This document summarizes a presentation about sustainability and global water trends. It discusses how sustainability involves balancing social, environmental and financial responsibilities. It provides examples of how climate change has impacted water resources, such as draining the Aral Sea. The presentation also outlines a framework for sustainable strategies that considers social and environmental systems. It emphasizes how wisdom is developed through a combination of experience, mistakes, self-reflection and objectivity.

1. Sustainability, Global Trends and Water
A Water Based Economy?
Wednesday, October 18, 2012
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Colin M. Coyne
Managing Principal
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3. Sustainability “Defined”
Social Accountability Financial Opportunity
30-40 40+
people prosperity
planet
20-30 Grow Share
Financial Community
Sustainability Sustainability
Environmental Responsibility
Replenish
Environment
Sustainability
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4. Sustainable Strategy System Arc II: Environmental /Global
Land, Water, Air , Legal, Capital, HR, TECHNOLOGY
System Arc I: Social / Community
Values, Culture, History, Demographics, Parity
Self Centric
Client Centric Change Centric
Growth Centric
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5. Impact of Climate Change – Aral Sea
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6. Impact of Climate Change – Aral Sea
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12. Source: DNA2Life.com
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15. Accessing Leadership
1. The Wisdom Equation
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16. Wisdom =
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17. Wisdom = Experience
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18. Wisdom = Experience X Mistakes
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19. (Experience X ( 1+
Mistakes
Wisdom =
Experience
)
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20. Self Reflection
(Experience X ( 1+
Mistakes
Wisdom =
Experience
))
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21. Self Reflection x Objectivity
(Experience X ( 1+
Mistakes
Wisdom =
Experience
))
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