Hundreds of cities, states, nations, and businesses made pledges in Paris to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These ten strategies could help make sure that the process of meeting climate goals provides benefits in health, justice, jobs and resilience. Recently, I spoke in a webinar series convened in support of the state of Connecticut’s 2050 climate […]
Rewards and Lessons From A Day of Systems Thinking with the Dalai Lama Fellows
“That’s another way we can ensure that traditional skills are passed on!” “If we modify the program we can include that whole group of kids we were forgetting!” “Should I invite the funders to come to the village from the start? Even if it’s not perfect they could see where they could help.” Exclamations like […]
4 Steps to New Project Insights at the Ashoka Future Forum
What do women’s health screenings; increasing the number of science, technology and math teachers; building the infrastructure of African countries; building the client base for projects with a social benefit; and creating a shared office space for social entrepreneurs have in common? All of them involve efforts that can be strengthened by systems thinking. That’s […]