Ekaterina Ivanova - Böcker

There is growing awareness among leading responsible management scholars and practitioners that understanding global wicked problems is insufficient in effecting lasting engagement and changed behaviors. Research indicates that to impact behavior, the mindset has to shift, which leaves the question: How do you shift a mindset?This book guides educators and practitioners, their students and colleagues to take action on finding urgent solutions to the grand challenges stated in the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. A Sustainability Mindset is a way of thinking and being that results from a broad understanding of the ecosystem, from social sensitivity and an introspective focus on our personal values and higher self, which finds its expression in actions for the greater good. By promoting a mindset shift, educators in very diverse contexts are laying the foundation for a resilient future. The book presents a collection of over 150 student voices depicting a transformative experience and a shift in their mindset. Seventeen educator/student teams of contributing authors from across five continents describe the activity that prompted those students’ reflections, and the conceptual frameworks that played a role in the selection of the learning goals and activities.The book is written with academic and corporate educators, reflective practitioners, consultants, coaches, trainers and students in mind, and is invaluable in guiding the process of developing a sustainability mindset among participants in the training process.

There is growing awareness among leading responsible management scholars and practitioners that understanding global wicked problems is insufficient in effecting lasting engagement and changed behaviors. Research indicates that to impact behavior, the mindset has to shift, which leaves the question: How do you shift a mindset?This book guides educators and practitioners, their students and colleagues to take action on finding urgent solutions to the grand challenges stated in the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. A Sustainability Mindset is a way of thinking and being that results from a broad understanding of the ecosystem, from social sensitivity and an introspective focus on our personal values and higher self, which finds its expression in actions for the greater good. By promoting a mindset shift, educators in very diverse contexts are laying the foundation for a resilient future. The book presents a collection of over 150 student voices depicting a transformative experience and a shift in their mindset. Seventeen educator/student teams of contributing authors from across five continents describe the activity that prompted those students’ reflections, and the conceptual frameworks that played a role in the selection of the learning goals and activities.The book is written with academic and corporate educators, reflective practitioners, consultants, coaches, trainers and students in mind, and is invaluable in guiding the process of developing a sustainability mindset among participants in the training process.

Art has a unique power to resonate deeply, leaving lasting emotional and cognitive impressions. This practical book presents a comprehensive toolkit of innovative, high-impact pedagogical approaches, tested across diverse fields, to enable readers to confidently integrate art into education for sustainability within business schools, universities, and cultural institutions.The book is an interdisciplinary roadmap to art-based interventions from the perspective of educators as artists, to action-driven art, aesthetic learning spaces, and the intersection of art, AI, and crafts that inspires transformative shifts in mindsets. Throughout, the authors share personal stories, practical experiences, and reflective discussions on how the power of art can spark meaningful change and accelerate the path towards a just and sustainable future. The book demonstrates how art-based approaches can foster empathy, creativity and reflective skills, and connect with sustainability concepts not just intellectually but from the inside out, making learning accessible and impactful, and bridging the gap between knowledge and meaningful action.This joyful resource is an essential read for educators, students, artists, business and community leaders, and policymakers seeking to harness the transformative power of art-based pedagogies.

Art has a unique power to resonate deeply, leaving lasting emotional and cognitive impressions. This practical book presents a comprehensive toolkit of innovative, high-impact pedagogical approaches, tested across diverse fields, to enable readers to confidently integrate art into education for sustainability within business schools, universities, and cultural institutions.The book is an interdisciplinary roadmap to art-based interventions from the perspective of educators as artists, to action-driven art, aesthetic learning spaces, and the intersection of art, AI, and crafts that inspires transformative shifts in mindsets. Throughout, the authors share personal stories, practical experiences, and reflective discussions on how the power of art can spark meaningful change and accelerate the path towards a just and sustainable future. The book demonstrates how art-based approaches can foster empathy, creativity and reflective skills, and connect with sustainability concepts not just intellectually but from the inside out, making learning accessible and impactful, and bridging the gap between knowledge and meaningful action.This joyful resource is an essential read for educators, students, artists, business and community leaders, and policymakers seeking to harness the transformative power of art-based pedagogies.