Chaire COAST | MBS School of Business (in memory of Helen Etchanchu)

Happy holidays and end of the year to our community of students, teachers, researchers, colleagues and of partners working in companies, non-profits, universities, social movements and the public sector. 🤝 In this 2023, we expanded our projects and collaborations, not only internationally with the European Commission, ENFASYS HEU, EIT Food, WorldFish/CGIAR, Metabolic, EIIS - European Institute of Innovation for Sustainability, Mine Vaganti NGO and several universities (among which, most recently, Esade, University of Exeter Business School, University of Jyväskylä), but also nationally with an important partnership with Leader France, and locally, with a very meaningful partnership with ÉCOLE INTERNATIONALE ANTONIA and its pedagogy embracing complexity. Other partnerships are formed as we speak, and we hope they will see the light in 2024. 🌍 We worked and collaborated in line with the core principles that drive us: well-being, social justice, resilience, and ecological embeddedness. If these principles resonate with you, and you believe that we need to transform our organizations and society to strive toward them, we hope that our paths will cross in 2024. Most importantly, this year we have started to renew our vision in legacy and continuity with the foundational spirit of our Chair shared since 2021 with Helen Etchanchu. Helen could not work with us this year, but her energy, ideas and inspiration stick every day in our minds and hearts. As we approach the holidays, we dedicate our entire year of work to her. 🌻 🌞 ❤️ 📸 Saint Georges d'Orques, September 2022

📣 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬 inspired by 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠! Our Garima Kishor is currently conducting research for her Master of Science (MSc) thesis on a topic we (Garima Kishor, Domenico Dentoni and the other Lab co-founders) are deeply passionate: “𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞, 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞?” 👉 So, if you’re an entrepreneur who: ➜ Applies systems thinking in your venture, or is curious about it ➜ Uses, or plans to use, tools like systems maps, feedback loops, or reflexive decision-making ➜ Is open to sharing your entrepreneurial experience in a short interview Garima Kishor would truly appreciate the opportunity to learn from you. Your insights will contribute to a broader understanding of how systems thinking can help startups navigate uncertainty, complexity, and cognitive bias. Interviews will be conducted via 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬, and all responses will be 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥. Feel free to message Garima Kishor directly or comment below if you’re interested — or please tag anyone you think might be a great fit for this! 🙏 This MSc thesis is supported by our Systems Mapping & Co-Design Lab and Chaire COAST | MBS School of Business (in memory of Helen Etchanchu), the French school where Garima Kishor is graduating.

💡 Business school rankings, and rankings on sustainability - let's be frank: What are we competing about? And what are we competing for? Instead of getting into a 'ranking-climbing mode' no matter what rankings are all about, a better approach is to critically assess what the ranking is actually measuring and promote rankings that measure things that matter. Is the salary after graduation the main measure to compare our schools with each other? Or perhaps the ability to expand the way we think and engage with each other and with our environment - harder to measure, but arguably more meaningful? Thanks to Gorgi Krlev and ESCP Business School for tackling some of these game-changing questions.

Thanks to Mira Slavova and the Network for Practice and Process Management Studies Drawing on African Empirical Settings at University of Warwick - Warwick Business School, our Director Domenico Dentoni and his co-authors (Carlo Cucchi, Wageningen Social & Economic Research; Rob Lubberink🟥, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences; and William Gartner, Babson College) will discuss their recent research published on Organization Studies titled: ‘That’s Witchcraft’: Community entrepreneuring as a process of navigating intra-community tensions through spiritual practices. Organization Studies, 43(2), 179–201. This paper stemmed from our collaboration with Sera Gondwe and her team at LUANAR-Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources in the context of our OSMARE project funded by NWO (Dutch Research Council) and CGIAR's Climate Change Adaptation and Food Security (CCAFS) Program. We look forward to engage with discussants Prof. Stan Gottlieb Kaunda (Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences) and Adwell Zembele (University of Malawi) and all participants who will decide to join. 👉 Please register here: https://lnkd.in/d2bSvidf 👉 Please read the paper in advance here: https://lnkd.in/dUnb8Smn

[🌍Online Interview] What about if we reflect on innovative methods for a new style of R&D ? How can we design a strategy that consumes fewer resources, is more inclusive to the public we serve, and is more effective? In a time when our planet's resources are limited, the need to rethink our innovation strategies has never been more urgent. In our recent interview with Quorus,Boris Plantier alongside my colleague Elsa Kassardjian, MBS School of Business we explored how Frugal Innovation can be a response to this challenge. This strategy, which takes into account the current social, economic, and environmental situation, offers more sustainable, inclusive, and efficient solutions for the development of products and services. Frugal Innovation is not only applicable to developing countries but can be a key strategy for all business sectors looking to be more responsible with the environment and better connected to consumer needs. Chaire COAST | MBS School of Business (in memory of Helen Etchanchu) #FrugalInnovation #Inclusiveinnovation #Sustainability #Innovation #CircularEconomy #BusinessTransformation #ResponsibleInnovation https://lnkd.in/eiG-_wvv

