Sustainable Solutions
- Is your organisation facing complex and unfamiliar challenges?
- Do some of the "solutions" which you implement only seem to create unexpected new problems?
Whether we like it or not, the world is increasingly interdependent, and there are very few simple solutions any more. Just about everything we do has wider implications than we planned for - "unintended consequences" - which can undermine our achievements. More...
Sustainable solutions to these complex problems require joined-up responses and a longer-term perspective.
"Sustainable" and "sustainability" are over-used terms which cause much confusion. It's usually better to look at what they mean in practice to real people, organisations and communities.
Many organisations aspire to the principles of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility, but face difficulties in embedding these across the business. Fortunately there are some proven techniques for achieving this, if the commitment is genuine.
Working with knowledge, and a futures perspective, both play an important part in achieving sustainable solutions.
The IDEAction approach is built on the experience of many years, developing and applying more sustainable solutions, for example:
- Working with the Eastern Scotland European Partnership
- Carrying out a Sustainable Development Review for Scottish Enterprise
- Developing guidance and procedures for project management in the Scottish Enterprise Network
- Providing specialist support to the Scottish Executive on the implementation of Best Value among Public Sector Organisations
- Devising indicators of sustainable development for public bodies, adapted to their particular requirements (see presentation)
- Current project activity with national and local government.
Contact us to find out how we can work with your organisation to achieve more sustainable solutions.
Read more about the experience and the techniques referred to above in the About Us section, or in the more detailed pages listed below:
Managing change in an uncertain world
