1st Edition
The Sustainability Transformation How to Accelerate Positive Change in Challenging Times
By Alan AtKisson
Copyright 2010
344 Pages
by
Routledge
342 Pages
by
Routledge
344 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Sustainability Transformation is a must-read for anyone trying to make sense of what is happening to our world – and wanting to change it for the better. Renowned consultant and communicator Alan AtKisson, author of the sustainability classic Believing Cassandra, cuts through the jargon and illuminates the essentials in this highly readable and motivational work. The Sustainability... Read more
Prologue: The Myth of Isis and Osiris
Preface
The Hope Graph
The Meeting at Hotel Petrol
The Golden Coffin
Murder in The Big Easy
Solving a Very Big Problem
Make Money, Do Good . . . and Save the World
A Compass for the 21st Century
How to Build a Pyramid
Journey into the Amoeba
Playing with Power
An Army for Sustainability
Coda
Index
Biography
Alan AtKisson is President of The AtKisson Group, a network of social enterprises providing sustainability consulting, training, and development services to business, government, and educational institutions worldwide (see www.AtKisson.com).
'Clearly another winner!' – Sustainability Indicators
Praise for the First Edition:
'AtKisson's Accelerator tools and ISIS Method are powerful - I've seen them in action. This book is the essential guide, while also being an inspiring and informative read for just about anybody.' – Hunter Lovins, President and founder of the Natural Capitalism Solutions
'AtKisson at his best.' – Herman Mulder, independent adviser, former Senior Executive Vice President of ABN AMRO
'A must-read book.' – Manuel Baigorri, Director, Social and Environmental Sustainability, Levi Strauss Europe, Middle East and Africa
'A powerful tonic for hope.' – Darcy Hitchcock, co-author of The Business Guide to Sustainability
'The ISIS Agreement is awesome ... and gives those of us who've stepped up to the plate and been doing this work for years some reference points and the feeling that we are actually doing something.' – Nancy Lee Bentley, Wholistic Health Expert & Author of Truly Cultured, www.TrulyCultured.com
'The ideal entry point for leaders and innovators in all organizations for understanding and instituting change towards sustainability ... essential, transformative reading for leaders in business, organizations, and government, and professionals of all description in all sectors who are working on whole systems change in pursuit of strategies for innovation, sustainability, and profitability, as well as students in business and management.' – Sustainable Village
'The ISIS Agreement is both informative and inspiring, and AtKisson's personal style makes the book easy to read.' – Sigrun Maria Kristinsdottir, MA Environment and Natural Resources, PhD Candidate Environment and Natural Resources, University of Iceland, Iceland
