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At-a-Glance Program

Wednesday, 10 June 2026

9:00am - 10:00am
The Job Characteristics Model Button Factory Activity (Ballroom (2F))
TestCrafting Your Submission – A PDW with Members of the Editorial Teams of the Journal of Management Education, Management Teaching Review, Academy of Management Learning & Education, and Organization Management Journal (Henderson (3F))
From Results to Reason: Reimagining Rubrics for a Process-Oriented, AI-Resilient Classroom (Hussey (2F))
One Deck, Many Games: The Use of Card Games to Foster Understanding and Recollection of Course Concepts (Kalamazoo (2F))
Beyond Headcounts: An Experiential Activity to Teach the Dynamic Process of HR Workforce Planning (Koessler (3F))
Re-centering Management Education on Human Dignity Through Empathy and Emotional Intelligence: Developing Values-Based Leaders (Michigan (2F))
Demonstrating Teaching Excellence in Non Traditional Academic Roles (Room 4 (1F))
Are Students Ready for AI Generated Feedback? (Room A (3F))
Helping Students Envision and Embody Their Future Selves (Room D (3F))
From Awkward to Authentic: High-Impact Icebreakers for Meaningful Engagement (Vandenberg (2F))
10:20am - 11:20am
Becoming an effective and efficient academic advisor using Moodle: Guidelines for management faculty with excessive workloads (Ballroom (2F))
How are Students Using AI (and why do they do that?) (Henderson (3F))
THE EFFECTUATION DISCOVERY LAB: AI-POWERED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING (Hussey (2F))
Panel: perspectives on low tech teaching practices (Kalamazoo (2F))
Psychological Safety and Accountability in Action: An Experiential Classroom Exercise for Developing Both (Koessler (3F))
An Emotional Intelligence (EI) Exercise to help Students Gain a Tool for Personal & Professional Development (Michigan (2F))
Credentialling or learning? Why not both? (Room 4 (1F))
Who are the business experts? (Room A (3F))
Rooted in Pause: Using Arrival Practices to Slow Down in the Classroom (Room D (3F))
Experiential Fire: Brief Class Activities to go from Ann Arbor to Anywhere (Vandenberg (2F))
11:40am - 12:40pm
Connecting Concepts and Classmates: An Experiential Icebreaker for Organizational Behavior Courses (Ballroom (2F))
From Coaching Agreements to Classroom Communities: A Dialogic Approach to Values-Based Learning (Henderson (3F))
From the Classroom to the Conference Room: Designing an Experiential HR Capstone Through Consulting-Based Projects (Hussey (2F))
Blending Minds and Machines: AI-Powered Role-Play in the Classroom (Kalamazoo (2F))
Lights, Camera, Learning: A Vodcast Assignment for Developing HR Competencies through Behavioral Role Modeling (Koessler (3F))
We are going to eat what?!: Using McDonald’s international menu to teach the marketing mix (Michigan (2F))
The Leadership Jungle: A Group Activity to Identify Core Values in Discipline-Specific University Leadership Courses and Programs (Room 4 (1F))
How Can Instructors Ensure a Fair and Equitable Allocation of Grades and Rewards in Team Projects? (Room A (3F))
Who Are You? Personal and Leadership Values Clarification Exercise (Room D (3F))
Teaching Social Entrepreneurship in Higher Education: A Review of Pedagogical Approaches and Learning Outcomes (Vandenberg (2F))
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Core Values, Elastic Strategies: a 58 Year Perspective (Ballroom (2F))
Brains and Bots in Action: Using Manual Coding and Machine Insights in Qualitative Analysis (Henderson (3F))
Collaboratively Considering Aspects of Business and Society (Hussey (2F))
Teaching Workplace Well-being Through the Lens of Professional Communication (Kalamazoo (2F))
Case Studies to Enliven Classrooms and Online Courses (Koessler (3F))
The Last Light of Alexandria: Leading When Every Choice Carries Loss (Michigan (2F))
Connections versus Clicks: Using PechaKucha (Presentation-based Chitchat) to Engage Online Students Weems-Landingham (Room 4 (1F))
From data to growth: Using evaluations and feedback to improve teaching effectiveness (Room A (3F))
When Saying Yes Costs More Than You Think: Evaluating Extra-Role Work in Academia (Room D (3F))
Disorientation Without Travel: Evoking Critical Reflection and Identity Tension in the Management Classroom (Vandenberg (2F))
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Expanding, Extending, and Evolving the Reach of Reflective Learning by Teaching Management and Organizational Behavior Concepts Through the DEFEAT PlanTM (Ballroom (2F))
Teaching with AI, Rooted in Values: A Professor’s Journey Toward Ethical and Human-Centered Learning (Henderson (3F))
Friends in Four Minutes or Less: Guaranteed! (Hussey (2F))
Fostering Connections: Navigating the Complexities of Cultivating a Sense of Belonging in the Classroom (Kalamazoo (2F))
Career-relevant Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management Exercises to engage students in the Business Minor (Koessler (3F))
What I Wish I Would’ve Known: A Panel for Doctoral Students and Early-Career Academics (Michigan (2F))
EMPTY (Room 4 (1F))
Me on AI, Socrates on Books (Room A (3F))
Scholar-Practitioner Careers: Integrating Research Capability into Teaching, Leadership, and Consulting (Room D (3F))
Fulbright and Other International Exchange Opportunities for You or Your Students (Vandenberg (2F))

