Helena Montoya Calero · Bocconi University
Working with BUILT (Bocconi University) and faculty to redesign the Managerial Skills seminar at scale — for the full undergraduate population. The goal is a curriculum that integrates AI tools deeply into every session while holding a clear line: AI can help generate presentations, websites, and materials, but students are the ones who must present, convince, and negotiate. Human skills are non-negotiable; AI is the scaffold, not the substitute.
During the first three years of my PhD, I worked on the Scientific Decision-Making survey project at the ION Management Science Lab, led by Alfonso Gambardella and Arnaldo Camuffo. The project developed and deployed a field-ready instrument to measure structured decision-making practices in organizations, applied to a sample of 3,178 managers across 54 firms.
Three custom-built interactive platforms — one per seminar module — designed for real-time student participation. No slides projected at students; instead, live boards guide exercises while students engage via their phones through QR codes, submission forms, and live data feeds.