Sustainability-driven Innovation: Business value creation
& positive impact

Online Programme - Start 2nd November 2023

  • 9 Experts

    Leaders in the Nordics

  • 10 weeks

    Practical & interactive

  • 3-5 hours

    per week

  • 5 Modules

    With a certificate
ONLINE PROGRAMMe

About this Programme

Sustainability targets are slipping through our fingers, and the clock is ticking. Regulatory pressure is important to drive change, but organisations will only fully commit when they see the opportunities within the sustainable transformation.

Organisations need to be better at seeing these opportunities, at exploring new solutions and at rapidly bringing those solutions to market. Fortunately, we don’t need to reinvent the wheel, we already have a discipline that knows how to do this — it is called Innovation Management.

The 10 weeks long Sustainability-driven Innovation online programme is designed to help you understand how Innovation Management can support the development and implementation of sustainability projects.

By looking at frameworks like the ISO 56000 for Innovation Management, exploring fields such as Circular Economy, Digitalisation and AI, Marketing, and Future Thinking, you will gain a holistic perspective on how innovation can support the transition to a sustainable future. 

Program start: 2nd of November 2023

51%

The percentage of consumers from 10 major economies of the world said that environmental sustainability is more important to them today than it was twelve months ago.

Source: (2022) IBM Institute for Business Value 

18 million 

The estimated number of new jobs to be created by 2030 to meet the goals set by the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.



Source: (2018) International Labor Organisation

US$53trillion

The projected value of global sustainability assets by 2030 - also equal to more than 1/3 of the estimated US$140.5 trillion in assets under management. 


Source: (2021) Bloomberg Intelligence

What you’ll learn?

Manage innovation
with ISO 56002

Build capabilities based on the ISO 56002 for Innovation Systems, supporting both sustainability and innovation. 

Understand
Regulatory Changes

Understand how the regulatory landscape can create opportunities and risks when it comes to sustainable innovations.  

Build an innovation
& sustainability strategy

Learn frameworks that will help you refine your organisation’s goals and build a strategy to drive a sustainable business. 

Marketing
& Communication 

Apply marketing tools to better communicate your innovation and sustainability efforts and engage with internal and external stakeholders. 

Digitalisation & AI

Understand how exponential technologies such as AI can help you make better decisions and fast forward sustainable innovations. 

Future Thinking

Learn to use scenarios to future proof your business.

Who is this programme for?

This program is designed for business professionals looking to drive positive impact within their organisations' growth and innovation strategies.

This course is designed for sustainability experts seeking innovation insights, business developers and innovators eyeing sustainability-driven opportunities, and HR teams or managers aiming to enhance their team's sustainability and innovation skills.

It's suitable for roles such as Executives, Sustainability Managers, R&D Managers, Innovation Managers, Production Managers, Experts in Sustainability, Environmental Managers, ESG Managers, CSR Managers, Entrepreneurs, Business Leaders, Investors, and Consultants.

Additionally, perfect for individuals on a Personal Development Path or in transition between roles. 
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MODULE #1

The Fundamentals & Risks and Opportunities

Understand the fundamental terms and concepts of both innovation and sustainability such as environmental, social and governance (ESG), the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the urgency for innovation in this area with the scientific evidence of climate change (IPCC). As a starting point we will look into the risks and the opportunities of using sustainability and the circular economy to drive innovation and what it means innovation for adaptation and mitigation (Climate Mitigation and Adaptation strategies).

Experts: Henryk Stawicki + Fernanda Torre
Live Session: 9th November from 12:00 - 14:00 CET (the first and last sessions are 30 minutes longer)
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MODULE #2

Innovation System & Legal Requirements

Deep dive in the ISO 56002 for Innovation Systems and understand the importance of working on innovation and sustainability from a systemic perspective. Understand how different innovation frameworks (such as agile) can support sustainability-lead innovation. Explore how the dynamic regulatory landscape can help your organisation achieve competitive advantage. 

