In this seminar, Dr. Renée Lertzman will share highlights from her research of over twenty years of working closely with leaders, teams and organizations to advance progress on our planet’s most pressing existential threats. Participants will learn about why and how sustainability work is uniquely psychologically charged, and gain specific practices and tools that can help us build resilience, while supporting our stakeholders, collaborators and communities we work with.
This seminar will take place in-person at ICBS UG100 – LTUG, and streamed via Zoom.
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About the speaker:
Dr. Renée Lertzman is a researcher, educator and strategist who translates relational psychological insights to change our approach to our planetary crisis. Applying her graduate training as a psychosocial researcher specializing in deep human insights, she designs frameworks and methods, grounded in public health, clinical psychology and neurosciences, that guide people to take action and create impact on climate and sustainability issues. She partners with leaders, founders, teams, start-ups, innovators, companies and organizations across public and private sectors, looking to strengthen climate and sustainability initiatives, and harness the creativity and innovation needed to address our most complex and intractable problems. A popular international keynote speaker, trainer and facilitator, she advises and develops programs with organizations, leaders, and teams across sectors and regions. In 2018, she received an award from the KR Foundation to launch a new initiative called ProjectInsideOut.net, to create tools and resources drawing on psychological insights for existential planetary change. Past and current clients include Google, Johnson & Johnson, VMWare, IKEA, California Academy of Sciences, WWF, Skoll Global Threats Fund, Transport for London, and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Renée received her PhD in social sciences from Cardiff University and her MA in communications from UNC Chapel Hill. She can be found at reneelertzman.com
About a Changing Planet Seminar Series:
This is a Changing Planet Seminar, funded by NERC as part of the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP based at the Grantham Institute.