Examining Modern Slavery Through Design Thinking in the International Business Classroom

This chapter offers insights for international business educators on applying design thinking principles to examine modern slavery in the international business (IB) classroom. While design thinking is often used as a pedagogical tool, applying this concept to explore the nature and the extent of modern slavery in the IB classroom is limited. Informed by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) - Decent Work and Economic Growth and Eradicating Modern Slavery (SDG8 and target 8.7), the chapter outlines how design thinking can be employed to examine the nature and extent of exploitation in cocoa farming and the chocolate industry. The activities outlined in the chapter focus on instruction for social sustainability education purposes. The chapter concludes with a set of actionable pedagogical insights.