John Hirst's Outputs (9)

Reviving the Forgotten Scholarly Discipline of Commonplacing to Enhance Teaching & Learning in Higher Education (2024)
Journal Article
Hirst, J., & Wang, Y. (2024). Reviving the Forgotten Scholarly Discipline of Commonplacing to Enhance Teaching & Learning in Higher Education. Enhancing Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2, 4-15. https://doi.org/10.62512/etlhe.12

This paper explains how the forgotten scholarly discipline of commonplacing can be revived and deployed as a technique for enhancing learning and teaching. It presents a case study of a recent third year undergraduate Business School module to demons... Read More about Reviving the Forgotten Scholarly Discipline of Commonplacing to Enhance Teaching & Learning in Higher Education.

The Case For Embedding Futures Thinking in University Teaching & Learning (2024)
Journal Article
Hirst, J., & Spellman, C. (2024). The Case For Embedding Futures Thinking in University Teaching & Learning. Enhancing Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 1, 97-109. https://doi.org/10.62512/etlhe.1

This paper addresses a critical need for Higher Education, and Business Schools in particular, to embed Futures Thinking skills into their curricula in order to prepare the incoming generations of leaders for the radical change that the world is faci... Read More about The Case For Embedding Futures Thinking in University Teaching & Learning.

Futures Thinking: Why We Should Stop Teaching Students Theories and Practices Applicable to a World That Soon Will No Longer Exist (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hirst, J. (2022, September). Futures Thinking: Why We Should Stop Teaching Students Theories and Practices Applicable to a World That Soon Will No Longer Exist. Presented at Durham University Learning and Teaching Conference, Durham, England

Will the Belt & Road Initiative Prove to be the Global New Deal for Inclusive Globalisation Needed to Overcome Gridlock and Achieve the UN SDGs? (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hirst, J. (2019, May). Will the Belt & Road Initiative Prove to be the Global New Deal for Inclusive Globalisation Needed to Overcome Gridlock and Achieve the UN SDGs?. Presented at PRME Regional Chapter UK and Ireland, 6th Annual Conference, Leeds, England

If neo-liberal mechanisms are allowed to dominate future world economic governance, global social contradictions will become increasingly prominent, and global sustainable development goals will be difficult to achieve” (Liu et al., 2018:10). There i... Read More about Will the Belt & Road Initiative Prove to be the Global New Deal for Inclusive Globalisation Needed to Overcome Gridlock and Achieve the UN SDGs?.

Eschatology of Capitalism and the Future of the Corporation (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hirst, J. (2022, September). Eschatology of Capitalism and the Future of the Corporation. Presented at British Academy of Management Annual Conference (2018), Bristol, England

Eschatology is defined as “the study of end times”. This paper calls for more serious attention to the eschatology of capitalism which is particularly pertinent to the British Academy’s Future of the Corporation project, launched in 2017. It presents... Read More about Eschatology of Capitalism and the Future of the Corporation.

Can Hotels Educate Consumers about Sustainability? (2016)
Book Chapter
Hirst, J. (2016). Can Hotels Educate Consumers about Sustainability?. In M. Gardetti, & A. Torres (Eds.), Sustainability in Hospitality: How Innovative Hotels are Transforming the Industry (156-178). Greenleaf / Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351285360

This chapter presents, as a case study, the International Enterprise Project (IEP) at Durham University Business School, delivered as an MBA elective combining problem-based learning with action research, focusing on The Quest for Sustainable Busines... Read More about Can Hotels Educate Consumers about Sustainability?.

ESD Enterprise: 'To a Better World', or Just 'to the Record'? (2015)
Book Chapter
Hirst, J. (2015). ESD Enterprise: 'To a Better World', or Just 'to the Record'?. In A. Murray, D. Baden, P. Cashian, K. Haynes, & A. Wersun (Eds.), Inspirational Guide for the Implementation of PRME (147-154). Greenleaf / Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351286404

The story of Durham University Business School’s MBA International Enterprise Project began as a humanitarian response to the Sri Lankan tsunami in 2004. Strong links between various university departments and Sri Lanka led to establishing Project Sr... Read More about ESD Enterprise: 'To a Better World', or Just 'to the Record'?.

Can Combining PRME with HEA’s Internationalising HE Framework Provide the Wake-up Call We Need? (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hirst, J. (2015, December). Can Combining PRME with HEA’s Internationalising HE Framework Provide the Wake-up Call We Need?. Presented at PRME Conference

Towards a Biopsychosocial Pedagogy for ESD (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hirst, J. (2014, September). Towards a Biopsychosocial Pedagogy for ESD. Presented at 28th Annual British Academy of Management Conference BAM2014, Belfast, Northern Ireland

There is an evident “theory-practice gap” between uncritical assumptions that business schools can provide “business solutions to sustainability challenges” (AACSB, 2013) and critical theorists’ views that any such ‘solutions’ are likely to be sympto... Read More about Towards a Biopsychosocial Pedagogy for ESD.