Is this something for you?

■ Are you a decision-maker in an organisation involved in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (within Government, Civil Society or the Private Sector)?

■ Do you want to accelerate the impact of your Sustainability work?

■ Are you working on sustainability initiatives (policy and/or operational) in Costa Rica, Colombia, Albania, Rwanda, Zambia or India?

■ Do you believe that human capacity development and flourishing can contribute to the achievement of the SDGs?

■ Do you have a mandate to drive sustainability and/or leadership development initiatives in your organisation?

■ Are you open to change yourself and cultivate qualities to lead with greater impact?

If yes, then this is definitely for you. 
The Global Leadership for Sustainable Development programme seeks to inspire, develop and connect 100 senior leaders from countries across different regions of the world.

The selection of countries is influenced by the current biases of the IDG framework. The input and perspectives of the Participants will provide important input for a Reference Group of local researchers from the selected countries, that will contribute to the further development and adaptation of the IDG framework and methods.

We hope you want to become a part of this journey. 

Purpose and learning objectives

The purpose of the programme is to:

■ Develop a more holistic approach to the SDGs, incorporating inner dimensions such as human flourishing and character development
■ Develop your capacity to implement key IDGs - initiatives to accelerate the work of the Sustainable Development Goals
■ Develop a global and national network of change agents for sustainability who work with greater wisdom and impact

Combining concrete collaboration on SDG related initiatives with inner development, the program is a unique opportunity to better understand and work with both inner and outer change. 

At the end of the programme, you will have...

Outer development:
...experimented and prototyped concrete initiatives with leaders from other countries
...applied learnings to your field of work and shared insights with direct colleagues in your own country and organization
... joined a senior, supportive and empowering community of change makers

Inner development:
...clarity on how to contribute given your unique interests, skills and values
...developed key qualities and leadership skills for greater impact
...practiced habit change and cultivated a constructive and systemic outlook

    Programme outline

    DIGITAL KICK-OFF (December 8, 2022, 15:00-17:00 CET)
    Participants are introduced to the programmme and each other. Participants are expected to bring in concrete SDG related initiatives from their organisation.

    PHYSICAL KICK-OFF (November 28-29, 2022, all-day in-person meeting)
    1 to 3 representatives from each country will have the opportunity to meet in person in one of the 5 pilot countries (travel expenses covered by organisers).

    MODULE 1: BEING (February 14, 2023, 15:00-17:30 CET)
    Exploring how values and inner qualities such as openness, integrity and presence define progress on SDGs.

    MODULE 2: THINKING (March 7, 2023, 15:00-17:30 CET)
    Understanding how developing cognitive skills such as taking different perspectives and making sense of the world as an interconnected whole is essential for wise decision-making and making progress on the concrete initiatives in each group.

    MODULE 3: RELATING (March 21, 2023, 15:00-17:30 CET)
    Exploring how relating to ourselves and the world around us shapes the sustainability initiatives that we are working on.

    MODULE 4: COLLABORATING (April 4, 2023, 15:00-17:30 CET)
    Understanding how to deepen and enhance collaboration while prototyping the initiatives together during an Action Lab. Cross-organisational groups are formed.

    MODULE 5: ACTING (April 25, 2023, 15:00-17:30 CET)
    Harvesting learnings and agree how to create “IDG-nodes” ie multi-stakeholder collaboration between organisations, ensuring sustainability of the initiatives and the IDG network on national and global level to continue and accelerate the work in each of the countries.

    In addition to participating in the online modules, you will need to spend 30-45 minutes per day for self-paced home practice (daily mindfulness or micro-habit practices, walks in nature, reflection and engagement on the learning platform).

    Course organising team

    Course organisers: Inner Development Goals and Inner Green Deal, funded by Templeton World Charity Foundation

    Language: English

    Participation fee: Free

    Trainers:
    Åsa Jarskog, Director of Global Programs, Inner Development Goals
    Jan Artem Henriksson, Executive Director, Inner Development Goals
    Liane Stephan, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Inner Green Deal
    Jeroen Janss, Co-founder and Managing Director, Inner Green Deal

    The programme will be monitored and evaluated by Christine Wamsler, Professor at Lund University Centre of Sustainability Studies, LUCSUS and AWARIS.

    Do you have questions?

    Join our open Information Meetings;

    ■ August 25, 2022, 14:00 - 14.45 UTC
    ■ September 15, 2022 14:00 - 14.45 UTC

    Using this Zoom link, same for both meetings.

    ID: 824 6367 4194
    Pass:     646725

    Application deadline: 
    September 21, 2022 (APPLICATION IS CLOSED)

    This is a selection based process. Successful candidates will be notified via e-mail after the application deadline.

    What are the Inner Development Goals?

    In 2015, the United Nations (UN) laid out 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), as a ‘blueprint’ for achieving a more sustainable world by 2030. Progress towards the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), however, has been limited by inattention to the inner human capacities needed to meet global challenges. The SDGs can only be achieved by educating, inspiring and empowering many people to be a positive force for change, and by helping them to reflect purposefully on their lives and the lives of others.

    The Inner Development Goals (IDGs) initiative supports scalable development of inner capacities that promote human flourishing for the many people and organisations working towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Preliminary research and intensive expert consultation has identified 23 inner capacities that are critical to accelerating work towards the SDGs. These include self-awareness, co-creation skills, courage, creativity, humility, empathy and long-term orientation. These qualities form the basis of the IDG framework for the capacity-building program for leaders and policy-makers.

    Want to know more? Head over to; innerdevelopmentgoals.org