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A fresh, sustainability-focused take on building organizations.
In a world facing growing social, political and environmental challenges, our organizations are no longer serving us well. This book offers a fresh framework for rethinking organizations. It is built on four generative dynamics—purposing, democratizing, cooperating and commoning— underpinned by a planetary mindset. Grounded in real-world examples and the latest research, it explores how these dynamics can spark new modes of organizing. With a focus on overcoming barriers and inspiring change, it’s a compelling call to reimagine organizations for a future that sustains people and the planet.
“We all want to do better. We all must do better. Yet here we still are. Spark offers a useful framework to reorganize our efforts so that we can, finally, do better.” Michael L. Barnett, Rutgers Business School
1. Introduction and Overview of the Book
2. Igniting Change through a Planetary Mindset
3. How Tensions, Contradictions and Paradoxes Spark Change
4. On Purpose
5. Purposing
6. Democratizing
7. Co-operating
8. Commoning
9. Spark: Planetary Imaginaries
10. Spark: Experimental Spaces
11. Conclusion