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Aesthetics and Business Innovation: Rethinking our Approach

<h6>About the event</h6>
We propose a reframing of business innovation – join us to experience how! Innovation and organisational creativity is at the core of any business wanting to be a step ahead and future-ready. But innovation practices in itself is in need of some new thinking. By looking to creativity, design, architecture arts and even performance, business leaders and innovators can discover new ways of co-creation and innovation management, that can propel their product development and growth strategies. For this event, professors Daniel Hjorth (Lund University and CBS) and Roberto Verganti (Stockholm School of Economics) will propose a new way to think and practice innovation centred on the concept of meaning-making. The idea is that the future strength of European business will increasingly be found in how it relates aesthetics and economy in creative ways. Following their presentations, the speakers will lead a panel discussion featuring Ana Maria Munar, Silviya Svejenova and Christian Bason. Regardless of whether you see your business as part of cultural and creative industries or not, your product development and innovation processes have to increasingly attend to the way aesthetics is a source of meaning in value-creation that attracts customers to European businesses. This has fascinating leadership implications that will be addressed in Hjorth and Verganti’s dialogical talk. This event is relevant for a broad scope of innovation management – people involved in product development, strategic change and strategy revision as well as those working on corporate entrepreneurship and with open innovation strategies.

Leadership Development Day 2025

<h6>About the event</h6>
The world is evolving at an unprecedented rate, and as leaders face growing challenges across industries, the need for transformation and effective leadership has never been greater to succeed.  Join CBS Executive Education and NOCA’s annual Leadership Development Day to explore how to navigate and lead transformation amidst uncertainty. Empower yourself with the tools and insights to thrive as a leadership development specialist in a rapidly evolving landscape. The need for leadership development as a discipline has never been more urgent. This day is dedicated to exploring how leadership development specialists can help nurture the next generation of leaders capable of guiding organisations through this turbulence with resilience, innovation, and foresight.  
<h6>Programme highlights</h6>
Keynote Speakers: from leading researchers at CBS and a prominent expert from Harvard Business School or IMD, offering global and academic perspectives. Case Studies: from Denmark’s largest organizations, showcasing their approaches to leadership development. Interactive Workshops: Leadership Development Experiment: Experience a cutting-edge process for fostering leadership adaptability &amp; Creativity for Reinvention: Cultivate creativity as a critical tool for transformation and innovation of leadership.

Benefits and strategies to develop a diverse, equitable and inclusive business

Let us introduce you to the basic principles of diversity, equity and inclusion! Explore how embracing diversity, equity and inclusion can bring value to your organization and understand the barriers you might meet on the way.   Come by our event and learn how your organization can ensure a more representative, fair and inclusive environment for all employees. 
 
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You'll be in the company of our esteemed CBS professor Poornima Luthra. She has spent the last fifteen years researching and teaching university courses in the field of talent management, with a focus on Diversity and Inclusion. More recently, Poornima has taken her years of academic experience into the corporate world with the vision of making workplaces more inclusive for all.
Poornima is also a highly acknowledged author within the field and has most recently published the following titles:  
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<li>Diversifying Diversity: Your Guide to Being an Active Ally of Inclusion in the Workplace</li>
<li class="a-spacing-none a-text-normal">The Art of Active Allyship: 7 Behaviours to Empower You to Push The Pendulum Towards Inclusion At Work</li>
<li class="a-spacing-none a-text-normal">Leading Through Bias: 5 Essential Skills to Block Bias and Improve Inclusion at Work</li>
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Weathering the Storm: Company strategies for handling geopolitical shifts

<h6>About the event</h6>
In today's volatile global environment, geopolitical shifts can have profound impacts on businesses. From trade wars to political instability, companies must be agile and strategic to navigate these challenges successfully, protect their interests, and thrive.
To accomplish this mission, many questions arise: How do companies react to geopolitical tensions? What measures can they take to protect their intangible assets, such as intellectual property and brand reputation? How are businesses affected by the global war over values, and what strategies can they develop to stay resilient?
The event "Weathering the Storm: Company Strategies for Handling Geopolitical Shifts" explores how businesses can effectively respond to these challenges.
CBS Professors Grazia Santangelo and Michael Mol will share their extensive knowledge and insights on these pressing issues. Professor Santangelo will provide an in-depth presentation on the various strategies companies can adopt to mitigate risks and leverage opportunities in a geopolitically charged world. Meanwhile, Professor Mol will offer an engaging case discussion with the audience and discuss how competing values influence global business dynamics.
Whether you are a business leader, strategist, or simply interested in the intersection of geopolitics and business, this event aims to provide you with practical knowledge and strategies to help your organisation weather the storm.

