Business schools are buying tools faster than they are redesigning teaching. The institutions that reverse that order will graduate the managers employers want.
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The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2025, based on responses from more than 1000 employers across 55 economies, anticipates 170 million new jobs and displacement of 92 million jobs by 2030. It also estimates that 39 percent of existing skill sets will be transformed or become obsolete, while AI and big data are emerging as fastest growing skills. Based on this transformation, 85 percent of employers are prioritising upskilling the workforce. Harvard Business School’s Karim Lakhani wrote in Harvard Business Review that "AI won't replace humans—but humans with AI will replace humans without AI."
Students are already ahead of the classroom in adopting AI. The Digital Education Council's 2024 survey of over 3,800 students in 16 countries found that 86 per cent use AI in their studies, 54 per cent of them weekly. Yet 58 per cent said they lacked sufficient AI knowledge and skills. In India, an EY-Parthenon and FICCI report in 2025, covering 30 leading higher education institutions, found that 60 per cent permit students to use AI tools. It also noted that faculty readiness for AI integration remains uneven. The gap is not about access. It is about design.
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A tool has no pedagogical value until it serves a purpose. The sound sequence is to define what a graduate should be able to do, choose the method that builds it, such as cases, simulations, projects or a flipped classroom, and only then select the technology. Simulations let students make decisions and see consequences without real-world risk. Live market data tests classroom theory against practice.
Technology should follow pedagogy and not drive it. The logical sequence is to first explore what a graduate should be able to do and then choose a teaching method that builds it. This could involve case studies, projects, simulations or a flipped classroom technique and then select which technology can support the pedagogical approach. Simulations enable students to experiment with decisions and consequences in a risk-free environment, while live market data connects theoretical concepts with real world developments.
While an AI tool can generate analysis of a case within seconds, grading the draft measures little. Viva voce, reflective journals, live projects and defense of recommendations reflect how a student can critically reason, challenge AI- generated outputs, and make informed decisions. Judgement, not recall, is the skill worth measuring.
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Technology reaches students through teachers. Regular faculty development, clear academic integrity rules and attention to data privacy and equal access matter more than the number of licenses purchased. Some institutions are already working this way. At the Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM), Delhi, Bloomberg Lab terminals and Cesim simulations sit alongside outcome-based assessment, and AI tools are part of the teaching and learning toolkit. The lesson lies in the sequence, not the software.
Technology will continue to change but the purpose of management education remains the same, to develop graduates who can analyse situations, make informed decisions and act responsibly. Institutions that let pedagogy lead will be better positioned to develop these capabilities.
Dr Swaranjeet Arora, Associate Professor, Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, New Delhi
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