coopBschool

coopBschool.net coopBschool We're owned, organized, and governed as if social enterprise and sustainable business really mattered! No closed-book management No closed-door offices No deep hierarchies No elitism No highly paid execs No secretive investments No ivory towers Total transparency Radical accountability Participatory democracy Inclusiveness Social justice Equity Authentic community Affordability Our common humanity Remember, colleges and universities are corporations, too Hierarchical Traditionally, they're: Closed- door How can a strongly hierarchical organization with many levels teach flat organizations and network skills? How can an exclusive organization teach inclusiveness? How can an elitist organization empower and serve ordinary people? How can a siloed, fragmented organization teach holistic thinking, organization, and action? How can a closed, need-to-know organization teach openness and transparency? How can an organization accountable to the powerful few empower and become accountable to the powerless many? Suppose you're the kind of person who wants to change the world through business... ... and you want to grow your business knowledge and learn useful skills... But you want to live by your principles and honor your ideals, whatever you do! (Let's say that your determination to stick to what truly matters to you has gotten a bit stronger recently, too.) Whose wouldn't? So, you look around for, say, an MBA program... An MBA that's about sustainable business! Social entrepreneurship! Environmental justice! Local living economies! And you find a whole bunch with "sustainable" this and "socially responsible" that... But, you know something? Very few of them practice what they preach VERY few We know enough about sustainability now to know that there MUST be an absolutely genuine commitment to: How can you even think of pursuing sustainability in business without attending to these? Do colleges and universities live by these today? NO An MBA designed to change the world Generally... Siloed We're democratically managed We're both a worker and a learner coop We're a benefit corporation and a B-Corp. We're totally dedicated to turning management education on its head, for the common good AND WE MEAN BUSINESS Elitist Sustainability's integrated throughout our curriculum... But we also PRACTICE what we teach Transforming! Regenerating! Flourishing! Thriving! Honoring! Empowering! Liberating! An MBA for business revolutionaries! Research-driven, NOT Learning-driven, or Mission-driven and in management and social science, a lot of the research isn't very relevant anyway Notice: This presentation has been created for concept purposes only, and should not be construed as an advertisement or solicitation for an existing school or program. Images obtained through Google Images are used here under the Fair Use doctrine, temporarily. signed, Lost Arrow arrowlost@gmail.com We offer an alternative. It may be what you're seeking. We've studied today's needs and built a business learning environment that's - Modular - Scalable - Affordable - Practical - Experiential You're not a student, you're a member, for as long as you want to be a part of our learning community (which could be a lifetime) After all, why shouldn't matters of justice and accountability be named and right out there in the open?