Scaling Up: The Valley of Death

  • Course Code: INNOV-315

  • Format: In-Person / Virtual

  • Description: Growth creates crisis. This course uses Greiner’s Growth Curves to diagnose the management crises inherent in scaling. Participants identify if they are in a "Crisis of Autonomy" or "Crisis of Control" and learn to navigate the "Valley of Death".

  • Learning Objectives:

  • Navigate the management crises inherent in rapid organizational growth.

  • Diagnose the specific growth phase (Autonomy vs. Control).

  • Implement systems to bridge the gap between startup and scale-up.

  • Scholar-Practitioner Framework:

  • Theory: Greiner’s Growth Curves.

  • Application: Organizational Diagnosis.

  • Curriculum: The 5 Phases of Growth; Management Crises; Systems Scaling.