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Our two cents on the US elections

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How to share leadership in practice - Lessons from an organisation in transition

There seems to be a growing gap in ESG preparedness as Danish companies, especially smaller ones, struggle to meet evolving European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). While leading European firms advance, Danish businesses lag behind.

Danish Firms Trail in Readiness for New European ESG Standards

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What is the environmental impact of AI’s most utilised models, from the energy consumed during their development to the power required for their operation? Gain a concise understanding of the energy demands associated with AI usage and discover how you can adjust your practices as both a consumer and a user.

Explainer: AI's climate effect

We should stop thinking solely in terms of individual companies and instead focus on supply chains.

The leaders of the future are supply chain savvy

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Responsible Leadership

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How Underestimating Personal Carbon Footprint Undermines Effective Climate Policies

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Danish ports: Broadening horizons from water to land

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No more strutting around in borrowed green feathers

Supply Chains & Globalisation

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Have you got 10mn for a good story?

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As climate change accelerates, effective climate leadership is becoming an unavoidable leadership skill. The future of businesses, communities, infrastructure, and resilience hinges on how leaders across public and private sectors respond to growing challenges.

The Climate Crisis We Can’t Ignore: The Urgent Need for Leadership in Every Sector

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The New Frontiers of Finance

In this explainer, CBS Professor Gülen Sarial Abi discusses the impact Black Friday has on vulnerable consumers globally.

Explainer: Black Friday's impact on vulnerable consumers

What is quantum computing? And what about allyship? How does our use of AI impact climate change? In less than 5 minutes, CBS researchers explain topics and pressing issues relevant to business and society.

Learn in 5' - Our explainers

Read about the experience of strong believers in continuing and continuous education.

Sellers these days are overwhelmed by technology and AI among other. So how do the sellers of the future navigate these constant advancements?

What does the Seller of the Future look like?

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Globalisation: Time to go network

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Sports can make us better leaders

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We purchase identity like never before

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Three factors hinder boards' efforts towards sustainability

A CBS professor will uncover the role of civil society elites in influencing social and political decisions

Civil society elites and how they shape modern societies

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Kristjan Jespersen, a leading figure in sustainability, navigates ESG complexities at Copenhagen Business School and in corporate roles. Explore insights on ESG's political entanglements, global challenges, and the imperative for nuanced approaches in this article.

ESG Dynamics – Balancing Principles and Responsible Finance

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Public governance

"Danish companies are going to have to invest more"

In this video, CBS Associate Professor Kristjan Jespersen and Senior Director and Co-founder at Position Green Simon Taylor speak on how global, and particularly Danish, companies can advance their ESG work. This interview was recorded at our event 'True ESG: Moving Beyond Compliance to Purpose'

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Turning your internship into a full-time position

In this webinar hosted by Business Because, senior writer Matt Kefford meets with the Copenhagen MBA Admissions Manager Andrew Mellor, the Copenhagen MBA careers manager Malene Sejer Larsen, and two alumni Louise Andersson and Erik Catton, to talk about how to convert your internship into a full-time position. Louise and Erik both graduated from the CBS Full-Time MBA in 2022 and now hold roles with Danske Bank and Mærsk. 
The key takeaways from this webinar are to hear from CBS alumni about the MBA experience and find out more about the benefits of studying the Copenhagen MBA. Moreover, you will get insider advice on how to land your MBA internship and how to jump from it to becoming a full-time employee.

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In this webinar hosted by Business Because, Andrew Mellor, MBA admissions manager, Malene Sejer Larsen, MBA careers manager, and CBS alumni Erik Catton and Louise Andersson, discuss how to land an MBA internship and how to convert it into a full-time position.