Action Learning course booklet 2025-2026

M I T SLOA N ACTION LEARN IN G LA B S AT A GL ANCE 2025 – 2026

MIT SLOAN ACTION LEARNING

FA L L H 1

FA L L H 2

IAP

Analytics Lab Entrepreneurship Lab Proseminar in Capital Markets/Investment Management Enterprise Management Lab Global Entrepreneurship Lab Healthcare Lab MENA Lab

Leading with Finance Lab

Product Mana

COURSE CALENDAR

AP

SPRING H3

ASEAN Lab Corporate Entrepreneurship Lab Entrepreneurship Lab Generative AI Lab Global Organization Lab IDEA Lab MENA Lab Operations Lab Proseminar in Corporate Finance Real Estate Lab Sustainable Business Lab USA Lab

with Impact

ab

Management Lab

SPRING H4

15.572

A-LAB

ANALYTICS LAB: ACTION LEARNING SEMINAR ON ANALYTICS, MACHINE LEARNING & THE DIGITAL ECONOMY This course allows students to work on projects with host companies that focus on the use of analytics, machine learning, large data sets, or other digital innovations to create or transform their organization. The course culminates with a presentation of results to an audience that includes IT experts, entrepreneurs, and executives.

FACULTY

T E R M FALL

UN ITS 9

Sinan Aral Abdullah Almaatouq PREREQUISITES

E LI G I B LE ST UD E N TS

All MIT Sloan and MIT graduate students with permission of instructor

No

H O ST O R G A N I Z ATION PROF IL E

BID/APP

Organizations of any industry or size interested in using analytics to solve a business problem or advance an innovation

Application TRAVEL

No

Required for MBAn Degree

FALL

SA M PLE SE CTO R S

Big data as a service, e-commerce, finance, fraud detection, global health, insurance, medical supply chains, nonprofits and philanthropy, social networks, sports analytics, workplace safety SA M PLE H O ST O RG AN IZATION S

Amazon, Boston Public Schools, CMACGM, Dell Services, Duolingo, eBay, Gates Foundation, GE Transportation, IBM Watson, LinkedIn, MassMutual, MasterCard, Nasdaq, Sanofi, the UN, Visa, Wayfair, Workday

E-LAB

15.399

ENTREPRENEURSHIP LAB In this class, students get a real taste for entrepreneurship by working with curated startups on problems of strategic importance.

The goal is for students to gain experience with fast-paced startup companies, applying their academic knowledge in a context of uncertainty and extreme time pressures. Popular sectors include AI, biotech, clean technology, consumer products, hardware, healthcare technologies, robotics, and software.

T ER M FALL

UN I T S 12

ELI GI BL E ST U D EN T S

All MIT Sloan and MIT graduate students, and cross-registering students HO ST ORGA N I Z AT I O N PR O FI LE

Early-stage startups

FACULTY

Kit Hickey Kimberly Boucher Dipul Patel PREREQUISITES

No

S A M P L E S ECTOR S

Artificial intelligence, blockchain, cleantech, consumer products, hardware, healthcare, life sciences, robotics, software

BID/APP

S A M P L E P ROJ ECT S

TRAVEL

Finding a beachhead market for a new technology, primary market research, solving a key strategic problem

Bid

No

Please note that Entrepreneurship Lab (E-Lab) is also offered in the spring semester.

FAL L

15.451

PROSEMINAR IN CAPITAL MARKETS PROSEMINAR IN CAPITAL MARKETS/INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

FACULTY

This class provides a unique opportunity to tackle original research problems in capital market analysis and investment management that have been posed by leading experts from the financial community. Teams present their solutions at a seminar which is attended by representatives of the host organization and open to the entire MIT community.

Mark Kritzman

T E R M FALL

PREREQUISITES

E LI G I B LE ST UD E N TS

15.401 or equivalent

UN ITS 6

All MIT Sloan and MIT graduate students H O ST O R G A N I Z ATION PROF IL E

BID/APP

Bid TRAVEL

No Required for MFin Degree

FALL

Consulting, hedge funds, impact investing, leading finance industry practitioners in investment management, private equity, risk, venture capital SA M PLE PR O JE CTS

Fixed income arbitrage, hedging inflation risk, portfolio construction and risk management, tail risk hedging

EM-LAB

15.830

ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT LAB This course develops students’ ability to apply integrated management perspectives and practices in their roles with large organizations and emergent innovators. The goal is to help students adopt a holistic, cross-functional approach to addressing business challenges.

