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Presales Now Open: The Profitable Good — a classroom-ready playbook for teaching sustainable entrepreneurship
An applied learning guide that turns any enterprise into a sustainable, profitable enterprise! I’m excited to announce that presales are officially open for my new book, The Profitable Good: A Bold Playbook for Sustainable Business Growth —a highly practical, hands-on academic text designed for entrepreneurship, sustainability, and international development courses. This isn’t a “read-it-and-nod” book. It’s built for applied learning : students don’t just learn sustainabil

Tamara Stenn
Dec 21, 20253 min read


Teaching Sustainability One Card at a Time
Suffolk University students work to build more fun, innovative, and sustainable enterprises during a Sustainability Lens gameplay. How a...

Tamara Stenn
Oct 8, 20253 min read


Meet Sustainability Sam: Your Guide Through the Lens
Sustainability Sam Hey there, changemakers! If you’ve ever wondered who helps steer the ship when playing the Sustainability Lens Game,...

Tamara Stenn
Sep 20, 20252 min read


The AI-Enhanced Sustainability Lens Game: Advancing Experiential Learning in Sustainable Innovation
A card deck and a smartphone are all that's needed to have an amazing AI-enhanced Sustainability Lens experience. The Sustainability Lens...

Tamara Stenn
Aug 3, 20253 min read


Playing the Sustainability Lens Game – How Chapter 2 Helps You Win at Business and Make a Difference
It’s been a dream writing my new book, Sustainability for Success, for Vibrant Publishers this summer - as political and climate...

Tamara Stenn
Jul 8, 20253 min read


Beyond the Board: How the Sustainability Lens Game Powers Real-World SDG Action
Sustainability Lens Game creator, Dr. Tamara Stenn's workspace as she authors a new book, Sustainability for Succes s, an applied...

Tamara Stenn
Jun 18, 20253 min read


New AI Tutor Helps Researchers Connect Lemonade Stands to Sustainable Development Goals
Playful meets practical in a new tool designed to jumpstart sustainability research What does a lemonade stand have to do with solving...

Tamara Stenn
May 17, 20252 min read


The Sustainability Lens: A Powerful Tool for Unpacking Social Entrepreneurship Research
I just completed a fantastic week-long course, Virtual Summer School in Entrepreneurship Research 2025 , offered through the Academy of...

Tamara Stenn
May 10, 20255 min read


Seeing Your Business Through Different Eyes: The Sustainability Lens and the Business Model Canvas
Understanding possibility and change takes time and effort. The Sustainability Lens creates a guided focus. The journey of building a...

Tamara Stenn
Mar 30, 20254 min read


Interesting 16 minute conversation: The Sustainability Lens, A Holistic Approach to Business
https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/994397e4-7896-40dd-a429-4b1b32924c50/audio Spring is a time for re-awakening and change.

Tamara Stenn
Mar 30, 20251 min read


SL Game Play = MLK Day Celebration!
Suffolk University's Sawyer Business School students and SparkShare create new, inclusive, innovative, and fun ways to celebrate MLK Day...

Tamara Stenn
Mar 11, 20251 min read


Sustainability can begin anywhere. Here's how...
Learn how to Build Businesses That Last Through Sustainability. It's easier than you thought and very rewarding.

Tamara Stenn
Mar 4, 20251 min read


Gen Z Entrepreneurs Are Leading the Way in Sustainability—Here’s How the Sustainability Lens Game Helps Them Succeed
Whether online, as a board game, or as a card deck - the Sustainability Lens is easy to use and accessible.

Tamara Stenn
Mar 2, 20252 min read


Building Resilience Through Storytelling: How the Sustainability Lens Game Helps Us Envision New Futures
By Dr. Tamara Stenn Sparking innovation through play! Bridgewater State University Teams collaborate in the Sustainability Lens Game,...

Tamara Stenn
Feb 26, 20252 min read


A Conversation on Sustainability, Social Justice, and Innovation: Bridging Theory with Action
A Fair Trade discussion - Quillacas organic quinoa farmers engage in shared governance. Bolivia, 2018. What happens when sustainability,...

Tamara Stenn
Feb 17, 20252 min read


Behind the Sustainability Lens Game - 25 years in the making.
A cholita reenacting the sustainability story of Tunulpa, the goddess daughter of quinoa. Uyuni, Bolivia. For over 25 years, Dr. Tamara...

Tamara Stenn
Feb 17, 20253 min read


Building a Fair Trade Enterprise with the Sustainability Lens
Fair Trade businesses create economic justice while promoting environmental responsibility.

Tamara Stenn
Feb 7, 20251 min read


Permaculture Principles in Business: Lessons from Nature
Permaculture isn’t just for agriculture—it’s a powerful model for sustainable business. By mimicking nature’s efficiency, businesses can cre

Tamara Stenn
Feb 7, 20251 min read


Can Suma Qamana Be the Key to Sustainable Living? Exploring Indigenous Wisdom
Suma Qamana, rooted in ancestral teachings and ecological ethos, unveils a path that beckons us to embrace a more harmonious relationship.

Tamara Stenn
Feb 7, 20253 min read


Learning, Leading and Innovating: My Dual Passion for Education and the Environment
I am Aphisara Patanakarun, known as Belle. Currently, I am a graduate student at Suffolk University’s Sawyer Business School, pursuing a...
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Feb 7, 20252 min read
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