Another edition of the GCA Master of Business Change has come to an end! In 2021 we met mainly online, although there were also a few stationary events. Nevertheless, we are even more excited about the vision of meeting in person with alumni to sum up the participation in the 4th edition of GCA Master of Business Change. So it’s time to take stock of the last year spent together and reflect on what lies ahead.
Already on Monday, January 24, we are most pleased to present certificates to the leaders who_who defended their certification papers in December. 15 people will join the ranks of graduates this time!
Before we give thanks for a year full of shared challenges, activities, energy flow and great commitment, we want to experience something together once again. Our plans for the penultimate Monday in January include playing the Resilience Game and talking with experts about building resilient and resilient organizations.
We will conduct the discussion with the participation of business practitioners online, among the experts this time:
– Paulina Kaczmarek, Head of Sustainability, DANONE
– Joanna Średnicka, CEO of Game Changers Academy, PhD,
– Prof. Piotr Ploszajski, economist, MBA-SGH lecturer.
The discussion will be moderated by Game Changers Coffee host Bartosz Soja.
The questions we will seek answers to during the discussion are primarily:
- What to bet on in today’s world?
- Which business models will prove most effective?
- How to build sustainable and resilient organizations?
Everyone interested in modern management, development of managerial competencies, contemporary challenges of transformation and issues of authentic leadership are invited to this part.
You will be able to listen to the conversation “live” on our social media channels (FB profile) – we already invite you to watch here.
Panel discussion:
Resilience (Resilience) vs. efficiency? How to build sustainable and resilient organizations?
24 January 18:30-19:30
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More on the discussion:
The Covid-19 pandemic revealed many imperfections in the global system. The first months of the pandemic crisis made us reflect on the destructive impact of uncontrolled consumption, mass movement or the lack of resilience of many organizations and systems to unexpected shocks and crises. In the panel, we want to talk about the future. To what extent will the logic of efficiency maximization, optimization at all costs, which has dominated for decades, have to leave the scene, giving way to values such as sustainability, “anti-fragility” or extreme flexibility.
Key questions:
- How do we build individual, organizational and whole-system resilience in the face of successive crises, with the climate one at the forefront?
- Green washing or real change? Business in the face of climate catastrophe
- What crises and turbulence to expect in the coming years?
The talk will include:
Paulina Kaczmarek
Head of Sustainability at DANONE group of companies in Poland. In 2021, she was included in the TOP25 list of sustainability leaders according to Forbes Women Poland. Since September 2021, she has been responsible for implementing the vision “One Planet. One Health” at DANONE companies in Poland (Danone, Zywiec Zdroj, Nutricia), she previously held a regional role (13 countries) at Danone for 2 years. Her main task is to implement the circular economy in the packaging economy, advocacy efforts for the introduction of a deposit and caution system for beverage packaging in Poland, promotion of the Good for the Planet diet and B Corp (Benefit Corporation) certification of Danone companies in Poland. Juror of the Food System Game Changes Lab 2021, organized by Ideo and EAT as part of the UN Food System Summit. For nearly 10 years, as part of PwC and Deloitte, she advised major Polish companies in the area of sustainability. She regularly immerses herself in the forest space with all her senses.
Joanna Średnicka
Co-founder of the Training Games Workshop, originator of the Competence Game online competency testing venture and initiator of Game Changers Academy. Entrepreneur, managing partner in three companies in the field of consulting, game-based training, development and e-commerce business (experiencecorner.com). Doctor of Social Sciences.Since 2004, she has co-managed companies with annual financial growth, operating in Poland and foreign markets. She specializes in team management, talent development, and analysis of changes taking place in companies. Member and certified designer of NASAGA (North American Simulation and Gaming Association). Expert in research and development of organizations in the field of culture, processes and operating models . As a lecturer she cooperates with SWPS University, Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw University, Collegium Civitas, TU Delft (Netherlands). Expert of international game design conferences for business. Graduate of the prestigious Young Transatlantic Innovation Leaders Initiative 2017 entrepreneurial program, organized by the US State Department and The German Marshall Fund of the United States, which aims to support and develop collaboration between companies and startups.
Prof. Piotr Ploszajski
Professor Emeritus of the Warsaw School of Economics. B. head of the Department of Management Theory (1994-2018). Graduate of management at the University of Lodz and Harvard Business School. Research Scholar at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA. Fellow at the British Academy, CNRS (France), Keio University (Japan), Chinese Academy of Sciences, DAAD (Germany), among others. Director of the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences in 1987-1991, and Director General of the Polish Academy of Sciences in 1993-1998. Author of more than 200 publications. His recent research interests include the New Economy, the impact of technology on business models, the Internet of Objects and artificial intelligence. Visiting Professor and lecturer at dozens of universities in Europe, USA, Japan, India, Australia and New Zealand. Advisor and lecturer in many Polish and international corporations. Member of several supervisory boards. Advisory Board member of the Chief Information Officer Network (CIONET).