Student teams work on projects focused on marketing, operations, and/or strategy in multinationals and innovative entrepreneurial ventures in industries such as technology, healthcare, and consumer goods.

T ERM FALL+IAP

UN I T S 9

FACULTY

ELIG I BL E ST U D EN T S

Sharmila Chatterjee

All MIT Sloan and MIT graduate students in Enterprise Management

COREQUISITES

H OST ORGA N I Z AT I O N PR O F I LE

Leading multinationals and innovators in emergent space in both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors S AMP L E S ECTOR S

Automobiles, consumer goods/retail, design, finance, healthcare, retail, sporting goods, technology, telecom S AMP L E HOST O R G A N I Z AT I O N S

Apple, BMW, Citi, Google, IDEO, iSlide, Nasdaq, P&G, Rave Mobile, SAP, Wayfair

15.814, 15.761, 15.900, or other equivalent MIT course BID/APP

Bid TRAVEL

No Required for Enterprise Management Certificate

FAL L + IAP

15.389

G-LAB

GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP LAB This course is a practical, hands-on study of the climate for innovation and determinants of entrepreneurial success in emerging and frontier market economies. Students work on teams in close collaboration with companies’ top leadership, gaining experience in running and building a new enterprise by tackling critical, real-world business management problems. After their preliminary investigation of the business challenge, teams travel for three weeks during IAP to work onsite with their hosts, testing and beginning the process of implementing their recommendations.

FACULTY

Simon Johnson Michellana Jester

T E R M FALL+IAP

UN ITS 9 FALL + 3 IAP

E LI G I B LE ST UD E NTS

MIT Sloan MBA and LGO second-year students; other graduate students by permission only

PREREQUISITES

H O ST O R G A N I Z ATION PROF IL E

No

High-growth scaleups and startups in emerging and frontier markets

BID/APP

Bid TRAVEL

International travel

SA MPLE SE CTO R S

Artificial intelligence, agribusiness, digital media, edtech, healthcare, high tech, microfinance, telecom, textiles, transportation, venture capital SA MPLE PR O JE CTS

Financial modeling, marketing, new market entry, strategic growth

FALL+IAP

H-LAB

15.777

HEALTHCARE LAB: INTRODUCTION TO HEALTHCARE DELIVERY IN THE UNITED STATES This class focuses on the business challenges and opportunities to deliver high quality and reasonably priced health services in the U.S. Topics focus on gaining business insights into the healthcare ecosystem across pharma, med tech, insurance and care delivery. Discussions include examples on the impact of incentives, payment flows, and operational dynamics, with examples of the impact of analytics, health AI and digitization on healthcare delivery. Student teams work with a provider, healthcare-related startup or organization in pharma, med tech, or digital health on an applied project.

FACULTY

Anne Quaadgras T ERM FALL+IAP

UN I T S 9 FALL + 6 IAP

ELIG I BL E ST U D EN T S

All MIT Sloan and MIT students

PREREQUISITES

15.060, 15.761, or permission of instructor

H OST ORGA N I Z AT I O N PR O F I LE

Clinics, hospitals, startups, and other organizations dealing with the business challenges of healthcare delivery and healthcare systems changes S AMP L E P ROJ ECT S

IT, management, marketing, operations, organizational dynamics

BID/APP

Bid TRAVEL

No Required for Healthcare Certificate FAL L + IAP

15.248

MENA LAB

PROMOTING INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

FACULTY

Jacob Cohen

This course focuses on the entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem in the Middle East and North Africa, leveraging the historic Abraham Accords. The course provides context about regional players—Israel, UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, Egypt, and Jordan—and social and geopolitical issues, as they pertain to doing business. Students will explore the roles of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, multinational corporations, universities, and governments by hearing directly from key stakeholders. Students will learn the McKinsey process for successful consulting engagements and what makes for high performing teams. During IAP, student teams travel onsite for two weeks to work with their host companies.

