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Sustainability inherently recognizes the value of living systems — diverse interconnected dynamic ecosystems. We are currently experiencing a disruption to the diverse systems we engage (economy, health care, supply chains, staffing, etc), and applying a living systems lens allows us to acknowledge our current constraints while simultaneously identifying opportunities.
Sustainability, like living systems, has an established comfort with uncertainty. From slime mold to super organisms like ant colonies, living systems can teach us that examining multiple probable scenarios when creating flexible transition strategies allows us to prepare and adapt to a “new normal”.
Many organizations are opening or considering opening to the public. For some communities it may be a permanent opening, while for others guest access may oscillate with the peaks and troughs of local outbreaks.
Cleanliness and safety are of paramount concern for our teams and visitors during this time and new expectations may require compromising our approaches to single-use plastic, conservation messaging, and waste reduction goals. As short-term decisions on material use have long-term environmental consequences, how do we weigh the appropriate considerations and balance supply chains while continuing to model conservation behavior
Many organizations engage in conversations on diversity, equity, and inclusion, quite frequently from a vantage of wanting to more closely represent an audience. Hiring practices, while important, are but a single component within solutions to systemic concerns.
Diversity creates resilience in systems and equity provides stability. The current range of disruptions challenging our institutions and society highlight the need and opportunity for change. Sustainability provides tools for recognizing the interconnectedness of the challenges, identifying opportunities for interventions, and implementing solutions. We succeed to the extent that equity is prioritized within those solutions.
As guest serving organizations, many cultural organizations are grappling with cost and workforce reductions to weather substantial losses in revenue. These incredibly difficult decisions frequently require prioritizing positions and people. Organizations will benefit from appropriately weighing sustainability during these conversations.
Whether it’s data internal to the industry or examples from other sectors, sustainability has demonstrable value for organizations navigating change. It is particularly relevant for struggling cultural organizations, especially when tying together the way their institutions operate having a direct effect on their missions or the communities they serve.
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