This is presentation for a Transition Towns workshop in Kerikeri New Zealand 21/09/2010. It explores sustainability as the "motherlode of innovation" and advocates the need for inclusive thinking to bridge gaps between business, environmental and social mindsets.
7. Resource depletion Resource needs by 2020 Resource needs by 2030 “This situation has become today’s decisive environmental challenge, and is fast becoming tomorrow’s critical economic challenge.” John elkington, The Power of Unreasonable People, p.185
8. Inequity The richest 2% of adults own more than half global wealth. What is the impact of this information? How do you feel about our world?
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10. behaviour (what we say and do) beliefs attitudes perceptions values capabilities adapted from Sue Knight,NLP at Work image from: http://www.atam.org/OctoberSurprises.html
12. aspires to sustainability appreciates diverse efforts and approaches thinks vegans oppress vegetables – belongs to VHEMT cares only for profit – would sell grandmother’s kidneys
13. Where are you placed? If you regard yourself as a business person: Where do you sit on the business continuum? Where do think sustainability advocates sit (on average) If you regard yourself as a sustainability advocate: Where do you sit on the sustainability continuum? Where do think business people sit (on average)
14. How SuperCorps are Changing the Workforce and the World Rosabeth Moss Kanter (Harvard Video Ideacast)
15. Sustainable businesses generate solutions for the betterment of mankind.
16. Sustainability… as innovation “.. as processes of value creation and securing competitive advantage” C.K. Prahalad “In the U.S. we have a whole buch of legacy systems and legacy thinking”. C.K. Prahalad
21. Muhammad Yunus – The Social Business Model (Fora TV) “Poverty is not created by poor people. It is created by the systems we have built, the institutions we have designed, and the concepts we have formulated”. Building Social Business, p.5
22. I was pleased, but not fully satisfied. I looked at this cornstarch cup and asked, “Could I eat it? Why should poor people pay for this container that has to be thrown away? Why can’t you make an edible cup? Children will eat the cup after they have finished the yoghurt, and that way they will receive even more nutrition.” The Danone research team in Paris is working on meeting this goal. I predict they will do it – and that the result may sometime revolutionize food packaging. Muhammad Yunus, Building Social Business, p 91
31. Some principles Everyone is included (pragmatic and just) Povery is as great a threat as climate change (intractable problems) Fresh thinking and fresh perspectives are needed (unity and inclusiveness) What else do you get out of the concepts and examples presented?
32. If a… 0 IVII 500 Businessman Banker Doctor Christian Muslim Aetheist Greenie Politician comes up with a good idea – it’s a good idea. We need to encourageinclusive thinking!
34. 10 great divides demographics (population) finance (haves and have nots) nutrition resources environment health gender education technology security