Experts: Evelina Lundqvist + Fernanda Torre
Live Session: 30th November from 12:00 - 13:30 CET
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MODULE #3

Branding, Culture & Collaboration

Understand consumer and marketing trends and how a new generation of consumers is supporting the rise of value driven brands and their success stories. Understand how to use communication with both internal and external stakeholders to drive sustainability-lead innovation and manage an ecosystem of partners and co-creators.
Live Session: 14th December from 12:00 - 13:30 CET
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MODULE #4

Digitalisation & AI for Sustainability

Examine key technological trends that have great impact on sustainability-lead innovation. Explore on how to leverage the digital and AI to drive sustainability-lead innovation and reframe sustainability as a data problem and opportunity.
Experts: Amir Elion
Live Session: 11th of January from 12:00 - 13:30 CET
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MODULE #5

Future Thinking & Scenarios + Wrap-up

Relate to current signals and trends to build future scenarios, understand how to use future-thinking to future-proof a business idea. 
Live Session: 25th January from 12:00 - 14:00 CET (the first and last sessions are 30 minutes longer)

How to Register?

Program fee: 25.000sek + VAT (approx 2.169€)

Send us an e-mail to fernanda.torre@nextagents.se if you want to register by having an invoice sent to you (30 days payment terms). In case you have any questions  you can book time in to talk here.

Pay directly using PayPal & guarantee a spot immediately! 

In case you are inquiring for a Team or Group from the same organisation, contact us directly for a group discount. 
PROGRAMMES

More dates coming up!

Are you interested but can't join the November Programme? Join the next cohort starting on the 1st of February 2024!
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Practical information FAQ

DATES

At the moment we have open applications for 2 courses.
Program November 2023:
> The last day for the Applications: 2nd November 2023
> Program start: 2nd November 2023 (this is when the content will be published), the first live session will be on 9th of November 2023
> Registration close: 3rd of November 2023.

Program February 2024: 
Registration close: 26th of January 2024 (early-bird until 1st of January with 10% discount, contact us to get the code).
Program start: 1st February 2024

TIME

This course consists of 5 modules with curated content online and 1h30 online sessions. Lessons take place from 12:00 to 13:30 CET with extended 15 minutes until 13:45 for questions. Our estimation is that you should allocate 3 to 5 hours per week for this course. 

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CERTIFICATE

Certificate - Upon successful completion of the programme, participants will be awarded a digital certificate of completion by Next Agents.

LANGUAGE

All communication and content is in English.

PAYMENTS

The program fee is 25.000sek + VAT (approx 2.169€).
Send us an e-mail to fernanda.torre@nextagents.se if you want to register by having an invoice sent to you (30 days payment terms). Pay directly using PayPal and guarantee a spot immediately! 
In case you are inquiring for a Team or Group from the same organisation, contact us directly for a group discount. 

MONEY BACK GUARANTEE

Because we want to make sure you are motivated and in a good moment to learn, you are allowed to require a full refund 14 days after purchase and 7 days after course start. No questions asked, money back guarantee. 

Meet the Instructors:

The course is led by a team of seasoned professionals who are pioneers in sustainable transformation and innovation. Get to know them!

NEXT AGENTS

Fernanda Torre

CEO of Next Agents, affiliated to the House of Innovation at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) where she taught on the MBA program. Fernanda is also part of the faculty at the Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship where she leads the SSES Learning Lab Roundtables, an online program for entrepreneurship teachers, and an industry leader at the school Hyper Island. She is furthermore the director of Operations at Boards Impact Forum, the nordic chapter for the World Economic Forum Climate Governance Initiative, where she was part of the development of an online program for board members. Fernanda is also the vice-president of Innovationsledarna (Swedish organisation for Innovation Management professionals) and a member of the technical committee developing the ISO 56000 for Innovation Management. Fernanda has an MFA in Experience Design from Konstfack and an MBA in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from SSE. 
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Henryk Stawicki