T E R M FALL+IAP

UN ITS 9 FALL + 3 IAP

PREREQUISITES

E LI G I B LE ST UD E NTS

No

All MIT Sloan and MIT graduate students; undergraduate students with permission of instructor

BID/APP

Bid TRAVEL

International travel

FALL+IAP

H O ST O R G A N I Z ATION PROF IL E

Early-stage and growing startups SA MPLE SE CTO R S

Advanced life sciences, agtech, AI and machine learning, analytics and big data, cybersecurity, fintech, quantum computing, robotics, Web 3.0

LWI

15.S24 SSIM

LEADING WITH IMPACT: A SOCIAL IMPACT LAB This course equips students to be leaders of transformative impact on organizations and the communities in which they operate. Students work on a project with nonprofit leaders in Boston, meeting with their teams, partners, and members of their boards to address challenges that require an understanding of their funding, operations, and desired impact. This experience provides emerging leaders with an opportunity to connect, learn and act with nonprofit leaders on the social & environmental issues they care about – while putting skills to practice in having a meaningful impact for their host organizations.

T ER M IAP

UN I T S 6

ELI GI BL E ST U D E N T S

All MIT Sloan graduate students HO ST ORGA N I Z AT I O N PR O FI LE

Greater Boston organizations and nonprofit leaders facing challenges in delivering measurable outcomes for complex social change.

S A M P L E S ECTOR S

Nonprofits including criminal justice, education, food access, housing, and healthcare S A M P L E P ROJ ECT S

Helping a local high school with a predominantly immigrant population launch a food bank for families, addressing challenges for families looking to furnish new apartments and homes

FACULTY

Bridget Akinc Makeeba McCreary

PREREQUISITES

No BID/APP

IAP registration process TRAVEL

No

IAP

15.453

FIN-LAB FINANCE LAB

Students work with leading industry practitioners on important business problems, bridging the gap between theory and practice, and introducing them to the broader financial community. Practitioners represent a range of financial institutions, including investment management, hedge funds, private equity, venture capital, impact investing, risk, and consulting. Project work takes place during IAP, and class work takes place in H3.

T E R M IAP+SPRING H3

FACULTY

UN ITS 6 IAP + 3 SPRING

Gita Rao

E LI G I B LE ST UD E N TS

Bhushan Vartak

MIT Sloan and MIT graduate students with preference given to MFin and MBA students.

Other graduate students who have extensive financial work experience can apply with permission of instructor

PREREQUISITES

15.401 or equivalent

H O ST O R G A N I ZATION PROF IL E

BID/APP

Application TRAVEL

Consulting, hedge funds, impact investing, leading finance industry practitioners in investment management, private equity, risk, venture capital SA M PLE SE CTO R S

No Required for MFin Degree

IAP+S P RI N G

Emerging markets debt research, equity trading strategies, impact investing in private and public markets, macro risk regimes analysis, PE deal sourcing, VC valuation

PM-LAB

15.786

PRODUCT MANAGEMENT LAB This course is an introduction to product management with an emphasis on its role within technology-driven enterprises. Topics include opportunity discovery, product-technology roadmapping, product development processes, go-to-market strategies, product launch, lifecycle management, and the central role of the product manager in each activity. Exercises and assignments utilize common digital tools such as storyboarding, wireframe mock-ups, and A/B testing. Intended for students seeking a role in a product management team or to contribute to product management in a new enterprise. Project work takes place during IAP, and class work takes place in H3.

