Samantha Svoboda is the creator of The Green Business Lab, a business sustainability simulation game that engages participants, draws on real-world examples of success, and measures performance in terms of a Triple-Bottom-Line, or, People, Profit, Planet (3Ps).
Previously, Samantha worked in academia at the University of Michigan and Georgetown University, teaching business sustainability. She also worked for several simulation companies leading workshops and simulations in sustainable business, leadership, and business acumen. Samantha loves teaching and coaching. One of her favorite things is seeing sustainability concepts click for people and watching the spark of enlightenment and insight that transforms people’s engagement, focus, and creativity.
In this episode, we explore the genesis of The Green Business Lab and why Samantha was driven to create one of the world’s first business sustainability simulations. We talk about how her simulation is different from a traditional business simulation in that one of the key learning objectives is to help participants understand the need for balanced approaches to leadership and management that take environmental, social, and economic factors into consideration. We discuss how her simulation is designed to meet participants where they are in order to engage in deeper learning. We also discuss how its hands-on approach helps participants speak from their hearts, employ values-based decision making, build trust through transparency, and how it helps them practice and develop the shared perspective and mindsets that are necessary to collaborate and move forward; taking into consideration valuable perspectives and contributions from all stakeholders in order to find common ground.
FOR MORE INFO ABOUT SAMANTHA: Please visit www.greenbusinesslab.com
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