thriveability presentation at the integral european conference

Introduction by Bence Ganti of the Session & Robin And Eldor

© Dr Robin Lincoln Wood Renaissance2 Foundation2

• Robin founded the ThriveAbiity Foundation to help leaders make decisions that maximise the thrival of every key stakeholder in and around their organization for the lowest units of footprint possible. He acts as the Chairperson of the Foundation and its associated organizations.

• Through his passion for strategy, transformation and healthy globalization, Robin has helped the top teams of a few hundred of the world’s largest organizations catalyze beneficial change in large scale systems.

• His lifelong passion for the Environmental and Social Justice means he’s been an activist for 40 years, including leading the campaign for Nelson Mandela’s release while qualifying as an Advocate of the Supreme Court.

• 22 years ago Robin worked with the World Bank to develop the first sustainable energy strategy for the first Rio conference, and 20 years ago he helped to create the modern Internet and what we now know as E-Business.

• Robin has been advising business and political leaders at all levels since then, as an integrally informed practitioner, social entrepreneur and integral leader. Since creating the Renaissance2 Foundation in 2008 at La Tour Apollinaire, his green Chateau in France, he has been writing, speaking and organizing major events in cities around the globe which have led to the ThriveAbility Calculus and the ThriveAbility Index and Assessment.

www.rlw.zonewww.thriveability.zone

© Dr Robin Lincoln Wood Renaissance2 Foundation

1972 Keep

Sandton Clean,

Green and Serene

Campaign

1992 Borneo

RainforestShell Project

1995 Creating

the Future of Computi

ngHP

3

Number 10 Policy Unit

THANKS FOR A FABULOUS CONFERENCE!


SO, WHAT IS THRIVEABILITY

?

THINKING UPSIDE DOWN


WHY WE NEED TO SCALE

THRIVEABILITY INTEGRALLY …

FROM: AN UNSUSTAINABLE, HIGH STRESS, LINEAR ECONOMY POWERED BY FEAR, FOSSIL FUELS & MATERIALISM


9

RENEWABLE ENERGY, CONSCIOUS EVOLUTION, CARING, &

CONSCIOUS ENTERPRISE

A THRIVING CIRCULAR

ECONOMY powered by

TO:


HOW CAN WE SCALE

INTEGRALLY STRATIFIED SOLUTIONS

FAST ENOUGH?

Sustainability is as much a problem of

changing our mental models

as it is a problem of

making flows of materials, energy & other resources eco-

efficient© Dr Robin Lincoln Wood Renaissance2 Foundation 11

AN

INTEGRAL

APPROACH

TO

THRIVEABILITY


THINKING UPSIDE DOWN

UNIT OF THRIVAL

FOOTPRINT

= THRIVAL FACTOR

HOW CAN WE:

• Growth- Transcend the materialism of modernity?

• Development- Embrace the full spectrum of human potential?

• Diversity- Enjoy the richness of diverse cultures & share common perspectives?

• Consciousness- On a planet that is increasingly alive, conscious & reaching for the stars?

AN

INTEGRAL

APPROACH

TO

THRIVEABILITY


W H AT I S T H R I VA L ?

To flourish, we must learn that the positive business & the

individuals therein must cultivate meaning,

engagement, positive emotion & positive relations.”

PERMA

P o s i t i v e P s y c h o l o g y

E n g a g e m e n t

R e l a t i o n s h i p s

M e a n i n g

A c c o m p l i s h m e n t


”If you want well-being, you will not get it if you care only about accomplishment e.g. profit

This enables existing disciplines to be integrated in

creative ways, leading to innovative outcomes that are

game changers


WE EACH HAVE A UNIQUE CAPACITY FOR CHANGE & TRANSFORMATION THAT CREATES POSSIBILITIES

FOR SYNTHESIS & BREAKTHROUGHS

Each stage of human development is a

transformation that transcends & includes all of

the others.

