Sustainability is now becoming more a part of mainstream public conversation, woven into forms of activity at many levels. With varying degrees of awareness, people are beginning to see that global overshoot – our collective exceeding of the finite ecological limits of the planet – is a serious threat to society, the way we do business, and the Earth itself. Progress is being made, much of it incremental in nature, yet the complexity of sustainability issues is becoming clearer, as is the importance of and need for large-scale systems redesign to address these issues.

Missing, however, is a key dimension of the conversation that exists below the radar for most. Few are focusing on the influence of patterns of the mind, which shape our capacity to understand the world and allow us to take effective action in support of it. Mindsets, the nature of their development, and the headway gained through the expansion of human consciousness, are often overlooked in the larger sustainability discussion. While the myriad of shapes and forms of sustainability activity are under study, the acknowledgement of interior mindset development and its significance deserves a closer look.

Sustainability Now! is identifying factors for success that are coming fully into view with the organization's continued community-based research and development work, and it shines the spotlight on mindsets as a core underlying force for accelerating change and sustainability gains.