ABSTRACT
The authors present a novel definition and model of ‘sustainability mindset’ that can help educators frame curricula to facilitate broad and deep systemic learning among current and future leaders in developing a sustainability mindset through which to analyze complex management challenges and generate truly innovative solutions. The sustainability mindset breaks away from traditional management disciplinary silos by integrating management ethics, entrepreneurship, environmental studies, systems thinking, self-awareness and spirituality within the dimensional contexts of being (values), thinking (knowledge) and doing (competency). We first review related literature, then propose a definition and model. We explore the four content areas of systems perspectives, ecological worldview, spiritual intelligence and emotional intelligence, and their respective developmental goals of the proposed mindset, and finish by reflecting on how educators are facilitating this mindset in the context of management education and leadership development.
