T-Practice Workshop: Strengthening empathy and systems thinking as competencies for transformation towards sustainability – A hands on persona workshop

Redirecting pathways towards sustainable development requires substantive transformations throughout our societies. To find solutions for complex sustainability challenges, actors of different social groups and sectors need to cooperate. Competencies for transformation comprise of different types of knowledge, skills and attitudes. In the workshop proposed, we focus on practicing the competencies of empathizing and holistic thinking through the method of working with “personas”. Empathy and systems thinking are prerequisites for collaborating on sustainability issues, to design fair and inclusive transformation processes; to develop and implement sustainable solutions; thereby making sure to leave no-one behind, as demanded by the Agenda 2030.