Thunderbird designed the STEM-designated global digital transformation concentration within the MGM degree program for students interested in augmenting their digital skills in the areas of management consulting, marketing, design and product development. Students can tailor this cutting-edge academic concentration to fit their specific learning goals. Through collaborative courses offered in partnership with other ASU colleges, students may combine the global management skills gained in the Master of Global Management with digital expertise to create a dual specialization that will continue to be in high demand throughout the global economy.<br><br>The World Economic Forum reports that empathy and collaboration are two critical abilities for a global manager's success. These abilities are equally critical for those seeking careers in global digital transformation. They are skills that rely on the development of social capital. This program is designed to develop a student's social capital through field-based action learning, team-based projects and stretch assignments. Students can build sustainable trusting relationships --- the basis of social capital --- with others from diverse parts of the world. By developing a deep capacity for intercultural empathy, mastering interpersonal communication and negotiation skills, and cultivating the ability to act with diplomacy, graduates are prepared to take on a leadership role in a global organization.<br><br>Digital transformation leadership is a highly sought-after expertise. However, technical skills need to be supplemented with a strong repertoire of management and collaboration skills. The Master of Global Management program with a concentration in global digital transformation expands students' choices of electives and fuses technological skills with managerial skills. In this concentration, students combine the global management skills of the Master of Global Management with digital expertise by specializing in the various pathways of global digital transformation through program coursework and applied learning projects guided by faculty experts.