In addition to the SDGs, we put a special focus on the IDGs (Inner Development Goals). They ultimately form the foundation for achieving the SDGs.
The IDGs are about 23 skills divided into five categories. People should learn these in order to develop the personality and skills that are necessary to implement the SDGs. The basic idea is “Sustainable growth through inner growth”.

The 5 categories and 23 skills are as follows:

  1. BEING – The relationship with yourself

Cultivating our inner life and developing and deepening our relationship with our thoughts, feelings, and body helps us to be present, intentional, and non-reactive when facing complexity.

  • The inner compass
  • integrity and authenticity
  • Openness and curiosity, willingness to learn something new
  • Awareness of your own role
  • Presence
  1. THINKING – Cognitive skills

Developing our cognitive abilities by taking different perspectives, evaluating information and understanding the world as a coherent whole is essential for making smart decisions.

  • Awareness of complexity
  • Critical thinking
  • Ability to take and consider different perspectives
  • Discover yourself, understand connections
  • Orientation towards long-term goals

  1. RELATIONSHIP – Caring about others in the world

Valuing, caring for and connecting with others, such as neighbors, future generations or the biosphere, helps us create more just and sustainable systems and societies for all.

  • Appreciation
  • Connectedness
  • Modesty
  • Empathy and Compassion

  1. COLLABORATE – Social Skills

In order to make progress on common causes, we need to develop our skills to include, space and communicate with stakeholders with different values, skills and competences.

  • Communication skills
  • Co-Creation Skills
  • Inclusive mindset and intercultural skills
  • Trust
  • Ability to mobilize

  1. ACT – Drive change

Traits like courage and optimism help us gain real agency, break old patterns, come up with original ideas, and persevere in uncertain times.

  • Courage
  • Optimism
  • Creativity
  • Endurance

There are several ways to teach and learn the IDGs:

  1. Creating awareness of sustainability: knowledge about sustainability, knowledge about the positive effects of sustainability, knowledge about tools and methods that establish and promote sustainability and their implementation
  2. Creating a culture of sustainability in organizations and establishing a sustainable strategy: Internal processes, supply chains, customer relationships, business partner training
  3. Develop individual skills and competencies: Development of skills and competencies of individual employees and managers; promoting engagement in social and environmental concerns; Contribution of own ideas and incentives for achieving the SDGs

Implementation period: Continuous

Partner: Inner Development Goals

SDGs: 4