Digital Transformation for a Traditional Swiss Watchmaker
Overview
What this challenge is about.
You lead a watchmaker’s digital transformation, defining platform strategy and blockchain partnerships. Complete it for a verifiable certificate.
The scenario
Horloge Suisse has 500 employees, €100M annual revenue, and a strong brand in luxury mechanical watches. They have no digital platform beyond a basic e-commerce site.
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
How can a traditional luxury watchmaker create a digital platform ecosystem that enhances brand value and generates new revenue without diluting its heritage?
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Design a digital transformation strategy for a traditional industry
- Apply platform thinking to create an ecosystem around a physical product
- Evaluate emerging technologies (e.g., blockchain) for digital platforms
- Manage organizational change and stakeholder alignment
Program Fit
Where this fits in your program.
Sharpens the same skills your degree expects you to demonstrate.
Digital Strategy and Platforms
Master · Digital
Strong alignment
This challenge maps to Digital Strategy and Platforms at the Master level. It sharpens the same practical skills your coursework expects — but in a real industry context with actual constraints and deliverables.
Skills
Skills you'll demonstrate.
Each one shows up on your verified credential.
- Digital Transformation
Apply digital transformation to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Platform Ecosystems
Apply platform ecosystems to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Blockchain
Build or evaluate decentralized applications and understand distributed ledger fundamentals.
- Change Management
Plan and guide organizational transitions to achieve lasting adoption.
- Luxury Branding
Apply luxury branding to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
Careers
Career paths this challenge builds toward
Completing this challenge demonstrates skills that transfer directly to these roles: