Leadership in environmental and digital innovation for sustainability

This workshop will be based on the strategic skills development work done with the Global Young Academy through Inclusive Innovation and Ismet Mamnoon (founder of My Beyonder). The intent is to equip researchers (and anyone really) with decision-making tools and skills that allow the strategic navigation of complexity, that surface nuances, and make visible the invisible. This will create the basis for a workshop on navigating polarities in May (date tbd).

About the facilitator

Nilufar Sabet-Kassouf (Strategic Program Manager, Sustainability in the Digital Age) has a varied background, having followed a path driven by curiosity and passion. She has conducted research in cell and molecular biology, biochemistry, and neurophysiology at the intersection of music and meditation. For the past 5 years, Nilu has focused broadly on environmental sustainability through her work at Future Earth and Sustainability in the Digital Age at Concordia University. In this capacity, she has been reflecting on the relationship between local realities and global priorities established through international science policy processes, and the role that technology plays in shaping these realities. More recently, Nilu has been leading the design and facilitation of training workshops for early career researchers to explore ideas and practices of collective leadership and meaningful community engagement.