
In order to meet current societal challenges and ensure sustainable development in the sense of a socio-ecological transformation, we need an education system that helps learners to acquire appropriate competencies and skills. This podcast episode is dedicated to the question: what kind of education and ways of learning enable and empower people to effectively create change and become active? To answer this question, Leonie talks to Carina Spieß, who is working as a Policy Advisor on education for sustainable development at the non-governmental organisation Germanwatch. Enjoy the interview as you dive deeper into the topic of transformative education and the Handprint concept! Recommendations for further readings The Handprint concept by Germanwatch (GER): https://www.germanwatch.org/de/handprint
Inspirations for your Handprint action (GER): https://www.handabdruck.eu/ International Handprint Network (ENG): https://www.handprint.in/the_handprint_idea#
This podcast is part of a larger compendium, where we explore different thoughts and frameworks that can guide sustainable development towards generating systems that serve the needs of the future. Of crucial importance are the ideas that systems need to serve the mass of people, contribute to stabilize ecosystem services and enable an applicable transition. The well-known Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are very essential, but often lack the needed transformation. So dive into the journey – from SDGs to GDS (generating different systems) to hear about holistic ideas for a better future.
The compendium is the work of an international students group of the master's programme Global Change Management (GCM) class 2022/2023, from the Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development.
If you would like to learn more about practical examples that relate to underlying concepts like the Doughnut Economy and Planetary Boundaries, please check out our website: https://hnee-gcm-compendium.vercel.app/ that was made from a previous semester group.