IDG Resources

Welcome to our curated collection of internal resources designed to support your journey of inner development. Feel free to explore and download any resources that resonate with your needs.

Official Framework in different languages

Who is IDG? What do we stand for? find out more about IDG, our co-founding partners and our 5 guiding principles [read more]…

Phase 1 Report – A deep dive into the first phase of the IDGs project. Here you’ll find the background and the method of the project which presents the 23 skills and qualities we have identified [read more]…

Phase 2 Report – An overview of methods with potential solutions IDGs can open up with regard to addressing the 17 UN SDGs and other sustainability concepts [read more]…
[click here for survey results]

IDG Partnerhips – Explore our partner presentation deck for insights, collaborations, and opportunities. Click now to discover more [read more]…

IDG Summit – our annual flagship conference! Find out the benefits of supporting the IDG Summit 2024 and be part of this movement of inner growth for outer change [read more]…

IDG White Paper – designed and co-created with five partners, our aim is to make it easier for organisations to find the best way to start working with us! Find out how they brought the power of inner development to the major challenges they faced [read more]…

Explore how inner development is influencing public policies worldwide. This document highlights examples, from social and emotional learning in schools to national policies, showing how governments are beginning to support personal growth on a societal level. Read More!

GLSD Program – An innovative new leadership programme integrating inner development into sustainable development work shows high levels of impact and satisfaction among leaders from government, private sector and academia alike.

summary report | full report

Our Executive Director Jan Artem Henrikson takes you on an in-depth journey on IDG and our framework. Click here to download the videos in 3, 13 or 30 minute versions in both English and Swedish.

IDG Framework (editable)

IDG logo library (downloadable)

Libary

7 Videos

IDG Summit

3:43

IDG Framework with Jan Artem Henriksson

IDG Framework with Jan Artem Henriksson

0:33

IDG Partner Meeting 2023

IDG Partner Meeting 2023

2:41

Inner Development Goals film

Inner Development Goals film

5:20

IDG Masterclasses

IDG Masterclasses

1:41

Masterclass: Peter Senge & Gustav Boll

Masterclass: Peter Senge & Gustav Boll

3:01

Swedish: IDG Framework with Jan Artem Henriksson

Swedish: IDG Framework with Jan Artem Henriksson

0:33

Resources from IDG Network

Explore these external resources to broaden your perspectives and enhance your inner development journey. If you find something inspiring, don’t hesitate to dive in and make the most of the valuable insights they offer.

The IDG collection enables you to actually walk the talk.
Practice science-based skills and qualities for a purposeful, sustainable and productive life in the digital platform Aware. All in line with the IDG framework.

Why Costa Rica is the place to start co-creating the Inner Development Goals (IDGs) manifesto?

Starting to unlearn what is known is part of the task. Allowing us mental licenses to transgress.

Based on the latest evidence, the Conscious Food Systems Alliance (CoFSA) Action Report presents the rationale for the cultivation of inner capacities as a crucial complementary approach to activate food systems transformation.

Click here for the full report

A look into how IKEA integrated the IDGs into their global leadership programs with Åsa R. Simonsen [Business Transformation Manager – IKEA Sweden] and Jan A. Henriksson [Executive Director – IDG]

Click here to view the webinar

The Shaping Tomorrow Playbook highlights how the IDGs provide essential skills and qualities that leaders can cultivate to bridge the gap between knowledge and action, ensuring that policy and decisions align with holistic, long-term sustainability goals.

While we have both vision and knowledge around how to achieve sustainability, we are struggling to reach significant progress in almost every sustainability goal. Find out what we’re missing

Do you want to empower your students to drive societal change? Get inspired by the tools created by our lively community of teachers across the Netherlands.

IMAGINE sustainability: integrated inner-outer transformation in research, education and practice.

