Are business degrees still valuable? Aren’t the primary business skills learned while “in business” not “in a classroom”? What's the ROI of a business degree? Understandable questions…especially as knowledge is more available today than ever. How can a business school measure it’s ability to transform students?
I sat down with Dr. Ken Sagendorf to ask these questions and discuss the increasing pressures the field is facing. Additionally, we discussed another debated topic: can innovation be taught?
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About the Guest Dr. Ken Sagendorf is the Founding Director of The Innovation Center, a Professor and the Program Director of the MBA in the Anderson College of Business & Computing at Regis University. Ken’s work focuses on designing educational environments that foster deep and transformative student learning. Ken puts strategic planning, management and leadership skills honed over twenty years within and outside of academe into action through innovation. He started the Regis Innovation Challenge business competition and built both the Innovation Incubator and the Magis Factory Accelerator to work with students and the community to start and run sustainable businesses. He is the author/editor of four books on improving education and has founded four businesses in both the for-profit and non-profit space. He has consulted and presented around the world on identifying and creating innovative, structural, and aligned solutions for institutions, companies, and individuals and serves on multiple boards. His research focuses on aligned leadership and organizational culture. Dr. Sagendorf holds a Ph.D. from Syracuse University and a postdoc from the University of Florida in marketing and management.
About the School Regis University is a private Jesuit university in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1877 by the Society of Jesus, the university offers more than 120 degrees through 5 colleges in a variety of subjects, including education, liberal arts, business, nursing, and technology. While Regis may have an expensive sticker price, it is ripe with merit opportunities (avg. cost after aid is $25,000) for students who are interested in a small-school atmosphere in the heart of Denver.
