González Pérez, Laura IcelaEnciso González, Juan AntonioMaraboto Quepons, José ManuelCastillo Martínez, Isolda MargaritaRamírez Montoya, María Soledad2023-08-162023-08-162023-08González-Pérez, L.I., Enciso-González, J.A., Maraboto, J., Castillo-Martínez, I.M. & Ramírez-Montoya, M.S. (2023). Enhancing Complex Thinking through Active Learning: A Case Study in a Senior Management Course at a Business School. In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality (TEEM 2023). Braganca, Portugal.https://hdl.handle.net/11285/651096This article reflects on the opportunities and challenges in developing university students' complex thinking competencies in a senior management course with active-learning strategies at a Mexican Business School. Such strategies ensure a pathway to acquiring competencies and, thus, new opportunities to trigger knowledge and inquisitive attitudes. This study'spopulation sample had 48 graduate students between 25 and 30 years old attending a private Business School in Mexico. Thirty-one percent of the respondents were female, and 69% were male. The study employed a mixed methods approach [26] which combines quantitative and qualitative methods. The results revealed a significant opportunity to emphasize the development of innovative thinking and scientific thinking in future CEO training so that they can impact their organizations based on scientific evidence and improve their processes and services. The pathway to 21st-century skills relies on academia developing business competencies within a new framework that leverages students' complex thinking skills.TextoengopenAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0HUMANIDADES Y CIENCIAS DE LA CONDUCTA::PEDAGOGÍA::TEORÍA Y MÉTODOS EDUCATIVOSEducationConferenciahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9474-2720https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4223-6128https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6405-4118https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3968-5775https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1274-706Xcomplex thinkingsenior managementhigher educationEducation 4.0educational innovationR4C&TEPortugal / Portugal