Optimistic. Bold. Transformational. These are the words people have used to describe the Global Forum for Business as an Agent of World Benefit presented by the Fowler Center at Case Western Reserve University鈥檚 Weatherhead School of Management.
Patrick Cesceau, the former CEO of Unilever and Honorary Chair of the first Global Forum, along with C.K. Prahalad described the series as 鈥渁n epicenter for sustainable innovation.鈥�
鈥淚magine a world in which the primary aim of business is to create wellbeing, happiness, and wholeness.鈥�
鈥� David Cooperrider
The Global Forum is an 鈥渦nconference鈥� because it is more like a massive design studio鈥攅ngaging, creative and action-oriented鈥攖han a typical convention. The forum taps into the 鈥渨hole system of strengths鈥� and uses design tools from the world鈥搑enowned Appreciative Inquiry Summit method to enable and inspire individual, team and collective action.
The forum offers groundbreaking workshops and amazing speakers, but what makes the Global Forum such a landmark event for many people is its mantra: 鈥渦p with design.鈥