The Harvard Human Flourishing Program hosts Inner Development Goals

The Harvard Human Flourishing Program hosts the Inner Development Goals and other guest speakers to discuss the importance of inner growth for sustainable development.
After a welcome and opening remarks from Matthew Lee, Jan Artem Henriksson provides a 15-minute overview of the Inner Development Goals and then introduces guest speaker Haley Crim from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Haley describes how the US Government's new climate literacy guide will include an inner dimension for the first time, and may feature the IDG Framework. Reflections follow from Donna Hicks, Associate at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University, Tony Bond, Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer of Great Place To Work, and Anna Throne-Holst, President of the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce New York. Inner Development Goals founding board member and author, Tomas Bjorkman, then provides a summary of his seminal book, The Nordic Secret, before pioneering systems thinker, author and MIT lecturer Peter Senge provides the final remarks. Jan and Matt close the session with a Q&A and an appeal to the audience to respond to the IDG 'One Question Survey' in order to co-create the first truly global framework for inner development.
00:00 - Welcome and introduction to human flourishing - Matthew T. Lee, Director, Flourishing Network of the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard.
03:32 - The Inner Development Goals - Jan Artem Henriksson Executive Director, Inner Development Goals
17:37 - How IDGs can be used in US gov agencies - Haley Crim, Climate Engagement and Capacity-building Coordinator, U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
24:00 - Reflections by Donna Hicks, Tony Bond, and Anna Throne-Holst
32:00 - The Nordic Secret - Tomas Björkman
45:58 - Final remarks Peter Senge
53:29 - One Question Survey and Q&A Jan and Matt

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POWER & CONTROL: It is apparent that the misuse of our civilization's growing capacity for power and control, concentrated in a small number of leaders, has been at the heart of our tragic march to the anthroposcene. In many ways, the challenge of managing this capacity for power and control will determine whether or not humanity is able to meet the environment, climate, equity and justice SDGs. In this regard, the SDGs most central challenge is "How can our leaders better avoid the seductive perils associated with concentrated power and control?" While the current IDG framework may help with this, perhaps it should be formally incorporated along the lines of "Cultivating individual capacities to be aware of and to responsibly manage the risks associated with power and control". What do you think?
Thank you for presenting the important efforts being made by all of the presenters and their teams to help humanity get ourselves right as we strive to improve the way we live and organize ourselves across the planet.