Shadowcliff E-News - March 2009

Shadowcliff Strategic Planning and Sustainability Workshops
by Robert J. Mann, Co-Director

Clearly the times are changing, as are the economic and natural climates. We must develop systems-based thinking that permits us to address multiple problems. This is at the heart of the principles of sustainability; recognizing and acting upon the interconnectedness of our all of our decisions.

In the trenches of municipal and state government, businesses large and small, educational institutions and churches there are many questions about what to do and how to do it. How do we reduce our carbon footprint? How do we reduce our energy and water use, transportation impacts, purchasing and supply chains? How do we educate our communities, our employees and constituents? And how do we do all of this in the midst of very difficult economic times and collapsing job markets?

These questions do not lend themselves to boilerplate responses. They cry for collaboration and often for outside leadership.

This is the gift of Shadowcliff’s Sustainability Workshops. For the last seven years, Shadowcliff’s faculty have led sustainability action-planning workshops focusing on strategic planning for individuals, governments and organizations and incorporating the principles of sustainability.

If your organization is interested in exploring a strategic planning workshop for 2009, please contact Bob Mann at 970-627-9220 or rjm@shadowcliff.org as soon as possible.

Shadowcliff is an affiliate of Bridging The Gap - Connecting Environment, Economy, Community