"To meet the challenges of the twenty-first century businesses must rethink how they use energy and strategic resources. Failure to understand the forces driving change in the global economy risks the survival of any business. The courses CSU and NCS are putting on will prepare you for the turbulent times ahead."

- Jim Woolsey, Former CIA Director

Faculty Spotlight: Paul Hudnut

Professor of Entrepreneurship at Colorado State University and recipient of the Olympus award, Paul Hudnut was the creator of the Global, Social, & Sustainable Enterprise MBA Program.

Course Schedules

Insight for Action Schedule

The Insight for Action in-person course runs over a full weekend, and the online version is offered over the course of 4 weeks, in 3-hour sections.

Day 1:

Session 1:Drivers of Change
Session 2: Business Case for Sustainability
Session 3: Value Chain Mapping
Session 4: Implementing Sustainability in Operations

Day 2:

Session 5: Implementing Sustainability in Supply Chains
Session 6: Implementing Sustainability via Employee Engagement
Session 7: Implementing Sustainability via External Stakeholders
Session 8: Implementing Sustainability via Mapping the Field

Sustainable Venturing and the New Energy Economy Schedule

The Sustainable Venturing and the New Energy Economy in-person course runs four consecutive days, and the online version is offered over the course of 8 weeks, in 3-hour sections.

Day 1:

Session 1: Introduction to the Course/Tragedy of the Commons Simulation
Session 2: Market Systems and Drivers of Opportunity

Day 2:

Session 3: Opportunities in Sustainable Venturing
Session 4: Climate and Energy; Opportunities in a Fossil and Carbon Constrained World

Day 3:

Session 5: Marketing and Informational Strategies in the Sustainable Venturing
Session 6: Social Entrepreneurship

Day 4:

Session 7: Opportunities in Sustainable Energy: Wind and Solar Power
Session 8: Political, Institutional, and Market Appropriating Strategies in Sustainable Venturing