~ November 26, 2020 ~
Spotlight
TEACHING INNOVATIONS
Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights: Dorothée Baumann-Pauly, Michael Posner, Dan LeClair

What do future managers and leaders need to know in order to negotiate human rights issues in the business world? And what resources and research are available to help business schools prepare students for the challenges in this arena? This new toolkit shows the way. (also see this free case Manufacturing in Ethiopia: Decathlon's Partnership Model and Why Hollywood Turns a Blind Eye to China's Human Rights Abuses)
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LEADERSHIP
Quartz at Work: Gianpiero Petriglieri

In today's world, even silence has meaning. How can executives embrace this new management environment and learn to "be political well"? (would you like to play a game? The Evolution of Trust; also see Why 'Management' Became A Bad Word)
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INNOVATION
The New Yorker: Charles Duhigg

How does the VC system undermine "smart" and "solid" in favor of "crazy" and "hyped," and what does that do to the basic principles of competition?

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
from Judith Samuelson
Executive Director, Aspen Institute Business & Society Program

Dear Friends, 

We are experiencing a moment of remarkable change in business. What is thought in boardrooms and taught in classrooms about the purpose of the corporation and value creation is changing in real time. Will business managers leverage this moment for the common good? 

I'm excited to announce that my book exploring these issues, The Six New Rules of Business: Creating Real Value in a Changing World, will be published on January 12th by Berrett-Koehler. I hope you will consider ordering a free exam copy here.

With thanks, and great respect for the work you do to support the next generation of leaders and change agents in the world of business. 

-- Judy Samuelson

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Disney is arguing that they have the right to acquire assets without accompanying obligations. What would that theory do to the nature of copyright, and the willingness of innovators to create? (also see This Record Deal Simulator Could Upend the Way Artists Do Business and Snapchat to Give Users Share of $1m a Day for Most Entertaining Clips)
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GRAND CHALLENGES
Collaborative Fund: Morgan Housel

It's time to think creatively as we ask: Positive or negative, "what unintentional paths will 2020's god-awful virus set in motion?"
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COMMUNITY BUILDING
Smithsonian Magazine: Amanda B. Moniz

On Thanksgiving, #GivingTuesday and beyond, how can we recognize and support our shared humanity? And how can those actions lead to broader discussions about the future of society?
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