Vertikala samtal

Hosted by: Dr. Ulla Saari, Senior researcher at the Media, Management & Transformation Research Centre (MMTC), and Senior Research Fellow at Tampere University, Finland.

Companies in focus of the discussion: B Lab that is transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet. They also certify companies known as B Corps.

Company representation: Co-Director of Engagement Josephine Herzig from the B Lab Switzerland, the Swiss branch of the global B Lab NPO https://www.blab-switzerland.ch/

Guest from Academia: Dr. Rachel Brooks, Head of Executive Education at the Competence Center for Social Innovation at the University of St.Gallen https://imp.unisg.ch/de/themen/partnerprogramme/competence-center-for-social-innovation-csi-hsg

Vilka är utmaningarna för småländska ledare i den globala pandemin? Vart är de på väg och med vilka riktmärken? Detta är några av de frågor som forskarna Karin Havemose och Joakim Netz reflekterar över i ett samtal modererat av Johan Wangström.

In this episode of the podcast Vertikala samtal, from Jönköping University, we are talking Johan Klaesson, Sofia Wixe and Mikaela Backman from the research center CEnSE at Jönköping International Business School.

CEnSE was founded in 2010 and they are celebrating their 10 year anniversary in December 2020.

The podcast talks about the past, present and future of CEnSE.

In this podcast series, you will hear what practitioners from sustainability-oriented companies and academics from different fields focusing on social innovation and sustainability research think about the major challenges and future opportunities in the transition to the circular economy.

Cradle-to-cradle design - How can companies that are implementing cradle-to-cradle design principles help to have a positive impact on society?

Hosted by: Dr. Ulla Saari, Senior researcher at the Media, Management & Transformation Research Centre (MMTC), and assistant professor of sustainable business at Jönköping International Business School.

Guest from Academia: Prof. Dr. Michael Braungart, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Braungart EPEA – Internationale Umweltforschung Hamburg http://braungart.epea-hamburg.org/en/content/about-michael-braungart

Hosted by: Dr. Ulla Saari, Senior researcher at the Media, Management & Transformation Research Centre (MMTC), and assistant professor of sustainable business at Jönköping International Business School.

Company in focus of the discussion: a supplier of engineering solutions, products and services for automotive industry, process industry and machine building

Company representation: MBA Thomas Beck from PHOENIX CONTACT Electronics GmbH, Germany, https:// www.phoenixcontact.com/

Guest from Academia: Univ. Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Cornelius Herstatt, Institute for Technology and Innovation Management (TIM), Hamburg University of Technology Germany, https://cgi.tu-harburg.de/~timab/tim/en/institut

In this podcast series, you will hear what practitioners from sustainability-oriented companies and academics from different fields focusing on social innovation and sustainability research think about the major challenges and future opportunities in the transition to the circular economy.

One of the perspectives in the discussions will be social innovations needed in addition to technological innovations to support more sustainable consumer behavior. The aim is to inspire business developers in companies to further develop more sustainable business ideas and promote social innovation.

The podcast closes with practically relevant research questions for researchers that will help us in the academia to focus on the key issues in transitioning to the circular economy.

Hosting podcast #1: Dr. Ulla Saari, senior researcher at Media, Management & Transformation Research Centre (MMTC) and assistant professor of sustainable business at Jönköping International Business School.

Industrial sector in focus: automotive sector

Company representation: DI Johann Bachler from AVL List GmbH, Austria, https://www.avl.com/

Guest from Academia: Prof. Rupert Baumgartner from University of Graz, Austria

Frida Lygnegård, universitetslektor i arbetsterapi på Hälsohögskolan samtalar med Pernilla Baralt, UNICEF-Sveriges generalsekreterare, kring frågor som rör alla som är intresserade av att bygga ett hållbart samhälle för våra kommande generationer. Samtalet berör barns rättigheter i relation till pågående pandemi, stadsbyggnadsfrågor, höstbudgeten, hållbara städer och AGENDA 2030 - och det faktum att orosanmälningarna ökar.

Programledare: Johan Wagnström

Producent: Daniel Ekman

Musik: Bensound.com

Vad har Fru Jonsson, 85 år, gemensamt med HLKs forskare Ulli Samuelsson? Svaret på den frågan finner ni i denna podd med fokus på digitala möjligheter och omöjligheter. Programledare: Johan Wangström.

Hur påverkas innovationskraft hos företag i Corona-pandemin? Vilka konsekvenser får det i innovationspolitiken? Vad händer med innovationskraften efter Corona-pandemin? Detta är några av de frågor som forskarna Christian Sandström och Joakim Netz reflekterar över i ett samtal modererat av Johan Wangström.

Hur påverkas våra städer av Corona-pandemin? Medför den kanske till och med slutet på urbaniseringen? Detta är några av de frågor som behandlas i ett samtal mellan Charlotta Mellander och Richard Florida.