With the launch of the Desautels Centre for Integrative Thinking in January of 2002, the Rotman School took a giant leap towards changing the way business schools teach business. This research centre -- the first of its kind -- brings together internationally-renowned scholars to push the frontiers of Integrative Thinking and conduct original research, making Rotman a focal point for thought leadership and dialogue in this area. We invite you to explore the Desautels’ Centre’s research, media coverage and curriculum on these pages.
-Mihnea Moldoveanu, Director, Desautels Centre for Integrative Thinking and Associate Professor of Strategic Management

"The need for change is real, and the blueprints are already in process. One of the most distinctive blueprints being developed is at the Rotman School. In addition to discipline-based courses in areas like Finance and Accounting, first-year students now take 'Fundamentals of Integrative Thinking', which focuses on understanding and analyzing how people use [mental] models in their everyday lives." - Lane Wallace in The New York Times, January 10, 2010

"Integrative Thinking has fuelled the [Rotman School’s] rise to a highly regarded program that gets mentioned in the same breath as the likes of Yale, Stanford and Kellogg. If the world of business education can have celebrities, Roger Martin is Canada’s biggest.”
- Canadian Business magazine, March 31, 2008