For more articles, click here

MIND YOUR INNER DEVELOPMENT

Libary

4 Videos

IDG Hubs and Network Community

IDG Hubs and Network Community

2:48

IDG Global Leadership for Sustainable Development - Kigali, Rwanda

IDG Global Leadership for Sustainable Development - Kigali, Rwanda

3:59

IDGs Hubs video for Toolkit Launch - full version

IDGs Hubs video for Toolkit Launch - full version

25:45

Costa Rica - IDGs for 2030 Agenda

Costa Rica - IDGs for 2030 Agenda

1:13

Explore further, join us for a in depth view on IDG and our framework

Libary

5 Videos

IDG Framework with Jan Artem Henriksson

IDG Framework with Jan Artem Henriksson

31:44

The Harvard Human Flourishing Program hosts Inner Development Goals

The Harvard Human Flourishing Program hosts Inner Development Goals

59:34

Jan Artem Henriksson about IDGs at IKEA Social Entrepreneurship Days

Jan Artem Henriksson about IDGs at IKEA Social Entrepreneurship Days

47:58

Australia IDG initiative: Inner Development & Sustainability

Australia IDG initiative: Inner Development & Sustainability

2:14:58

Swedish: IDG Framework with Jan Artem Henriksson

Swedish: IDG Framework with Jan Artem Henriksson

39:00

Published Papers and Articles

Wamsler, C., Osberg, G., Janss, J. et al. (2024). Revolutionising sustainability leadership and education: addressing the human dimension to support flourishing, culture and system transformation. Climatic Change 177, 4. Read here

Ives, C.D., Schäpke, N., Woiwode, C. et al. (2023) IMAGINE sustainability: integrated inner-outer transformation in research, education and practice. Sustain Sci 18, 2777–2786. Read here

Ankrah, D., Bristow, J., Hires, D., & Artem Henriksson, J. (2023). Inner Development Goals: from inner growth to outer change. Field Actions Science Reports. The journal of field actions, (Special Issue 25), 82-87. Read here

Rodriguez Carreon, V. (2023). Liminality: Change Starts Within. Challenges, 14(2), 25. Read here

Costa, R. P. (2023). Plant and plan, care and grow. A hands-on exercise using the (inner) sustainable development goals to teach research methodology to final year sociology students. Read here

Cooper, K. J., & Gibson, R. B. (2022). A Novel Framework for Inner-Outer Sustainability Assessment. Challenges, 13(2), 64. Read here

Kemp, A. H., & Edwards, D. J. (2022). An Introduction to the Complex Construct of Wellbeing, Societal Challenges and Potential Solutions. In Broadening the Scope of Wellbeing Science: Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Human Flourishing and Wellbeing (pp. 1-11). Cham: Springer International Publishing. Read here

Wandel, E., Manguera, J., & Srinivasan, V. (2022). A Qualitative Study on Relating the Inner Development Goals to the Leadership Development Approach of a CSO in a Developing Country. Read here

In the Press

Svenska Dagbladet

“We cannot continue as we are now” – says one of Sweden’s major newspapers this morning!

A major article in Svenska Dagbladet quotes Emma Stenström from the Stockholm School of Economics that we need a new perspective on sustainability, and that is that inner development is required to solve the climate crisis.

Positive News

“For decades, the world’s best minds have looked externally – to engineering, economics, and so on – to create a more sustainable future for all. What they’ve neglected is a dose of introspection.”

The IDG Initiative, in collaboration with partners like Google, Ikea, & others, has been featured in Positive News, delving into the nexus of inner development.

Play Video

TEDX

Anita Nowak, an empathy expert and founder of Purposeful Empathy by Design, discusses the decline of empathy, its impact on our wellbeing, and how Inner Development Goals framework can enhance our empathic awareness in her insightful TED X talk.

Developing Leaders Quarterly

This issue focuses on ‘Driving Sustainability’ by challenging mindsets and broadening systems-thinking approaches. From the University of Toronto – Rotman School of Management to sustainability endeavours in Nigeria, as well as insights from the renowned management thinker Henry Mintzberg on societal engagement, there’s a wealth of knowledge to explore.

Psychology Today

“I’ve shifted my research focus from natural sciences to deeper integration with the social sciences and humanities to develop more meaningful sustainability solutions.”

Explore this short reflection on the Inner Development Goals featured in Psychology Today written by Tom Oliver, PhD

Veolia FACTS

The Veolia FACTS reports provide a forum for expressing and exchanging cross-cutting ideas on environmental and social issues. This issue moves beyond defining ‘what’ the ecological transformation is, to illustrating ‘how’ it can be achieved.