Learning Journeys to Spark Imagination and Action for a Better World

We are living through a time of great transformation where we are tasked with imagining how we can live in harmony with nature and one another. The path we've been on, especially in the past 50 years of consumption-driven economics, is stressing the planet and causing global crises related to pollution and degradation of our air, land, water, forests, ecosystems, and societies.

To overcome these issues, we are in the process of developing an evolving design of commerce where people and the planet thrive in the process of creating products and services. This requires different skillsets and ways of thinking and being than any other time in the history of humankind. We need to harvest the best of everything we know, undo the worst practices affecting people and the planet, and create a future that is brighter for everyone.

Evolution University's courses map to the top skills and competencies for today and the future. According to the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report for 2023 - 2027, the most important skills are those that empower people to be agents of change. This is radically different than previous reports which were more focused on specific job titles than the qualities of thinking and being. The top ten skills for the future are: 

In 2022, Microsoft and Boston Consulting Group released their Talent and Skills Survey, a culmination of intensive research into 15 companies on the forefront of sustainability innovation and change. The research identifies a global skilling crisis for cognitive competencies represented by:

Evolution University's learning journeys integrate the above skillsets and more. Learning journeys are designed to upskill individuals and workforces to become sustainability leaders that identify and solve problems for people and the planet while building purpose-driven organizations that create value across all stakeholders. Leaders that take bold action and influence others to adopt to new ways of being that create a cleaner, greener, more beautiful and prosperous world.

Evolution University's sustainability curriculum is grounded in mindsets that represent attitudes, beliefs, and skills that need to be developed within ourselves and manifested through actions in the outer environments. In 2020, our founder, Joni Roberts, identified five mindsets that help us imagine and take action to achieve sustainability: global, compassion, abundance, growth, and changemaker. These mindsets were cultivated and taught for 15 years as a business professor across diverse courses from leadership and organizational behavior to innovation and sustainability to global strategy. The mindsets map to the top skills and competencies needed for sustainability leaders as well as those they influence throughout organizations, in communities, and across supply chains.