Shaping a sustainable future with inner development

Developing and deepening our relationship with our thoughts, feelings and body helps us to be present, intentional and less reactive. Especially when dealing with stress and complexity. Skills in this dimension include:

• Inner compass: my values and goals also serve the common good.
• Integrity and authenticity: the ability to act sincerely, honestly and with integrity.
• Openness and willingness to learn: curiosity and willingness to embrace change and grow.
• Self-awareness: the reflection of one's own thoughts, feelings, desires and self-image, the ability to self-regulate.
• Presence: the ability and openness to be in the here and now, to accept reality as it unfolds and to respond to it in a meaningful way.

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Clarity, considering different perspectives and envisioning long-term consequences help us to manage complexities and make smarter decisions in our interconnected world. Competencies in this dimension include:

Critical thinking: the ability to critically examine the validity of views, evidence and plans.

Perspective skills: the ability to use knowledge from different perspectives in an active and meaningful way. Learning from them.

Systems thinking: understanding complexity and working with the interrelationships and properties of systems.

Long-term orientation and visions: Focus on long-term goals to promote societal and environmental well-being.

Creativity: thinking outside conventional patterns, imagining new possibilities and turning them into transformative ideas.

Appreciation, care and connection with communities, future generations, the living planet, help us to create a fairer and more sustainable world for all. Competencies in this dimension include:

Appreciation: approaching others and the world with a basic attitude of appreciation, gratitude and joy.

Connectedness: the awareness of being connected to or part of a larger whole, e.g. a community, humanity or a global ecosystem.

Modesty: acting in accordance with the needs of the situation, putting one's own importance in the background.

Empathy and compassion: treating others, yourself and nature with kindness, empathy and compassion and overcoming existing suffering.

Forgiveness: the willingness to overcome hostility, process trauma and create space for healing.

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Common goals with a collective impact require trusting relationships. Stakeholders with different values, skills and perspectives must be included and need a safe space. The competencies in this dimension include

Communication skills: truly listening to others, encouraging genuine dialog, skillfully expressing one's opinion, resolving conflicts constructively and adapting communication to different groups.

Co-creation skills: Facilitate collaborative processes with diverse stakeholders, promote teamwork and psychological safety and awareness of power dynamics.

Integrative mindset and intercultural competence: embracing diversity and including people and collectives with different views and backgrounds.
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Relationship building: cultivating relationships based on emotional intelligence, trust, respect, mutual understanding and a willingness to work together.

Mobilization skills: inspire and mobilize others to work towards common goals.

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Gaining the ability to act, breaking old patterns, developing original ideas and acting sensibly and with perseverance in uncertain times - this requires courage and optimism. The skills in this dimension include

Courage: standing up for values, making decisions, acting decisively and, if necessary, questioning and breaking up existing structures.

Hope and optimism: building and maintaining and confidence in our ability to create a more just, inclusive and sustainable future.

Conscious use of resources: acting with a view to the limited natural resources of our planet. Conservation, regeneration and thriftiness have priority in order to avoid harmful consumption.

Proactivity: future-oriented, responsible action based on solidarity and care for human dignity and the earth.

Perseverance: overcoming adversity with skill, remaining committed and persevering even when progress is slow or uncertain.

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