Inner Development and Climate Action:
Transformative Skills for Addressing the Climate Crisis
Please join us for an event at Harvard University to hear about a new collaboration between US Government agencies, education NGOs and the Inner Development Goals initiative to produce a ‘transformational skills guide’ to support the eagerly anticipated update of U.S. Global Change Research Program Climate Literacy Guide.
Hosted and with Opening Remarks by Matthew T. Lee
Director of the Flourishing Network, Human Flourishing Program, Harvard University.
The event will unpack why understanding the role of human qualities and capabilities is an important part of climate literacy, what the implications of this are for the climate policy and action agenda, and how the Inner Development Goals framework has been adopted to play a central role in the new guide. A keynote and discussion panel featuring field-leading thought leaders will then explore the work that’s now required to integrate the development of ‘inner’ climate skills into the full range of educational and capacity building settings, from schools and colleges, to museums and aquariums, to businesses and communities.
save the date
Date: October 2nd
Time: 09:00 – 12:00 (EST)
Location: Loeb House, Harvard University
Opening presentations:
Haley Crim – Climate Engagement and Capacity-building Coordinator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Frank Niepold – Senior Climate Education and Workforce Program Manager, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Jan Artem Henriksson – Executive Director and board member of the Inner Development Goals Foundation.
Expert panel:
Cyane Dandridge – Founding Executive Director of SEI and the School of Environmental Leadership
John Mack – An American artist, author and founder of the Life Calling Initiative.
Otto Scharmer – Senior Lecturer in the MIT Sloan School of Management and co-founder of the Presencing Institute.
Keynote:
Amy Edmondson – Author, professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School, Ranked #1 in the 2023 Thinkers50 list.
Join us for a stimulating morning with distinguished speakers who are leaders in their fields. This event will delve into the essential inner human qualities and capacities that fuel profound outer transformation. Our esteemed speakers will share their insights on how personal development and psychological growth can lead to positive climate action in both organizations and in society at large.
Please RSVP to ensure your place at this landmark event.
We look forward to your presence and participation.
Inner Development Goals
In 2015, the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provided a comprehensive plan for a sustainable world by 2030. However, progress is not happening fast enough, and we urgently need to increase our collective abilities to face and work effectively with complex challenges.
This is why we are co-creating the Inner Development Goals (IDG) – a non-profit, open-source initiative committed to fostering inner development towards more sustainable futures. We research, collect, and communicate science-based skills and qualities that help us to live purposeful, sustainable, and productive lives.
IDG Framework
The Inner Development Goals Framework simplifies a complex field of human development to help us better identify understand communicate develop integrate the inner skills needed for sustainable development.
