Petra Kuenkel

In the context of the world’s pressing sustainability challenges this new Report to the Club of Rome presents a novel approach to navigating collaborative change in partnerships between governments, research institutions, corporations and civil society activists. With reference to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and the Planetary Boundaries it introduces the theory and practice of Collective Stewardship as a management tool that respects the integrity of human and natural systems. Drawing on the work of transdisciplinary scientific scholars and seasoned sustainability practitioners, it shows how transformative change can be built on life’s inherent tendency to generate patterns of vitality and resilience. This ground-breaking monograph shows workable pathways to stewarding patterns of aliveness in social and ecological systems at all levels of the global society. As a highly regarded author and expert in collective leadership, Petra Kuenkel inspires academics and practitioners alike to explore new routes towards co-creating responsible futures in the era of the Anthropocene, where the human footprint has begun to change the course of planetary evolution. She invites decision-makers, researchers, planners and social activists to become stewards of systems patterns, enhance their collaborative competencies and guide life-enhancing socio-ecological interaction at scale. The conceptual architecture the author elaborates builds transformation literacy and boils down to a practical guidance for planning and implementing interventions across all sectors of society. It helps bring about change through a deliberate combination of enlivening narratives, empowering metrics, enabling processes, multi-level governance, guiding regulations, and life-supporting innovation. This comprehensive book sets a new direction in the field of sustainability transformations and will become a foundation for planning collective action and achieving impact at scale.

An Emerging Theory and Practice of SDG Implementation

Stewarding Sustainability Transformations

Das Buch unterstützt Führungskräfte darin, den Weg zu nachhaltiger Führung zu gehen, unbequeme Fragen zu stellen und ihren Führungsbeitrag Schritt für Schritt neu zu definieren. Anhand von Coaching Gesprächen mit 14 Führungspersönlichkeiten aus acht verschiedenen Ländern und Interviews mit ausgewählten Persönlichkeiten zeigt Petra Künkel, wie wir wieder Verbindung mit unserer Suche nach Sinn aufnehmen können. Das Werk richtet sich an Führungskräfte, die sich als Folge gesellschaftlicher Entwicklungen, innerer Krisen oder Veränderungen ihrer Unternehmen die Frage nach ihren eigenen Werten stellen und wie sie diese mit ihrer professionellen Aufgabe in Einklang bringen.

Wie Manager verantwortlich Zukunft gestalten

Führung mit Sinn

Elisabeth Kuhn

Dominic Stucker

Douglas F. Williamson

This book directly helps decision-makers and change agents in companies, NGOs, and government bodies become more proficient in transformative, collaborative change in realizing the SDGs. This practitioner’s handbook translates a systemic – and enlivening – approach to collaboration into day-to-day work and management. It connects the emerging practice of multi-stakeholder collaboration to easily understandable models, tools, and cases. Numerous, concrete cases not only bring this methodology to life, but also help identify the challenges and avoid common mistakes. The book can be used as a guide to apply a breakthrough approach for navigating the complexity of stakeholder systems, designing results-oriented process architectures, ensuring the success of cross-sector change initiatives, and enlivening collaboration ecosystems for SDG implementation. It is designed to enhance high quality stakeholder engagement, dialogue, and collaboration. A must-read, the book sets a new standard for the collaborative implementation of Agenda 2030 and is a foundational guide for leading sustainability transformations collectively to achieve climate change mitigation, social integration, equitable value chains, and broad sustainability challenges.

Petra Kuenkel

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