MASTER’S IN STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITYBLEKINGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - KARLSKRONA - SWEDEN - 10 MONTHS MASTER

"The question of reaching sustainability is not about if we will have enough energy, enough food, or other tangible resources - those we have. The question is: will there be enough leaders in time?"

- Dr. Göran Broman and Dr. Karl-Henrik Robèrt,

programme founders

Are you the next sustainability leader?

“I wish we had a programme similar to MSLS here at MIT.”

- Otto Scharmer, Senior Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,

Founding Chair, Presencing Institute, Author, Theory U and Leading From the Emerging Future: From Ego-system to

Eco-system Economies

”MSLS is one of the finest sustainability leader development programmes in the world. I have been deeply impressed by the quality of the content, the consciousness of the staff, and the integrated design. It is highly recommended as a transformational crucible for creating the change agents we will profoundly need in the years to come.”

- Barrett C. Brown, Executive Director, Integral Sustainability Centre

President, MetaIntegral Academy

THE INVITATIONJoin us in a stimulating, multicultural and multidisciplinary setting to earn your Master’s in Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability (MSLS). Strengthen and develop your personal and professional leadership capacities to navigate the complex sustainability challenge:

Learn about science- and experience-based methodologies for leading the transition towards sustainability.

Together with a highly diverse group of peers, practise your skills at effectively combining and using these collaborative, solutions-focused methodologies.

Be welcomed into a supportive, global community of strategic leaders and change agents working across a broad variety of sectors.

OUR INVITATION TO YOUMSLS is a 10-month transformational Master’s programme in Karlskrona, Sweden that focuses on advancing your knowledge, skills, and global networks, in order to build your capacity to be a strategic leader in the co-creation of thriving, sustainable societies.

THE CHALLENGEGlobal society’s current path is unsustainable. At the same time, exciting possibilities for new ways forward are emerging - ways that bring human activity into harmony with the greater social and ecological systems that support us, while building better lives for all. How do we change course, to create this better future?

THE SOLUTIONWe become the leaders and change agents the world needs. Together, we learn to understand our complex world better and to collaborate more strategically and systemically across borders, sectors and disciplines. Together, we transform the ways we think, plan, make, act and lead, in order to ‘co-create’ a vibrant, sustainable future.

Feel inspired to join us? For more information see www.bth.se/msls

THE CONTEXTAll this takes place in Sweden - a global leader in sustainability - in the 17th century naval town of Karlskrona. A World Heritage site at the end of the train line, Karlskrona is an archipelago town on the south-eastern coast, rich in character, surrounded by natural beauty and just three hours from Copenhagen by train.

“There is no more relevant place to study strategic sustainable development than in the interdisciplinary, multicultural setting the MSLS program provides. The opportunity to work with professionals from all over the globe, across fields, finding creative new ways to effectively work together and tackle global challenges was simply invaluable.”

- Rebecca Petzel, USA, Class of 2009,

Collaboration Consultant, Groupaya

“If the right people from across the globe were to go through the MSLS program, the world would definitely be a better place. MSLS opened my eyes and brought me out of my shell. I am where I am today because of my MSLS experi-ences.”

- Irene Chikumbo, Zimbabwe, Class of 2012,

Co-Founder and Community Manager, Hypbercube Innovation Hub

and how to use field-tested, time-proven and science-based methodologies to perform strategic sustainable development in any context, at any scale.

CORE THEME 2: LEADERSHIP IN COMPLEXITYLeadership in complexity means to handle respectfully the complexity of our current world and effectively facilitate change in this context. You are invited to explore the meaning and implications of complexity for social change and your own leadership. You will learn and practise methodologies and develop skills for facilitating the change needed to build a vibrant, sustainable future together with others. On the path to becoming a change maker, you will learn to recognize and work with many ways of seeing the world.

“The programme illustrated the interconnected regenerative landscape that we are all a part of, very effectively. This has helped me look at problems by asking the right questions. I have learnt to ask 'why', and I see that a simple 'why' can really open up possibilities that I wasn't even aware existed.”

