Reimagining Business Education : Insights and Actions from the Business Education Jam

'Reimagining Business Education' discusses the rationale for, and design of, the first Business Education Jam. It reviews key challenges facing business education and articulates a vision for how the role and delivery of business education could be reimagined. This book is critically important during a time when business schools, as an industry, struggle to identify the innovations necessary to meet the needs of a changing world. The Jam was the first open platform for dialogue of its kind for business education and continues to make an impact - including use by Schools and Deans around the world to guide strategic planning efforts; program directors as they drive innovation in their programs; and industry executives as they identify ways to better engage with business education. This book takes this collaborative effort a step further to break down traditional models and structures as we seek to reimagine the future of business education in a more open and connected world. Reimagining Business Education Discusses The Rationale For, And Design Of, The First Business Education Jam; Reviews Key Challenges Facing Business Education; And Articulates A Vision For How The Role And Delivery Of Business Education Could Be Reimagined. This Book Is Critically Important During A Time When Business Schools, As An Industry, Struggle To Identify The Innovations Necessary To Meet The Needs Of A Changing World. The Jam Was A Massive Online Brainstorm From September 30-october 2, 2014 With Over 5,000 Participants Who Sparked Ideas, Concepts, And Collaborations On How To Close The Growing Gap Between Industry And Academia. A Transformative Event, It Continues To Make An Impact As Deans, Academics, And Members Of Industry Leverage Its Findings To Inform Practice. Reimagining Business Education Takes This Collaborative Effort A Step Further To Break Down Traditional Educational Models And Structures To Reimagine The Future Of Business Education In A More Open And Connected World. -- From Back Cover. The Need For Real Innovation In Business Education -- Critical Challenges -- Enabling A Global Conversation -- The Business Education Jam -- The Emerging Impact Of Open Innovation -- Addressing The Gap Between Theory And Practice -- Reimagining Business Education -- Next Steps: Where Do We Go From Here? By Paul R. Carlile, Steven H. Davidson, Kenneth W. Freeman, Howard Thomas, N. Venkatraman (boston University Questrom School Of Business, Boston, Massachusetts, Usa). Includes Bibliographical References (pages 125-127). This book discusses the rationale for, and design of, the first Business Education Jam. It reviews key challenges and articulates a vision for how the role and delivery of business education could be reimagined in a time when business schools struggle to identify the innovations necessary to meet the needs of a changing world.