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OUR APPROACH: THE NINE SEEDS OF A SUSTAINABLE WAY
Organizations and natural systems have at least one thing in common: both are complex ecosystems. You know this to be true simply by looking at your business model: you take inputs, you add value to those inputs, and offer them to your market. When one element of your business fails, your entire enterprise is imperiled. In other words, everything is connected to everything else. As a social entrepreneur, you naturally understand this.
The scientific community long ago revealed the critical success factors of healthy natural ecosystems. We can apply the same rules to your organization. By following natural law, you accomplish several of your stated goals:
You live by your stated mission.
You move toward your firm's vision by creating a productive, engaged environment.
You make the inside of your organization the same as your vision for the planet.
You create behavioral norms that make your enterprise blossom.
You create a competitive advantage. Other firms will not easily replicate an ecosystem that maximizes resources.
Our proprietary framework is called The Nine Seeds of A Sustainable Way. We work closely with you and your team members to identify the seeds that are missing, to cultivate those that have yet to yield results, and to harvest -- and leverage -- those that have.
The Nine Seeds are:
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