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Magazine Speaker Series
Four contributors from each issue give short, TED-style talks based on their work. The talks take place at the Rotman School in Toronto or virtually. Paid registration includes a copy of the current issue. Current magazine subscribers can attend these events at no charge. To find out when the next event takes place, subscribe to the magazine or visit the Rotman Events website.
Fall 2020, A Toolkit for Leaders
On September 29, 2020, Rotman Management celebrated the launch of the Fall 2020 issue, A Toolkit for Leaders. Leaders across industries and borders are confronting the most challenging questions of their careers: How can I keep my employees and customers safe? How is COVID-19 shifting consumer behaviour? And what will the new normal look like for us? Four contributors from the fall issue shared some key insights for thriving amidst the uncertainty that lies ahead. Below are three of the four talks.
- No Going Back: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead
Speaker: Anita M. McGahan, University Professor and George E. Connell Chair in Organizations & Society, Rotman School of Management and Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, U of Toronto
- 4Ps for The Next Normal
Speaker: Chris Stamper (Rotman MBA ’94), former SVP and Chief Marketing Officer, TD Canada; past Chairman of the Board, Canadian Marketing Association
- How to Build Back Better
Speaker: Sarah Kaplan, Director - Institute for Gender & the Economy, Distinguished Professor of Gender & the Economy and Professor of Strategic Management, Rotman School of Management, U of Toronto
Spring 2020, Behavioural Insights
On May 26, 2020, Rotman Management celebrated the launch of the Spring 2020 issue, Behavioural Insights. Social and psychological factors affect nearly every decision people make — and therefore, these factors affect organizations and the economy as a whole. It follows that a more complete understanding of human behaviour and decision processes provides a powerful tool for strategy and policy design. Four experts from the Spring 2020 issue provide key behavioural insights in four short talks.
The Paradox of Passion
Speaker: Stéphane Côté, Geoffrey Conway Chair in Business Ethics; Professor of Organizational Behaviour & HR Management; Director, PhD Program; Director, Clarkson Centre for Business Ethics, Rotman School of Management
Nudge’s Evil Cousin: Sludge
Speaker: Dilip Soman, Canada Research Chair in Behavioural Science and Economics; Director, Behavioural Economics in Action Research Centre at Rotman [BEAR]; Author, The Last Mile: Creating Social and Economic Value from Behavioural Insights (Rotman-UTP Publishing, 2015)
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Winter 2020, Creative Destruction II
On February 4, 2020, Rotman Management celebrated the launch of the Winter 2020 issue, ‘Creative Destruction II’. Everywhere we look, digital technologies and innovative business models are transforming organizations. And as Joseph Schumpeter warned long ago, whenever such creative destruction occurs, there are winners and losers. But as these four contributors to the issue show, ironically, technology might actually make us all more human — by freeing us up to be more creative, empathetic, and innovative.
Deconstructing Occupational Stereotypes
Speaker: Sonia Kang, Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour, Department of Management, UofT Mississauga; Chief Scientist, Behavioural Economics in Action at Rotman (BEAR); and Research Fellow, Institute for Gender and the Economy, Rotman School of Management
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Fall 2019, Secrets of the Best Leaders
On September 30, 2019, Rotman Management celebrated the launch of the Fall 2019 issue, ‘Secrets of the Best Leaders’. From knowing how to make a strategic pivot to understanding today’s ‘needs-adaptive’ consumer to creating an inclusive workplace to preparing for a cyber attack - these are secrets you won’t want to keep to yourself. Watch the videos below for TED-style talks by four contributors from the fall issue.
Spring 2019, The Art of Change
On May 29, 2019, Rotman Management celebrated the launch of the Spring 2019 issue, ‘The Art of Change’. Wherever human behaviour is involved, there are opportunities for behavioural insights to influence outcomes. In the issue we look at some of the key areas that demand behaviour change, the opportunities it presents and some of the tools and mindsets required to achieve it. The four speakers at this event each have an article or interview in the issue.
