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Inner Development Goals: Skills for sustainable transformation

Future-oriented self-management and expanding your own repertoire of actions

This training is held in German.
Play an active role in shaping sustainable transformation and tackle upcoming challenges with courage. In the training, you will learn which skills are necessary to take a forward-looking approach for you and your organization. The Inner Development Goals (IDGs) comprise 23 skills that support people in mastering the sustainable transformation in companies. Review your strengths in relation to the IDGs and reflect on the most important concepts for global change. Improve your sustainability mindset through targeted input and best practices.

Contents

Background, objectives and content of the IDGs 

  • What are the IDGs and for whom are they helpful? 
  • IDGs: The science-based key competencies for transformation. 
  • IDGs as an essential success factor for the implementation of sustainability goals. 
  • Integrate IDGs into organizations. 
  • The IDG movement: Initiators, community, concepts. 

The Inner Development Goals (IDGs) and your personal development 

  • The 5 dimensions and 23 capabilities of the IDG framework as a basis for sustainable change. 
  • IDGs as orientation for individual and organizational development. 
  • Interactive location analysis for Future Skills. 

The 5 dimensions of the IDGs at a glance - Discover your development potential 

  • Being - Strengthening your relationship with yourself and dealing with complexity. 
  • Thinking - Critical thinking and diversity of perspectives in complex contexts. 
  • Relating - appreciation, care and connection with others and nature. 
  • Collaborating - improving cooperation, recognizing diversity and promoting effective communication. 
  • Acting - making decisions and driving change with courage, creativity and perseverance. 

Methods & action plan 

  • Application and practice of relevant methods for individual development. 
  • Reflection and planning of concrete next steps.

Learning environment

In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this training course once you have registered.

Your benefit

  • Overview of the challenges of sustainable transformation in organizations and which skills are important for mastering them. 
  • In-depth understanding of the 5 dimensions of IDGs. 
  • Immerse yourself in selected skills and expand your own repertoire of actions for greater sustainability. 
  • Strategies to become a role model in your company. 
  • Building blocks and measures with which you can contribute to cultural development and the concrete implementation of sustainable transformation in your organization. 

Methods

trainers on sustainability and the Inner Deveopment Goals, guided reflection, interactive development of content, dialog and discussion, peer coaching, collegial case consultation, exercise sequences, guided application of methods and tools.

Recommended for

All employees and managers who want to promote sustainable transformation and the development of the Inner Development Goals in their organization.

Open Badges - Show what you can do digitally too.

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Seminar evaluation for "Inner Development Goals: Skills for sustainable transformation"

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Articles, interviews or whitepapers on the topic

Inner development for global change: IDGs in theory and practice

In 2015, the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of the 2030 Agenda. At the heart of the SDGs are 17 goals with 169 targets that apply universally and are binding for all member states. They are intended to change politics and society holistically in order to master the global challenges for a sustainable future together. And [...]

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Sustainable Development Goals (SDG): Strengthening sustainability in the company

Efforts to achieve greater sustainability existed long before the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were defined. The Brundtland Commission's 1987 report coined today's understanding of sustainability: "Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." With the [...]

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Articles, interviews or whitepapers on the topic

Inner development for global change: IDGs in theory and practice

In 2015, the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of the 2030 Agenda. At the heart of the SDGs are 17 goals with 169 targets that apply universally and are binding for all member states. They are intended to change politics and society holistically in order to master the global challenges for a sustainable future together. And [...]

Learn more here

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG): Strengthening sustainability in the company

Efforts to achieve greater sustainability existed long before the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were defined. The Brundtland Commission's 1987 report coined today's understanding of sustainability: "Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." With the [...]

Learn more here

 

IDGs and SDGs

 

Learning and shaping a sustainable future

The "inner dimension" of sustainability, the mindset required for sustainable action and the role of the Inner Development Goals (IDGs) are some of the topics covered in this training event. You will learn future skills that, according to our partner, the IDG initiative, effectively contribute to a sustainable future. This is because the IDGs have scientifically and globally identified the future skills needed to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). What exactly does that mean?
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17.09.2025
Munich
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Wednesday, 17.09.2025

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Thursday, 18.09.2025

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16.12.2025
Cologne
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11.02.2026
Hamburg
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21.05.2026
Munich
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01.07.2026
Frankfurt a. M.
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relexa hotel Frankfurt/Main
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