Action Logic Characteristics Strengths % of executives

Opportunist Wins any way possible. Uses sustainability as a PR play/power boost

Crises & sales opportunities; short term focus; dealing with power cultures

5%

Diplomat Avoids overt conflict. Wants to belong; obeys group norms: reactive approach to sustainability

Acts as supportive glue in office; helps bring people together; CSR as usual

12%

Expert Rules by logic and expertise. Seeks rational efficiency. Values scientific & technical knowledge & certainty

Good as an individual contributor: excellent within own sustainability stovepipe

38%

Achiever Meets Strategic Goals. Team leader; juggles & integrates managerial duties &market demands

Well suited to managerial roles; action and goal oriented; ISO 14001 implementation

30%

Individualist Interweaves competing personal & company action logics. Creates unique structures to resolve strategy/ performance gaps

Systemic & integrated approach to diverse stakeholders; Effective in venturing and consulting roles

10%

Strategist Generates personal & organizational transformations. Exercises mutual enquiry, vigilance & vulnerability for short/long term

Effective as a transformational leader for large organizations and business ecosystems; proactively reframes sustainability issues; ISO 26000

4%

Alchemist Generates social transformations. Integrates material, spiritual & societal transformation

Good at leading large system and society wide transformation; Principle based, authentic, transparent

1%STRATIFICATION

AN

INTEGRAL

APPROACH

TO

THRIVEABILITY


ThriveAble Innovation

can be a powerful catalyst on our Journey

toward ThriveAbility20

Global Problem- 2.6 billion people without toiletsLocal Example- Kibera, Nairobi biggest slum in Africa – 1 + million people, 400k no jobsNo toilets or sewage80% without electricity

Solution- • Human waste processed into

fertiliser & methane for eletricity

• Jobs for micro-entrepreneurs provide income for school/health

• Improved hygiene, less disease

BREAKTHROUGH

THE BIODEGRADABLE RUNNING SHOE

• The environmental impact of Puma’s new InCycle shoe is a third less than its conventional suede shoe

• Puma is working with its competitors to eliminate use of leather in sports products = business ecosystem shift

BREAKTHROUGH

The Carrying Capacity of My World

The Human Journey

POSSIBILITY

Levels of Change & Transfor-mation

PredictiveModels

PROBABILITY

Transform-ation to a Conscious Economy

RESPONSABILITY& INNOVATIONFOR THRIVAL

Footprint & Handprint ofMy Lifestyle & Creations

Flourishing

AN

INTEGRAL

APPROACH

TO

THRIVEABILITY


BEGINNING THE JOURNEY OF

ThriveAbi l i tyInvolves Clarifying, redefining and combining….


THRIVEABILITY LEADERSHIP

ThriveAbility represents the potential each of us has to design a thriving future for all of us.

This involves expressing our own unique abilities in a way that enhances the life conditions of all beings, while honoring the limits we each encounter in our striving for thrival.

It also requires us to respect the different priorities we encounter at every level of existence, as we design the integral pathways toward thrival for all.


AN INTEGRAL PRAYER FOR

THRIVEABILITYCO-CREATING A THRIVING FUTURE

© Dr Robin Lincoln Wood Renaissance2 Foundation 30Integral Europe Conference – Budapest – 11 May 2014

33

Worldviews transform through communal exchange

and thereby

evolve not through survival of the

fittest but through the stratified

TRANSFORMATION OF ALL


PUBLICATIONS

The Great Shift Managing Complexity Lifeshift 2020

www.amazon.com



NEW BOOK:

THE TROUBLE WITH PARADISE

www.authorhouse.co.uk

Funny and insightful, The Trouble with Paradise is a delightful romp through the latest breakthroughs in science, psychology, popular culture and the evolution of our species. Its aim is to help you thrive amongst the exciting yet alarming developments of the 21st century.

The Trouble with Paradise answers some of the hardest questions posed by the biggest thinkers on earth, as well as offering solutions to the toughest challenges of our time. It is an intellectual tour de force as well as a gripping read that challenges our deepest assumptions about life, the universe and everything.

At the same time, you will find a series of powerful arguments as to how our species can break through the current crisis, to co-create a 21st century version of heaven on earth…


thriveability presentation at the integral european conference

Presentations & Public Speaking

session robin

thriveabiity foundation

e n t r e

n i n g

t i o n s h i p s

p o s i t

i s t h r i va

o g y e n g