The Origins of the Gender Gap
Speaker: Mikhail Simutin, Associate Professor of Finance and Associate Director - International Centre for Pension Management at Rotman
Inequality as an Innovation Challenge
Speaker: Sarah Kaplan, Distinguished Professor of Gender and the Economy, Professor of Strategic Management and Founding Director - Institute for Gender and the Economy at Rotman (GATE), Rotman
Harnessing Behavioural Insights: A Playbook
Speaker: Dilip Soman, Canada Research Chair in Behavioural Science and Economics, Professor of Marketing and Founding Director - Behavioural Economics in Action at Rotman (BEAR), Rotman
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Winter 2019, The Disruptive Issue II
On January 28, 2019, we celebrated the launch of our Winter 2019 issue. Our first issue on disruptive innovation was published in Fall 2016. Not surprisingly, much has changed since then. In The Disruptive Issue II we put disruption in the spotlight again and examine the strategies and mindsets of successful innovators, disruptors, and entrepreneurs. At this event, four Rotman professors who have articles in the Winter 2019 each gave short talks based on their articles.
Putting A.I. To Work
Speaker: Brian Keng, Adjunct Professor of Data Science, Rotman School of Management, Chief Data Scientist, Rubikloud
Exploring the Impact of AI
Speaker: Joshua Gans, Jeffrey Skoll Chair of Technical Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Professor of Strategic Management and Chief Economist - Creative Destruction Lab, Rotman School of Management, Co-Author, Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence (HBR Press, 2018)
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Fall 2018, You 2.0
On September 26, 2018, we celebrated the launch of our
Fall 2018 issue. AI, machine learning and other technologies are fundamentally transforming every industry. But as indicated in this issue, for an organization to thrive, its leaders must focus just as much on the human elements. At this 60-minute event, four experts whose expertise is featured in the issue, each presented a 12-minute TED-style talk on You 2.0.
Design-or Re-design-Your Life
Speaker: Ingo Rauth, Adjunct Professor, IE Business School; Former Post-Doctoral Research Follow, Rotman School of Management
Improve Your Self Control
Speaker: Kim Ly, Research Follow - Behavioural Economics in Action at Rotman (BEAR) Research Institute, Rotman School of Management
Make Better Data-Driven Decisions
Speaker: Kristina McElheran, Assistant Professor, Strategic Management, U of T Scarborough and Rotman School of Management and Digital Fellow, Initiative on the Digital Economy at MIT
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Spring 2018, Value Creation
On May 28th, 2018, we celebrated the launch of our Spring 2018 issue. Four experts from that issue each gave a talk on value creation.
Speakers
Avi Goldfarb, Rotman Professor of Marketing and Chief Data Scientist, Creative Destruction Lab, on “Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence” @avicgoldfarb
Partha Mohanram, Rotman Professor of Accounting, on “Twitter as a Value Creation Tool” @pmohanram
Melanie Kim, Research Associate, Behavioural Economics in Action at Rotman (BEAR), on “Consumer Behaviour Online” @melaniekimca
Geoffrey Leonardelli, Rotman Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour, on “The Prospecting Mindset” @geoleonardelli
The Prospecting Mindset
Speaker: Geoffrey Leonardelli, Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour HR Management, Rotman
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Winter 2018, Creative Destruction
On January 25th, 2018, we celebrated the launch of our Winter 2018 Creative Destruction issue. Four experts featured from that issue each gave a talk on how creative destruction is unfolding across all sectors.
Speakers
Anita McGahan, Rotman Chair in Management, Rotman (@anitamcgahan)
David Pardy, Co-Founder & Product, Helpful.com (@DavidPardy)
Chen-Bo Zhong, Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour and HR Management, Rotman
Heather Fraser, Adjunct Professor of Business Design, Rotman; Co-Founder, Rotman Design Works (@HeatherMAFraser)
Fall 2017, The Inequality Issue
On October 3rd, 2017, together with Rotman's Institute for Gender and the Economy, we celebrated the launch of our Fall 2017 issue on inequality. Four experts featured from that issue each gave a talk on inequality in the workplace and society and offered solutions for what to do about it.
Speakers:
Sonia Kang, Assistant Professor of Organizational Behaviour, Rotman (@Sonia_Kang)
Tanya van Biesen (Rotman MBA ’00), Executive Director – Canada, Catalyst Inc. (@TanyavanB)
Stéphane Côté, Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Director – PhD Program, Rotman (@StephaneCoteTO)
Sarah Kaplan, Professor of Strategic Management; University of Toronto Distinguished Professor of Gender & the Economy; and Director – Institute for Gender & the Economy, Rotman (@sarah_kaplan)
Why Progress is Slow on Gender Parity
Speaker: Sarah Kaplan, Professor of Strategic Management and University of Toronto Distinguished Professor of Gender & the Economy and Director - Institute for Gender & the Economy, Rotman
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