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Ivey Advanced Impact Certificates
Build your personalized learning journey and tackle a real-world project with the help of an Ivey faculty advisor.
Put Your Learning into Practice
Earning an Advanced Impact Certificate helps you—and your organization—drive immediate, tangible impact on Critical Issues. With new options added every month, you can customize a learning journey to fit your strategic goals.
→ Core Program
Select One
Complete an Ivey Program focused on emerging Critical Issues in business. Boost your leadership acumen, connect with peers, and bring back the latest research insights.
→ Flex Options
Select Two
Choose from a rotating selection of interactive Workshops on focused topic areas. Programs in our Leadership Suite, such as the Ivey Leadership Program, also qualify as a flex option.
→ Ivey Advanced Impact Project
Customized Project
Work directly with an Ivey Faculty advisor and develop a plan to tackle a practical challenge, change, or opportunity in your organization. Create real impact through learning.
Ivey Advanced Impact Project
The Ivey Advanced Impact Project is focused on a real-world challenge or opportunity in your role at work. Working one-on-one with an expert Ivey Faculty advisor, you will apply your learning, address Critical Issues for your organization, and drive measurable change. Completing a project is required to earn the Advanced Impact Certificate.
1. Identify a Focus
1. Identify a Focus
Work with your dedicated faculty advisor to define a problem statement and map your objectives. Get personalized advice on aligning the project to your strategic priorities and performance goals.
2. Develop Your Plan
2. Develop Your Plan
Connect with your leader, peers, and faculty advisor as you work through a unique framework for systemic change designed in collaboration with the Ivey Innovation North Lab.
3. Implement at Work
3. Implement at Work
Present your plan, commit to tangible next steps with your team, and work through learning sustainment activities on communication, strategy, and change management.
Return on Investment
The Ivey Advanced Impact Certificate takes learning to the next level. Designed for practical application, the experience propels your career, prepares your organization for the future, and generates immediate value.
- Earn an exclusive Advanced Impact Certificate from Ivey Business School — represented by a shareable digital badge and printed certificate bearing the Ivey seal.
- Accelerate your leadership capabilities with cutting-edge Ivey research. Work with Canada’s top-ranked executive education faculty to tackle Critical Issues.
- Create space to jump-start a deeply impactful project. Demonstrate your capabilities as a change leader and build trust with your peers and leaders at work.
- Create a deep connection with Ivey Business School: Canada’s top-ranked resource for research insights, recruiting, learning resources, and coaching.
- Showcase your organization’s commitment to impact by working with a research team to produce an original Ivey case study for the Ivey Publishing collection.
- Make tangible progress on a real-world challenge or opportunity, crafting a ready-to-implement plan to generate ROI and competitive advantage.
A Commitment to Impact
When your organization commits to implementing your Advanced Impact Project, we match you with a research team to produce an original Ivey case study featured in the Ivey Publishing collection. Ivey is one of the world’s largest and most influential publishers of business cases — educators will use your case example globally to train the next generation of leaders. As a case protagonist, you can also return to Ivey as a guest speaker and showcase your organization’s commitment to impact.
Certificate Pathways
The Advanced Impact Certificate allows you to mix flexible learning experiences across three focus areas: Inclusive Leadership, Digital Leadership, and Sustainable Leadership. These concentrations represent Critical Issues that will define your organization's future and accelerate your potential as a change leader.
Core Programs
Choose one Core Program to start your Advanced Impact Certificate pathway.
Innovating for Digital Transformation
3 days
Accelerate digital transformation in your team, department, or organization. Harness innovation strategies, new technologies, and leadership skills to drive successful change. Next Session Starts November 25
Communication and Leadership Presence
3 days
Enhance your leadership presence and bring your authentic self forward. Practice communication skills with peer support to discover a deeper awareness of your leadership identity. Next Session Starts May 5
Data-Informed Leadership
9 sessions over 4 weeks
Practice the essential skills you need to enhance your leadership with data. Work more effectively with data professionals and accurately interpret data insights for decision-making. Next Session Starts September 9
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Practice
3 days
Empower your teams with reciprocity, trust, and belonging. Nurture supportive relationships and a sustainable organizational culture through equity and inclusion.
Designing Sustainable Operations (Coming Soon)
3 days
Apply innovation frameworks to design sustainable, resilient, secure business operations. Coming soon.
Climate Strategy for Business (Coming Soon)
3 days
Connect environmental metrics to your organizational strategy and prepare for the realities of a Net Zero business landscape. Coming soon.
