The Natural Step Canada's new innovation initiative, The Sustainability Transition Lab, to invent innovative models for multi-stakeholder engagement in strategic sectors of Canadian society, promises to take the sustainability transition to a new level thanks to generous seed funding from The Catherine Donnelly Foundation.
"To address the complex challenge of living sustainably, we need to tackle the interconnected and systemic causes of the great challenges of our time. That requires an approach that looks at whole systems, collaborates across boundaries, and fosters innovation and creativity. This new approach to collaboration and social change will be designed to: build shared understanding of the systemic sustainability challenges in a given sector among diverse stakeholders; develop a vision of a sustainable future for that sector; build deep commitment to change toward that vision; and enable stakeholders to work together to create solutions to overcome those shared challenges."
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This is the type of innovation in systems change that bodes well for the bold moves needed to move closer to community sustainability. Their success will ripple through the whole system, bringing us all closer with replicatable models. I look forward to following this initiative and applaud TNS Canada for their vision and capacity.