Profile:
Raz is an Assistant Professor of Strategic Design and Management at the School of Design Strategies, where he is exploring new business models and design solutions for the climate crisis.Raz teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in innovation, leadership, sustainability, business models, and strategic design, and his research explores connections between innovation, sustainability, business and design strategies. Currently he is involved in projects focusing on developing sustainable business models, climate action, and sustainability-as-unusual tools and frameworks for business (sandbox Zero). He has led a collaboration between Parsons students and refugees in Berlin, working together on entrepreneurial initiatives to address refugee needs in cities and refugee camps. Raz also served for three years as the Co-Director of the graduate program in Strategic Design and Management.
Raz is the co-founder of two green startups - Hemper Jeans and Eco-Libris, and has been writing regularly on issues related to sustainable business, climate change and strategic design. He holds an MBA from Tel Aviv University and a BA in Communication and Economics from the Hebrew University.
Recent Publications:
Book chapter: Raz Godelnik and Jen van der Meer, “Sustainable Business Models in an Entrepreneurial Environment” in Sustainable Business Models: Innovation, Implementation and Success, ed. Annabeth Aagaard (Springer International Publishing, 2019), 239–76.
Articles:
Corona Redesign - A Pre-Manifesto, Medium, April 2020 (co-written with Prfo. Peter Stephan)
Connecting the Dots: 12 Perspectives On Coronavirus Lessons For Climate Change, Blog Zero, March 2020 (co-written with 11 collaborators).
Offsetting The Coronavirus And Other Lessons For The Climate Crisis, Medium, February 2020.
Long-term matters: Financial sector employees can help win the climate change fight, IPE, December 2019 (co-written with Dr. Raj Thamotheram).
To Fly Or Not To Fly: That Is The (Wrong?) Question, Medium, October 2019.
Can Cities Be Greta, The Nature of Cities, October 2019 (co-written with Dr. Peleg Kremer).
Design For The Climate Crisis At The Age Of Greta, Prototypr, August 2019.
What Is The Value Of The Circular Economy Without Sustainability, Medium, July 2019.
Research Interests:
sustainability in business, climate change, business models, strategic design, circular economy, sharing economy, platform coops, refugee crisis.
Current Courses:
Bus. Model&Strat for Soc. Imp. (Open Campus)
Bus. Model&Strat for Soc. Imp. (Fall 2019)
Design Innovation + Leadership
Design of Business
Econ & Ethics of Sust Design (Fall 2019)
Sustainable Business Models (Fall 2019)
Sustainable Systems (Fall 2019)