Henryk Stawicki is the Director for Circular and Sustainability-led Innovation at Next Agents and a co-founder of Change Pilots, an innovation management consultancy described as a ‘Supplier of Positive Change in Business’ in the Positive Impact Startups 2021 report. Stawicki is the program director of the DtB Sustainability Summit, a conference on sustainability-led innovation as business value, taking place in Gdynia annually, and a mentor at the Design Mentorship program.
With 20+ years of professional work experience in New York, Lodz, Stockholm and London, he helps organisations develop product and service strategies using sustainability and circular economy principles that follow ISO standards for innovation management. Henryk is a circulardesign.pl think tank member and a lecturer at the Hyper Island in Sweden and the School of Form in Poland, among other universities. He has an MSc degree in Strategic Design and Management from Parsons School of Design New York and an MSc in Management and Marketing from the University of Lodz.
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Evelina Lundqvist

Evelina Lundqvist is a sustainable business development and capacity-building consultant, born in Sweden and based in Austria. She's an avid circular economy, zero waste advocate, intercultural leadership and anti-racism advocate. Evelina has 20+ years of experience as a sustainability consultant in business development, capacity-building, communication, project design and management, workshop design and facilitation and more.
In 2009, she co-founded the environmental and social impact agency, www.thegoodtribe.com, which remains her base for working with clients and on her initiatives and projects. Her clients include Impact Hub Vienna, Circular Victoria, Circulise Global, Östersunds kommun, Zero Waste Europe, Das Gramm Akademie and more. Evelina holds an MBA in Business Ethics and CSR from Danube University, Austria. Evelina is a certified TRUE advisor and a mentor in training for Mission Zero Academy.
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Linda Albright 

Linda Albright is a creative director working with branding and communication for global brands with 15+ years of experience. She has worked for Laird+Partners and other leading creative agencies in New York. Linda has been lecturing at Parsons and The Art Institute of New York and Forsbergs. Linda is co-founder of Öström Studio a creative agency in Stockholm.

Amir Elion

A leading expert, author and advisor on innovation and creativity, digital transformation, Generative AI, and learning and development. He led the Innovation and Transformation program for Amazon Web Services in the Nordics, managed Training and Development at Motorola Solutions and Teva Pharmaceuticals, and was Director of Products in two startups building learning solutions with Virtual and Augmented Reality and adaptive learning. He has also held strategy and innovation consulting roles, and was the chairman of the National Learning and Development conference in Israel. He published a number of books and online courses on innovation, AI, and training. Based in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Justyna Turek

Justyna Turek is a co-founder of the Change Pilots strategic agency and Next Agents, as well as CEO at Holis, a non-profit organization that focuses on social innovation. 
Researcher, designer, process facilitator and consultant for sustainable design. For ten years, she has been involved in conceptualizing, designing and testing products/services that are truly sustainable and needed in the Polish and European markets. She creates processes, experiences and systems that allow brands, organisations and events to consistently communicate the value they offer to their users in a respectful environment. She gained experience working in design studios, centres and hubs in Paris, Helsinki, New York and Łódź. She travels to different countries several times a year to gather inspiration and knowledge about changing societies and cultures. Justyna is also members of the Operations Committee of the Boards Impact Forum, the Nodric Chapter of the World Economy Forum’s Climate Governance Initiative.
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Bettina Schwalm

Bettina Schwalm is an Experience Designer, Futures Strategist and Educator working in the service of society, culture and the environment. She is educating and coaching teams in innovation, future thinking and speculative Design, always with a strong focus on behavioural studies. She is Center Director at the Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship and affiliated to Konstfack (University of Arts, Crafts, and Design) as well as a guest lecturer in various institutions around the world. Her interdisciplinary and collaborative practice is at the intersection of science and design, developing hands-on tools and visions for organisations and the public realm.
Her recent project “Signs of Change” in collaboration with Radical Norms has been developed as Future Prototype funded by Vinnova, exploring extreme climate impact through Street Signs of the Future engaging the general public, organisations and governmental actors to shift behaviours and co-create strategies.
Öström studio

Karin Öström

A creative director and co-founder of Öström Studio, a creative agency in Stockholm that focuses on uniting innovative communication, sustainability and design. She has 10+ years experience from working with branding, communication and creative direction for international brands in New York and Stockholm.
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