{"id":21803,"date":"2023-08-04T13:35:29","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T11:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.munich-business-school.de\/insights\/?p=21803"},"modified":"2023-08-11T08:51:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T06:51:38","slug":"conscious-business-education-research-project-holds-multiplier-conference-in-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.munich-business-school.de\/insights\/en\/2023\/conscious-business-education-research-project-holds-multiplier-conference-in-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Conscious Business Education: Research Project Holds Multiplier Conference in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On June 28 and 29, the Conscious Business Education<\/em> research project \u2013 in which Munich Business School is actively involved \u2013 organized its first major multiplier conference in Barcelona. The event invited teachers and lecturers at universities, high schools and vocational colleges along with researchers, doctoral candidates and students to explore and try out the university courses on conscious business developed through the project.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Conscious Business Education (CBE)<\/em> research project<\/strong><\/a> brings together Munich Business School<\/strong><\/a>, Julius-Maximilians-Universit\u00e4t W\u00fcrzburg<\/strong><\/a> (Germany), the UPF Barcelona School of Management<\/strong><\/a> (Spain), Palack\u00fd University Olomouc<\/strong><\/a> (Poland), Nova School of Business and Economics<\/strong><\/a> (Portugal), Impact Centre Erasmus<\/a> (Netherlands) and PIMEC<\/strong><\/a> (Catalan Association of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, Spain) with the aim of developing a comprehensive curriculum covering all aspects of conscious business. The content it develops will then be applied in university teaching and executive education programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The multiplier conference in Barcelona had three aims:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Introduce the 21 university courses on conscious business developed through the project<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Collect feedback on the courses and the project as a whole<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Foster links between like-minded teachers, researchers and professors<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Green light for the 21 university courses developed by the Conscious Business Education<\/em> research project<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The first day of the multiplier conference began with an overview of the Conscious Business Education<\/em> project, its mission and its aims. The special part of the developed courses \u2013 the explicit focus on consciousness \u2013 permeates both the content and the teaching methods, which rely heavily on participatory, mindful and self-reflective approaches. While giving students an opportunity to discover a more conscious, attentive form of business is certainly possible, it also makes financial sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Furthermore, in an effort to broaden the event\u2019s horizons beyond the CBE project, Prof. Michael Pirson from Fordham University, USA,<\/strong><\/a> gave a talk entitled: Educating business students to do business more consciously \u2013 the humanistic leadership approach<\/em>. His fascinating project aims to reach around 1,000 professors and lecturers and encourage them to teach a humanistic approach to business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In the afternoon, the 21 CBE courses were divided into four clusters: Business Strategy & Entrepreneurship; Financial & Value Management; Operations & Marketing, and Organization & Leadership. Participants were invited to choose one of the four clusters to find out more about its courses. A lively discussion developed in each group, providing valuable feedback and comments on each of the 21 courses. This vital input will be incorporated into the next, improved version of the courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Multiplier conference in Barcelona provides an opportunity to exchange and network with like-minded educators<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The second day of the conference began by considering a topic that is often overlooked: for lecturers to be able to teach conscious entrepreneurship, they must also possess a degree of awareness and self-reflection. Dorianne Cotter-Lockard<\/strong><\/a>, creator of the Conscious Leadership courses, shared her personal experiences of growing as a conscious leader and encouraging the audience to engage in self-reflection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Following her talk, participants had a choice of three parallel workshops hosted by representatives of CBE research partners, which covered different aspects of conscious business (education):<\/p>\n\n\n\n