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A unique collaboration between The Auckland University of Technology and the Sustainability University!
Hope is often described as a vital force in sustainability work — a driver that energises and motivates us toward a better future. At the same time, for many of us working in sustainability, hope is not always easy to hold onto. We’re regularly confronted with scientific facts, organisational barriers and political realities that can challenge our sense of hope.
The Auckland University of Technology and the Sustainability University warmly invite you to an interactive (online) dialogue on the role of hope in sustainability work. We’ll share key insights from 35 in-depth interviews with sustainability leaders across New Zealand, exploring how they experience hope – and how they use it in their work.
We’re excited to not only present our findings, but also to hear your reflections: What role does hope play in your own sustainability journey and work?
Language: English
An exclusive, free opportunity
Live, online, and interactive.
Program
- Introduction by Carola Wijdoogen
- Presentation of research by Professor Marjo Lips-Wiersma and Dr Peter Skilling
- Explorative dialogue
- What’s next (and closing remarks)
Introduction by Carola Wijdoogen Carola has been co-director of the number 5 foundation since 2022, where she supports organisations and professionals in driving sustainable transitions through a human-centred, systemic, and values-driven approach. With an academic background in sustainability and transition studies, she also teaches on these topics at universities and colleges both in the Netherlands and internationally. In 2019, she founded the Sustainability University Foundation to empower sustainability professionals as true game changers. With the same mission in mind, she authored three books: ‘MVO doe je zo’ (2016), ‘7 Roles for Sustainable Success’ (2011) and ‘7 rollen voor duurzaam succes’ (2022).
Presentation of research by Professor Marjo Lips-Wiersma and Dr Peter Skilling (Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand) Dr. Peter Skilling and Professor Marjolein Lips-Wiersma are seasoned academics in a Business Faculty that weaves sustainability through all of its programmes. They annually collaborate with NZ sustainability officers to measure the state of the nation. They research the Hope and Sustainability relationship in their own teaching practice (who, if anyone, is responsible for hope in the classroom?) and with their network of New Zealand Sustainability officers. They publish in top journals and have won numerous teaching and academic awards.
Registration
Please send Ines Cremers (ines.cremers@numberfive.community) an email to register. Once registered, you’ll receive the ZOOM link.
Because we anticipate a lively interactive dialogue, the session will not be recorded to be shared afterwards: if you want to learn with us, please make sure you show up live. We are looking forward to seeing you online Thursday 26 June!