Abstract
Our study addresses both the science of and the social response to climate change. The science is now clear. But few leaders are clear on how to respond in their positional roles using the power of enterprise innovation. Enabling leaders to imagine how to use their positional authority and innovation resources to address the crisis of climate and equity is the next step in leadership development. Theory is not enough. Instruction about the issues will not reform behavior reinforced by a scaffolding of social systems. Leaders in this second decade of the 21st century will face both the crisis of climate and the crisis of equity. Each will have its impact on the future of enterprise and our world. They are inextricably interrelated and complex. Storytelling is one method that can enable us to design creative responses to deep interrelatedness and complexity. We explore the use of strategic storytelling in the form of a simulated practice field. We describe a process of active storytelling and demonstrate how to use it to enable leaders to manage both transformational change and transition risk. Entering the story and embodying its design is critical to deepening our understanding of and commitment to addressing the challenges we face. We also explore how to use this practice field to build a platform of life-centered innovation and collaboration across sectors and boundaries that can enable leaders to align enterprise aims to address the challenge of climate and equity and meet the Global Goals.
Presenters
Xue BaiAssistant Professor, Advisor to the Chair for Curriculum and Instruction, Creative Enterprise Leadership, Pratt Institute, New York, United States Maren Maier
Professor, Graduate Programs in Design Management and Arts and Cultural Management, Pratt Institute Mary Mc Bride
Chair, Creative Enterprise Leadership International Graduate Program, Pratt Institute
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Theme
2022 Special Focus - Responding to Climate Change as Emergency: Governing the Climate Emergency
KEYWORDS
Innovation, Leadership, Storytelling, Climate and Equity, Global Goals, Transitional Risk
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