Webinar Leadershipand Sustainability

Leading from the FUTURE

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Welcome. Thank you for joining our webinar! We’ll start at the top of the hour. Call the number on your invitation, then please mute your phone.

Leading from the FUTUREWhat does sustainability have to do with it?

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Ashley WelchDirector, Leadership & Sustainability

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Leadership Development Sustainability

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WHAT WE’LL COVER

1Context

2Innovation in the leadership development space

3Example

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TRENDS

IMPACT

• Political & economic instability• Decreased global security • Significant price increases• License & use complexity• Intense resource competition• Changing Regulations/Legislation• Changing consumer demands• Increased cross-sector collaboration

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NGOs

Society

Social Entrepreneurs

Academia

Corporations

Gov’t• Population explosion• Climate instability • Natural resource depletion• Global interconnectedness• Water scarcity• Growing gap b/n rich & poor• Business transparency

TRENDS

Leadership Development Sustainability

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FORMAL: Sustainability is the capacity to endure which demands the balance of economic, environmental and social prosperity.

ECONOMICINFORMAL:Don’t do things today that makes things worse for anyone tomorrow, or any day thereafter.

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How is an increase in agricultural health in Morocco related to an increase in cement production?

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As access to clean water declines…

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What RELATIONSHIPShave you observed among global trends, impact and organizations?

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What RELATIONSHIPShave you observed among global trends, impact and organizations?

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Successful Leaders …

understand how social, environmental

and economic welfare are interconnected

. . . have the competence to act

creatively for strategic possibility, and the

motivation to strive for innovative solutions

that support all three domains.

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SystemsThinking

Collaborative Capability

Self Awareness

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TRANSFORMATIONAL PROCESSES

GREEN BUSINESS STRATEGY

LABORATORY

DECISION THEATER

GEODOME

SUSTAINABLE FOOD LAB

ECUADOR

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THOUGHT LEADERS

Geo-Politics David Fairman

Sustainable by Design

Darcy Winslow

Neuroscience & Mindfulness

Joshua Summers

The Universe & Global Trends David McConville

Future Trends Andrew Zolli

Material Science Neri Oxman

Musician Christen Lien

Emerging Markets

Harinder Kohli

Systems Thinking Sara Schley

Photography Chris Jordan

Green Economy

Melissa Bradley

Bottom of the Pyramid Stewart Hart

Sustainable Ag Hal Hamilton

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Environmental Stewardship

Leadership that balances…

SystemsThinking

Collaborative Capability

Self Awareness

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Ashley WelchDirector, Leadership & [email protected]

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Thank You!

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