Thursday, 11 June 2026

9:00am - 10:00am
Makerspace ecosystem: Innovative pedagogy and community-relevant experience for nurturing responsible organizational leaders of the future (Ballroom (2F))
Boundless Era: A Collaborative Open Innovation Game (Henderson (3F))
Adventures in Artificial Intelligence (AI) (Hussey (2F))
Are You Listening to Me? A Listening Exercise for Management Students (Kalamazoo (2F))
Introducing the House of Cards Challenge to Teach Organizational Citizenship and Counterproductive Work Behaviors (Koessler (3F))
Warning: These Exercises Could be Habit Forming (Michigan (2F))
Exploring And Defining The Role of Digital Balance in Management Contexts (Room 4 (1F))
Getting Real about Debriefs: Developing an actionable framework for debriefing undergraduate experiential learning activities (Room A (3F))
Professional Pathways to Student Success: Developing a Career-Ready Curriculum (Room D (3F))
Teaching the Same Concepts at Graduate and Undergraduate Levels: Pedagogical Differences and Objectives (Vandenberg (2F))
10:20am - 11:20am
Poof! There Goes Your Ego: Teaching Humility Through Card Magic (Ballroom (2F))
Teaching with AI, Rooted in Values: Practical Strategies for Ethical and Human-Centered Learning Seyler (Henderson (3F))
Setting the Stage: Lessons from an Interdisciplinary Opening Exercise (Hussey (2F))
That Educated Quickly: A collective sensemaking game to teach the Big Five (Kalamazoo (2F))
FROM THE GROUND UP: A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO STUDENT TEAMWORK IN PROJECT-BASED COURSES (Koessler (3F))
The Intern, The Post, and the Fallout: Power, Accountability, and Ethical Leadership at Athletica (Michigan (2F))
Beyond the Bot: Rooting Management Education in Philosophical Inquiry and Human Values (Room 4 (1F))
Committed in Chaos: Educators’ Core Values in an Era of Constant Change (Room A (3F))
Teaching interview skills through observation, practice, and feedback (Room D (3F))
Gather around the “Video-Clip Campfire” and share your best teaching video clips (Vandenberg (2F))
11:40am - 12:40pm
Incubator & Paper Development Workshop for Management Education Scholarship (Ballroom (2F))
Developing Student Skills in Critical Thinking of AI-Produced Output: Embracing Social Loafing to Create a Carnival of Laughter for Your Classroom (Henderson (3F))
Leveraging generative AI to enhance self-assessment in management education utilizing personal SWOT analysis (Hussey (2F))
Make Your Training & Development Class Experiential and Fun! (Kalamazoo (2F))
Using Land-based and Environmental Learning Activities in a Global Classroom with STEM and Management students (Koessler (3F))
Teaching for Sustainable Engagement: Mindfulness and Attention in Management Classrooms (Michigan (2F))
Why you should care about the Federal Government's Regular & Substantive Interaction (RSI) requirement for distance education courses. (Room 4 (1F))
Calming the (often inevitable) hiccups: Strategies for anticipating and dealing with problems that arise when running an existing exercise for the first time (Room A (3F))
EMPTY (Room D (3F))
Bohmian Dialogue: Helping Students Think Together (Vandenberg (2F))
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Developing a Values Statement Through Scaffolded Mini-Cases (Ballroom (2F))
What Executives Need Future Leaders to Know About AI: A Practitioner’s Guide for Business Education (Henderson (3F))
Persuasion and Devil’s Advocacy Exercise (Hussey (2F))
Exploring the Impact of Mental Models: The Best and Worst Exercise (Kalamazoo (2F))
One More Time, We’re Going to Iterate: A Simple and Repeatable CLC Activity (Koessler (3F))
Empathy in the Classroom: Holding the Line Versus Reducing Standards (Michigan (2F))
EMPTY (Room 4 (1F))
Performance or Development? What Large Classes and AI Reveal About the Limits of Assessing Values (Room A (3F))
Two Ways This Could Go: An Experiential Learning Exercise to Highlight Emotional Intelligence Through Role-play (Room D (3F))
What’s In a Name? – A Class Activity to Build Trust and Engagement (Vandenberg (2F))
3:30pm - 4:30pm
How Business Schools can Help with Higher Ed’s “Man Problem” (Ballroom (2F))
The Alphabet of Chaos: An Arts-Based Exercise to Experience Creativity Under Constraints (Henderson (3F))
Building the Leader: A No-Bake Energy Bar Experiential Exercise (Hussey (2F))
You Got to Earn It: A Purpose-Driven Icebreaker on Grading, Effort, and Accountability (Kalamazoo (2F))
Using team charters for semester-long projects: Can they be more effective? (Koessler (3F))
From Faculty to Administration: Preparing for the Transition (Michigan (2F))
You Can’t Talk about That! Managing Controversial Topics in the Management Classroom (Room 4 (1F))
Revisiting The World of Analog and Offline Experiences Versus Digital on Well-Being and Gen Z Consumption: Implications on Management Education (Room A (3F))
Building Community: How WOB Built an Impactful, Productive, And Collaborative Academic Community (Room D (3F))
Teaching for Impact: Crafting Lessons that Last in an Era of Changing Knowledge (Vandenberg (2F))

