sustainability compass at socialmediaweek berlin

Future Connectivity:You + Environment =Sustainability CompassSocial Media Week Berlin, 23/09/2014

Matthias Mueller

Initiator of Sustainability Compass

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Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Inv.-Nr. 912Picture: globaldiscussion.net

Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Inv.-Nr. 912

Sustainability

Boring?

Boring?

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Too many answers - but what’s the question?

Innovation = Sustainability

On the search ofT H E question thatenables change

It’s existential

“… the misery ofbeing exploited bycapitalists is nothingcompared to themisery of not beingexploited at all.”

Joan Robinson, “Economic Philosophy”,

1962

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“The concept ofefficiency is a lie. Itbrought us onlygrowingconsumerism andnever ceasingemissions.”

Daniel Spreng,Prof. em. ETH Zürich,Blue-Tech 2011

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"Without an explanatory model of sustainability there won't be real change.“

Ola Ivarsson, COO Europe Moevenpick Hotels

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“First do no harm.”

Picture: Ian MacKenzie, www.passittotheleft.org

Polly Higgins,lawyerfounder oferadicatingecocide.com

Boring?

On the search ofT H E question thatenables change

How can I contribute to a sustainable society?

SustainabilityWhat is a reliable frame that creates a global unifying language?

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How much does your life depend on the factthat people are systematically blocked tomeet their needs?1=not at all2=sometimes3=often4=very much

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...concentrations of substances from the Earth’s crust,

...concentrations of substances produced by society,

...degradation by physical means,

...and that people are not subject to conditions that

systematically undermine their capacity to meet their needs.

In a sustainable future, nature is not subject to

systematically increasing...

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What’s your driver for being here -what’s the basic human need you try tosatisfy?

Subsis-tence

IdlenessPartici-pation

Protection AffectionUnder-

standing

Creation Identity Freedom

culturally independent - no hierarchy - no personal development categories

The frame - definition of success

Screenshot: Moevenpick e-learning 121

sustainable

unsustainable

AppStore: 250+ answers

Compass: you think and create

Compass: you think and create

The Story of Anna

by Alexandre Magnin, Sustainability Illustrated

Anna’sCompass

What’s this?

Let’s have a look

Beliefs about change*Understand

Connect

Share

Act

*How can I contribute to a sustainable society?

think smarter

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What technique did move youintellectually and as an acting person?1=information given, advice2=questions, facilitation

Think smarter«It's better to ask theright questions thanaccept the status quo.»

Phil Harding, Author:«Motivate me Motivate You»

«What shapes our livesare the questions weask, refuse to ask, ornever think to ask.»

Sam Keen, Philosopher

Beliefs about changeUnderstand

Connect

Share

Actact smarter

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What supports you being/remaining an acting person?1=lonesome wolf2=family3=friends, team4=social media

Share

Share -Act smarter

Share - Act smarter

Value creation through language versions -> profit sharing

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What do you consider the strength ofThe Sustainability Compass?1) questions instead of answers2) the card deck3) the intent4) being at SMW Berlin

Feedback/Learningsagainst the crowd -> radical «Y O U»-> radically against advice-> radically pro co-creation

good distribution

low level

discussions about question technique

potential of card deck is immense

Ecological Imperative:The design principles of acting

“Our acting in these days shall be guided (by this ecological imperative):Act only to the maxime that the consequences foster the development of a global system of solidarity or at least don’t hinder it.Act only to the maxime that the usual practice of exploitation and externalisationcan be substituted by an ethos of global protection.Act only to the maxime that no time is lost in the inevitable transformation which is in the interest of all.“Peter Sloterdjik, philosopher, 2013

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Vision - Act smarter

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Vision - Act smarter

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