CONTENTS 1 Taking up the challenge 1 2 Educating for inquiring practice in sustain ability 13 3 Ideas and practices 26 The theory and practices of action research 27 Worldviews 39 Systemic thinking and practice 45 Power 51 Tempered radicals.56 Action inquiry and the leadership development framework 60 Relational practice 66 Questions of gender: connecting personal and political 69 Freefall writing as inquiry 72 4 Promoting alternative questioning, policies and practices in mainstream organisations 74 Catalysing a strategic approach to sustainability in a major IT company by Chris Preist 77 On being a change agent for sustainability by Christel Scholten 81 Imbuing work with ecological values byHelen Goulden 86 Thinking out of the box: introducing action research into neighbourhood practice in the north-west of England by Helena Kettleborough 89 Choose life by James Barlow 95 Leadership for change in USA public food procurement: people, products and policy by Karen Karp 100 Two worlds? by Mark Gater Putting my learning into practice by Prishani Satyapal 110 5 Establishing sustainability practices in organisations and industries ..113 Working below the parapet. by Alison Kennedy 114 Protesting and engaging for change by Kene Umeasiegbu 117 Building an iconic eco-factory by Vidhura Ralapanawe 121 6 Paying attention to everyday practices of sustainable living 127 Like a river flows: how do we call forth 'a world worthy of human aspiration'? by Helen Sieroda 128 Sport as inquiry: safe escape, activism and a journey into self .by Jon Alexander 133 7 Seeking to shift systemic rules and awareness137 Lessons from the entrepreneurial path by Charles O'Malley 138 Creating places to stand and the levers to move the world by David Bent 142 Leading by nature by Jen Morgan 148 The practice of making business responsible by Paul Dickinson 154 The gap between discourse and practice:holding promoters of Amazon infrastructure projects to accoun Roland Widmer 159 8 Connecting up stakeholders for more sustainable outcomes165 Katine by Jo Confino 166 Challenging the system with the success of inquiry by Nick Pyatt169 Collaborative conservation by Simon Hicks 174 9 Itinerant change agents to professions and sectors 180 'Holding up the tightrope'-helping us all act for sustainability by Charles Ainger 181 Doing things right-and doing the right thing. by Simon Cooper 186 10 Working through community and society190 The journey to CONVERGE. by fan Roderick 191 GYVA.LT: an initiative to promote environmentally friendly living and sustainability in Lithuania by Indre Kleinaite 196 CultureWork for a world in transition by Paula Downey 199 11 Working with young people 205 Growing food-growing people by Jane Riddiford 206 Learning for sustainability: living a new worldview by Joanne Bailey 211 A journey of dialoguing: peace and inner peace. by Lalith Gunaratne and Mihirini De Zoysa 215 12 Reflections. 220 Bibliography 238 List of contributors 248 About the authors 250 Index 251