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Rob Austin
Professor, Information Systems
Expertise:
Simulations, Design, Digital Transformation, Innovation, Learning Innovation, Technology Management, Information Technology, Cybersecurity
Rob Austin is a Professor of Innovation and Information Systems, and an affiliated faculty member at Harvard Medical School and Aarhus School of Business and Social Sciences. He has worked extensively with corporate clients, including BP, CIBC, Citrix Systems, Hewlett Packard, IBM, LL Bean, Maersk Oil and Gas, Microsoft, Pfizer, Roche, Symantec, UPS, and the United States House of Representatives.
Rob is the author of nine books and has published widely in both academic and professional journals, such as Harvard Business Review, Information Systems Research, MIT Sloan Management Review, Organization Science, Organization Studies, and the Wall Street Journal. He also is the author of more than 50 published cases and notes, three Harvard online products, and two popular Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) running on the Coursera platform.
Programs
Managing Risk and Organizational Resilience
Level up your ability to manage risk, communicate under pressure, and drive organizational resilience, ensuring your team can navigate crises and capitalize on opportunities for long-term success.
Starts September 17, 2025
Live Virtual
Leading Digital Transformation
Accelerate digital transformation in your team, department, or organization. Harness innovation strategies and new technologies drive successful change.
Starts November 24, 2025
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Articles
Neurodiversity in the workplace: Building towards inclusion
In this podcast episode, our panelists examine pioneering workplace programs, the competitive advantage of inclusion, and changing ideals of leadership through a more inclusive lens.
Crisis and opportunity
In the latest issue of Ivey Business Journal, innovation expert Rob Austin and The Ivey Academy's executive director, Mark Healy, discuss how the pandemic has many organizations experimenting and innovating.
Innovating in a pandemic: Is there opportunity within adversity?
Innovation expert and Ivey professor Rob Austin discusses the relationship between "jolts" and innovation, why innovation tends to be difficult for organizations during normal times, and shared examples of ways the pandemic may be driving important innovation.
Leading People as Individuals: Unlocking the Potential of Neurodiversity
Explore how leaders can cultivate an inclusive workplace that enables your organization to unlock the potential of diverse teams.
Digital Transformation in Established Businesses: It’s More Than Just Optimizing Your Current Model
Dr. Rob Austin breaks down preconceptions around digitalization, suggesting ways that established companies should rethink their business models in order to succeed in a digital future.
How experiential learning develops the leaders of tomorrow
Learn why experiential learning and the Case Method are critical to the teaching process at Ivey, and how they help executives learn by doing.
Reimagining Talent with a Neurodiversity Lens
We welcome three leaders in the neurodiversity at work movement for a discussion on the challenges, barriers, and opportunities for mainstream adoption and awareness of neuroinclusion.
Why Inaction is the Biggest Digital Risk
Rob Austin looks at the threats businesses face while trying to compete in an increasingly digital landscape.
Advancing Neuroinclusion: Strategies for Workplace Innovation
Learn more about the evolving landscape of autism inclusion, from reshaping hiring practices to breaking down cultural stigmas to create environments where neurodivergent employees don’t just survive, but thrive.
