Le Séminaire Sustainability du Programme Grande École de ESCP - Designing Tomorrow, Créer demain

Summary

The transcript details a seminar titled 'Designing Tomorrow,' part of the first-year curriculum at a business school. Aimed at premaster students, mostly from preparatory classes, the seminar focuses on educating them about climate change and planetary boundaries. The program spans three days, followed by a three-month field investigation, with activities like climate workshops and meetings with business professionals. The goal is to equip students with critical thinking skills and practical knowledge on how climate change impacts management practices. The program fosters engagement, encouraging students to take proactive steps in shaping a sustainable future.

Takeaways

• 🌱 The 'Designing Tomorrow' seminar is an introductory course for pre-master students in the Grande École program.
• 🌍 The seminar focuses on climate change education, emphasizing the importance of understanding planetary limits.
• 📚 Students generally have some foundational knowledge about climate change but need further education on the topic.
• 🎓 The seminar aims to build scientific literacy around climate and planetary boundaries for students.
• 🏢 It connects climate change knowledge to the corporate world, exploring how these issues affect business practices.
• 🧠 Over three days, students engage in activities like the 'Climate Fresk' workshop to understand causes and effects of climate change.
• 👥 Students also meet with business professionals to see how climate change impacts management practices.
• 💡 The program encourages critical thinking and equips students to face new challenges linked to climate change.
• 🌐 Students undertake a three-month field study focusing on controversy analysis related to climate issues.
• 🌍 The speaker reflects on the strong commitment of SCP to climate issues, which they hadn't been aware of during their own studies.

Q & A

What is the 'Designing Tomorrow' seminar?

The 'Designing Tomorrow' seminar is the first pedagogical meeting for pre-master students in their first year of the Grande École program. It introduces them to the critical issues of climate change and planetary boundaries.

Why was the 'Designing Tomorrow' seminar created?

The seminar was created because while students may have a basic understanding of climate change from their preparatory classes, they need more formal education on these topics, particularly on the scientific foundations and their connection to business practices.

What are the two main goals of the seminar?

The first goal is to provide students with scientific literacy on climate change and planetary boundaries. The second is to help students understand how these issues are transforming business practices.

What is the format of the seminar?

The seminar lasts for three days, followed by three months of fieldwork in the form of a controversy analysis.

How does the seminar help students understand climate change?

Students participate in activities such as the 'climate fresco' workshop, which helps them understand the causes and consequences of climate change.

What role do professionals play in the seminar?

Students have meetings with business professionals, who help them understand how climate change is affecting current management practices.

What additional skills does the seminar aim to develop in students?

The seminar trains students to think critically and understand new challenges, preparing them to innovate and create positive changes.

How does the speaker describe their return to the institution as a lecturer?

The speaker compares their experience to 'science-fiction in reverse,' reflecting on how the institution's commitment to climate causes was not something they knew about when they were a student.

What does the speaker highlight about the institution's climate engagement?

The speaker emphasizes that the institution is actively committed to climate causes and aims to turn its students into engaged and responsible individuals.

What message does the speaker convey about personal responsibility in addressing climate change?

The speaker stresses that it is not enough to hope for things to get better; individuals must actively work to change the world, and students of such an institution are equipped with the tools to do so.