The document discusses the author's key capabilities and interests which center around sustainable development, innovation, entrepreneurship, and bringing disparate parties together. The author's capabilities include being a natural leader, relationship builder, early adopter, and learning agile. They enjoy working across systems, sectors, industries, disciplines, cultures, and value chains to leverage and accelerate positive impact related to areas like apparel, textiles, cotton, and other sustainable commodities.
1. NEXUS OF MY CARE AND
THE WORLD’S NEED
Another way to see what I am up to in the world
2. Innovation &
Entrepreneurship
Sustai
Devel nable
/ Sust opment
ai
Agricu nable
lture
Intersection of care and capability
3. Key Capabilities
Natural leader –
always attending to
themes, threads, patterns, Systemic
wholes, context, and Taking and
continuous improvement 30,000 ft strategic
vision to thinker
Fluid relationship
20 ft
builder – adept at
bringing disparate parties Balanced;
together to create common planning
ground; appreciated by and action
those she works with/ orientation
manages
Early adopter – in the
mix at the beginning of
what’s needed next
Learning agile -
curious about how things
work and why we are the Large Systems Change
way we are Sustainable Development Arena
4. What I love in all that…
Working across systems to leverage and
accelerate positive impact
• NGO &
Business • Design, marketing,
retail,
• Academic & manufacturing
government
• Art, Science,
Cross Business
Cross
Sector &
discipline
Industry
Cross
Cross
value
Culture
chain
• Apparel Textile
• Virtual global
• Cotton
• Living and working
• Other sustainable
commodities