CEEMAN's network made it possible to invite Dr. Zoltan Buzady, associate professor of management at CEU Business School and winner of the first prize at CEEMAN's case-writing competition in 2014, to deliver his highly innovative leadership development course at MIM-Kyiv to the class of MBA students of public administration. The course, featuring an innovative computer game complemented, the MBA in Public administration curriculum. We can hope that other classes will also benefit from MIM-Kyiv’s cooperation with Zoltan.
Good leadership is critical for Ukraine as it is going through fundamental changes. The program in leadership development blends theory with practice. Therefore, it was of particular interest for people who will shape the future of the country. It is an accurate characteristic of the young entrepreneurial-minded and critical class of MBA in public administration. Despite their very divergent professions and backgrounds, they all have high potential to lead social and economic change in their countries.
The MBA in public administration class learned and practiced the concept of “flow-leadership” based on the innovative concept of the flow, a core idea of positive psychology discovered Dr. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Flow is the mental state described as "being in the zone or in flow". That state leads to outstanding performance and creativity, and thus to happiness. Good leaders should aim to achieve great results simultaneously at various levels: for individuals, teams, whole organizations, and even whole societies.
The concept was packaged as a computer game, a sort of so-called edutainment: a healthy blend of theory, practice, and fun. This particular simulation is a combination of theory, applied learning, and the latest video games. This unique blend makes learning so attractive, that even the most hard-pressed course participants experience an intense learning flow and get fully immersed. It is a successful extension of the classic and time-honored case-based teaching method into a modern, on-line media platform.
New technologies generate innovations in both educational content and delivery. CEEMAN’s ecosystem fosters such innovations and enables cross-border sharing of relevant modern management education content.