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LaCross AI Institute - Educational Opportunities

Education - LaCross AI Institute

Transformative Leadership to Unlock AI’s Potential

Upcoming Darden Executive Education & Lifelong Learning Courses on AI

AI is changing the business landscape at warp speed. From critical competence with emerging technology to drive better decision making, to strategically implementing AI across your organization, Darden provides the tools and strategies leaders need to ethically and effectively leverage AI to compete and thrive.

MBA Courses and AI Electives

Navigating AI is the responsibility of every business leader, policymaker, social activist, innovator, technologist and entrepreneur.

The LaCross Institute aims to generate interdisciplinary research, foster dialogue and support education that provides the intelligence and insights that decision makers will need to address this important challenge.

The Institute brings together a diverse, multidisciplinary group of leading scholars through an ambitious agenda to shape the discussion about artificial intelligence and its related technologies, embracing a holistic perspective grounded in the stakeholder view of business in society.

Courses include:

  • Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work
  • Cybersecurity and Privacy
  • Strategy in the Digital Age
  • And more!

     

AI, Data Analytics and Decision Sciences Concentration

This new concentration will be available to students beginning with the fall semester of 2025. 

  • Choosing an MBA concentration is a great option for students seeking to become subject matter experts.
  • Darden offers 25 courses within the concentration; students must take at least six to qualify.
  • View the full list of MBA concentrations.

 

 

Cases and Publications

 

The AI Marketing Canvas: A Five-Stage Road Map to Implementing Artificial Intelligence in Marketing

Raj Venkatesan and Jim Lecinski

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Humility is the New Smart: Rethinking Human Excellence in the Smart Machine Age

Edward D. Hess and Katherine Ludwig

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Book cover of Humility is the new smart

Strategy in the Digital Age: Mastering Digital Transformation

Michael Lenox

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Strategy in the Digital Age: Mastering Digital Transformation Book Cover

Appel, I. & Sesia, A. (2023). "Upstart's Upshot: Is Fintech Lending Fair?," Darden Case No. F-2060.

Albert, M. & Boatright, B. (2024). "Kibet Capital: Representation in Advertising," Darden Case No. QA-0932.

Biggs, M., Baucells, M., Alizamir, S., Klopfenstein, A. (2024). "Roqueta Origen: Streamlining Wine Storage and Mixing (A-C)," Darden Case No. QA-0978.

Ellis, L., Boatright, B. & Fletcher, E. (2024). "A Technical Note on Generative Art," Darden Case No. QA-0971.

Gentile, M. & Krasniansky, A. (2022). "Move Fast but Without Bias: Ethical AI Development in a Start-up Culture," Darden Case No. OB-1411.

Gentile, M. & Sloane, M. (2022). "Recommendation Algorithms and Politics on Social Media," Darden Case No. OB-1319.

Grushka-Cockayne, Y. & Cowen, A. (2024). "Coding for MBAs in the Age of AI," Darden Tech No. OM-1822.

Grushka-Cockayne, Y. & Cowen, A. (2024). "Coding User Interfaces with AI," Darden Tech No. OM-1823.

Grushka-Cockayne, Y. & Gruzdowich, E. (2024). "nPlan: Breaking Biases in Project Planning," Darden Case No. QA-0969.

Korinek, A. & Spencer, A. (2021). "Artificial Intelligence Here and Now: Managing Through Hype and Reality," Darden Case No. OM-1724.

Laseter, T., Frazer, A., and Boatright, B. (2022). "Artificial Intelligence in Business: Machines and Management," Darden Tech Note No. OM-1778.

Laseter, T., Sesia, A. & Bajekal, N. (2024). "Shiftsmart: Opportunity for Fractional Labor," Darden Case No. OM-1814. 

Laseter, T. & Sesia, A. (2024). "Verve Motion: Powering the Human Workforce," Darden Case No. OM-1801.

Lenox, M. & Prabhaker, A. (2024). "Intertrust Technologies: Digitizing and Decarbonizing the Electric Grid," Darden Case No. S-0449.

Raveendhran, R. & Kim-Schmid, J. (2022). "Fostering Employee Engagement at Google: To AI or not to AI?," Darden Case No. OB-1413.

Raveendhran, R. & Klopfenstein, A. (2024). "Oil: Can Artificial Intelligence Support Personal Well-Being?," Darden Case No. OB-1465.

Raveendhran, R. (2022). "Developing the Workforce of the Future," Darden Case No. OB-1391.

Venkatesan, R. & Kemp, B. (2024). "Flipkart: Reimaging the Digital Customer Experience." Darden Case No. M-1047.

Venkatesan, R., Farris, P. W., & Wilcox, R. T. (2019). "Cutting Edge Marketing Analytics: Cases and Technical Notes Bundle," Darden Case No. M-0981

Venkatesan, R. & Craddock, J. (2019). "Driverless Trucks at Ford: Cruising into a Compromised Brand Identity?," Darden Case No. M-0967

Wicks, A., Nolan, J., Korinek, A., and Mead, J. (2020). "Artificial Intelligence Caselets," Darden Case No. E-0437.  

Wicks, A., Budd, L, Moorthi, R., Botha, H., Mead, J. (2021). "Automated Hiring at Amazon," Darden Case No. E-0470.

Glinska, G., Venkatesan, R., Cian, L., and Raveendhran, R. (2024). "Building Stakeholder Trust In Artificial Intelligence." 

UVA President Scott Beardsley

“There is no business school better positioned to teach managers how to work with AI in ethical and responsible ways than Darden.”

Scott Beardsley
UVA President, Former Dean of Darden and Charles C. Abbott Professor of Business Administration

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