Luxury Management and Design Innovation

 

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Discover What Luxury Looks Like Around the Globe

Offered jointly by Parsons, a globally top-ranked design school, and ESSEC, ranked the fifth-best executive education program worldwide, the Luxury Management and Design Innovation (EMiLUX) executive program is designed for professionals and entrepreneurs looking to develop a global perspective and deeper knowledge of international luxury markets while continuing to work at their jobs.

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Format

In-Person & Online

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Locations

6+ countries across 3 continents

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Duration

12 months, part-time

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Next Start Date

November 12, 2024

Early bird offer: Apply by April 30 and save 20%!

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What You'll Gain

  • In-depth knowledge of the luxury business environment and the impact of user-centered design strategies, value innovation, and agile methods on global brands
  • Insight into business and operational models, changing consumer behaviors, supply chain challenges and solutions, and the growing complexity of the global economy
  • The ability to manage diverse customer expectations and create digital brand experiences to better connect with audiences
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Features

  • Accelerated pace—a 12-month part-time executive program
  • Program led by Parsons and ESSEC faculty who are industry-recognized leaders and subject-matter experts
  • Week-long on-site intensives, online coursework, luxury and retail tours, and company visits
  • Entrepreneurial project that offers real-world experience, allowing you to test an idea through the creation of a new business or the development of a product or market in an existing company
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Participant Profile

  • The program is designed for professionals and entrepreneurs seeking a comprehensive understanding of the international luxury business
  • Whether you are looking to advance and become an internationally oriented luxury business leader with a broader perspective, to make a career switch, or to open your own business in the luxury sector, this program will give you the competitive edge you need
  • A minimum of six years’ work experience in any industry is required

Program Overview

Taught by internationally recognized faculty with industry backgrounds and extensive connections with luxury brands, the interdisciplinary program combines creativity, innovation, analytics, collaboration, and management courses to provide professionals with the strategic tools and skills necessary to foster a culture of change in the business of luxury.

Topics include:

  • Foundations of Luxury | France
    Learn how to draw on the timelessness, tradition, and modernity of luxury brands to increase their desirability for today’s clients.
  • Global Strategy and Go-to-Market | United Arab Emirates
    Learn to ensure growth and profitability through value innovation in retail.
  • Fashion Creation, Design, and Systems Innovation | United States
    Master the codes of fashion, a constantly evolving creative industry, and develop an in-depth understanding of the fashion value chain.
  • Luxury and Fashion in the Digital Era | Asia
    Develop an understanding of how luxury changes in different markets and learn to identify the key markers through which to gauge the impact of those changes.
  • The Wholesale Model | Switzerland and France
    Learn to navigate diverse business models and address and manage internal operations and expansion models in a business environment of increasing complexity.
  • Made in Italy: Managing the Value Chain | Italy
    Acquire an understanding of Italy’s competitive advantage as a leading supply chain source and gain access to luxury innovations developed in collaboration with leading brands.
  • Customer Experience and the New Frontiers in Luxury and Fashion | United States
    Go beyond what we are wearing to explore the way we produce clothes, interact with them, and care for them and how all of this can be executed in a more sustainable and conscious way.

“Long-term value creation in the luxury industry is increasingly about business transformation, progressive leadership, and design innovation. Our program brings together multi-disciplinary expertise to encourage hands-on learning directed to imagine the future of luxury with a bold, critical, and sustainable approach.”

Mariana Amatullo, PhD, Vice Provost for Global Executive Education & Online Strategic Initiatives, The New School

Why Parsons?

Parsons Executive Education operates at the intersection of design and the global socioeconomic trends transforming our organizations and communities. Our programs are designed for industry leaders and entrepreneurs who have the courage to engage in high-impact learning, come at challenges differently, celebrate creativity, and act in the face of continuous change.