- Rumy Narayan, India, Class of 2013,

Sustainability Consultant

THE CORE ELEMENTSThe MSLS learning journey combines several elements to help you learn about, respond to and create change in complex systems.

WHY FOCUS ON COMPLEXITY?Nature itself, as a living system, is complex. Human society, a system nested within nature, is complex as well. As a result, most of the social and environmental challenges we face today are also complex - meaning they are highly ‘entangled’.

To create a resilient social fabric, including a robust global economy supported by a healthy environment, we need to learn what it means to work and lead effectively in complexity and build our capacity to engage others in navigating change towards sustainability, together.

A SYSTEMS THINKING APPROACHTo address complex challenges effectively, you will learn ‘whole-systems’ ways of thinking, planning and problem solving. This approach is the background to both of the main themes in the programme.

CORE THEME 1: STRATEGIC SUSTAIN-ABLE DEVELOPMENTStrategic sustainable development means to create and execute economically viable programs for evolving products, systems, organisations, communities and everything else in a way that supports global society's transition towards sustainability. You will learn about the sustainability challenge and related opportunities,

DIVERSITY AND CROSS-SYSTEM CONNECTIONAs we study complex systems, we live and work in one together - your peer collaborators will be from dozens of countries and many professional fields, bringing a great diversity of knowledge, experience and perspectives together in one learning community. Powerful guest lecturers from fields of practise around the world bring

additional depth. You will leave with a rich professional and personal network that spans the globe.

Together, we form a learning community made up of students, learning facilitators, researchers, global experts and practitioners from the field. The programme is also part of a broad learning network of similarly focused leadership programmes around the world.

and how to use field-tested, time-proven and science-based methodologies to perform strategic sustainable development in any context, at any scale.

CORE THEME 2: LEADERSHIP IN COMPLEXITYLeadership in complexity means to handle respectfully the complexity of our current world and effectively facilitate change in this context. You are invited to explore the meaning and implications of complexity for social change and your own leadership. You will learn and practise methodologies and develop skills for facilitating the change needed to build a vibrant, sustainable future together with others. On the path to becoming a change maker, you will learn to recognize and work with many ways of seeing the world.

“The MSLS Programme has made me a real change agent, for which I will be forever grateful.”

- Mauricio Mira Pontón, Costa Rica, Class of 2006,Director, GREEN PLUS Consulting

“I became a global citizen, with a global horizon. I developed

greater empathy and the ability to balance diversity and

differences.”

DIVERSE STUDENT BODY

STRATEGIC SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT

PRACTICAL APPLICATION IN THE FIELD

LEADERS & EXPERTS IN THE FIELD

CORE CONCEPTS & THEORY

REFLECTIVE LEARNING & PERSONAL

DEVELOPMENT

MSLS CORE THEMES

GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY

CHALLENGE LEADING IN COMPLEXITY

WHY

WHAT

WHO

HOW

PROGRAMME STAFF & LEARNING

FACILITATORS

- Changkun Shen, China, Class of 2011,

Founder and Director, Cosoasis Lab ,

Founder and Curator, TEDx Chongqing, China

Youth Delegate to UNFCCC COP17,

COP18 and RIO+20 summits

WHY FOCUS ON COMPLEXITY?Nature itself, as a living system, is complex. Human society, a system nested within nature, is complex as well. As a result, most of the social and environmental challenges we face today are also complex - meaning they are highly ‘entangled’.

To create a resilient social fabric, including a robust global economy supported by a healthy environment, we need to learn what it means to work and lead effectively in complexity and build our capacity to engage others in navigating change towards sustainability, together.

A SYSTEMS THINKING APPROACHTo address complex challenges effectively, you will learn ‘whole-systems’ ways of thinking, planning and problem solving. This approach is the background to both of the main themes in the programme.

CORE THEME 1: STRATEGIC SUSTAIN-ABLE DEVELOPMENTStrategic sustainable development means to create and execute economically viable programs for evolving products, systems, organisations, communities and everything else in a way that supports global society's transition towards sustainability. You will learn about the sustainability challenge and related opportunities,

DIVERSITY AND CROSS-SYSTEM CONNECTIONAs we study complex systems, we live and work in one together - your peer collaborators will be from dozens of countries and many professional fields, bringing a great diversity of knowledge, experience and perspectives together in one learning community. Powerful guest lecturers from fields of practise around the world bring

additional depth. You will leave with a rich professional and personal network that spans the globe.

