We bring the power of inner development
to global challenges faced by humanity.
Background
In 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) gave us a comprehensive plan for a sustainable world by 2030.
Although we have accumulated much knowledge about the climate crisis, poverty, public health, and other social ills communicated in the SDGs, we seem to lack the inner capacity to deal with our increasingly complex environment and challenges.
We have a vision of what needs to happen, yet progress towards this vision has been disappointing as technical solutions and public policy, which comprise the majority of approaches today, are insufficient on their own.
What has been largely missing from current strategies is a keen insight into which abilities, qualities or skills we need to develop among individuals, groups and organisations that play crucial roles in working to fulfil the SDGs.
Fortunately, modern research shows that the inner abilities we require to complement and accelerate our external approaches can be developed. This was the starting point for the Inner Development Goals (IDG) initiative.
Our Story
Over a number of years, many different organisations interested in the connection between inner development and outer sustainability have been on a learning journey together. This has included a few public events like the MindShift Digital Conference in April 2020 at the Stockholm School of Economics, where the IDG initiative was first introduced. On 12th of May 2021 the IDG framework, co-created by 1000+ scientists, experts and HR & Sustainability professionals was made available for the world.
After a few organisational iterations, in November 2023, the IDG Foundation was initiated by the 29k Foundation, Ekskaret Foundation, IMD Business School for Management, LUCSUS Center for Sustainability Studies | Lund University, Stockholm Resilience Center | Stockholm University, The New Division, Flourishing Network at Harvard University, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
The Inner Development Goals is a not-for-profit and open source initiative. The initiative’s IP and economy is placed within and managed by IDG Inner Development Goals AB (svb), a dividend limited subsidiary of Inner Development Goals Foundation. And this is just the beginning…
Institutional & Governmental Partnerships
The next frontier of grantmaker effectiveness is inner-led. We are inviting philanthropists and foundations to discover with us the practical and transformative value of inner development across their teams, programmes and external stakeholder networks.
For more information: linné[email protected]
IDG Supervisory Board
Caroline Stiernstedt Sahlborn
Erik Fernholm
Mila Aliana
Wakanyi Hoffman
Jan Artem Henriksson
IDG Team
Linnéa Lind
Fredrik Livheim
Collaborators
Laila Jessica Braga Martins
Strategic Advisors
Tomas Björkman
Jakob Trollbäck
Selina Millstam
Sara Laurell
Femke Bartels
María del Pilar Garrido Gonzalo
Micaela Quesada Longgren
Martin Cserba
Phoebe Tickell
Nikola Jurisic
Senior Scientific Advisors
Amy C. Edmondson
Otto Scharmer
Jennifer Garvey Berger
Robert Kegan
Rebecca M. Henderson
Peter Senge
Renée Lertzman
Daniel J. Siegel
Emma Stenström
Matthew T. Lee
Christine Wamsler
Thomas Jordan
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IDG Partners
- 29k
- Abillion- Billion Minds Project
- Academy of Inner Science
- Airbus
- Alef Trust CiC
- Aliarse
- ALV Foundation
- Anthesis group
- Apolitical
- Arup
- Ashoka
- Aura Group
- Berghs School of Communication
- Billion Minds Institute
- Bio-leadership
- BMW Foundation
- Burren College of Art
- Chef Akademin
- CitiesRISE
- Climate Bridges
- Climate KIC
- Columbia University
- Commercial Bank of Kuwait
- Crisp
- Die Coaching Gesellschaft
- Duni
- Egon Zehnder
- Ekskäret Foundation
- Emory University
- Ernst &Young
- ESADE
- EURASIA- Learning Institute for Happiness and Wellbeing
- Stockholm School of Economics Executive Education
- Fabric
- Falun
- Flourishing Network at the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard
- Fraendi
- Futur IO
- Great place to work
- Gro
- Handelshögskolan vid Göteborgs universitet
- Haufe Akademie
- Houdini Sportswear
- Howspace
- Icebug
- International Development Research Centre
- IKEA
- IMD Business School for Management
- Initiatives of Change
- Inner Green Deal
- Jönköpings Universitet
- Jung Relations
- Kamel Lazaar Foundation
- Kite Insights
- Lakefront Project
- Learning Planet Institute
- Ledarstudion
- Light House Stockholm
- Lindéngruppen AB
- Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies
- Mannaz
- Merck
- Monash University acting through its Faculty of Arts
- Motivation.se
- Naturskyddsforeningen
- Nina Klein Agency
- Nobel Peace Center
- NOCA
- Nordic Event Lab
- Novartis
- One Humanity Lab Center for Excellence in Public Leadership
- One Young World
- PCMA
- Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
- Presencing Institute
- ProVeritas
- Roehampton University trading as the University of Roehampton
- Saint Paul University
- Salzburg Global Seminar
- Self Leaders
- Skandia’s Ideas for Life Foundation
- Society Beyond
- Stena
- Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University
- SUTRA
- Sveriges HR Förening
- Telekom
- Templeton World Charity Foundation
- The Compassionate Leader
- The Conduit
- The New Division
- TOCH South Sudan
- UN Climate Change Global Innovation Hub
- UNDP – COFSA
- University of York
- Urban Future
- Valuable 500
- Via character
- Volvo
- WBCSD (The World Business Council for Sustainable Development)
- We all
- Windesheim Honours College
- Wise Consulting
- Worklife Group
- World Flourishing Organisation
- World Human Forum
- YellowEdge