Sustainable Business Modeling

Tavoite

This course offers the student the opportunity to apply new business modeling techniques to an existing business. They will help create solutions to current and future organizations' challenges regarding the ecological, economic and social environment. Moreover, the student will examine how sustainable business culture affects the organization's strategy and the opportunities for innovation beneath them. In addition, the student will learn to leverage sustainability as a tool for value creation and sustainable business design as a source of business innovation.

· Business modeling for sustainability
· Sustainability as a competitive advantage
· Implementation of sustainable thinking
· Culture as a strategy
· Cross-functional perspective

Sisällön aikataulutus

More detailed information will be given closer to the beginning of the course.

Opetusmenetelmät

This course follows a mix of teaching methods from which the main ones are: problem-based learning, design thinking, case study analysis and flipped classroom.

Oppimateriaali

Borglund, Tommy, et al. CSR and sustainable business. Sanoma utbildning, 2021

Sustainable business model design : 45 patterns and Sustainable design for the built environment

Opetuksen aikataulu

6 to 8 weeks and an average of 20 hours per week

Työelämäyhteistyö

This is an applied course that asks the student to evaluate and apply knowledge on real cases of their choice, which could be their own business idea, the company they work for, or a company they would desire to work for.

Lisätiedot

This course offers students the opportunity to apply new business modeling techniques to an existing business. The participants will help create solutions to current and future organizations' challenges regarding the ecological, economic and social environment. Moreover, students will examine how sustainable business culture affects the organization's strategy and the opportunities for innovation beneath them. In addition, students will learn to leverage sustainability as a tool for value creation and sustainable business design as a source of business innovation.
•Business modeling for sustainability
•Sustainability as a competitive advantage
•Implementation of sustainable thinking
•Culture as a strategy
•Cross-functional perspective

Arviointikriteerit

1-5