The concept of Multisolving refers to the process of building solutions to multiple problems into a single act, whether that act is a policy intervention, a financial investment or simply a way of doing things.
The Multisolving Institute aims to catalyze a growing movement of citizens and leaders who will be implementing systemic solutions that protect the climate while also improving health, equality and well-being by 2030. The Institute works toward achieving this vision through training, awareness building and research. Their Multisolving approach enables residents to create healthier and more equitable ecosystems for society to thrive.
Join us for a conversation with Elizabeth Sawin to learn more about the potential of adopting a Multisolving approach to build just and equitable futures.
All registrants will receive a full recording of the webinar, a copy of the slides, and a collection of links and resources.
Speaker
Elizabeth Sawin, Founder and Director, Multisolving Institute
Beth is an expert on solutions that address climate change while also improving health, well-being, equity and economic vitality. She developed the idea of ‘multisolving’ to help people see and create the conditions for such win-win-win solutions.
Beth writes and speaks about multisolving, climate change and leadership in complex systems for both national and international audiences. Her work has been published widely, including in Non-Profit Quarterly, The Stanford Social Innovation Review, U. S. News, The Daily Climate and System Dynamics Review. She has trained and mentored global sustainability leaders in the Donella Meadows Fellows Program and provided systems thinking training to both Ashoka and Dalai Lama Fellows.
Since 2014, Beth has participated in the Council on the Uncertain Human Future, a continuing dialogue on issues of climate change and sustainability among a select group of humanities scholars, writers, artists and climate scientists. Beth is also a member of the advisory board to the Kresge Foundation’s Climate Change, Health and Equity Program.
A biologist with a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Beth co-founded Climate Interactive in 2010 and served as Climate Interactive’s Co-Director from 2010 until 2021. While at Climate Interactive, she led the scientific team that offered the first assessment of the sufficiency of country pledges to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in 2008. Beth also led Climate Interactive’s efforts to integrate measures of equity, health and well-being into decision support tools and computer simulations.
Beth trained in system dynamics and sustainability with Donella Meadows and worked at Sustainability Institute, the research institute founded by Meadows, for 13 years. She has two adult daughters and lives in rural Vermont where she and her husband grow as much of their own food as they can manage.