/WHAT IS ASSESSED HERE:

HOW YOU THINK ABOUT AND DEAL WITH AMBIGUITY AND PARADOXES, HOW YOU RECOGNIZE DIVERSITY, FEEL ABOUT IT AND ACT TOWARDS IT.

What this tells you:

When the graph is well balanced, it means that you have a good understanding of the aspect of the Sustainability Mindset being assessed, that you are able to connect with your feelings about it, and that you tend to act upon what you know and feel. This is a good start, and you might want to think about circumstances or contexts in which you would like to act more, understand better or further explore your feelings.

YOUR SMI RESPONSES INDICATE THAT you know that it is important to listen to other perspectives, and to find solutions that can accommodate diverse needs, even compromising what is important to one or the other.

/YOU ARE COMFORTABLE putting yourself into another person’s shoes, trying to see life from their point of view, as puzzling at it might be. It makes you feel really good when you do so, in a way you feel closer to the other. Not being inclusive may also make you feel guilty, selfish, righteous, or irresponsible. This is your internal compass!

/THINK ABOUT HOW YOU CAN FURTHER LEVERAGE THOSE STRENGTHS AND MANAGE SOME OF THE LIMITATIONS WHICH MAY BE HOLDING YOU BACK:

You have a very valuable characteristic, particularly in our sustainability-challenged times, where the solutions to our environmental or social problems have to be found considering a wide array of interests and needs. Your empathy and understanding of the importance of the inclusion of all stakeholders lead you to frequently wonder how other people arrive at their opinions and perspectives, engaging with a sincere curiosity in conversations to understand them.

/THOUGHTS TO PONDER WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE SM:

Certainly, your life is not exempt from dilemmas and hesitations, as you ponder the boundaries of inclusion and acceptance.

When is it appropriate to invest time in finding both-and solutions?  When are you faced with a clear either-or choice? When and how is it important to stand up for your values, and when is the moment to understand how they are relative - contextual perhaps, and we need to step into other people’s shoes to understand better their perspective?

It seems that today, more than ever, we are collectively being confronted with paradoxes and ambiguity. Increased transparency and access to information from around the world makes us aware of very different ways of thinking, being and acting with which we may not agree or be comfortable.

Challenging as this may be, there is a silver lining: We are becoming aware of our own worldviews just by realizing that there are other ways of seeing and feeling. This is an evolutionary insight of great value, the foundation for more peaceful societies.

In a way, life is prompting us to expand our understanding and our scope of caring, which go hand in hand. When we understand something, we can begin caring.

This is the start of a better world for all.

/HOW ABOUT YOU TRY:

Here are  a couple of  questions to consider:

In what areas is inclusive thinking and acting easy for you, and which situations are more challenging? This is your work.

What are your next developmental goals? What do you want to become better at, related to inclusion and Both-And thinking?

Both+and thinking allows us to understand paradoxes, and calls for creative solutions that are inclusive of all stakeholders.

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