‘I freed Nelson Mandela’ – Prof. Peter Wells on business model innovation and sustainability transitions – And a new book

In a remarkable keynote titled “I freed Nelson Mandela”, at this year’s New Business Models Conference, Peter Wells talked about business models and sustainability transitions.

He also announced our forthcoming edited volume on ⚠️ “Business Models for Sustainability Transitions” ⚠️ (Palgrave Macmillan), edited by Annabeth Aagaard, Florian Lüdeke-Freund, and Peter Wells.

This book is a unique compendium that – for the first time ever – brings together a huge number of researchers from two of the most dynamic fields of sustainability research: business models for sustainability and sustainability transitions!

12 chapters, 30+ authors, 3 major themes: Crossing the Chasm, Beyond Business-as-Usual, and Being the Change

🔔 DO YOU WANT TO READ THE OVERVIEW CHAPTER NOW!? 🔔 Respond ‘yes’ in the comments below or send an e-mail to fluedeke-freund@escp.eu to receive a pre-print version.

Download the book flyer: http://bit.ly/BMforSustTransitions

“This book is an important stepping-stone in a much larger journey toward more sustainable modes of production and consumption.” Jochen Markard

“This book provides a unique pathway forward for theory and practice on sustainability transitions and the potential positive role of business.” Nancy Bocken

“A much needed step to understand how business models can contribute to a sustainable development of markets, the economy, society and the planet!” Stefan Schaltegger

17 comments

  1. Katrien Verleye's avatar
    Katrien Verleye · · Reply

    Yes

    1. Florian Lüdeke-Freund's avatar

      Thanks Katrien – I just sent the preview via e-mail.

    1. Florian Lüdeke-Freund's avatar

      Thanks Nabil – I just sent the preview via e-mail.

    1. Florian Lüdeke-Freund's avatar

      Thanks Henning – I just sent the preview via e-mail.

    1. Florian Lüdeke-Freund's avatar

      Thanks Erwan – I just sent the preview via e-mail.

  2. Andrey Abadzhiev's avatar
    Andrey Abadzhiev · · Reply

    Yes

    1. Florian Lüdeke-Freund's avatar

      Thanks Andrey – I just sent the preview via e-mail.

    1. Florian Lüdeke-Freund's avatar

      Thanks Paul – I just sent the preview via e-mail.

    1. Florian Lüdeke-Freund's avatar

      Thanks Paul – I just sent the preview via e-mail.

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    Claudine Perlet · · Reply

    Yes

    1. Florian Lüdeke-Freund's avatar

      Thanks Claudine – I just sent the preview via e-mail.

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    Margarida Saragoca · · Reply

    yes

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