T ER M IAP+SPRING H3

UN I T S 6 IAP + 6 SPRING

FACULTY

Charles Fine PREREQUISITES

No

ELI GI BL E ST U D E N T S

All MIT Sloan graduate students and SCM students

BID/APP

Application

HO ST ORGA N I Z AT I O N PR O FI LE

Relatively small, young technology-centric companies looking for smart, motivated students interested in tech and product management S A M P L E S ECTOR S

B2B, B2C, fintech, healthtech, SaaS S A M P L E HOST O R G A N I Z AT I O N S

EA, Elphi, Embr Labs, Intelihealth, KAYAK, Nasdaq, Skye, Toast, Whoop

TRAVEL

No Required for Product Management Certificate

IAP+ S PRIN G

15.226

ASEAN LAB MODERN BUSINESS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

FACULTY

Yasheng Huang John Grant

This class explores current issues in Southeast Asia’s political economy and business with a focus on key challenges that global managers need to consider as they define strategies and navigate their relationships with the local environment and the broader issue of China’s influence in the region. The course will use case studies, lectures, class discussion, guest panelists, and student projects to characterize the landscape and explore lessons for multinational and domestic businesses engaged in the region. Student teams will work with companies primarily focused on strategy and business development issues. The project component of the course includes a two-week onsite with the host company in March.

PREREQUISITES

T E R M SPRING

No

E LI G I B LE ST UD E NTS

BID/APP

UN ITS 12 + SIP

All MIT Sloan graduate students. Other graduate students considered on a case-by-case basis

Bid

H O ST O R G A N I Z ATION PROF IL E

TRAVEL

SA MPLE SE CTO R S

International travel

Big tech, e-commerce, fintech, healthcare, sharing economy

Multinationals, SMEs, social businesses

Eligible for SIP credit

S P R ING

SA MPLE PR O JE CTS

Artificial intelligence/analytics, business development, entrepreneurship, market entry, marketing, strategy, sustainability

CE-LAB

15.369

CORPORATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP LAB This course is for students who want to learn how existing organizations can be more entrepreneurial and innovative. Along with classes on frameworks and sessions with industry practitioners, student teams will work directly with large organizations on their innovation challenges in semester-long projects.

Students should be excited to learn how to become corporate entrepreneurs or innovation leaders in existing organizations by applying organizational skills, innovation best practices, and an entrepreneurial mindset.

T ER M SPRING

UN I T S 9

ELI GI BL E S T U D E N T S

All MIT Sloan graduate students HO S T ORGA NI Z A T I O N PR O F I LE

Large for-profit and nonprofit organizations S A M P L E S EC T OR S

Consumer products, energy, healthcare, technology

FACULTY

Sue Siegel Yu-Ting Kuo Susan Neal PREREQUISITES Students should be familiar with Disciplined Entrepreneurship: 24 Steps to a Successful Startup by Bill Aulet

S A M P L E HOS T O R G A N I Z A T I O N S

Michelin, Microsoft, Puma

BID/APP

Application TRAVEL

No

S PRIN G

EXECUTIVE LABS 15.708

FACULTY

Hiram Samel Stuart Krusell TRAVEL

International travel

GO - L A B This EMBA course focuses on strategic and organizational challenges of international scaling, localization, and cross-border initiatives and integration. Students travel onsite to work with their host companies for one week in March.

SA MPLE PR O JE CTS

Investigate international business challenges with multinational organizations.

SA MPLE H O ST O RG AN IZATION S

AB InBev, Corteva, Ferrovial, Pega Systems

15.704

FACULTY

Philip Budden

IDEA LAB This EMBA course explores themes of global innovation ecosystems, stakeholders, and experimentation/evaluation. Students follow the Innovation Track or the Entrepreneurship Track.

SA M PLE PR O JE CTS

Explore themes of global innovation ecosystems, stakeholders and experimentation.

TRAVEL

No

S P R ING

SA M PLE H O ST O RG AN IZATION S

Oracle, Philips Healthcare

MEN A L A B This is the EMBA version of MENA Lab (please see fall course description).

Students travel onsite to work with their host companies for one week in March.

15.S66

FACULTY

Jacob Cohen H OST ORGA NI Z AT I O N PR O FI LE

Early-stage and growing startups

TRAVEL

International travel

A L L E XE CU TIV E LABS: T ER M SPRING UNIT S 15 ELI GIBL E ST U D ENT S

Second-year EMBA students only P R ER E QU I S I T ES

No BID/AP P Bid

Required for EMBA Degree S PRIN G

15.399

E-LAB

ENTREPRENEURSHIP LAB In this class, students get a real taste for entrepreneurship by working with curated startups on problems of strategic importance.

