Values Thinking
Includes the ability to assess a problem and its context comprehensively
and to describe how justice, equity, and social-ecological integrity vary
across and within cultures, and how integrating these concepts
contributes to solving sustainability problems (p. 3)
Systems Thinking
Includes an understanding and respect for both the limits and
interconnectedness of the natural world and the root causes of complex
sustainability problems. Skills include the ability to analyze systems
with a holistic perspective and recognize patterns and underlying
relationships among problems and possible solutions. (pp. 3-4)
Strategic Thinking
Includes finding opportunities for creativity, innovation, and learning,
as well as creating new institutional frameworks for collaboration and
better governance. Skills include the ability to recognize the “big
picture” (e.g., overall themes, trends, goals) in light of specific, local
problems and solutions and to collaboratively design and work to
implement interventions/solutions that address sustainability problems.
(p. 5)