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The IoT Mindshift: Products and Business Models for a Smart Future
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February 29, 2024
6 weeks, online
4–6 hours per week
Our participants tell us that taking this program together with their colleagues helps to share common language and accelerate impact.
We hope you find the same. Special pricing is available for groups.
The benefit of learning together with your friend is that you keep each other accountable and have meaningful discussions about what you're learning.
Courtlyn
Promotion and Events SpecialistIoT Mindshift:
A Decision-Makers’ Road Map to the Internet of Things (IoT)
IoT isn’t a thing at all. It’s a mindset and a focal point for innovation across every domain.
In a future dominated by IoT, the winning mindset requires a paradigm shift in the way the design of products and services is approached. When everything is interconnected, it is even more critical that all stakeholders have a strategic road map for creating user-centered, future-ready, differentiated products that drive business growth. There are no prerequisites for this non-technical program, offering professionals from any field or background a road map for the future.
Enterprises, governments, and utilities are scaling their IoT mindsets to improve their operations, security, productivity, and profitability. The potential benefits to society and the global economy cannot be overstated.
In 2022, the number of connected IoT devices grew by 18% to 14.4 billion globally and is expected to grow to 27 billion by 2025.
By 2030, McKinsey Digital research estimates that it could enable USD 5.5 trillion to USD 12.6 Trillion in value globally, including the value captured by consumers and customers of IoT products and services.
This six-week program is designed for professionals who strive to create products and services that are both user-centric and future-ready by embracing an IoT mindset.
Note: This is a non-technical program for which there are no prerequisites.
Over the course of this six-week program, you will learn the fundamental principles that guide the decision-making process for developing
IoT-centric products and services.
Earn a certificate from MIT xPRO to recognize your skills and success.
Gain insights from renowned MIT faculty and experts.
Complete activities and assignments in each module demonstrating your understanding of concepts.
Learn to develop IoT-centric solutions that focus on the benefits of simple interactivity and large-scale connectivity.
Observe successful examples of IoT products and future-ready business models for growth.
Get introduced to the features of IoT systems and factors contributing to the growth and demand of IoT. Learn to identify key attributes that distinguish hard-wired systems and IoT systems, and get an opportunity to develop a rich mental model for product and service possibilities in the world of IoT.
Identify key connectivity technologies such as RFID, 5G, and WI-FI, and recognize the applications of IoT mindsets in product design.
Recognize the legal and ethical considerations for IoT-based product design. Learn to identify the scope and size of security challenges related to IoT, and delve into the role of digital twins with respect to cybersecurity threat mitigation. Examine the approaches for identifying threats, increasing privacy, and mitigating security risks.
Discover the seven distinct mindsets that enable successful IoT-centric products and business opportunities. Understand how product design is influenced by each of these distinct IoT mindsets.
Compare product design strategies between hard-wired and IoT products, explore how IoT-based product design creates new opportunities, and learn how the seven IoT mindsets are used in product design.
Reimagine the opportunities that exist across all business landscapes, including B2B, when the IoT mindsets are applied to businesses.
Get introduced to the features of IoT systems and factors contributing to the growth and demand of IoT. Learn to identify key attributes that distinguish hard-wired systems and IoT systems, and get an opportunity to develop a rich mental model for product and service possibilities in the world of IoT.
Discover the seven distinct mindsets that enable successful IoT-centric products and business opportunities. Understand how product design is influenced by each of these distinct IoT mindsets.
Identify key connectivity technologies such as RFID, 5G, and WI-FI, and recognize the applications of IoT mindsets in product design.
Compare product design strategies between hard-wired and IoT products, explore how IoT-based product design creates new opportunities, and learn how the seven IoT mindsets are used in product design.
Recognize the legal and ethical considerations for IoT-based product design. Learn to identify the scope and size of security challenges related to IoT, and delve into the role of digital twins with respect to cybersecurity threat mitigation. Examine the approaches for identifying threats, increasing privacy, and mitigating security risks.
Reimagine the opportunities that exist across all business landscapes, including B2B, when the IoT mindsets are applied to businesses.
Sanjay Sarma is co-founder of the Auto-ID Center at MIT, which developed many of the key technologies behind the EPC suite of RFID standards now used worldwide. Formerly, he was vice president for Open Learning at MIT. Professor Sarma is credited with developing many standards and technologies in the commercial RFID industry, laying the groundwork for the IoT. Professor Sarma is co-author of The Inversion Factor: How to Thrive in the IOT Economy, along with Linda Bernardi and the late Kenneth Traub.
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Sanjay Sarma is co-founder of the Auto-ID Center at MIT, which developed many of the key technologies behind the EPC suite of RFID standards now used worldwide. Formerly, he was vice president for Open Learning at MIT. Professor Sarma is credited with developing many standards and technologies in the commercial RFID industry, laying the groundwork for the IoT. Professor Sarma is co-author of The Inversion Factor: How to Thrive in the IOT Economy, along with Linda Bernardi and the late Kenneth Traub.
He was the founder and CTO of OATSystems, which was acquired by Checkpoint Systems (NYSE: CKP) in 2008. He serves on the boards of GS1US and Aclara Resources (TSE:ARA) and several start-up organizations, including Cleanlab.
Professor Sarma received a bachelor’s degree in technology from the Indian Institute of Technology; a master’s degree from Carnegie Mellon University; and a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. Professor Sarma has previously held positions at Schlumberger Oilfield Services in Aberdeen, UK, and at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories in Berkeley, California. He has authored over 150 papers in sensing, IoT, RFID, manufacturing, and other fields.
Get recognized. Upon successful completion of this program, MIT xPRO grants a certificate of completion to participants and four Continuing Education Units (CEUs). This program is graded as a pass or fail; participants must receive 75% to pass and obtain the certificate of completion.
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