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50+20 TEDxTalk by Katrin Muff, Dean: Business School Lausanne
Dr. Katrin Muff is Dean of Business School Lausanne, and one of the visioneers behind the 50+20 initiative. Inspired by the Rio+20 focus on the big issues of our time, a group of engaged stakeholders decide to do the same for management education, proposing a radical revision of the role of management education in society [...]
50+20 Project report March 2013
Download: 50+20 Project Update March 2013 To all the valued contributors and reviewers of the 50+20 vision – with this short report we’d like to share an overview of the journey to date, highlight the main outcomes achieved and present the future 50+20 activities, such as the Global Doctoral Consortium and the Programme Directors Innovation Cohort (also [...]
50+20 @ RIO+20 documentary now online
From 14 to 19 June 2012 during the RIO+20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, the 50+20 film team documented some of the experiences and unique encounters and meetings that 50+20 contributors took part in. All the segments and interviews that form part of this documentary is now available for viewing as a playlist at http://50plus20.org/documentary or [...]
50+20 held up as “Daring to Care” during Academy of Management Presidential Address
During the Academy of Management Presidential Address (August 2012 in Boston, MA) Anne S. Tsui’s address was titled “On Compassion Why Should We Care?”. During this speech Anne presented some examples of individuals or groups that “Dare to Care” making reference to the 50+20 vision as such an example. See around 23 min 40 sec [...]
Preview: RIO+20 Documentary to be launched at Africa Leads 2012
50+20 will launch online, during Africa Leads 2012, the “50+20 at Rio+20″ documentary. As a short preview we’re excited to share some of the interviews recorded for this documentary.
Towns and schools in transition
The world cannot be changed with a single grandiose epiphany. A one-size-fits-all solution would be dangerous and highly prone to failure. Rather, we propose a process of engagement which provides participants with the freedom and flexibility to begin where their organization is currently placed, leaving open how they wish to implement concrete actions. Actors in [...]
A new generation of teachers and researchers
A significant challenge concerns the ability to hire or re-train educational and research faculty members who can create safe and effective collaborative learning platforms. Re-training existing faculty is one of the most important levers in the successful implementation of the 50+20 vision. Our recommendations focus on two core activities, similar to those of the Carnegie [...]
Being part of something larger
We need students and participants – whether they labor in a narrow, disciplinary area or in a broad leadership capacity – to understand that they are an integral part of something bigger than themselves. This realization encourages and empowers our students to embrace their responsibility towards the greater whole. It will also enable students to [...]
Issue-centered learning
One of the core pillars of management education for the future is to turn current functional-based, single discipline teaching into issue-centered, trans-disciplinary learning. The development of a question-based, creativity-focused approach that enables critical and divergent thinking is an integral part of this. Future learning environments will be established both inside a classroom and as collaborative [...]
Safe and powerful learning environments
The basic requirement for developing leaders is a framework that addresses the whole person and creates openness and support for them. As such, education must provide the fertile ground that allows for profound personal and professional development. Students and participants, irrespective of their age, will need a serious amount of personal courage to confront their [...]
