Strategic Thinking, Innovation, and Legal Foresight in Business Ecosystems
Course Overview
This Add-On Certificate Course is designed to bridge the gap between legal and business acumen. It integrates strategic management thinking with legal foresight and innovation practices relevant to today’s dynamic regulatory and corporate environments. Drawing inspiration from multidisciplinary modules taught at IIMs and global B-schools, the course blends theoretical knowledge with real-world simulations and problem-solving.
Course Objectives
- Understand strategic decision-making in business from both legal and managerial perspectives.
- Explore legal design thinking and innovation in compliance.
- Enhance interdisciplinary skills in policy, corporate ethics, technology regulation, and future forecasting.
- Cultivate leadership approaches for risk management, ESG frameworks, and stakeholder governance.
Syllabus
- Role of law in corporate strategy
- Legal risk as business risk
- Regulatory anticipation and scenario planning
- Startup and digital ecosystem regulation
- Smart contracts, FinTech, and data regulation
- Case studies on Amazon, Uber, Paytm
- Designing accessible contracts
- Legal product innovation
- Visual law and compliance UX
- Environmental & Social Governance (ESG) laws
- Ethics, CSR & SDG alignment
- Global regulatory convergence
- Governance, risk & compliance (GRC) tools
- RegTech & AI in compliance
- Cybersecurity compliance
- Strategic legal advisory simulation
- Regulatory crisis management
- Legal innovation pitch competition
Eligibility:
This course is open to students of BBA, B.Com, MBA, BBA LL.B, and LL.B programs who wish to gain a multidisciplinary edge in legal and business strategy.
Assessment
- Quiz after every 2 modules
- Group Presentation (Case Analysis)
- Final MCQ Test
- Certificate awarded based on minimum 60% performance
Value Additions (Optional Enhancements):
- Guest Lecture by Corporate Lawyer / Compliance Officer
- Certificate Co-Signed by University and SADA Law House
- Career Guidance Session on Forensic Law, Risk Consulting, and Compliance Jobs
- Certificate of Completion
- Practical Templates: Investigation Report Format, Compliance Policy Sample
- E-Booklet on Corporate Frauds and Prevention Techniques
FAQ
Answers to some common questions
Yes, this Add-On Certificate Course follows the UGC guidelines for value-added programs and offers a minimum of 30 contact hours.
Yes, participants will receive a certificate upon successful completion of the course and the capstone assessment.
Legal analysts, corporate strategy advisors, compliance officers, ESG consultants, legal tech innovators, and startup advisors.
Not at all. The course includes interactive simulations, real-world case studies, and a capstone innovation project.
