Hi all.
I am working with several colleagues to put together a webinar series for ASTD (American Society for Training & Development) on the "Essentials of Going Green." They want to help members come up to speed on sustainability issues - and go beyond greening the workplace learning & performance function to helping their organizations operate more sustainably.
We will draw some material from the "Leadership for Sustainability" and "Innovation for Sustainability" institutes that we hosted in Durango over the past 4 years. However, I want to cast a wider net for ideas and support.
I would appreciate getting any of the following:
1. Copies of syllabus information for basic courses related to sustainability
2. Case studies about companies going green - especially featuring how people in the T&D function have contributed
3. Copies of job aids or templates that participants could use in their organizations
4. Titles of books & articles that we could include on our reference list
5. Suggestions for how we can structure the webinars themselves to model best practice in this area
One of the webinars may serve as a crash course on various sustainability design concepts such as biomimicry, cradle-to-cradle, and DfD in order to familiarize attendees with some common models and terminology. Please let me know if you might be interested in serving as a guest speaker to provide a 5-10 minute high-level overview on a particular topic.
I may also help ASTD put together a green "track" for their 2009 conference (May 31-June 3 in Washington, DC). Their conference is not an academic forum (i.e., no papers). The focus would be sharing stories and practical suggestions that attendees could implement in their companies. Please let me know if you might be interested in participating.
You can email me at katherine@peakinsight.com or respond to the listserve. I will collate all suggestions and send something back to everyone who responds.
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!
Warm regards,
Katherine
Katherine Holt, Ph.D.
Peakinsight LLC
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