1. Knowledge Creation for Sustainable Development Building Leadership Capacity Hague Conference on Environmental Security & Sustainable Development 11 May 2004 Julia Marton-Lefèvre LEAD International

2. Training Approach Mixing personal mastery with social capital building; Developing relationships that sustain the leaders as well as the network; Strengthening skills and knowledge Experiential learning techniques that are learner-centered.

3. LEAD Programmes

4. Organizing Effective Training Events

5. WHY: Premise Living within our economic and ecological means demands: far-reaching policy, institutional and technological reforms, and shifts in individual values and behaviour. Societal leaders need to be able to usher in these reforms and foster this behavioural change.

6. HOW: Our Goal Capacity development will empower emerging leaders to manage the necessary change towards more sustainable patterns of development.

7. HOW: Social Capital Creation Capacity building is used to strengthen individuals’ abilities, as well as create social capital to contribute to sustainable development.

8. WHAT: Four Key Elements of the Approach to Building Leadership Capacity 1.Developing a set of shared ethics & values consistent with the mission & vision of sustainable development; 2.Building knowledge of key sustainable development challenges & their solutions at local & global levels; 3.Enhancing leadership skills essential to manage change; 4.Supporting collaborative & peer learning.

9. Skills for Leaders Self-awareness & understanding; Thinking systemically; Communicating effectively in diverse & multi- cultural environments; Seeking to build relationships & networks that stretch beyond one sector or discipline; Using collaborative approaches for decision- making;

10. Skills for Leaders Facilitating dialogue among different voices & opinions & helping groups value this diversity & the richness of thought it brings; Valuing the ethical bases for decision making; Visioning as a tool to develop shared meaning & as the basis for action-oriented discussion; Creating & motivating learning teams & networks.

11. Systems Thinking Skills

12. Conflict Resolution and Negotiation

13. Skills Team-building

14. Skills Cross-cultural communication

15. Skills Presentation

16. Skills Media and Communications

17. Networking

18. Learning Methods Highly participatory, based on experiential learning techniques Interactive presentations & panel discussions Case studies Problem-solving activities Simulations & role play Distance learning & virtual events Individual & group projects

19. Case studies on selected themes

20. Experiential Learning/Site Visits Vale do Ribeira, Brazil (Cohort 8) Sustainable Development Alternatives in the Atlantic Rainforest

21. Working Groups

22. Simulations/Role Play The Changing Role of the Intergovernmental System Final International Session, USA Mock Negotiation of UN Commission on Sustainable Development: Focus on Sustainable Tourism

23. Panel discussions/ distinguished speakers Final International Session, USA The Changing Role of the Intergovernmental System Cohort 6

24. http://www.lead.org