Michelle Maki and Brian Mahoney of Percept Research, attended the 2011 MBA Roundtable Curricular Innovation Symposium from November 17-18 hosted by the University of Washington Foster School of Business in Seattle. The MBA Roundtable serves as a catalyst for thought leadership on MBA curricular design and innovation. The annual symposium is designed as a forum for business school leaders to share and generate ideas that lead to improved MBA curricular offerings.
Entrance to Paccar Hall at the Foster School of Business
The 2011 Curricular Innovation Symposium sessions were centered on leadership development in MBA education. Through panel presentations, expert speakers, and topic-based exchanges, the attendees discussed how business schools are building curricular and co-curricular initiatives that effectively evaluate and develop the leadership capabilities of their students.
Stuart Kaplan (COO, Korn Ferry) presenting keynote address
The inaugural winner of the MBA Roundtable Innovator Award was announced at the Symposium. Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis was selected for its Critical Thinking@Olin initiative, designed to develop critical thinking skills in MBA students. The Innovator Award was created to recognize and promote innovative initiatives in MBA education and to acknowledge the institutions that are driving change in the field.
During the symposium, Carleen Kerttula, Executive Director of the MBA Roundtable, mentioned the upcoming 2012 Curricular Innovation Study. This MBA research initiative is designed to provide faculty and administrators industry data that will enable them to promote curricular change and innovation in their MBA programs. Designed and delivered in partnership with Percept Research, the study focuses on current trends in curricular development and the processes employed within business schools to design and deliver innovative MBA curricula.
Percept Research serves as the research partner to the MBAR Roundtable and offers discounts to members that participate in the firm's MBA Lifecycle Survey Suite.
Brian Mahoney and Marc Smelik (Associate Dean, University of Leeds)
Registration is also open for the 2012 Leadership Conference, co-sponsored by the MBA Roundtable and GMAC, February 1-3, in Coral Gables, FL. Brian Mahoney, Percept Research Managing Partner, will be presenting during two concurrent sessions during the Leadership Conference.
