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The London Book Fair is not just about meetings at the Fair! We also had a wonderful time hosting our University Press colleagues at St John's last night. Great to catch up, from the left going clockwise, with Laraine Coates (The University of British Columbia), Alan Harvey (Stanford University Press), Antonia Pop (University of Toronto Press), Micah Kleit (Rutgers University Press), and Lisa Quinn (McGill-Queen's University Press). #LBF25 #LBF2025 #LBF #LondonBookFair

Today’s business schools were designed for a world that no longer exists. That needs to change. On March 26th we'll host a conversation between Andy Hoffman, author of Business School and the Noble Purpose and Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan & Vincent Stanley, CBEY resident fellow and Director of Philosophy at Patagonia. They'll discuss the current gaps in curriculum and what’s needed to 1) rethink shareholder capitalism and serve society’s needs 2) amend curriculum and pedagogy, and 3) bring a new spirit and sensibility to business school. Learn more and register to attend today! https://lnkd.in/ei49suZM

I truly enjoyed my time with Natalie Born recently, with links shared below. In a wide-ranging conversation, we discussed "No-Excuses Innovation," a book I co-authored with Walter B. Herbst, Ph.D. and published by Stanford University Press.

I’ve often said that Serial Innovators—those rare individuals who create and deliver breakthrough innovations in mature companies—are the most important people you’ve never heard of. Following my January appearance on the Product Mastery Now Podcast, hosted by Chad McAllister, PhD, Chad interviewed Serial Innovator Nancy C Dawes. In addition to renewing both Duncan Hines cookies and Pringles crisps, Nancy transformed Olay from a dying brand into a market leader. A rare opportunity to hear directly from a proven Serial Innovator, I encourage you to listen to or view Nancy’s interview with Chad (see below for links). Then, should you desire to connect the dots, you can triangulate Nancy's story with what I spoke of with Chad (see below for links) regarding the large number of Serial Innovators I interviewed with colleagues Abbie Griffin and Ray Price, leading to our authoring the definitive work on this topic, “Serial Innovators: How Individuals Create and Deliver Breakthrough Innovations in Mature Firms” (Stanford University Press, 2012). Wishing you all the best as you explore innovation! Bruce Chad’s interviews of Nancy and me: https://lnkd.in/dhcFFWWz (Nancy’s audio podcast interview) https://lnkd.in/dwYsESc8 (Nancy’s YouTube interview) https://lnkd.in/ds795PAi (my audio podcast interview) https://lnkd.in/djbrjwwd (my YouTube interview) A brief profile of Nancy’s contributions: https://lnkd.in/dQVu_PRY Links to “Serial Innovators: How Individuals Create and Deliver Breakthrough Innovations in Mature Firms” (Stanford University Press, 2012): https://lnkd.in/gASJ-_qN (Stanford University Press) https://lnkd.in/diKmcDvG (on Amazon)

It was a pleasure to discuss my new book, 'Contested City: Citizen Advocacy and Survival in Modern Baghdad,' with Marc Lynch at the Project on Middle East Political Science. The podcast episode is available here: https://lnkd.in/gnHhzfuN Stanford University Press

Congratulations to Elliott Prasse-Freeman Winner of the Public Anthropologist Award 2025! Elliott’s book, Rights Refused: Grassroots Activism and State Violence in Myanmar (Stanford University Press 2023), offers a powerful exploration of activism under oppression. Through rich ethnographic research, he highlights how grassroots movements in Myanmar challenge state violence and navigate the limitations of international human rights frameworks. This well-deserved award recognizes his vital contribution to understanding Myanmar’s ongoing struggle for justice. Read more: https://lnkd.in/egNw8JHx For more of his insights, listen to our podcast episode Cursing Tyranny, where he discusses the power of language and resistance: https://lnkd.in/e7txHaxG

Join us in celebrating our BiGS Fellow achievements! ???? We're proud to announce that Andy Hoffman has published his book, "Business School and the Noble Purpose of the Market: Correcting the Systemic Failures of Shareholder Capitalism." The book release is on April 8, 2025. This vital work reimagines business education for the 21st century, challenging shareholder primacy and proposing new foundations for business leaders to address #climatechange and #inequality. Andy's contribution represents exactly the kind of thought leadership our fellowship program aims to support - work that fundamentally rethinks systems to create a more sustainable future. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4iiRRSO #BusinessEducation #Sustainability #ClimateLeadership #SystemicChange

It was a true pleasure and an honour earlier today to be able to recognise the excellent work of Prof. Henry Yeung by presenting him the Regional Studies Association 2024 Best Book Award! His volume ‘Interconnected Worlds: Global Electronics and Production Networks in East Asia’ , published by Stanford University Press and reviewed in Regional Studies Journal, highlights the interdependencies and value of global production networks, with rich theoretical and empirical investigations on the electronics industry. The video from the ceremony can be watched at the link below.

My book is officially released today! “Contested City: Citizen Advocacy and Survival in Modern Baghdad” tells the history of how ordinary Baghdadis navigated periods of extraordinary challenges from 1950-2011. How did regular people negotiate with the government to survive-or even thrive-during periods of war, foreign occupation, devastating economic sanctions, and dictatorship? Featuring letters and petitions written by residents of Baghdad, and drawing on 100 interviews, this book highlights the resilience of Iraqis even as they faced excruciating choices. “Contested City” is now available from Amazon and other booksellers, as well as from Stanford University Press at https://lnkd.in/g8GaJ7sX

Proud ARCE moment! We are so, so pleased that Andrew Simon, an ARCE Fellow from 2014-2015 and now senior lecturer of Middle Eastern studies at Dartmouth College, has received the thirty-fifth Modern Language Association Prize for Contingent Faculty and Independent Scholars by the Modern Language Association of America in December! The award was for his book Media of the Masses: Cassette Culture in Modern Egypt, published by Stanford University Press in 2022, which explores cassette tape culture and everyday technology in Egypt. "My time as an ARCE Fellow played a central part in what would become Media of the Masses, a book that was a decade in the making and the outcome of countless experiences in Egypt. Without ARCE's generous support, this project would not have been possible," shares Andrew. And to add more excitement to the news, Dar El Shorouk - ??? ?????? in Egypt will be publishing an Arabic translation of Media of the Masses? under the title: ????? ????????: ????? ??????? ?? ??? To know what else our fellows have been up to, check our website: https://arce.org/fellows/