Together, we form a learning community made up of students, learning facilitators, researchers, global experts and practitioners from the field. The programme is also part of a broad learning network of similarly focused leadership programmes around the world.

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PROGRAMME DESIGNyour leadership capacity. In addition to giving you practical strategic tools, you will be challenged to question, stretch and grow as an individual. A great deal of care is put into the design of the programme’s environment, in order to create the conditions that will best support and challenge you to engage with the learning experience.

Taken individually, each of the core elements of the MSLS programme would be powerful in its own right. But the transformational nature of the programme comes from the way we integrate them together.

The delivery of the programme follows a spiral learning approach, beginning with an overview of the two themes, followed by progressively deeper exploration, practice and reflection. As the year progresses, learning also becomes increasingly self-directed, with solid support from the staff - your learning facilitators.

The MSLS programme is designed to take you on a transformational learning journey to increase

“What makes MSLS unique is the truly unified combination of professional mastery and personal journey.”

- Davida Ginter, Israel, Class of 2013,

Workshop Facilitator, Values-based communication for sustainability

* Please note that MSLS is conducted entirely in English, and high proficiency in the language is required.** In line with the overall goals of the programme, the thesis is performed as a collaborative project.i Partial Credits can be given for some courses to accommodate Erasmus exchange students.

For more in-depth information about programme goals and course content, please refer to our website (www.bth.se/msls).

THE COURSE STRUCTURE over the 10 months is the following:

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CAREER PATHSThe nature of the MSLS programme is to help students become effective leaders and change agents advancing sustainability while working from any position, in any field. This, coupled with their broad diversity, means MSLS graduates follow many different career paths after graduation. Our Alumni are well positioned to start their own businesses and social enterprises, bring sustainability thinking and change facilitation into new roles in academia, business, government and non-profit organisations, or return to their former employers to lead organisational change efforts related to sustainability.

“The understanding I gained from the MSLS programme on sustainability, leading profound change, and working in diverse groups of people has been extremely valuable professionally. I can't imagine working in the sustainability field without having had the experience.”

- Michelle Dyer, USA, Class of 2006

Director, Joint Venture TSA Program Management, American Express GlobalBusiness Travel; Founding Member, American Express Sustainability Task

Force; former Chief Operating Officer, Second Nature

CURRICULUM CONTENT: CORE THEME 1- STRATEGIC SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTThe MSLS Programme approaches sustainability through the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD).

coordinated use of supplementary concepts, methods and tools for sustainable development.

The FSSD opens up the possibility for creative solutions uniquely suited to any context and has the power to bring together the seemingly incompatible (e.g. ethics with profitability, short-term with long-term, the small organization with the whole world, and stakeholders with apparently divergent interests).

A SUCCESSFUL STORYThe FSSD has been developed over the past 25 years through an ongoing, comprehensive, peer-reviewed scientific process, including application and testing in the field. Over the course of its history, the FSSD has successfully contributed to advancing sustainability in hundreds of organisations around the world, including through the advisory work of The Natural Step . Examples include businesses such as IKEA, Interface, Starbucks, Nike, Scandic Hotels, Hydro Polymers and Rohm and Hass, as well as municipalities such as Whistler BC in Canada, Madison, Wisconsin in the United States, and many more around the world. In Sweden a network of more than ninety ‘eco-municipalities’ has signed on to implement the FSSD in their operations.

1. An international NGO promoting the use of the FSSD and a key contributor to its development.

WHAT IS THE FSSD?Based on systems thinking, the FSSD is a science-based, structured approach to working systematically and strategically with the complex sustainability challenge society faces. It is designed to facilitate analysis, planning, decision-making and strategic collaborative action towards sustainability across disciplines and sectors at any scale, in any context.

