by Anaïs Sägesser | Jun 27, 2022 | Changemakers, Collaborative Action, Transitions
War, loneliness, inequity, biodiversity loss and climate crisis. Despite our good intentions, we are struggling to tackle the great challenges of our times effectively. By breaking down grand challenges into small tangible problems that are solvable, we keep failing...
by Majka Baur | Dec 9, 2019 | Changemakers, Climate change, Collaborative Action, Private Sector, Public Sector, Transitions, Uncategorized
Climate activism is unlocking political awareness Climate awareness is becoming connected to climate action in many different spheres. The consciousness of young people, being aware and frustrated led to the emergence of a new movement. Greta became its voice and...
by Majka Baur | Nov 12, 2019 | Behaviour, Climate change, Collaborative Action, Transitions
Over 7.6 million people went on strike asking for climate action in September 2019. Movements like Fridays for Future and Extinction Rebellion are openly showing how the present efforts of governments are not sufficient. People care about our common future and ask for...
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 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...