The goal is for students to gain experience with fast-paced startup companies, applying their academic knowledge in a context of uncertainty and extreme time pressures. Popular sectors include AI, biotech, clean technology, consumer products, hardware, healthcare technologies, robotics, and software.

FACULTY

Kit Hickey Kimberly Boucher

T E R M SPRING

UN ITS 12

Dipul Patel

E LI G I B LE ST UD E N TS

PREREQUISITES

All MIT Sloan and MIT graduate students, and cross-registering students

No

H O ST O R G A N I Z ATION PROF IL E

Early-stage startups BID/APP

Bid TRAVEL

No

SA M PLE SE CTO R S

Artificial intelligence, blockchain, cleantech, consumer products, hardware, healthcare, life sciences, robotics, software SA M PLE PR O JE CTS

Finding a beachhead market for a new technology, primary market research, solving a key strategic problem

Please note that Entrepreneurship Lab (E-Lab) is also offered in the fall semester.

S P R ING

GENAI-LAB

15.S04 SSIM

GENERATIVE AI LAB

In this course, students will take on corporate projects related to generative AI. GenAI-Lab will leverage faculty and MIT Sloan research centers to create a diverse set of projects from a variety of companies and industries. We will use some class time to discuss a rotating team’s issues in depth and technical aspects of business implementations of generative AI, with the rest of class time used for consultation with mentors and rolling office hours. In addition, we will offer lectures and readings, drawing on frameworks and material developed in 15.S68 Generative AI for Managers.

T ERM SPRING

UN I T S 9

ELIG I BL E ST U D EN T S

All MIT Sloan and MIT graduate students

FACULTY

John Horton Tim Valicenti Michiel Bakker PREREQUISITES No official prerequisite

H OST ORGA N I Z AT I O N PR O F I LE

courses. 15.S68

Diverse range of hosts from large cap firms, startups (Series A or later), government, education, and nonprofits

recommended, at

S AMP L E S ECTOR S

encouraged for students

Biopharma, cybersecurity, finance, government/nonprofit, healthcare, logistics, media, startups, tech, etc.

S A M P L E P ROJ ECT S

Developing AI prototypes, writing strategy memos on the implications of generative AI developments, analyzing and assessing deployments of generative AI systems, developing AI usage policies for a marketplace business, value-chain analysis and investment memo for VC firm making AI investments

least one analytics or hands-on coding course wishing to participate in a project that involves leveraging the OpenAI, Claude, or Gemini APIs BID/APP

Application TRAVEL

No S PRIN G

15.784

OPS-LAB OPERATIONS LAB

This course provides interactive learning in solving operations challenges in small, medium, and large companies across the U.S. and the world. Focus is typically on, but not limited to, problems in operations strategy, inventory and supply chain management, process improvement, operations analytics, and planning. Lectures focus on project management, methods, team report-outs, and discussion.

Students involved in sourcing specific projects may receive preferential assignment to them.

FACULTY

Thomas Roemer

T E R M SPRING

UN ITS 9 + SIP if onsite

Cathy Iacobo

E LI G I B LE ST UD E NTS

PRE/COREQUISIT E

All MIT Sloan and MIT graduate students, including LGO and CTL students

15.761 or equivalent course or work experience, if approved by faculty BID/APP

Application TRAVEL

Domestic travel

Eligible for SIP credit

S P R ING

H O ST O R G A N I Z ATION PROF IL E

Operations problems in companies ranging from small to multinationals; from Boston-based to overseas SA MPLE SE CTO R S

Wide range of industry sectors including aerospace, food, healthcare, industrial, retail, transportation SA MPLE PR O JE CTS

Cycle time analysis and improvement, inventory policy, long-range sourcing strategy, product design and deployment, supply chain network design

PROSEMINAR IN CORPORATE FINANCE

15.452

PROSEMINAR IN CORPORATE FINANCE, INVESTMENT BANKING, AND PRIVATE EQUITY This course allows students to work on projects sponsored by leaders in corporate finance, investment banking, and private equity.