At its core, the FSSD has basic principles that define social and ecological sustainability, and guidelines for how to strategically support society’s fulfilment of those principles. It is a non-prescriptive framework supporting any person or organization to create a vision of their own sustainable future within their specific context. It stimulates ideas for what steps might be taken to move towards that vision, and supports prioritization of these possible steps into an economically viable change plan. The FSSD also guides selection, development and a

NEW APPLICATIONS CONSTANTLY EVOLVINGAlong with others in an international network of partner institutions, researchers at the Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH) are instrumental in the on-going development of the FSSD. At BTH we are also exploring in particular how the FSSD can inform sustainable product-service innovation and sustainable energy system development. At the same time, other researchers and practitioners around the world integrate the FSSD with still more fields and apply it in numerous contexts.

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“I have a much deeper, systemic understanding of sustainability, and a deeper understanding of strategy. It has saved me from getting 'lost in the leaves' on several occasions.”

- Yvette Osinga, The Netherlands, Class of 2012,

Policy Advisor, Dutch Animal Coalition

coordinated use of supplementary concepts, methods and tools for sustainable development.

The FSSD opens up the possibility for creative solutions uniquely suited to any context and has the power to bring together the seemingly incompatible (e.g. ethics with profitability, short-term with long-term, the small organization with the whole world, and stakeholders with apparently divergent interests).

A SUCCESSFUL STORYThe FSSD has been developed over the past 25 years through an ongoing, comprehensive, peer-reviewed scientific process, including application and testing in the field. Over the course of its history, the FSSD has successfully contributed to advancing sustainability in hundreds of organisations around the world, including through the advisory work of The Natural Step . Examples include businesses such as IKEA, Interface, Starbucks, Nike, Scandic Hotels, Hydro Polymers and Rohm and Hass, as well as municipalities such as Whistler BC in Canada, Madison, Wisconsin in the United States, and many more around the world. In Sweden a network of more than ninety ‘eco-municipalities’ has signed on to implement the FSSD in their operations.

1. An international NGO promoting the use of the FSSD and a key contributor to its development.

WHAT IS THE FSSD?Based on systems thinking, the FSSD is a science-based, structured approach to working systematically and strategically with the complex sustainability challenge society faces. It is designed to facilitate analysis, planning, decision-making and strategic collaborative action towards sustainability across disciplines and sectors at any scale, in any context.

At its core, the FSSD has basic principles that define social and ecological sustainability, and guidelines for how to strategically support society’s fulfilment of those principles. It is a non-prescriptive framework supporting any person or organization to create a vision of their own sustainable future within their specific context. It stimulates ideas for what steps might be taken to move towards that vision, and supports prioritization of these possible steps into an economically viable change plan. The FSSD also guides selection, development and a

NEW APPLICATIONS CONSTANTLY EVOLVINGAlong with others in an international network of partner institutions, researchers at the Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH) are instrumental in the on-going development of the FSSD. At BTH we are also exploring in particular how the FSSD can inform sustainable product-service innovation and sustainable energy system development. At the same time, other researchers and practitioners around the world integrate the FSSD with still more fields and apply it in numerous contexts.

“MSLS helped grow my knowledge of science-based sustainability, business and strategic matters and personal and group development. It also helped me grow my initiative and inner leadership, making me determined to take action and be my own role model.“

- Adrià Garcia i Mateu, Catalonia, Class of 2012,

Founder, HOLON Service Designer

CURRICULUM CONTENT: CORE THEME 2- LEADERSHIP IN COMPLEXITYHaving a framework to develop effective, strategic approaches towards sustainability is critical. But this alone is not enough to produce results. In order to create and implement these strategic approaches with others (in the ‘real world’), a particular set of leadership skills and capacities is also needed.

In MSLS, you will examine learning and change processes in individuals, organisations and society through systems thinking approaches. You will also explore the role of the individual, including yourself, in creating a sustainable society. The overall aim is for you to develop the skills and capacities to understand, engage, co-learn, lead and energize change.

DIFFERENT APPROACHES FOR DIFFERENT SOLUTIONSMany traditional leadership approaches are not designed for dealing with complexity. By learning about various types of leadership, you will discover which are most effective in different situations - especially which are best for intervening in complex systems to create movement towards a sustainable society. You will also learn how participatory processes can achieve innovative solutions no single individual is likely to develop alone.

