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Entrepreneurs, you can inspire team creativity like this. by Jason Chao – +Impact Studio: Translating Research into Practice (BA670) allows students to promote their ideas in a comfortable and safe environment, and how to effectively persuade others. Yesterday I saw a very shy engineer speaking out about his idea. You need to understand …

  March 11, 2020 – Ann Arbor, Michigan – In one of the final public Ross events before its closure to the coronavirus pandemic, the Impact Studio brought together faculty director Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks and Marcus Collins for a lively discussion about the ironically named “Cultural Contagion” that forms the basis …

Business+Impact at Michigan Ross sponsored a conference on business research for social impact at the Ross School of Business. “Igniting Impact: Enhancing Business Practice and Research through Greater Collaboration”

Ann Arbor, February 24, 2020 – The winner of the 2020 Michigan Business Challenge – Seigle Impact Track is Lillian Augusta – (Jannice Newson [MS ‘20] & Nana Britwum [MS ‘20])a biodegradable hair braiding product made from Phragmites, which is an invasive plant species. The Seigle Impact Track competition, co-sponsored by the Zell …

February 12, 2020 – Ann Arbor, Michigan – Impact Studio faculty director Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks was on hand to engage Adrienne Harris in a lively discussion about her work in governmental and corporate strategy around financial inclusion and fintech availability to the underserved. Ms. Harris is a U-M Ford School Professor …

What does it take to have a great relationship between a Board Chair and an Executive Director? How much should the two work hand-in-hand to lead the organization, set goals and priorities, and drive outcomes? All nonprofit organizations strive for a high-functioning relationship between the Board Chair and Executive Director, …

For Dearborn, Halal Fin, Lillian Augusta and Revolin Sports made it through Round Two of the Seigle Impact Track and are finalists in the social entrepreneurship challenge.

Business+Impact and U-M’s Center for the Study of Complex Systems again brought together U-M scholars on Thurs, Dec. 12 to ponder how society should make choices that will influence and contribute to a society’s or organization’s ability to flourish.

Michigan Ross recently featured four exciting developments at the school this past Fall 2019, and the +Impact Studio was one of them.  The ICYMI post shared information on the +Impact Studio, the new FinTech Initiative (a key +Impact Studio partner), the new Online MBA, and the Pinkert Scholar program. Read …

During the University of Michigan’s Giving Blueday, the student-run Give-A-Day Fund at the Ross School of Business received thousands of dollars in donations from nearly 100 students, faculty, and staff, which unlocked a $10,000 matching grant from an anonymous donor.

Ann Arbor, November 25, 2019 – The Michigan Business Challenge (MBC), a campus-wide, multi-round business plan competition has announced the eight teams advancing in its Seigle Impact Track. Approximately 100 student teams submitted proposals for MBC, with 33 teams submitting for the Seigle Impact Track. After passing a qualifying round, …

There is widespread agreement that business schools should do more to provide research and teaching for the next generation of students with greater focus on sustainability, ethics and social purpose. But there is no consensus of what that involves or how to measure it.  So the Financial Times launched a …