by Daniel Zimmer | Sep 10, 2018 | Changemakers, Collaborative Action, Private Sector, Public Sector, Public-private synergies, Transitions
With contributions from Anaïs Sägesser and Majka Baur Since the inception of our Scaling4good initiative, 2,5 years ago, we have analysed many documents and talked to exceptional people motivated to transform our societies and economies at a faster pace than currently...
by Majka Baur | Dec 8, 2017 | Behaviour, Changemakers, Climate change, Collaborative Action, Designing for Behaviour Change
During his life, Colin tried many paths to find a way of living that makes him feel truly happy: working in a well-payed job, later serving NGOs and finally following his passion for writing. Though the recipes of our society did not seem to work. He was still not...
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 Anaïs Sägesser | May 4, 2017 | Collaborative Action, Impact Measurement, Philanthropy
In the discourse related to the current grand societal challenges we continuously hear the call for innovation. This is for instance true in all major international conferences addressing climate change or the Sustainable Development Goals where agreement is easily...
by Daniel Zimmer | Apr 18, 2017 | Collaborative Action, Public-private synergies
Information technologies bring a lot to scaling processes. They facilitate large-scale dissemination of ideas, provide new marketplaces and contribute to reducing the marginal costs of services and products as clearly explained by Jeremy Rifkin. Using online...
