14527: Innovating Pedagogies for Responsible Leadership Through Holistic Skills Set Development

The challenges that face our world today have become increasingly complex and dynamic leading to a stronger need for the development of holistic skill sets. According to the MPG (2024), global talent shortages have reached a 16-year high, as 75% of employers can’t find the talent they need with the right blend of technical and soft skills. The current education system is not keeping up with the needs of students nor is it providing them with the skills required to join the workforce. Furthermore, Capranos, D. & Magda, A. J. (2023) found that 55% of human resources professionals and hiring managers said their organizations had a skills gap in 2021. By 2023, that number has risen to 69%. The Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) initiative of the UN Global Compact recognizes the need for business schools to provide educational experiences and classroom content which matches the creativity and urgency needed to train the leaders and managers of tomorrow. The PRME Pedagogy Programme encourages the development of innovative and playful interventions to transform pedagogy and teachings of business schools. In this PDW, participants will have the opportunity to engage with the PRME Pedagogy programme and incorporate values and skills of creativity in their pedagogy and teachings while understanding it through the lens of positive student impact. Participants will also be able to engage in our community of practice, sharing best practices, targeted towards furthering responsible management education through innovative pedagogies.