Approach to work
Developing, supporting and amplifying the current movement and body of work that draws from ecosystem principles to help organisations lead the way towards a resilient and regenerative future. ​
Research and experimentation
Edge Effect Inquiry
Edge effects refer to the higher abundance and diversity of species found in transition areas called ecotones where two ecosystems converge; inquiry, in this spirit, is a process that nurtures its own potential. In light of this, best practices hold space for ambiguity and push ideas to reach their abundant potential through working collaboratively across edges to enable cross-fertilisation between diverse stakeholders, theoretical models and praxis. This typically also involves mapping the system to contextualise the challenge and honing down on critical leverage points to create targeted interventions and impact.
Human and nature co-design
Ecosystem Intelligence
Too often, traditional ESG strategy or sustainability programmes are constricted by siloes, overwhelmed with disclosure requirements and hamstrung by bureaucracy. The idea should be to cut through that with a real understanding of materiality and complexities, and to reconceptualise work itself with a different set of goals: human flourishing within ecological thresholds. This means designing programmes that a) incorporate first principles thinking and stay true to what the latest science demands, b) cut across arbitrary verticals to bring together stakeholders from across the industrial value chain, sectors and the wider system, and c) convert intent into action with sensitivity to emergent, living systems.
Training and open source knowledge sharing
Holistic Capital
The urgency and severity of the sustainability challenges that lay before us demand us to break down the walls that divide us, and call us to share and act generously. Given this, it is important to support the system of practitioners as well as doers through online and in-person sustainability training and workshops for organisations / coalitions adapted to their context, and regularly share findings and learnings in publicly available sources, forums, communities of practice, and events. In so doing, the hope is to cultivate social, cultural, spiritual, and living capital by regionalising ecologies of knowledge, providing goods and services in a way that creates net positive gains for the system as a whole.
Services
Tools
Strategy development
​Purpose, governance, organisational and operating model design
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Inquiry design, hypotheses gathering, scoping, and provocation
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Sustainability initiative / programme design and delivery
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Systems mapping to identify barriers, opportunities, and intervention points
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Double materiality, transformational gap analysis and transition planning
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Research, landscape analysis, benchmarking, and market scanning
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Innovation sprints and portfolio design
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Value proposition and business case creation
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Multi-stakeholder convening, collaboration, and facilitation
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Training and workshops design and facilitation
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Impact measurement structuring
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Community of practice design and management​
Funding and partnership strategy
Knowledge domains
Net zero transformation
Circular economy
Nature positive
Post-growth and new economy
Sustainable energy
Just and equitable transition
Climate finance