Key People

The Sustainability Transition Lab (STL) is fuelled by the passion, power, and experience of many remarkable system thinkers and change agents. The STL program is rooted in collaboration, and we have therefore gathered the energy and intention of many people to enhance our impact.

The team, partners, and advisory council members listed below all contribute in various ways to both the program overall and to specific projects. Their roles include acting as advisors, process designers, facilitators, project stewards, partnership brokers, researchers, system mappers, developmental evaluators, communications advisors, and more.

The core team developing the STL program and running the specific projects, alongside our convening partners for each specific project, includes:

• Staff of The Natural Step Canada
• Associates of The Natural Step Canada (process design and facilitation)
• Mark Cabaj - President, From Here to There (developmental evaluation)
• Steve Williams - President, Constructive Public Engagement (Information Designer)
• Network for Business Sustainability (research)
• Sustainable Prosperity (research)

Advisory Council

The Sustainability Transition Lab is supported by an esteemed Advisory Council whose members are among the pre-eminent thought leaders and practitioners in social innovation and sustainability. Advisory Council members advise and coach on the design, delivery, evaluation, and dissemination of the lessons and outcomes from each Sustainability Transition Lab project.

Bryan Smith Co-Author, The Necessary Revolution; President, Broad Reach Innovations	Tim Draimin Executive Director, Social Innovation Generation (SiG) National	Bob Willard Author, The NEW Sustainability Advantage, The Next Sustainability Wave, and The Sustainability Champions Guidebook	Tim Brodhead Past-President, J.W. McConnell Family Foundation
Anna Birney Head of System Innovation Lab, Forum for the Future	Joe McCarron Reos Partners	Kelly Hawke Baxter Chair, The Natural Step International	Monica Pohlmann Innovation Animator, Leading Boldly Network at United Way of Calgary and Area
Dr. Karl-Henrik Robèrt Founder, The Natural Step; Ashoka Fellow	David Love Former Executive Director, The Living City Foundation	Vanessa Timmer Co-founder and Executive Director, One Earth	Joeri van den Steenhoven Director, MaRS Solutions Lab; Co-Founder and Former CEO of Knowledgeland