Learning with cases

What is a business case

• " The art of managing uncertainty” Christensen (1991)
• Search solutions to real-world problems and challenges
• Students act as co-creators of the learning process in the case method

Three ways of learning

• Take in new content
• Question your assumptions
• Learn something about yourself

Active Learning through cases

• Knowledge can be transferred in a lecture?
• Skills can be acquired in a lecture?
• Students shaping and developing their own skills by working on case studies

GOLF EXERCISE

Application of cases

• More than 80% of HBS clases are built on the case method
• Top consultancy firms and multinational companies use cases in interviews
• Prepare for real life situations at work
• Acquire business skills

How to solve a case

By doing it!

• Research to understand the context
• Observe small details and big picture
• Analyze charts & exhibits "hidden information"
• Identify trends: develop two potential scnearios

Participants in IBCC

Final Tips

• Take a consultant perspective
• Support your decision with facts and examples
• Have a wide perspective and do not concentrate only in one area