Students work in teams across degree programs (combining MFin, MBA, and Sloan Fellows) to analyze and problem-solve, culminating in reports which the teams present to their host organizations for evaluation and feedback.

T ER M SPRING

UN I T S 9

ELI GI BL E ST U D E N T S

All MIT Sloan and MIT graduate students HO ST ORGA N I Z AT I O N PR O FI LE

Corporate finance divisions of startup firms, leading investment banks, management consulting firms with projects focused on corporate finance and strategy, private equity firms S A M P L E P ROJ ECT S

Develop a financing strategy for city investments in neighborhood development, structure a deal for a new tranche of equity in private venture, value a wind farm acquisition

FACULTY

Egor Matveyev PREREQUISITES

No BID/APP

Application TRAVEL

No Required for MFin Degree

S PRIN G

15.S67 SSIM & 11.S970

RE-LAB REAL ESTATE LAB

The MIT Sloan – MIT Center for Real Estate (CRE) Real Estate Lab (RE-Lab) is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the real estate industry. Through a combination of lectures, case studies, site visits, and field-based projects, students will gain practical insights into real estate development, investment, financing, and management. RE-Lab will cover key topics such as market analysis, property valuation, urban planning, sustainable development, and emerging trends in the real estate market.

FACULTY

Jacob Cohen Siqi Zheng PREREQUISITES

No BID/APP

Bidding for MIT Sloan students.

Application for MSRED and MCP students.

TRAVEL

Domestic travel

S P R ING

T E R M SPRING

UN ITS 12

E LI G I B LE ST UD E N TS

MIT Sloan MBA and SFMBA students, MSRED, and MCP students SA M PLE SE CTO R S

Asset management, development, private equity, public REITs, real estate consulting, real estate investment, sustainability

S-LAB

15.878

SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS LAB S-Lab empowers students to take the sustainability strategies, frameworks, and skills they’ve learned at MIT and apply them to realworld sustainability challenges with leading companies / organizations. Class sessions teach the fundamentals of structured problem solving for organizational impact, interactive simulations that highlight stakeholder engagement strategies, and guest lectures that share real-world insights and leadership capabilities.

T ERM SPRING

UN I T S 9

ELIG I BL E ST U D EN T S

All MIT Sloan and MIT graduate students

FACULTY

Bethany Patten

H OST ORGA N I Z AT I O N PR O F I LE

Premier companies and NGOs tackling systemic challenges in sustainability, and aligning with business strategy

COREQUISITE

S AMP L E S ECTOR S

BID/APP

Apparel (Nike, Patagonia), finance/ESG (Breckinridge, Fidelity), industrial (Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Toyota), NGO (EDF, Rare, WRI)

Bid

S AMP L E P ROJ ECT S

No

Recommendations for retrofitting low-income housing, market prioritization to decarbonize U.S. cities, strategies to improve the onboarding experience for employees with disabilities

15.915

TRAVEL

Required for Sustainability Certificate

S PRIN G

15.679 & 11.651

USA LAB

BRIDGING THE AMERICAN DIVIDES

FACULTY

Leigh Hafrey Ceasar McDowell PREREQUISITES

No

This class is a hands-on exploration of community revitalization in America’s rural regions, small towns, and small to mid-sized cities. With a focus on work, community and culture, this lab is a mix of rigorous classroom discussions, research, and team projects with community development organizations, government organizations, and nonprofits. Projects contribute to strengthening the social and economic fabric of the host communities. Teams comprise MIT Sloan and DUSP students. Students travel for two weeks in March to work onsite with their hosts.

T E R M SPRING

UN ITS 9 + SIP

E LI G I B LE ST UD E N TS

All MIT Sloan and MIT graduate students, DUSP, and undergraduate students H O ST O R G A N I ZATION PROF IL E

BID/APP

Bid TRAVEL

Domestic travel Eligible for SIP credit

S P R ING

Community-based foundations or other organizations located in regions across the U.S. SA M PLE SE CTO R S

Small cities, towns, and rural areas in the U.S. SA M PLE PR O JE CTS

Help develop regional, cross-sector partnership to fund affordable, quality daycare; advise private-sector employers on approaches to hiring in local immigrant communities

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