» www.leuphana.de

LEADERSHIP FOR MANAGING A CHANGING PLANETDaniel J. LangWith contributions of B. John, G. Caniglia, L. Bellina, Ph. Luthardt

June 14., 2016

Leuphana Iniversity of Lüneburg | Faculty Sustainability

203.05.2023

Key Competencies in Sustainability

No one can predict the future, but we can invent and make the future because we know how to do so and we have done so consistently through our history as a species. Inventing

and making however mean thinking clearly about where we wish to go and then creating and devising the means to get there.

(Garry D. Brewer, 2007)

Leuphana Iniversity of Lüneburg | Faculty Sustainability

303.05.2023

Critical Thinking / „content“

Key Competencies in Sustainability

Systems ThinkingCompetence

Futures ThinkingCompetence

Values ThinkingCompetence

InterpersonalCompetence

Problem-Solving Competence

Strategic ThinkingCompetence

© ic

ons b

y SS

FT

Leuphana Iniversity of Lüneburg | Faculty Sustainability See Wiek et al., 2013

403.05.2023Leuphana Iniversity of Lüneburg | Faculty Sustainability See Caniglia et al. (in prep.) and Bellina et al. (in prep.)

503.05.2023Leuphana Iniversity of Lüneburg | Faculty Sustainability See Caniglia et al. (in prep) and Wiek et al. (2013)

603.05.2023Leuphana Iniversity of Lüneburg | Faculty Sustainability

703.05.2023

Teaching-learning environmentlocal-global, virtual-real

Leuphana Iniversity of Lüneburg | Faculty Sustainability

803.05.2023

Connecting students and community through research

Leuphana Iniversity of Lüneburg | Faculty Sustainability

March 2015May 2016 cont.

BMBF (German Ministry for Education and Research)

700 Students40 Instructors200 Parnters

Lüneburg 2030+ (Research bears Responsibility)

1003.05.2023Leuphana Iniversity of Lüneburg | Faculty Sustainability

Consumption

Work

Participation Youth Delinquency Agriculture Food

Retail Sports Clubs Urban Ecology City Planning Forest

Tourism Democracy Common Good Health Culture

Mobility Family Internet Smart City Urban Climate

Commons Community Energy Refugees

1303.05.2023Leuphana Iniversity of Lüneburg | Faculty Sustainability

1403.05.2023

Enabling „informal“ engagement and initiative

Leuphana Iniversity of Lüneburg | Faculty Sustainability

1503.05.2023

Creating spaces for experimentation and exchange

Leuphana Iniversity of Lüneburg | Faculty Sustainability

1603.05.2023Leuphana Iniversity of Lüneburg | Faculty Sustainability

Thanks a lot for your attention!

1703.05.2023

CURRICULUM

Leuphana Iniversity of Lüneburg | Faculty Sustainability

Sustainability Science

Research Methods in Sust. Science

(Introduction)

Advanced Fundamentals

(natural sciences)

Advanced Fundamentals

(social sciences)

Research Project I (community of

scholars)

Perspectives in Sustainability

Research Design and Methods for

Sustainability

Social-Ecological-Technical-SystemsComplex Adaptive Systems in

Sustainability Context

Research Project 1

Research Methods in Sust.

Sciences

Sustainability, Governance and

LawElective Courses Elective Courses Transdisciplinary Research Project 1

Elective Courses (methods) Elective Courses (general)Research Project

V (Proposal Writing)

Research Project VI (research)

Master` Forum Master`s Thesis/Research Project (scientific paper)

synthesis for sustainability

researchscientific paper scientific paper community of

scholars

1. Sem.ASU / Leuphana

2. Sem.Leuphana

3. Sem.ASU

4. Sem.ASU / Leuphana

Research Project 2

1803.05.2023Leuphana Iniversity of Lüneburg | Faculty Sustainability

Leadership to foster sustainability

1903.05.2023

Experience and exploration

Leuphana Iniversity of Lüneburg | Faculty Sustainability See Caniglia et al., forthcoming

03.05.2023Leuphana Iniversity of Lüneburg | Faculty Sustainability

Should be Exciting!

20

2103.05.2023

Real-world Sustainability Problems and Solutions

Leuphana Iniversity of Lüneburg | Faculty Sustainability

Policy & planning

Institutional arenas

Vision /final goal

1)

2)

3)

Campus & facilities manage-

ment/adminis-tration

Foundation for operational & cultural changes (history, key principles, master planning, etc.)

EducationColla-

boration/outreach

Enduringsustainable university

Research

Sustainability-Leadership across University

03.05.2023Leuphana Iniversity of Lüneburg | Faculty Sustainability 22See e.g. Lang and Wiek (2013)

2303.05.2023

„Spinn-off“ double degree Program MSc Global Sust. Science

Leuphana Iniversity of Lüneburg | Faculty Sustainability

2403.05.2023Leuphana Iniversity of Lüneburg | Faculty Sustainability See Caniglia et al. (in prep.) and Bellina et al. (in prep.)