Sustainability 101 for Government: from Awareness to Action

Winter Seminar, January 10 & 25, 2006 from 1-5 PM

Day 1: Be a leader who increases public benefits, improves communities, and nurtures innovation.

• Appling sustainability principles and practices
• Leading edge government initiatives, with:
  • Betsy Rosenbluth, Director, Burlington, VT Legacy Project
    Tapping citizens and youth to create & adopt a city sustainability strategy: surprises and lessons learned shaping a city’s future

Day 2: Making progress in your work, and using strategic questioning to build buy-in

• Learn Strategic Questioning
  • Strategic questions are open, engaging, and invite further learning. They make people say, “Wow, that’s a great question” and help turn “You should…” into “How might we..?” We’ll introduce you to how to frame and ask them. To learn more click here.
• Help with your particular challenges
  • What good is a seminar that doesn’t help you “in the trenches?” The presenters and your peers will take time to focus attention on a key challenge or uncertainty you face, and to help you move forward.
• Introduction to assessing your departmental and personal readiness
• Hear the inside stories on leading government projects from:
  • Ira Leighton, Deputy Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA
    Partnering with progressive business
  • Eric Friedman, Director, MA Office of State Sustainability
    Greening an entire state government

To insure personal attention, space is limited! Register now