Sponsored Content: Why doing things differently has never been more important than it is right now

A historic breakthrough agreement on loss and damage notwithstanding, the outcome of COP27 looks set to do nothing to prevent global temperatures from surging past the 1.5 degree mark. At the same time, global recession on the world stage looms while the war in Ukraine shows no signs of ending. Our world is in crisis and if it wasn’t clear to us already that systems need to change, it’s becoming harder and harder to ignore this fact.

All of us at individual and institutional level need to consider this. And for those of us working in universities, and business schools, I believe a response is imperative. We are perhaps uniquely placed to lead the movement to conceive and build a new system of economics, instead of shoring up the suffocating status quo. As institutions of learning we are able to do something concrete and do it quickly.

We are seeking to change the status quo in several ways. For example, we have one of the largest scholarship programmes on the African continent and we award our scholarships not just to individuals who may not otherwise have had access to an international degree of the calibre that Henley offers, but also to those who demonstrate their commitment to doing things differently. Many of our scholarship recipients are artists or musicians.

Previous recipients of this award include Mariapaola McGurk – this year’s BASA-commissioned artist – who comments that “Doing an MBA at Henley Africa is definitely life-changing. It has been fundamental to my understanding of growth and strategy and how I can create a business that is both sustainable and has a positive impact in my community. The MBA has forced me to crack open my mind to consider what tools I need and how to navigate the way forward.

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