Faculty Perspectives on Sustainability with Dave Rochlin and Panos Patatoukas
In this episode, we talk to two faculty members who are driving the effort to integrate sustainability and social impact topics into the curriculum at Haas through both the core curriculum and electives.
Dave Rochlin, the Executive Director of the Innovation, Creativity, and Design Practice at Berkeley Haas joins us first. He teaches a new applied innovation elective called Designing Tech for Good, recently featured in Haas News.
He shares why he created this class, the role business leaders play in shaping public policy, and his ideas for the future of sustainability at Haas.
We then sit down with Panos Patatoukas to hear more about how fundamental MBA classes like finance and accounting can transform the mindset of future leaders. Panos is an Associate Professor at Haas.
Episode Quotes:
Can accountants save the world? (Panos)
36:51 - If I can find ways to make it easier for great people to get finance and execute their vision, and come up with great technology, I think that will be a success for me, right? But it's going to be really, the question is how do we get these incredible people to innovate. And I think that's really the role of management.
Where do you see the US markets going in terms of disclosure? (Panos)
34:23 - I don't want to make predictions, but you know, the trend that I see is more convergence as opposed to divergence in the way we think, across the globe. And I think that's driven by investors. I think the investor base is globalized and investors demand I think more clarity in terms of the way companies are reporting their activities and in terms of the way they fund portfolios and to make decisions.
What do you want students to take away from your course (Dave)
22:51 - How to be more creative around problem-solving. We do have some design thinking built into the course and some systems thinking. And so, suspending the idea that you can solve the problem right away and thinking much more creatively about possibilities is something that we definitely put into the course and make sure the projects consider.
Show Links:
- Dave Rochlin’s Faculty Profile
- Dave Rochlin on LinkedIn
- Panos Patatoukas Faculty Profile
- Panos Patatoukas on LinkedIn
- Panos Patatoukas on Twitter
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