the curriculum
Our Approach

At LIS, we’ve flipped the traditional MBA model. Instead of outdated business frameworks and siloed disciplines, our MBA puts the world’s most urgent challenges at the core.

We’ve designed a curriculum around six global shifts reshaping business and society, giving you the tools to lead through uncertainty, not just manage it.

So, how exactly will we do it?

What you’ll learn

The curriculum

The LIS MBA is structured around 6–8 week learning blocks, each focused on a major shift. The rhythm includes virtual sessions, live cases, and seven intensive in-person immersives in London.

The content of our modules is subject to change as we revise our modules each year depending on student feedback, developments in the field, and the complex problems of the modern world.

What you’ll Do

Virtual Learning Cycle (9 Weeks)

A rhythm of structured, flexible learning that builds depth and connection.

Component
Colloquium
Workshop
Integration
Self-Paced
Description
Lead discussions with faculty or guest experts based on a curated range of readings and materials.
Apply models or methods to your real-world context, supported by faculty and guest practitioners.
Join weekly small groups to share challenges, reflect on learning, and synthesise insights.
Dive deeper into selected topics via the LIS platform—traditional or emerging, your choice.

Immersive Learning Week Example (5 Days)

On-campus experiential learning to culminate and kick off each shift.

Day
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Description
Complexity
Complexity
Energy
Energy
Energy
Description
Crit: Share and refine your work through peer and expert critique.
Futures: Shape your next actions—personally and professionally.
Immersion: Experience the shift’s scale and materiality first-hand.
Problem Framing: Collaborate with external partners to explore the shift in action.
Course-setting: Identify your guiding question(s) for the next cycle.
The Inner Shift

Real leadership transformation doesn’t just come from learning new content. It comes from changing how you think, lead, and make decisions.The Inner Shift complements the MBA’s outer curriculum by developing the inner capacities that underpin good judgement, adaptability and human connection.

You’ll explore how to:

  • Build trust and strong relationships in uncertain settings
  • Manage energy and avoid burnout through purposeful practices
  • Navigate change with resilience, adaptability and ethical boundaries
  • Strengthen emotional, social and relational intelligence
  • Expand self-awareness using tools from science, art and holistic practice

Want to understand how all the shifts fits together? Download the brochure.

Learning Design

We don’t teach in silos. Our integrated curriculum connects shifts, methods, and business fundamentals with each other, and with the real world.

  • Problem-first learning: tackle global shifts by engaging directly with current issues.
  • Live cases: work with our partners to solve real-world challenges in each shift.
  • Interdisciplinary method training: from stakeholder mapping to systems modelling.
  • Collaborative learning: small-group coaching and peer support built into each block.
  • Immersive intensives: in-person teaching and discussion with shift experts, clients, and your cohort.

Assessment

You’ll be assessed through applied outputs that reflect your professional context, not just traditional essays or exams.

Examples include:

  • Strategic presentations and policy briefings
  • Live case solutions and implementation plans
  • Data visualisation and narrative communication
  • Final reflective synthesis of your own leadership journey
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