Friday, 12 June 2026

9:00am - 10:00am
Annual Doctoral Institute Presentation (Ballroom (2F))
10:15am - 11:15am
Orchestra & Choir Performance as a Blueprint for Values-Based Leadership Education: A Video-Based, Train-the-Trainer PDW for MOBTS (Ballroom (2F))
From Dialogue to Deep Thinking: Role-Biased Learning Chatbot Agents to Catalyze Critical Thinking in Collaborative Learning Environments Rajaram (Henderson (3F))
Power, AI Literacy, and Organizational Politics: A Teaching Case on Generative AI (Kalamazoo (2F))
Teaching the AI Generation: Necessary Skill or Ethical Minefield? (Koessler (3F))
Light Lift Experiential Activity: Using Publicly Available Data to Integrate Course Topics (Michigan (2F))
The Burnout Budget: Experiencing Resource Loss and Recovery in Real Time (Vandenberg (2F))
11:30am - 12:30pm
AI-Enhanced Video Storytelling in the Classroom: Rooted in Values (Hussey (2F))
Teaching Negotiation with the Teamsters (Kalamazoo (2F))
Sustainability at Play (Koessler (3F))
Lights, Camera, Management: Using Movie Clips to Teach Principles of Management (Michigan (2F))
Setting Students Up for Success: The Application of Onboarding and Socialization Theory to the Classroom Setting (Vandenberg (2F))

Tuesday, 16 June 2026

8:00pm - 8:30pm
OPENING SESSION ([JAPAN] ROOM 1)
8:45pm - 9:45pm
A ‘Situational Leadership’ Exercise for Adaptive Management Learning ([JAPAN] ROOM 1)
Silent Signals: Experiential Exercises for Non-Verbal Communication ([JAPAN] ROOM 2)
Teaching Emotional Intelligence Across Borders: Global Perspectives on Leadership Development ([JAPAN] ROOM 3)
EMPTY ([JAPAN] ROOM 4)
SoTL Group 1: Global Perspectives on Management Education ([JAPAN] ROOM 5)
9:45pm - 10:15pm
REFRESHMENT BREAK ([JAPAN] ROOM 1)
10:15pm - 11:15pm
Three Reflection Exercises to Map Emotional Self-Awareness ([JAPAN] ROOM 1)
Embracing Undergraduate Students as Co-Researchers and Co-Authors ([JAPAN] ROOM 2)
Exploring the Ecosystems of Social Enterprises in the Global South: A Systematic Literature Review ([JAPAN] ROOM 3)
Cross-Cultural Compensation Negotiations: A Case Study of a German–Japanese Company ([JAPAN] ROOM 4)
SUCCESSION! A Role Play to Hire a New CEO at a Family Business ([JAPAN] ROOM 5)
11:15pm - 11:45pm
BENTO BOX LUNCH SESSION: Meet the Journal Editors: Journal of Management Education (JME), Management Teaching Review (MTR), Journal of Management Inquiry (JMI), and Organizational Management Journal (OMJ) ([JAPAN] ROOM 1)

