.

Course 3 of 4 in the Digital Business Specialization

Syllabus

WEEK 1
New business models, new perimeters
Hello ! We are delighted to welcome you for this course. During the next 3 weeks, we will show you how to grow on digital world. Let's start by providing you with information on the topics covered during the first week : When it comes to business models, the digital world has opened up a whole new realm of possibilities. Companies are setting up in unique ways, with unprecedented configurations. With new technology, they can design, produce and distribute products and services following new codes, which are likely to radically transform the way that value is created and shared among players within a same ecosystem.You will need to be aware of these changes in order to more reliably assess the strategies adopted by digital companies.

WEEK 2
Regulating the digital innovation
Hello ! We hope you enjoyed the first week of the course.
Welcome to the second week of the course. After having dealt with "new business models", we are going to tackle the subject of "regulation". Digital transformations are often discussed in terms of their impact on the economy. But we should never forget that these economic upheavals always involve legal considerations. Digital regulation plays a crucial role: it can either boost or slow down innovation. It also influences how digital players position themselves, based on what can be done or, on the contrary, what is prohibited. You must be familiar with the key principles of digital regulation in order to comprehensively assess changes observed.

WEEK 3
The value of digital innovation
Hello ! The end of the course is approaching. You have one week left. During this third and last week, we would like to discuss about "the value of digital innovation". Much of the value created by digital products and services is immaterial. Software, online services, platforms… All these assets holding up the digital economy are intangible. This immateriality naturally raises the question of the value of these assets. It is worth noting that the Internet has always been the target of recurring criticism regarding the value created online. The bubble of the 2000s and the fleeting or gimmicky nature of some start-up pitches certainly have not done much for the credibility of digital products’ and services’ value. To fully understand the digital world, you need to be clear about how to assess the value created by digital technology. You also need to be able to tell a bubble from a healthy, sustainable fundamental.

Go to Class
MOOC List is learner-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Related Courses

Blockchain Opportunity Analysis (Coursera) Coursera
INSEAD

Blockchain Opportunity Analysis (Coursera)

In this fourth and final course of the specialization, you will synthesize your learning into a project deliverable called a Blockchain Opportunity Analysis. The goals of this course are twofold: One, it’s for you to identify a specific need or problem in your chosen industry that can potentially be solved using blockchain technology. Two, it’s for you to investigate possible solutions to this problem, including how these solutions might be executed.

Sep 14th 2026
5-12 Weeks
Continuous Delivery & DevOps (Coursera) Coursera
University of Virginia

Continuous Delivery & DevOps (Coursera)

Amazon famously delivers new code every 11.6 seconds. Just a few years ago, this was unthinkable: many ‘cutting edge’ firms would release software quarterly. When it comes to digital innovation, velocity is critical and many would say it’s the most reliable determinant of success. Bringing an organization to the state of the art (or even functional capability) in this area requires strong work in a combination of disciplines and a combination of both technical and managerial skills. There is no single cookie-cutter approach for achieving this capability.

Oct 5th 2026
4 Weeks
O Mundo dos Negócios das Subscrições (Coursera) Coursera
FIA Business School

O Mundo dos Negócios das Subscrições (Coursera)

Nossas boas-vindas ao Curso O Mundo dos Negócios das Subscrições. Neste curso, você aprenderá que vivemos em um momento crucial na história dos negócios, no qual o mundo se move de produtos para serviços. No tradicional modelo de negócios, a empresa, através de múltiplos canais, vende seu produto ao cliente e pronto: deve-se entregar o produto o mais rápido possível e passar para o próximo contrato.

Sep 21st 2026
4 Weeks
Emprendiendo en STEM (Coursera) Coursera
Universidad Austral

Emprendiendo en STEM (Coursera)

El objetivo de este curso es inspirar a las mujeres que están en el mundo de la ciencia, la tecnología, la ingeniería y las matemáticas (STEM, siglas en inglés) a descubrir su espíritu emprendedor y adquirir herramientas prácticas para la creación y el crecimiento de compañías. Se propone hacerlo a través de 6 módulos de formación en las habilidades básicas de un emprendedor para inspirarse y animarse.

Sep 28th 2026
5-12 Weeks
Digital Transformation with Data Analytics Projects (Coursera) Coursera
University of Maryland, College Park

Digital Transformation with Data Analytics Projects (Coursera)

This course will give you a framework to help you successfully navigate the challenges posed by digital transformation. First, we will discuss how to use the organization's dynamic capabilities to start the digital transformation. Second, we will use fitness landscapes to build a competitive digital business model. Finally, we will implement a strategic foresight function to help evolve the digital business model for the organization's continued success.

