Dears,
We invite you to participate in an exciting PDW on the theme of 'Sustainability Driven Innovation (SDI)' at the upcoming Academy of Management meeting in Anaheim on August 5 2016 from 8:00AM to 10:00AM, in room Grand Ballroom Salon H at the Anaheim Marriott.
The workshop will focus on three main topics: (1) State of the Art and future challenges for SDI; (2) Business Models Innovation for a future compatible with Sustainable development; (3) Normative orientations and leadership of SDI.
The workshop will be introduced by Prof Sally Randles from University of Manchester and Prof Stefan Schaltegger from the Centre for Sustainability Management, Leuphana University Lüneburg. The PDW will also include the participation of:
Steve Kennedy – Rotterdam School of Management
Jason Jay – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nancy Bocken – Delft University
Richard Adams – University of Surrey
Oliver Laasch – University of Nottingham
Mario Pansera – Academy of Business in Society
Lara Hale – Copenhagen Business School
Amanda Williams - Rotterdam School of Management
Taryn Mead – University of Exeter
Abstract:
The global challenges set by climate change and ecosystems degradation require new forms of framing socio-economic development. The achievement of sustainable development implies new forms of sustainability-driven innovation (SDI) able to deliver new products, organizations and business models with better environmental characteristics. The aim of this PDW is to advance the debate about the future directions and methodological complexity that the study of SDI presents. The starting point for this discussion is the ground-breaking research and training activity conducted by the project 'Innovation for Sustainability (I4S)' funded by the European Commission's Marie Skłodowksa-Curie scheme. For this purpose, in the first section of the workshop the organisers will introduce the audience to the social, technical and economic challenges that the study and deployment of SDIs present. This introduction is presented in the form of 'Topic Teaser Presentations' organised in three topic areas: (1) State of the Art and future challenges for SDI, (2) Sustainable Business Models of the future, and (3) normative orientations, leadership, and SDI. In the second part of the PDW, 4 selected papers developed within the project I4S are presented and discussed with the participants in 4 parallel roundtables. Finally, insights from the table discussions will be collected and made available through the ONE division and other channels.
Dr Mario Pansera
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at ABIS
Research Fellow at the University of Exeter Business School
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