AACSB International

2021 Innovations That Inspire

AACSB's annual Innovations That Inspire initiative recognizes institutions from around the world serving as champions of change in the business education landscape.

Demonstrating that business schools are connected for better, AACSB's 2021 Innovations That Inspire initiative showcases 24 schools' positive contributions to society—including efforts to address wide-ranging societal challenges such as food insecurity, pandemic leadership, climate change, and gender equity.

Access the Entire Collection

AACSB members can access all Innovations That Inspire submissions, including those from prior years, through DataDirect. To date, members of AACSB’s Business Education Alliance have shared more than 1,000 effective and innovative practices within their curricular offerings and programming, thought leadership, operations, and community engagement—creating a robust repository in AACSB’s DataDirect portal to inform and inspire fellow members. AACSB member login is required.

Many submissions have also been featured within AACSB articles and social media. AACSB thanks its members for their enthusiastic participation in this initiative.

About the Initiative

Now in its sixth year, AACSB's Innovations That Inspire initiative invites members of the Business Education Alliance to share their efforts to lead and innovate within business education. Prior years have emphasized effective and innovative practices within research, outreach, pedagogy, strategy, leadership, and entrepreneurship—demonstrating business education's impressive range of creativity and commitment to quality.

For questions related to the initiative or for media inquiries, email challenges@aacsb.edu. For questions regarding DataDirect’s Innovations That Inspire Quick Reports Search, email research@aacsb.edu.

Please review the Frequently Asked Questions to prepare for a future submission.

Support for the 2021 Innovations That Inspire is provided by:

“The future calls for business schools to capitalize on academic strengths in order to grow and develop the rich space between theory and practice in ways that positively impact society. To do so, schools will need to pursue operational models and strategies that firmly position themselves at the intersection of industry and practice, as conveners and partners in the knowledge creation ecosystem rather than just suppliers.”

—AACSB International, A Collective Vision for Business Education

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