1. Leading in a regenerative economy provides several benefits including cost savings, increased revenue opportunities, competitive differentiation, shaping industry trends, and improving brand image. 2. Systems thinking is a process for collective inquiry that examines wholes and interrelationships rather than parts, sees interdependencies rather than linear causes, and identifies patterns of change rather than snapshots. 3. Systems thinking can surface assumptions, understand intended and unintended consequences over time, increase capacity for nuanced perspectives, identify leverage points, and build shared understanding for collaboration on complex issues.

2. Structure Mental Models Events Patterns Increasing leverage and learning Policies Processes Procedures Perceptions

16. Systems Thinking

19. “ Sustainable development” and these emerging practices can reduce unsustainability, BUT Reducing unsustainability does not equate to creating sustainability e.g. recyclable and recycling do not mean regenerative, resilient, closed loop , sustainable!

20. There’s More to the Story Competence and attention decline (S-t-B) The solution becomes the problem. (Addiction) R1 Side effect S S B2 S O Delay O Symptomatic solution Problem symptom S B1 Fundamental solution

21. Reducing Unsustainability Does Not Produce Sustainability R1 Slow erosion of resources, delay of fundamental action S S Sustainability Path- e.g. true closed loop, driven by renewables Sustainable Development Path e.g. recycling B2 S O Delay O Eco-efficiency Unsustainability S B1 Industrial ecology

22. There’s More to the Story Competence and attention decline (S-t-B) The solution becomes the problem. (Addiction) R1 False sense of solution, delay while resources erode, lack of demand, market S S B2 S O Delay O Recyclable, recycling, One way street Resource depletion, Waste accumulation S B1 Closed Loop, Consumer is supplier