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Blue ocean pedagogical materials, used in nearly 3,000 universities and in almost every country in the world, go beyond the standard case-based method. Our multimedia cases and interactive exercises are designed to help you build a deeper​ understanding of key blue ocean concepts, from blue ocean strategy to nondisruptive creation, developed by world-renowned professors Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne. Currently, with over 20 Harvard bestselling cases.

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Want to teach creativity and innovation in a way that is simple, clear and highly effective?

Blue Ocean Hackathon

Register now for the webinar on 9 October 2025, 15h-16h (BST): 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗢𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻, led by Oh Young Koo, Institute Senior Executive Fellow at the INSEAD Blue Ocean Strategy Institute.

During the webinar participants will take part in an introductory session for the blue ocean hackathon that will present its unique pedagogy, structure, and practical guides using the case, 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘖𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘏𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘯: 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘺 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺. Oh Young will walk you through the blue ocean shift process and showcase how to run a blue ocean hackathon integrated with the case method.

Part 1

Teaching Blue Ocean Strategy and Shift: Case, Curriculum, and Pedagogy

20 February 2025

Part 2

Teaching the Foundations of Blue Ocean Strategy through Cases

12 June 2025

Part 3

Running a Blue Ocean Hackathon

9 October 2025

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