Interview The Driving Force Behind My Work? The years ahead of us are years of repair for the catastrophes that we have wrought, from fossil fuel emissions that lead to the climate emergency, to habitat destruction that lead to disease, to rising inequality worldwide that lead to social unrest. I…
Interview The Driving Force Behind My Work? In the early nineties, I founded two conservation groups that engage in public awareness through publications, an exhibition, we engage in the support of research and conservation of emblematic species like jaguars, quetzals, pronghorns, whales and many more, and we manage to secure…
Interview with Sarah Smuts-Kennedy Could You Briefly Explain The Driving Force/Motivation Behind Your Work? I am interested in systems thinking that encourages balance in an otherwise unbalanced world. You could call it performing the possibility of healing. More recently I am thinking of my practice as the attempt to co…
We are delighted to announce that the eBook version of Karen O’Brien’s new book You Matter More Than You Think: Quantum Social Change for a Thriving World is now open for pre-order via Amazon. You Matter More Than You Think: Quantum Social Change for a Thriving World introduces a…
Interview with Félix Pharand-Deschênes Could You Briefly Explain The Driving Force/Motivation Behind Your Work? I could write a long origin story. To keep it short though, the driving motivation of my work with Globaïa is to inform and inspire people about global socio-ecological issues through the mighty combination of science…
The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods for Social-Ecological Systems This open-access book on methods to study social-ecological systems covers 28 broad groups of methods, featuring contributions from almost a hundred authors in 16 countries. The book is primarily targeted at graduate students, lecturers and researchers working on SES, and has…
Interview with Elizabeth Monoian & Robert Ferry Could you briefly explain the driving force/motivation behind your work? Our four primary motivations are to bring forward solutions to address the climate crisis, to help accelerate our transition to a post-carbon economy, to build a catalog of regenerative artworks for different site…
Research Feature – March 2, 2021 The key to solving the climate crisis is cooperation – or so thinks Future Earth, the global community facilitating research, networking, innovation and knowledge transfer between scientific and non-scientific bodies. Research Features found out more about how the organization came to be, its strategy…
Systemic social entrepreneurs are not content with treating the symptoms of social issues. Their holistic and innovative approach focuses on the causes of an issue and brings about incremental, structural and transformational change. A new #C2030 report examines how governments can unlock this potential.
The Weaving Lab has launched the #Whaif initiative. Let us use this opportunity to take a pause and reimagine ourselves, our education system and our world. We have written a 3-part series (1,2,3) outlining our thoughts on what we believe we need to change. If these articles move you, we…
Leadership for Sustainability: Strategies for Tackling Wicked Problems a new book that gives readers perspective and skills for promoting creative and collaborative solutions. Blending systems thinking approaches with leadership techniques, it offers dozens of strategies and specific practices that build on the foundation of three main skills: connecting, collaborating, and…
Interview with Moriko Mori Could you briefly explain the driving force/motivation behind your work? My driving force is a never-ending question about the mystery of life, death, and rebirth. One of the concepts behind Tom Na H’iu was rebirth which I was inspired by prehistoric culture. Every time, I searched…
