Competencies

The biologist E.O. Wilson says that an ideal scientist must think like a poet, work like a clerk and write like a journalist. I believe that applies to anyone trying to make a positive impact on the world, as many sustainable development professionals are. We need to think creatively, to imagine better solutions to complex problems. Then we need to work systematically, to gather the evidence and build a compelling case for action. And finally, we need to be effective storytellers when we write or communicate in other ways about the benefits of changing the status quo.

— Wayne Visser

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