BE, THINK AND DO DIFFERENTLYThrough the Leadership in Complexity theme, you will develop personal capacities, examining your

How do you lead amidst the complexity of a rapidly changing world, when trends from the past or predictions about what is coming cannot be relied upon to show you the way forward?

How do you engage and energize the diverse stakeholders within a complex system, and help them work together, to get alignment on purpose and strategy?

How does leading in complexity differ from management? What skills and capacities are required for each? And when do we use which type?

own ideas, assumptions and ways of seeing the world as a critical step towards learning to facilitate change in others. You will develop various ways of thinking, from critical and strategic to systems and futures-oriented. You will gain both theoretical knowledge and practical skills for working effectively with others to achieve better results.

“My participation in MSLS helped me refine and build confidence in my entrepreneurial muscles. The program encouraged me to take chances, to prioritize finding a tribe of like-minded people to work with, and to dream boldly of what is possi-ble in the world, then go do it.”

- Spud Marshall, USA, Class of 2010,

CEO and Chief Catalyst of the co.space, Co-Founder: New Leaf Initiative, Education 20/20, PURE

“The complex challenges of our time demand us to learn, reflect and come out of our silos to find common solutions together. Through on-the-ground experience, MSLS allows you to immediately apply the leadership approaches and strategic framework you learn, to work through complex issues.”

- Sophia Horwitz, Canada, Class of 2010,

Co-Director and Social Innovation Facilitator at Co*Lab

In MSLS, you will examine learning and change processes in individuals, organisations and society through systems thinking approaches. You will also explore the role of the individual, including yourself, in creating a sustainable society. The overall aim is for you to develop the skills and capacities to understand, engage, co-learn, lead and energize change.

DIFFERENT APPROACHES FOR DIFFERENT SOLUTIONSMany traditional leadership approaches are not designed for dealing with complexity. By learning about various types of leadership, you will discover which are most effective in different situations - especially which are best for intervening in complex systems to create movement towards a sustainable society. You will also learn how participatory processes can achieve innovative solutions no single individual is likely to develop alone.

BE, THINK AND DO DIFFERENTLYThrough the Leadership in Complexity theme, you will develop personal capacities, examining your

How do you lead amidst the complexity of a rapidly changing world, when trends from the past or predictions about what is coming cannot be relied upon to show you the way forward?

How do you engage and energize the diverse stakeholders within a complex system, and help them work together, to get alignment on purpose and strategy?

How does leading in complexity differ from management? What skills and capacities are required for each? And when do we use which type?

own ideas, assumptions and ways of seeing the world as a critical step towards learning to facilitate change in others. You will develop various ways of thinking, from critical and strategic to systems and futures-oriented. You will gain both theoretical knowledge and practical skills for working effectively with others to achieve better results.

“My participation in MSLS helped me refine and build confidence in my entrepreneurial muscles. The program encouraged me to take chances, to prioritize finding a tribe of like-minded people to work with, and to dream boldly of what is possi-ble in the world, then go do it.”

- Spud Marshall, USA, Class of 2010,

CEO and Chief Catalyst of the co.space, Co-Founder: New Leaf Initiative, Education 20/20, PURE

expected to develop their own intellect. Group work, personal initiative and critical thinking are all important. The relationship between staff and students is informal.

A DIVERSE, GLOBAL, LEARNING COMMUNITYWith over 500 people spread across more than 75 countries, the MSLS alumni community is as diverse as it is tight-knit. The unique learning journey of the programme results in a shared experience that fosters friendship, loyalty and mutual support, regardless of which year you attended. Alumni members support one another’s professional queries while sharing resources and work opportunities. “Mini-reunions” pop up spon-taneously across the globe whenever alumni hear another “MSLSer” is in town.

THE EXPERIENCEWithin MSLS, a unique micro-culture exists. The intensity of the programme, its design as a transformational learning journey and its highly international character (typically 40-60 students attend from over 20 countries each year) make it unique - on the BTH campus and in the world.