Sep 21st 2026
5-12 Weeks
Introduction to Digital Transformation Part 2 (Coursera) Coursera
Darden School of Business, University of Virginia

Introduction to Digital Transformation Part 2 (Coursera)

This course was designed to further your understanding of digital transformation so you can leverage digitization to improve business function performance. You'll learn how to build out your core digital infrastructure, with a focus on cloud computing, data integrity and digital platforms. You'll explore how digitization is transforming various business functions and organization units and learn how to

Sep 21st 2026
4 Weeks
Building the Business Model for Corporate Entrepreneurs (Coursera) Coursera
University of Maryland, College Park

Building the Business Model for Corporate Entrepreneurs (Coursera)

Led by Dan Gordon, a University of Maryland faculty member who teaches business modeling in the National Science Foundation's I-Corps Program, this course enables you to develop and apply the Business Model Canvas tool to scope a corporate challenge or opportunity. You will learn how to identify and communicate the nine elements of a business model: Customer Segments, Value Propositions, Channels, Customer Relationships, Revenue Streams, Key Resources, Key Activities, Key Partners, and Cost Structure.

Sep 14th 2026
4 Weeks
Creating a Social Business (Coursera) Coursera
Yunus Social Business Fund Bengaluru

Creating a Social Business (Coursera)

This course is primarily aimed at learners interested in knowing about and running a social business. An ideal learner could be a student, social entrepreneur, social intrapreneur, or a corporate professional interested in social business. In the Module 1 of the course students will learn how different social business leaders - such as Professor Muhammad Yunus, Rajni Bakshi, Corinne Bazina, Lamiya Morshed, Suresh Krishna, and Daniel Nowack - are reimagining capitalism. The subsequent modules of this course crystallize varied learnings of practitioners and theorists at YSB to a set of tools and readings, which a learner may use as building blocks of a social business.

Sep 16th 2026
5-12 Weeks
Management of Fashion and Luxury Companies (Coursera) Coursera
Università Bocconi

Management of Fashion and Luxury Companies (Coursera)

Learn how fashion and luxury companies work and understand their brands, products, retail, and communication strategies. Travel through business models, international development, and product categories with industry influent experts. Adopting a case-study approach, the course presents strategic brand management in luxury and fashion companies as a balancing act: tradition vs. innovation, expertise vs. experimentation, casual vs. stylish; in order to increase the brand value by nurturing the brand heritage and at the same time staying fresh, relevant, and contemporary in the global marketplace.

Sep 21st 2026
5-12 Weeks
Entrepreneurial Mindset (Coursera) Coursera
Tecnológico de Monterrey

Entrepreneurial Mindset (Coursera)

In a volatile, uncertain, complex, hyperconnected and ambiguous world, business and innovation cycles are shrinking like never before. The life cycle of companies has been reduced to less than a third in the last 30 years. The democratization of innovation has opened infinite possibilities for many people, companies and regions around the world. In particular, entrepreneurs and startups are taking advantage of the opportunities generated by the transformation that is taking place.

Sep 14th 2026
4 Weeks
Deploying the circular economy within organisations (Coursera) Coursera
ESSEC Business School

Deploying the circular economy within organisations (Coursera)

How can companies act in the fight against global warming? This is an increasingly pressing question for all actors of our society. Big companies, SMEs, start-ups but also charities and public actors, the circular economy is part of solutions to be deployed at a large scale by all these actors, to promote an economy that respects planet boundaries, consumes less natural resources, emits less greenhouse gases and produces less waste. With this MOOC, you will understand the limits of the linear economy, based on the "Take-Make-Waste" principle, as well as the need for a shift towards circular economy.

Oct 5th 2026
4 Weeks
Social Business Model and Planning for Social Innovation (Coursera) Coursera
Copenhagen Business School

Social Business Model and Planning for Social Innovation (Coursera)

In this course we will take the social business opportunity that you have identified in the first course to a higher level. Specifically, you will develop a business model using the Business Model Canvas. Gradually you will also start writing your business plan. Moreover, you will be able to assess different organizational forms and select the one that is appropriate for your developed business model.

Sep 14th 2026
5-12 Weeks