by Majka Baur | Dec 4, 2017 | Behaviour, Changemakers, Climate change, Collaborative Action, Designing for Behaviour Change
Right away, when talking with Sonja Graham, I heard her passion for understanding how people behave and how their behaviour can be influenced for the good of society and the environment. For the last 7 years, Sonja has been one of the driving forces of Global Action...
by Majka Baur | Oct 12, 2017 | Behaviour, Changemakers, Collaborative Action, Designing for Behaviour Change, Impact Measurement, Transitions
I met Marilyn and Alexander Mehlmann in Berlin where they came to speak at the SustEcon Conference. In her blog, Marilyn calls herself Globetrotting Grandma. I love how she introduced herself: it shows her open mindset and her great sense of humor. Personally, I think...
by Majka Baur | Sep 19, 2017 | Behaviour, Changemakers, Designing for Behaviour Change, Transitions
With the “Designing for Behaviour Change” project scaling4good is scrutinizing the behaviour change topic. This is the first blog of a series on this topic. Changemakers: this is for you! But, who are the Changemakers? A Changemaker is a person that does not only dream of improving the life and well-being of people and other living beings but is actively working towards turning her or his vision into reality.
by Daniel Zimmer | Dec 21, 2016 | Behaviour, Climate change, Collaborative Action, Transitions
The stability of our planet is at stake Our economic and demographic growth and development are taking humanity on planet Earth on a dangerous path. Since the middle of the 20th century, our environmental footprint has become so important that the entire Earth system...
by Salomon Billeter | Aug 30, 2016 | Behaviour, Climate change, Collaborative Action, Transitions
A first building block of a solid theoretical basis for action To solve or mitigate global problems such as climate change, good, sustainable individual behavior needs to be adopted by enough people to have an impact on society at large and the world. But isn’t...
by Anaïs Sägesser | May 9, 2016 | Behaviour, Collaborative Action
Climate change is a symptom of current predominant personal and societal values, belief systems and aspirations which continue to lead our actions into an unsustainable direction. There is currently a large gap between “doing well” and “doing good”. Strengthening the...