My top 5 transformative pieces of wisdom from day 1 😉👇 What are yours?

Oct '24 • IDG Summit 2024

The IDG Summit started yesterday in Stockholm, but not only! The IDG Lemanic Hub gathered in Geneva for the first day of the summit. Shoutout to everyone who was there, looking forward to seeing you again 😊

Now, here are my 5 main takeaways, all aligning with, guiding, and reflecting the work we do at TransformAction Lab:

⚡ There is a gap between what's happening out there, meaning the destruction of ecosystems, and what’s happening inside of us. There are many ways to bridge that gap, although we have to remember that 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀, such as climate justice and a flourishing life for all.

🛑 We are mistaking means and goals.

Economic growth is important, but it’s just a mean, not the goal. The goal behind economic growth is to improve the quality of life for all - 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘁.

🤯 We're not facing a sustainability crisis, but a behavioral crisis.

Many frameworks, philosophies and practices can be helpful to untangle the individualistic myth we're caught up into when, really, I am because you are.

💓 Love is the key to profound transformation.

We know the odds when it comes to the climate crisis, but odds are insignificant in the eyes of love. Giving up is not an option, because we wouldn’t give up on our family. Love is simply saying, “𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝗽, 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝘁.”

🤩 Finally, to get us going: when trying to make a change in this world, what about imagining the best possible collective future, and walking backwards from there?

To you all out here, what were your takeaways from yesterday? Keen to read you! 🙏

📸 Wilma Hartenfels

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