Advocating for a Systems Thinking Approach to Sustainability Education in Business Schools

This chapter sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of how business schools can shape a more sustainable future through a holistic and interconnected approach to education. The chapter argues that sustainability education in business schools requires a paradigm shift from a mechanistic and reductionist worldview to a systemic and holistic worldview and proposes a systems thinking approach as a powerful and promising tool and mindset for achieving this shift. The chapter also defines and explains the key concepts and principles of systems thinking and sustainability and discusses their relevance and implications for understanding and addressing the complex and dynamic challenges of the twenty-first century. The chapter also provides an overview of the structure and content of the book and invites the reader to join the transformative journey into the nexus of systems thinking and sustainability education.