Systems Leadership for Sustainable Development Lisa Dreier, David Nabarro and Jane Nelson (September 2019)

Abstract The 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda includes 17 inter-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), each representing complex systems — such as climate, food, health, cities — with myriad stakeholders. Achieving progress on this agenda requires a departure from traditional top-down, hierarchical and linear approaches to implementing change. Instead, it requires innovative and adaptive approaches that engage … Continue reading Systems Leadership for Sustainable Development Lisa Dreier, David Nabarro and Jane Nelson (September 2019)

We Have to Be More Than We Are Jordan B Peterson

We have to be more than we are because if we aren’t, we’re not going to survive. Credit: Jordan B Peterson Source: Jordan Peterson on responsibilityPosts where this quotation is embedded Unintended Consequences In a complex system, every purposeful action produces unintended consequencesPeople: Jordan B PetersonJordan B Peterson Clinical psychologist and a professor of psychologyPosts: Jordan … Continue reading We Have to Be More Than We Are Jordan B Peterson

Treading Lightly: the Hidden Wisdom of the World’s Oldest People by Karl-Erik Sveiby (2007)

Australian Aboriginals taught themselves thousands of years ago how to build a sustainable society in our fragile landscape. In a unique collaboration, a Swedish knowledge management professor finds out from an Aboriginal cultural custodian how they did it, and what we can learn from them. We are consuming more than our earth can provide. In … Continue reading Treading Lightly: the Hidden Wisdom of the World’s Oldest People by Karl-Erik Sveiby (2007)