Parce que je me suis aussi posé la question, parce que les entreprises s’interrogent également, je vais essayer de vous répondre à la question classique : ❓ Mais au fait, c’est quoi une chaire de recherche ? Une chaire de recherche, c’est un partenariat structurant au sein d’un écosystème, entre une école, et une ou plusieurs entreprises, autour d’une problématique sociétale ou stratégique forte. 💡 Son objectif : produire de la recherche appliquée, former des experts, enseigner aux étudiants et diffuser les résultats au plus grand nombre. À la différence d’une mission de conseil, qui est une prestation de service ponctuelle et individuelle pour une entreprise donnée, le travail d’une chaire s’inscrit dans le temps long de la recherche, via une convention pluriannuelle et une feuille de route co-construite entre les chercheurs et les entreprises partie prenantes de cette recherche. 📌 L’entreprise mécène devient un véritable terrain d’étude, et bénéficie d’un regard scientifique sur ses enjeux, tout en contribuant à l’#intérêtgénéral. C’est un investissement à #impact — #social, #environnemental, #économique. 🎯 À MBS School of Business, plusieurs #chaires de recherche sont ouvertes au #mécénat sur des sujets de pointe très divers : 🔹 Finance Sociale & Durable - Chaire MBS pilotée par Thi Hong Van HOANG et Anastasia Cozarenco #Microfinance, #ESG, #banques sociales — pour une finance plus responsable. 📍 https://lnkd.in/dN7BupYd 🔹 Chaire BEST piltotée par Walid A. Nakara, Ph. D., HDR #Inclusion, économie sociale et solidaire, #innovation entrepreneuriale. 📍 https://lnkd.in/drExBaph 🔹 Chaire COAST | MBS School of Business (in memory of Helen Etchanchu) pilotée par Domenico Dentoni ODD, #transitions écologiques et sociales, stratégies #durables. 📍 https://lnkd.in/d5EWz3J4 🔹 Chaire MIND | MBS pilotée par Maryline Meyer et Mélanie Jaeck #RSE sociale, égalité professionnelle, #inclusion numérique. 📍 https://lnkd.in/dxqRzzeg 🔹 Chaire Pégase Transport #aérien, #spatial, logistique : un regard académique sur des filières stratégiques. 📍 https://lnkd.in/dXD4GG54 🔹 Chaire Sustainable Performance of Intermediation Services pilotée par Marc ROBERT Performance durable des services d’intermédiation. 📍 https://lnkd.in/de5rh5Vq 🧩 Si vous souhaitez inscrire votre entreprise dans un programme de recherche à #impact sur le long terme, contactez-moi pour en discuter. Devenir mécène, c’est faire le choix du #sens et de la #durabilité au service de l'#intérêtgénéral. #Recherche #Mécénat #Chaire #Innovation #RSE #Impact #EnseignementSupérieur #MBS #EntrepriseEngagée #SoutenirLaScience Lymia ARFI Sophie Gosselin

#MercrediPodcast ! RDV aujourd'hui pour découvrir la première partie de l'échange entre Catherine L'Ecuyer et Magali Boisseau autour de la #SharingEconomy ! Autour des travaux de recherche de Catherine L'Ecuyer (lien en premier commentaire) et des activités créées et développées par Magalie Boisseau Bedycasa et Leonaa, écoutez leurs analyses et points de vue engagés ! https://lnkd.in/dXHPPKHw Magalie MARAIS Maryline Meyer Mélanie Jaeck Julien Granata, PhD Cédrine Joly Anne-Valérie CRESPO-FEBVAY Maryline Bourdil-Resch Melinda CHEHIMI LELIGOIS Beverly Michel Bastelica Thomas Lario #PeopleAndOrganisationsDepartment Daniel S. Lacerda Marija Roglic Domenico Dentoni Florian Uberbacher Alec Waterworth Thomas SIMON Lionel RIVIERE #GroupeRH Université de Montpellier Anne Loubes MBS School of Business Clotilde Charennat-Collos Elodie André Sophie BUISINE 🍀Sophie Gosselin

Join our next Systems Mapping & Co-Design Lab meeting on May 12! This thriving Lab is a spin-off of our Chaire COAST | MBS School of Business (in memory of Helen Etchanchu): a platform dedicated to learn together and promote systems thinking, mapping and change tools in France and much beyond.

💡 An oldie but goodie: why we should all do more role plays - not just in schools, but also in companies, civil society and (geo)political dialogues:

"Jouer" à l'effondrement : une manière d'apprendre ? Hier dans le cadre de la réflexion sur nos futurs cours de L3 sur la transition énergétique au sein d'Excelia, nous avons testé le jeu Collapse! de Ginie Servant-Miklos et essayé de créer des sociétés robustes face aux chocs à venir. Bilan : Le jeu est très complet (félicitations !). Il montre bien comment il faut se préparer à faire des choix, à connaître des effets en cascade, en visant la diversification des risques, la redondance, et prévoir un peu de "ventre mou" en cas de coups durs (qui viendront). Piste de réflexion à venir : Comment faire en sorte que les étudiants, en jouant, ne considèrent pas le monde à 3 degrés comme une fatalité face auquel on ne peut que devenir survivaliste. Donc une importante phase de debrief à prévoir ! Merci encore à Marie-Véronique GAUDUCHON Liliane Carmagnac Pierre BARET Alban Gelinaud-Vivien Clémentine BOURON Clara Guilloteau Alexandra Baud de vous être prêtés au jeu. Grand merci à mon co-équipier / organisateur qui a imprimé le tout Thomas Petit En premier commentaire, le lien vers la documentation du jeu, gracieusement à disposition en licence Creative Commons.