Dear Future Generations, I’m sure this is obvious to you — you can see things better than we can, in hindsight. But I want to report to you that we are living through a time of dramatic change. Historic change. The kind of moment where everything seems to be balanced on a knife edge, and … Continue reading An Open Letter to Future Generations
Sustainability
The science and philosophy of maintaining human and natural systems
The “Nobel Prize” in Sustainable Development goes to …
I'm sitting on a train, on my way home from moderating the Gothenburg Award for Sustainable Development, one of the world's top prizes in the field (I call it Sweden's Sustainability Nobel Prize), awarded this year to Jeremy Leggett, Peter Hennicke, and Beate Weber-Schuerholz, three pioneers who were ahead of their time in starting the … Continue reading The “Nobel Prize” in Sustainable Development goes to …
Coming Soon: An SDG Song
If you have visited this blog recently, you may have noticed a password-protected page marked with a "Preview" sign, and titled with the phrase "We Love the SDGs". That's the title of my new single. Yes, a song about the SDGs. And to make it even more interesting: it is highly dance-able. When will this … Continue reading Coming Soon: An SDG Song
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Launching 17Goals: Aiming to Scale Up
Let me tell you about our new website and social media channel: 17Goals. I am feeling very optimistic these days. The world, as I write this, is about to enter a new era. The largest gathering of global leaders in history is assembling at UN headquarters in New York to launch this era. Until today, … Continue reading Launching 17Goals: Aiming to Scale Up
UN selects AtKisson song as “Climate Song of the Week”
Press Release, 12 August 2015 The UNFCCC is featuring Alan AtKisson and his song "Set the World Right Again" on its Newsroom website this week. Click here to go to the UNFCCC website. The article includes the background to the song, the lyrics, and a link to the YouTube version for free listening. "Set the … Continue reading UN selects AtKisson song as “Climate Song of the Week”
Story of a Song: “Goin’ to the Top”
First in a series of entries that will eventually be gathered into a book with the working title, "50 Songs, 50 Stories". This entry tells the story of "Goin' to the Top" — originally written for Aaron Neville, at the request of a New Orleans' business leader. But the road to that song went via … Continue reading Story of a Song: “Goin’ to the Top”
Message to Outdoor: Climb “Mount Sustainability”
Last week I had the honor of speaking to about a hundred CEOs and other top managers in the industry called "Outdoor" — that is, makers of clothing and equipment to go camping, climbing, hiking, mountaineering, or whatever strikes your fancy. Now, you might think that companies in that branch already "get" sustainability, and indeed, … Continue reading Message to Outdoor: Climb “Mount Sustainability”
Governing the SDGs: Make Your Voice Heard
Remember the SDGs? The new global goals for sustainable development, being negotiated at the UN, right now, for the whole world to adopt this September? Maybe you are not following the negotiations on the SDGs as closely as I am (I have to follow it closely, it is part of my current consulting assignment with … Continue reading Governing the SDGs: Make Your Voice Heard
The World’s Theory of Change
In training courses, workshops, and in books — including a forthcoming new book with my friend and business partner Axel Klimek — I teach people working on sustainability how to clarify and improve their “theory of change”: their mental model of how they are driving change toward sustainability, in their specific context. At the level … Continue reading The World’s Theory of Change
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