How can inner development become a catalyst for societal transformation? This new peer-reviewed paper by Professor Christine Wamsler and colleagues offers compelling evidence that spiritual and awareness-based practices can strengthen resilience, agency, hope, and engagement in the face of today's polycrisis. It's encouraging to see rigorous research exploring how inner transformation and systemic change can reinforce one another. A valuable contribution for anyone working in regenerative leadership, systems change, climate action, or the Inner Development Goals. 🌿 Paper

Published by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)’s SDG Transformation Center, the SDR 2026 tracks and ranks the performance of all UN Member States on the Sustainable Development Goals (hashtag#SDGs). This year’s report highlights key priorities for the next decades of sustainable development and includes the 𝘚𝘋𝘎 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘹 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴, the 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘹 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴’ 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘜𝘕-𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘔𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮 (UN-Mi), and two new surveys focused on government efforts for the SDGs, challenges, and means for implementation. The SDR 2026 finds that progress on the SDGs remains significantly off track, with only 16% of targets projected to be achieved by the deadline. Yet, the vast majority of UN Member States remain committed to the SDG framework. Other key takeaways: 🔷 European countries again top the Index — Finland leads this year’s SDG Index, followed by Sweden (#2) and Denmark (#3). 🔷 East and South Asia have recorded the strongest advances on the SDGs. Among major economies, India (+18) and China (+14) show the largest rank improvements. 🔷 Goals related to cities, the environment, sustainable agri-food systems, and peace are particularly off-track. 🔷 Barbados again ranks first in commitment to UN-based multilateralism, while the United States ranks last for the third consecutive year. 🔷 Strengthening implementation is the defining priority for the next era of sustainable development. 🔗 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eVu5v5r2 📖 Read the report: https://lnkd.in/esUmFdTJ 💡 Explore the SDG Index & Dashboards: https://lnkd.in/eqiKbGH 👉 Explore the UN-Mi Index: https://lnkd.in/epr_d9KA 📖 Read "Why the SDG Report 2026 Is the Most Urgent Wake-Up Call for Global Development" in Modern Diplomacy: https://lnkd.in/eXgDF6j8

by Cynthia Rayner, Sophia Otoo, and Dr. François Bonnici is featured in Stanford Social Innovation Review's list of the 10 most popular articles of 2025! With case studies of collective social innovators from the Schwab Foundation community, this SSIR cover story offers an inspiring perspective on what it truly takes to create collective change in a fragmented world. It invites us to reimagine social innovation not as the work of heroic individuals—but as a collective process rooted in trust, relationships, and shared leadership. 🌍 Case studies from diverse organizations across the world. 📖 Insights on how to build collective architectures that bring local expertise to global problem-solving. 🛠️ Guidance for funders and policymakers to build enabling environments for collective social innovation. 🔗 Read the in-depth article: https://lnkd.in/euiCAKu7 🔗 Read the full report: https://lnkd.in/dqjZmJV6

I previously posted an article on this topic, however because there are so many options (which made the article so long!) I have been asked to provide some "talking points." Here are some specific ways that I am integrating the IDGs in my work with business and nonprofit clients: - As a foundation to set values - To create behavioral norms - Reinforcing decision-making and implementation processes - Customizing professional development plans - Supporting skill-building for leaders, managers, and supervisors and as a toolbox for mentoring, coaching, and supervision - As a way to counter-balance the implementation of AI (so that we remain as human beings, and not just "human doings") - Specifying ways of increasing collaboration across and beyond the organization - Enhancing the ability to take action on community and environmental causes - As a means of increasing success and satisfaction, meaning and fulfillment If you want to engage in a dialogue around any to these topics, feel free to reach out!

Here's an article that I wrote about the intersection between the concept of business culture and the IDG framework. I pledge to practice the IDG skill of Openness & Learning Mindset in terms of receiving your comments!