WELCOME TO THE COMMUNITYThe environment is intimate, supportive and chal-lenging. Expect peer learning and a collegial coaching relationship between instructors and learners. You will be challenged to stretch, grow and expand your ways of looking at the world. Personal reflection and a willingness to engage fully with a variety of learning approaches are as important to success in the programme as academic achievement.

Inside MSLS, alongside the academic content, you will find thought-provoking conversations, cross-cultural learning, potluck dinners and student-organised events ranging from camping trips and picnics to professional skill-sharing workshops. The environment is rich with laughter, growth, comradeship and learning. In addition to valuable professional network development, each year many deep friendships result from the MSLS experience.

STUDENT LIFE IN SWEDENStudying in Sweden may be quite different from what you are used to. While the Swedish educational system emphasises academic quality, it is also permeated with an open and informal atmosphere where students are

“An indescribable experience that empowered us all with tools and life-long friends. I'm still unfolding the layers of benefits this programme has gifted to me!” - Karen Stroebel,

Canada, Class of 2008, Director, Dream Generation and KASE Connections

“As a result of MSLS, I am now part of a very vibrant, super diverse and incredibly well-connected global community who have their hearts and minds connecting to a different vision for a sustainable society. I feel supremely hopeful because of this. That's my transformation: my optimism isn't blind anymore. It has eyes, ears, feet and hands.”

- Cassandra Caroline Carswell, Canada and Peru, Class of 2012

Educational Facilitator and Ecological Steward

“The year at BTH was a really exciting experience for me, not only learning about sustainability from new perspectives, but also working and exchanging ideas with classmates from all over the world from various backgrounds.”

- Tomomi Takada,Japan, Class of 2005,

Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Shiga University

THE SETTINGWhat better place to study sustainability than in Sweden, consistently ranked in the top 3 most sustainable countries in the world?

THE PERFECT CONTEXT FOR LEARNINGThe MSLS programme makes its home at the Blekinge Institute of Technology (Blekinge Teknis-ka Högskola, or BTH ) located in Karlskrona, a city of 64,000 inhabitants and the capital of the Blekinge Region in southern Sweden. Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its unique naval heritage, the city is situated at the end of the train line, on a Baltic Sea archipelago. Karlskrona abounds with classic Swedish architecture. Its beautiful natural setting makes it a tourist destination in the summer, with regular ferries visiting surrounding islands. Beaches, sailing, kayaking and canoeing are popular. In the winter it can be windy and wet and there is some snowfall, though Karlskrona’s climate is considered mild compared with more northerly parts of Sweden.

“The MSLS experience strength-ened my belief that it is worth-while and possible to find your passion, bring it to the world and make a living of it.”

- Isabella Wagner, Austria, Class of 2011,

Technical Consultant, Kommu-nalkredit Public Consulting,

LB Coaching & Training

“The year at BTH was a really exciting experience for me, not only learning about sustainability from new perspectives, but also working and exchanging ideas with classmates from all over the world from various backgrounds.”

- Tomomi Takada,Japan, Class of 2005,

Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Shiga University

THE PERFECT CONTEXT FOR LEARNINGThe MSLS programme makes its home at the Blekinge Institute of Technology (Blekinge Teknis-ka Högskola, or BTH ) located in Karlskrona, a city of 64,000 inhabitants and the capital of the Blekinge Region in southern Sweden. Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its unique naval heritage, the city is situated at the end of the train line, on a Baltic Sea archipelago. Karlskrona abounds with classic Swedish architecture. Its beautiful natural setting makes it a tourist destination in the summer, with regular ferries visiting surrounding islands. Beaches, sailing, kayaking and canoeing are popular. In the winter it can be windy and wet and there is some snowfall, though Karlskrona’s climate is considered mild compared with more northerly parts of Sweden.

“The MSLS experience strength-ened my belief that it is worth-while and possible to find your passion, bring it to the world and make a living of it.”

- Isabella Wagner, Austria, Class of 2011,

Technical Consultant, Kommu-nalkredit Public Consulting,

LB Coaching & Training

ABOUT BTHBTH is a research and teaching university, serving about 5,000 students each year through 22 undergraduate programmes and 18 Master’s programmes taught in Swedish or English, as well as numerous PhD candidates.