Wednesday, 17 June 2026

12:15am - 1:15am
Applying i5 Principles to a Bond Rating Exercise: A Hands-On Approach to Credit Evaluation ([JAPAN] ROOM 1)
Embedding Dynamic Case Studies in Collaborative Online International Learning ([JAPAN] ROOM 2)
Bringing Japan to the World: Using Design to Foster Circular Creation in Bloom’s Taxonomy ([JAPAN] ROOM 3)
From Silicon Valley to South Asia: Emerging Ethical Frameworks for Wartime Technology in Management Education ([JAPAN] ROOM 4)
SoTL Group 2: Innovative Experiential Learning Formats ([JAPAN] ROOM 5)
1:30am - 2:30am
Branding Your Course: Purpose Made Visible Using Association Maps to Boost Engagement and Retention ([JAPAN] ROOM 1)
AI-Empowered Shark Tank Simulation for Pitch Preparation and Entrepreneurial Skill Development ([JAPAN] ROOM 2)
Comparing Teaching Track and Tenure Track Experiences: Perspectives from Around the World ([JAPAN] ROOM 3)
Evaluating and Designing Inclusive Management Education using the Inclusive Curriculum Enhancement Tool (ICET) ([JAPAN] ROOM 4)
SoTL Group 3: AI, Technology & Digital Competency ([JAPAN] ROOM 5)
3:00am - 4:30am
Roundtable Group 1: Employability & the Purpose of Business Education ([JAPAN] ROOM 1)
Roundtable Group 2: Scaling Experiential & Peer Learning ([JAPAN] ROOM 2)
Roundtable Group 3: Faculty Wellbeing & Relational Health ([JAPAN] ROOM 3)
Roundtable Group 4: Reimagining Management Education Beyond Western Paradigms ([JAPAN] ROOM 4)
Roundtable Group 5: Beyond the Classroom - Hidden Labor & Industry Partnerships ([JAPAN] ROOM 5)
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Don’t Lose Your Marbles: Visualizing Narrative Structures in Academic Writing ([JAPAN] ROOM 1)
Avatar in use: Enhancing Online Business Management Education ([JAPAN] ROOM 2)
Supporting faculty to broaden their use of non-digital active learning methods in management education ([JAPAN] ROOM 3)
Hearts, Minds, and Margins: The Art of Relationship-Based Business Buying ([JAPAN] ROOM 4)
Practical cross-disciplinary case study of embedding AI literacy in inclusive and international management education. ([JAPAN] ROOM 5)
9:20pm - 10:20pm
Fishing in a pond: Revisiting “Tragedy of the Commons” ([JAPAN] ROOM 1)
Intercultural Sensitivity through a New Model of International Learning ([JAPAN] ROOM 2)
Preparing for uncertainty: Using Tinker Toys Exercise to Teach Dynamic Capabilities and Casual Ambiguity ([JAPAN] ROOM 3)
Building Community: How WOB Built an Impactful, Productive, And Collaborative Academic Community ([JAPAN] ROOM 4)
SoTL Group 4: Assessment, Sustainability & Navigating Complexity ([JAPAN] ROOM 5)
10:40pm - 11:40pm
Blending Minds and Machines: AI-Powered Role-Play in the Classroom ([JAPAN] ROOM 1)
Survival Island: An Experiential Learning Game to Teach Negotiations ([JAPAN] ROOM 2)
From “Who Are You?” to “We Are Us!”: Experiential Icebreakers Grounded in Social Identity Theory ([JAPAN] ROOM 3)
Experiential learning with new technologies: Primary experiences as a driver for sustainable knowledge acquisition in the classroom ([JAPAN] ROOM 4)
Framing Learning as Professional Action Across Cultures: A Co-Design Exercise for AI-Resilient Assessment ([JAPAN] ROOM 5)

Thursday, 18 June 2026

12:00am - 1:00am
BENTO BOX LUNCH SESSION: Incubator & Paper Development Workshop for Management Education Scholarship ([JAPAN] ROOM 1)
1:00am - 2:00am
Beat The Bot: An Experiential Simulation for Teaching Human–AI Collaboration, Creativity ([JAPAN] ROOM 1)
The Intern, The Post, and the Fallout: Power, Accountability, and Ethical Leadership at Athletica ([JAPAN] ROOM 2)
The AI Bridge: Using Generative AI to Simulate and Solve Cross-Cultural Management Conflicts ([JAPAN] ROOM 3)
Instructor-Lead to LLM-Partnered Learning and Assessment: Autonomy and Metacognition in Flipped Management Classrooms ([JAPAN] ROOM 4)
EMPTY ([JAPAN] ROOM 5)
2:30am - 3:30am
Disorientation Without Travel: Evoking Critical Reflection and Identity Tension in the Management Classroom ([JAPAN] ROOM 1)
Fun with the FMEA: How Groupthink Impacts Risk Analysis ([JAPAN] ROOM 2)
EMPTY ([JAPAN] ROOM 3)
How Loss Feels: Dynamic Exercise for Building Student Self-Efficacy to Provide Griever-Centered Support to Work Colleagues ([JAPAN] ROOM 4)
Laughter and Lessons: Recruiting Prospective Business Students Through The Office ([JAPAN] ROOM 5)