World Science Forum, Cape Town South Africa Dec. 6th 2022. Session outcomes for 'Renewed Hope in a Shared Future for the Planet – Mapping Western Science With Indigenous Knowledge Systems'. These are the identified needs of the system that relate to Mental/Knowledge Systems/Politics

1. North:
Mental
Knowledge
Systems
Politics

2. The Questions:
*For many of the following stickies created by
participants at our session ‘Renewed Hope in a
Shared Future for the Planet – Mapping Western
Science With Indigenous Knowledge Systems’ you
will find Q1, Q2 or Q3 on the cards. These refer
to the questions posed on the following slide, that
the sticky notes were in answer to.

3. Q1 - What would you want ‘science’ to
provide, so the planet and its living
beings can thrive?
Q2 - What would you need to enable
your work to reach its full potential?
Q3 - What kind of supports are needed
to bring about a more holistic science for
the future?

4. North
Knowledge –
Dissemination of
knowledge to the
layman in a lay language
Politics – Avoid
politicians to comment
on science as they
promote fake news and
misleading statements
Honesty – We need
experts advices

5. North
I want science to provide
compelling visible
reliable insights
regarding our challenges
and pathways to
solutions.
Issue: Science DOES
provide These. Look at
Climate Change. But our
big tribe includes so
many people who are
unmoved or unable to
integrate these!

6. North
Science Provision for Thriving
Division for Technology: -
 For more/advanced
Knowledge
 Diseases diagnostics &
Medicines
 Improved Food production
 Forecasting Systems &
Climate Change
mitigations

7. North
Work Enabler for Full
Potential
1) Lecturing perspective,
Health Science
 Investments in early
Science education
 Funding for
Educational resources
(libraries, Books,
laboratories,
Scholarships)

8. North
Respect and
acknowledgement of
existing Worldwide
Indigenous knowledge
system, and the keepers
of these systems

9. North
Clarity of mind
Discipline, say no and do
hard things
More focus, lack of
distractions
Create large database

10. North
Holistic science
Merge the
disciplines of
knowledge
Merge the
government
departments into
project based
systems for
outcomes related
organizations

11. North
I would want
‘science’ to
provide
information to
members of the
public that are
seeking
information and
answers to their
deepest questions
re: health,
environment &
curiosity

12. North
Q3
-mindset shift
 Holistic science
requires the
involvement of
everyone from
every sector –
government,
academia, society

13. North
Q3
-financial
-human capital
-political & government
-cultural
-appreciation for efforts
to protect planet Earth

14. North
Support from leaders
for “MOONSHOT” ideas.
Strong Standing Bear in
his method embodied
ethical, hopeful and
inspirational leadership

15. North
Training of more
science journalists

16. North
3. What kind of
supports are needed
to braing about a more
holistic science for the
future?
-policies (enabling)
-Political goodwill

17. North
Question 1
a) Science should
provide solutions that
will ensure planetary
health- eg solutions for
food security, energy
security and climate
crisis that will ensure the
future generations to
thrive

18. North
use science to
influence policy
development

19. North
3. Academic careers that
build on impact, not so
focused on #publications
or competitive grants.
politics/Culture

20. North
Support for Holistic
Future Science
 World Collaboration
that is driven by
evidence-informed
policies.

21. North
Need to achieve potential.
Deeper understanding of
grant funding cycles and
cycles of nature: Harmony
of catching the Tide

22. North
I need tools to connect
with my inner being, my
emotions, my dreams,
soul and spirituality to
reach my full potential
2

23. North
Common But
Differentiated
Responsibility – Rio
Principle
Politics

24. North
An understanding of how
the current world system
operates, our technologies
to analyze and capture data.
My work could reach its full
potential if I am able to
apply what I know within
the current systems, to
improve lives of our people,
create something
meaningful for future
generations, I need to learn
a lot from people.

25. North
Balance, individuals that
understand the balance
between the physical,
mental, emotional,
culture/spiritual. If there’s
understanding then we are
able to reach an equilibrium
across all spheres.
Individuals in science that
are able to apply all four
needs will be able to better
think at, and implement
technologies that are
beneficial to all living things.

26. North
Question 3
Grants that request for
• Values-driven
impactful Research
being done
• Research that is more
human-centric rather
than technology
centric
• Solutions offered
need to be ensuring
planetary health

27. North
• Capitalism to fail?
• More time and
resource?
• People to value
different ways of
thinking and doing
‘science’.
• More resource to
build infrastructure in
indigenous
knowledge systems
2

28. North
• a move away from the
“good old boys”
network

29. North
Transparency

30. North
I need to shift my
organization to be less
conservative in its
approach to knowledge
systems beyond science

31. North
Spirituality tools
and Spiritual
Knowledge that can
help me unlock my
Full Potential

32. North
Science must provide
best truth of the time
of how, what, when
who
- Best technologies to
exploit the truths for
the betterment of the
communities and
environment in balance.

33. North
Increased recognition and
support of proper co-
design – where the
challenge statement is
properly based in a real
“need”/challenge.

34. North:
Mental
Knowledge Systems
Politics Mindset Change Growth Mindset
including redefinition of what is valued
Advice for Grant Funders
Governance
distribution of resources
Communication
dissemination
honesty &
transparency
Individual
resources