Ecological transformation and sustainable development are not only technical or scientific challenges. They are not only about renewable energy, compostable materials, sustainable technologies, or resilient infrastructure.

They are also about changing mindsets, shaping new worldviews, cultivating myths and stories, and nurturing deep-time vision, care, and healing. They rely on the commons, environmental justice, collective governance, participatory citizenship, and new ways of relating to the non-human world. These elements form the foundations of a broader paradigm shift—one that recognises the inseparability of ecological, social, and cultural transformation in the Anthropocene.

We believe that responding to ecological and social crises requires more than technical fixes, it calls for new ways of seeing, feeling, and relating to the natural world and to one another. Sustainable development that is truly sustainable must be rooted in cultural transformation, creativity, and reimagined relationships between people, places, and the more-than-human world.

We also believe that meaningful change emerges from participatory processes that honour local knowledge, build collective capacity, and centre the voices of those most affected by environmental and social challenges. These approaches require facilitation, trust, and space for experimentation—and this is the space we hold.