Flex Options
Choose two flexible Workshops, or layer in one of our leadership programs. New options are announced monthly.
Digital Agility in Global Markets
3 sessions over two weeks
Empower your organization with the agility to navigate global markets, enhance strategic foresight, and find new competitive advantages through digitalization. Next Session Starts May 29
Social Styles in Leadership
2 sessions over 1 week
Tailor your communication approach to the unique styles of your peers and followers for more effective leadership and stronger workplace relationships. Next Session Starts June 6
Accelerating Leadership with AI
2 sessions over 1 week
Redefine your approach to management through the lens of Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT. Navigate the new evolution of work and lead change in your organization. Next Session Starts November 14
Leading Creative Innovation
3 sessions over 2 weeks
Apply the creative process to problem-solving, integrate insights from the creative economy, and effectively harness emerging technologies to drive growth and innovation in any industry. Next Session Starts October 3
Neurodiversity and Belonging at Work
3 sessions over 2 weeks
Learn essential strategies to unlock better communication, creativity, and performance. Lead people as individuals and empower your team through understanding and inclusion. Next Session Starts September 12
Customer Dynamics in the Digital World
3 sessions over two weeks
Leverage data and technology to measure, understand, and improve your customer’s experience. Find practical ways to apply cutting-edge insights across any organization.
Gender, Family, and Caregiving in Leadership
3 sessions over 2 weeks
Balance personal and professional growth in your leadership journey. Coach your team and help your organization promote the advancement of diverse leadership. Next Session Starts January 16
Creating Value with Blockchain
2 sessions over 1 week
Get ahead of the next big digital disruption and find practical applications of blockchain technologies for your organization’s strategy, operations, and workforce. Next Session Starts September 17
Leading People Through Stress
3 sessions over 2 weeks
Help your team members identify and implement essential resources to support long-term adaptability through evolving workplace stressors. Next Session Starts October 30
Sustainability and Digital Innovation
2 sessions over 1 week
Use emerging technologies to boost performance while achieving strategic environmental and social sustainability goals for your organization’s future.
Featured Faculty Experts
Rob Austin, PhD
Professor, Information Systems
Dr. Austin is Ivey's Evolution of Work Chair, and an expert in digital transformation and neurodiversity in organizations. He has worked with organizations including IBM, Microsoft, and Roche.
Nicole Haggerty, PhD
Associate Professor, Information Systems
Dr. Haggerty is Ivey's Associate Dean of Faculty Development, with deep expertise in IT consulting and technology. Nicole has collaborated with numerous Fortune 500 clients and is widely published.
Hubert Pun, PhD
Associate Professor, Management Science
Dr. Pun is the Director of Ivey's PhD program, and a recipient of the Western Faculty Scholar Award for his research on blockchain in business. Hubert has extensive industry experience in cybersecurity.
Mazi Raz, PhD
Associate Professor, General Management
Dr. Raz is a founder of Ivey's EDI Advisory Council and an Innovation North Learning Lab research fellow. With expertise in strategy and Systems Thinking, Mazi has held senior industry roles in aviation, media, and finance.
Kanina Blanchard, PhD
Assistant Professor, Management Communications
Dr. Blanchard has an extensive background as a practitioner in international business. The Director of Ivey's CEMS Alliance program, Kanina combines deep lived experience with academic rigour.
Hayden Woodley, PhD
Assistant Professor, Organizational Behaviour
Dr. Woodley's research is focused on leadership and followership in organizations and has been funded by Mitacs and SSHRC. Having worked as a leadership and management consultant, Hayden brings an applied lens to research.
Questions about Certificates
Participants must complete their learning pathway within 18 months of their first program experience. Existing alumni of programs may apply previous learning credentials earned with Ivey towards certificates until May 1, 2026.
Workshops and programs are available on a rotating basis. Programs are offered throughout the year in Calgary, Banff, London, Toronto, and online. Click here to contact us and receive a notification of new dates for specific programs.
You can earn your Advanced Impact Certificate by combining programs and workshops according to the requirements outlined on our Certificates page. Programs can be completed in any order, and optional offerings can be selected individually at your own pace.
Advanced Impact Certificate alums can share a 10% discount on Open Enrolment programs and workshops with friends, peers, or colleagues. You will also receive a 50% discount on the first run of select newly-introduced programs or workshops. Click here to learn more about alumni benefits.
Full Certificate pathway bundle price* starting at
$9,990
*Total component value of $13,360. Discounted price is available if all components are completed within one year. Program costs are tax-exempt.
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