At BTH applied IT and innovation for sustainable growth is in focus. Together, the faculty, staff and students represent over 70 countries. Integrating aspects of innovation for sustainable develop-ment in its programmes and campus operations is a priority.

The Alliance for Global Sustainability ranked BTH first in Sweden and third in Europe for sustainable development. The sustainability research at BTH has also been deemed excellent and internationally leading by independent external evaluators.

”Through the international coordination of the development of the FSSD, and the unique integration of the FSSD with methodologies for product-service-system innovation, procurement and so on, BTH has gained an excellent international recognition for its support to strategic sustainable development […] has an excellent, uniquely large, incomparable and extraordinary well-established national and international network […] Overall, this is an excellent research group performing excellent results.”

- Independent external team of expert reviewers, 2013

“Humanity has grown so powerful, we are undermining the life support systems of the planet - air, water, soil, biodiversity. The challenge is to see the world through the perspective of sustainability, not constant growth and change. That is the very basis of MSLS. It provides a unique and outstanding education and training that is sending out future leaders who can help move us off our current destructive path. I have seen firsthand, through my son-in-law, the results of this world-class program.”

- David Suzuki, Award-Winning Scientist, Environmentalist and Radio and

Television BroadcasterCo-Founder, David Suzuki Foundation

“MSLS is the most inspiring learning environment I have been in. The commitment of learners and faculty to sharing, exploring and practising new knowledge and wisdom is like what you only get in a fairytale. I am still seeking to understand how MSLS manages to attract learners who are so eager to make a difference in the world. The beauty of the physical/natural environment of BTH is icing on the cake.”

- Martin Kalungu-Banda,Partner Wasafiri Consulting,

Core Faculty Presencing Institute and Future Considerations,Visiting Faculty University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability

Leadership, London Business School, Copenhagen Business School, Former Special Consultant to the President

of the Republic of Zambia

“Thank goodness for MSLS! With the help of the dynamic global network of MSLS grads, we can help organizations in all sectors thrive in a more uncertain future.”

- Bob Willard, Author and Speaker,

The Sustainability Advantage

Photography: Marika Ottosson,

Micke Olsson, and MSLS alumni

MSLS

“It is largely as a result of MSLS that I have the job I do today, my dream job!”

- Naomi Smith, United Kingdom, Class of 2011

Project Manager, Membership and Stakeholder Relations, CSR Europe

“I expanded my perspective by living abroad and collaborating with people from 17 other countries who all had different perspectives and wisdom. I learned what it takes to actually collaborate effectively when people come from really different experiences.”

- Fiona Wright, Canada, Class of 2007

Lansdowne Consulting Group, Strategic Planning, Facilitation and Stakeholder Engagement

“As a result of MSLS, I've embraced my role as a superhero out to transform the world's economy. Together with a colleague, we publish the Green Transition Scoreboard, which details more than $5.6 trillion flowing into the global green economy. This report has gotten me published in Forbes and allowed me to appear on television. It's the skills & knowledge that I learned in the MSLS program that helped me get the positions I hold today.”

- Tim Nash, Canada, Class of 2008

Economics Instructor, Sheridan CollegeFounder and President, The Sustainable Economist

Treasurer, The Ontario Non-profit Network

“MSLS helped me combine my previous consulting experience with vital scientific knowledge and practical skills.”

- Edwin Janssen, The Netherlands, Class of 2012

Founder FUTURE-PROOF Inc. Associate Advisor, The Natural Step The

Netherlands and TNS Portugal

“As a result of attending MSLS, I got clarity on how my talents can better serve the world; I learned concrete and powerful tools to actually help build the world we want to live in; and I got an amazing network of change makers spread all over the globe to make it even more fun.”

- Telma Gomes, Brazil, Class of 2011

BTH Project Leader, WIESD Program (Women at the forefront of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Sustainable

Development)

“What makes MSLS unique is the fact that you can find your calling, your mission, your toolbox and your family - all in the same place.”

- Maya Milrad Givon, Israel, Class of 2012

Co-Founder and Head of Biomimicry and Training, The Natural Step Israel

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