IMD Annual Report 2019

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INNOVATION Throughout the year IMD Digital Learning continued to pilot and innovate. The launch of an AI powered chat bot as a follow-up mechanism for program participants met with great enthusiasm. The initial feedback has been encouraging and IMD will continue this pilot in 2020.

A wide range of experiments was deployed across online learning includingself-paced learningbricks, gamification structures, cascading mechanisms, newchannel partnerships, learning personalization and laying the foundation for the launch of IMD’s Virtual Classroom which will enable synchronous, distributed, interactive classroom sessions for multiple participants across the globe.

2019 HEADLINE FIGURES

4,500+ online participants (open, online and custom programs) +52% individual participants (2018 > 2019)

+20% participants in custom online programs