Episode 3

Why you should use emotion to build support for sustainability /103

Osbert Lancaster explains how you can get potential collaborators and allies for your sustainability initiative interested and engaged by using the most powerful motivator - emotion. (And debunks the objections to this approach).

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Show notes with links to resources mentioned, at realise.earth/103 

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Osbert Lancaster

Facilitator, consultant and trainer. 20+ years of helping leaders and managers of organisations large and small deliver change for people and nature. Led the development of the University of Edinburgh’s pioneering sustainability strategy. Co-created a UNESCO recognised leadership programme. Aspiring improv performer. Facilitation mantra: Talk less, listen more.