Together we can make a difference!
Let’s form a
Positive Academia
Collective Transformation
As Management academics, we could play a critical role in tackling the existential threats that our societies are facing by using our expertise in organizing resources and people to get things done. Instead, we seem to be stuck in an endless cycle of self-critique on the state of our academic discipline.
With Positive Academia, we disrupt this vicious cycle by laying the foundation for an academic heterotopia through a concrete, comprehensive, and coherent re-imagination of our academic values and interactions. Discarding the convenient falsehood that as academics we are merely unwilling victims of neoliberalism and all-powerful managers; we instead embrace the inconvenient truth that we have co-created the current state of academia.
We therefore urge all of us to take back freedom and invest our individual and collective efforts into crafting a more positive academia by joining our PACT (Positive Academia Collective Transformation).
About Us
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The Fables of the Academic Zoo
This campaign uses weekly fables to reimagine academia as a zoo – a place where structures, hierarchies, and behaviours can be critiqued and reshaped. Our campaign is not just about telling stories – it is a call to action. Each fable challenges us to reflect on the structures we inhabit and inspires us to imagine and build new ones.
Every Little Action Counts Campaign
The idea behind #EveryLittleAction is simple but profound: small actions, when multiplied, create a ripple effect that can change the culture of academia. Whether it’s offering a kind word, sharing resources, mentoring a student, or simply showing gratitude, these acts collectively build a more positive and compassionate academic community.
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Challenge yourself with a year of Little Actions in Academia!
Academia does not transform overnight – it changes through the steady ripple effects of everyday choices. Every Little Action Counts in Academia is a year-long guide to meaningful micro-action that help cultivate a more positive academic landscape. Designed for educators, researchers, professional staff, and students alike, this practical booklet offers 52 weekly actions grounded in care, collaboration, and inclusion. Whether it is mentoring a colleague, citing inclusively, challenging exclusionary norms, or simply checking in with a peer, each action is a small, reflective and powerful step toward a kinder and more equitable academic world.
Positive Academia CIC
Positive Academia is a professional reform movement that advocates a transformation of our academic values and interactions to develop sustainable and inclusive universities. It transforms our knowledge into positive impact for our academic communities and society at large through our high-quality, societally relevant, research – underpinned by research processes that are sound, open, and inclusive – our holistic and synergistic careers, including our research-informed teaching and leadership, and our external engagement that is focused on co-creation. It is realized by emphasizing our power of dialogue, voice, and action, and supported by our multi-faceted collegiality and care.
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Christa Sathish
Anne-Wil Harzing