sustainability and innovation - organizations
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Sustainability within the organization is only possible when organizations promotes employee realization and creates a culture where innovation can flourish.TRANSCRIPT
Sustainability and innovation for companies and non-for-profit organizations
Mayra Ortega MaldonadoSustainability ConsultantVersion October 2010
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• Sustainability, an intro• Sustainability & innovation• Ortega Consulting
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Sustainability, an intro
• Sustainability is usually defined as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
• In the last decade, this concept has gotten more importance because our current socio-economic systems have probed to be unsustainable. E.g. Capitalism based on consumerism is an economic system that only consumes the environment and increases the gap between rich and poor. Slowly we have realized that more stuff does not make us happier…
• It includes different aspects: – intra and trans generational social equity (present -
future)– Preservation of nature– Economic prosperity in a global perspective
Source: goldschmidt.info
• In this era, sustainable development is setting the rules of new solutions which will lead us to a better future.
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Sustainability & innovation
• We need new business models, technologies and systems which can promote well-being for the society and the planet at the same time.
“We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.”
• Besides, in this time, where changes occur faster than ever, flexibility, adaptability and innovation are key characteristics of the new leading organizations. Organizations that take more risk and explore new markets and (business) models via sustainable solutions.
Source: art4linux.org
• But sustainable solutions are not possible without innovation and new tools to propose them.
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Sustainability & innovation
• Only by learning to think and act differently can people and organizations start to imagine and realize new, innovative & sustainable solutions
• How can you make that happen? People need to really want to pursue a different course (for themselves and their organization), should appreciate its new opportunities and enjoy the success of their efforts
Engaging people with new and personal contributions, ways to develop, people can make sustainability a personal voyage to frame their growth.
Personal change
People must be attracted by the new course and see organizational and personal benefits in pursuing it.
Source: www.health.com
E.g. We must see the gain in shifting attention from measuring income to also appreciating important not-easily measure values, like happiness.
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Sustainability and innovation
With new internal processes and different “eyes” to perceive the outside world, the organization will create solutions that secure its long term success…
Organizational change
By stimulating experimentation and practicing new courses of action, the company further develops its culture (leadership, structures, processes & values) and promotes employee realization, team-building, risk-taking and celebrating failures as enriching efforts.
Source: www.wedan.nl
This permanent learning environment empowers people to innovate: E.g. generate ideas to greening operations, create new business, look for new markets, create new relationships with the external world, etc
Source: iawsl.com
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Sustainability and innovation
People will discover their
personal motivation & inspiration
The organization will promote people realization & innovation
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Sustainability and innovation
People will discover their
personal motivation & inspiration
The organization will promote people realization & innovation
External events
Trends & best practices
Partners proposals
Customer and society needs
Outside information will touch the organization
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Sustainability and innovation
People will discover their
personal motivation & inspiration
The organization will promote people realization & innovation
External events
Trends & best practices
Partners proposals
Customer and society needs
Development of key partners & partnerships
Discover new market opportunities (e.g. products, services, etc)
Identify new value-creation models (e.g. new business models)
Outside information will touch the organization
The organization will create sustainable solutions
Improve operations (e.g. new ideas to greening operations and improve performance)
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Sustainability and innovation
This allows the company to react easily to outside changes without loosing flexibility and robustness, assuring its long-term success
People will discover their
personal motivation & inspiration
The organization will promote people realization & innovation
External events
Trends & best practices
Partners proposals
Customer and society needs
Development of key partners & partnerships
Discover new market opportunities (e.g. products, services, etc)
Identify new value-creation models (e.g. new business models)
Outside information will touch the organization
The organization will create sustainable solutions
Improve operations (e.g. new ideas to greening operations and improve performance)
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Ortega Consulting
• M. Ortega Sustainability Consulting (Ortega Consulting) can support your organization to develop and implement a sustainability strategy using innovation as key driver
• It works with key partners to bring sustainability and innovation into the organizations.
• Do you want to know the added value for your organization? Please contact us to make an appointment:
• It has expertise on sustainability, innovation and business opportunities and experience working with multinational and small/medium-size companies and non-governmental organizations.
Mayra [email protected]
+31 (0) 6 45 92 5001
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