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Leadership & Sustainability What can Leaders Learn from Nature?“

March 23, 2011

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Ashley WelchDirector, Leadership & SustainabilityInteraction Associates

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DarcyWinslowDSW Collectivewww.dswcollective.com

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Today’s Conversation

1. What was the nature of the transformation that you spear-headed at Nike?

2. What is Biomimicry and the opportunity it presents to business?

3. How do you link leadership capability to natural principles?

What was the nature of the transformation that you spearheaded at Nike? 1

Living Systems

Earth’s Crust

Suppliers Manufac-turers Retail Consumers

ProductService Profit

PeopleProcess

Society

“Transforming a system is an inside job!”

Shambhala (Warriors): Planting Champions and Seeds of Change

5 Gears of Leadership in Corporate Sustainability

Source / Adaptation: The Necessary Revolution: and Mindsets in Action

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Integrated Strategy 4

Partner 3

Volunteer 2

Pre/Compliance 1Irreverence Justified

Innovate for a Better World

What is Biomimicry and the opportunity it presents to business?2

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Biomimicry is the science and art of emulating Nature's best biological ideas to solve human problems.

– Biomimicry Institute

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• Runs on sunlight • Uses only the energy it needs • Recycles everything • Demands local expertise• Fits form and function• Rewards cooperation• Banks on diversity• Curbs excesses from within• Taps the power limits

Nature

How do you link leadership capability to natural principles?3

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1. Biodiversity2. Cooperation & Partnership3. Rightness of Size

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Ashley WelchDirector, Leadership & Sustainability

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WHO Erik Gregory

Positive Psychology

April 27, 2011WHEN

Thank You!Webinar on demand at:interactionassociates.com/ideas