WrittenPublished by: The Aspen Institute
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Extracted Content: From last year’s protests by Google employees to this summer’s worker walkouts at Wayfair, advocacy from within the rank-and-file of corporations has made headlines in recent years. But as Jerry Davis and Chris White see it, the trend toward employee activism was long in the making. For almost a decade, the two have taught a course at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business about creating positive change without authority in organizations. Last year, Intrapreneurship: Leading Social Innovation in Organizations was recognized with an Aspen Institute Ideas Worth Teaching Award. At a time when employees are increasingly recognized as changemakers, we spoke with Jerry and Chris about the social movements that reinforced their vision, and what the future of teaching intrapreneurship may look like.