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AtKissonGreeting_LEAD-YPB_Indonesia AtKissonGroup 65 views Alan AtKisson sends a video greeting to a gathering of business leaders in Jakarta participating (and considering participation) in the LEAD Indonesia program on supporting...
Alan AtKisson: a song about Systems Theory (or the Systems Zoo) AtKissonGroup 6,112 views The AtKisson Group is a network of highly skilled and motivated sustainability professionals, working around the world to facilitate change. Founded in 1992 by Alan AtKisso...
Alan AtKisson: a song about GDP AtKissonGroup 2,834 views The AtKisson Group is a network of highly skilled and motivated sustainability professionals, working around the world to facilitate change. Founded in 1992 by Alan AtKisso...
Alan AtKisson: a song about Exponential Growth AtKissonGroup 3,470 views The AtKisson Group is a network of highly skilled and motivated sustainability professionals, working around the world to facilitate change. Founded in 1992 by Alan AtKisso...
Alan AtKisson: Describing Sustainability as an Alternative to Environmentalism AtKissonGroup 676 views AtKisson, Inc., founded by Alan AtKisson, uses the ISIS ACCELERATOR, which is a suite of applications developed over nearly twenty years of practice that help organizations...
Alan AtKisson: Describing the Pyramid tool AtKissonGroup 648 views AtKisson, Inc., founded by Alan AtKisson, uses the ISIS ACCELERATOR, which is a suite of applications developed over nearly twenty years of practice that help organizations...
Alan AtKisson: Describing the 7 Principles of Sustainability AtKissonGroup 1,703 views AtKisson, Inc., founded by Alan AtKisson, uses the ISIS ACCELERATOR, which is a suite of applications developed over nearly twenty years of practice that help organizations...
Alan AtKisson: Describing Innovations Theory AtKissonGroup 317 views AtKisson, Inc., founded by Alan AtKisson, uses the ISIS ACCELERATOR, which is a suite of applications developed over nearly twenty years of practice that help organizations...
Alan AtKisson: Creating Sustainability Indicators AtKissonGroup 1,011 views AtKisson, Inc., founded by Alan AtKisson, uses the ISIS ACCELERATOR, which is a suite of applications developed over nearly twenty years of practice that help organizations...
Alan AtKisson: Describing the Sustainability Indicator Process AtKissonGroup 399 views AtKisson, Inc., founded by Alan AtKisson, uses the ISIS ACCELERATOR, which is a suite of applications developed over nearly twenty years of practice that help organizations...

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The AtKisson Group is a network of highly skilled and motivated sustainability professionals, working around the world to facilitate change. Founded in 1992 by Alan AtKisson, we are dedicated to mainstreaming sustainability into common practice, in all sectors, so that people can take action now to tackle growing sustainability problems such as climate change, resource waste, and meeting human needs.

As a source of learning, strategic help, and inspiration, we have a reputation for effectiveness and integrity. With our network of affiliated firms and practitioners around the world, We work with clients across sectors in twenty countries, ranging from UN agencies to cities to global corporations, providing clients with expert advisory services, workshops, and a suite of products and tools that create real change.

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Alan AtKisson has been working at the forefront of sustainability initiatives since 1988. As an author, consultant, speaker, and musician, Alan continually find new ways to communicate the complex challenges of sustainable development with the thoughtfulness of an academic, the fun and creativity of an artist, and the human touch of a father. He brings depth of experience and a diverse set of skills to bear on the complex problems of sustainability. As CEO and President of the global sustainability consulting firm, The AtKisson Group, Alan works with his colleagues and partners on a mission to mainstream sustainability by empowering people everywhere to act make immediate and lasting change in their corner of the world.

Alan is the author of two books on sustainability theory and practice. Believing Cassandra: An Optimist Looks at a Pessimists World (1999) explains the origins of the modern sustainability movement through the lens of the mythological character, Cassandra, who was given the special gift to see the future, but with a curse that no one would believe her prophecies. An internet bestseller at the time, reviewers called Believing Cassandra a pivotal book and a very important work, while organizational leaders purchased it by the box to spread its message of hope to their colleagues.

Alans new book is The ISIS Agreement: How Sustainability Can Improve Organizational Performance and Transform the World (Earthscan, Sept 2008). Using the same personal, engaging writing style that made Believing Cassandra so popular, The ISIS Agreement is an empowering and inspirational guide to sustainability in practice today. Mixing global trends, practical guidance, systems-based analysis, case studies, and profiles of successful Change Agents, The ISIS Agreement reads like a mystery novel, while taking the mystery out of sustainable development and leading the reader to a powerful and hopeful conclusion.

As a consultant, Alan works with large companies, business associations, governmental initiatives, cities, foundations, and global NGOs, helping them to find new and accelerated strategic pathways forward. He draws on over twenty years of experience in sustainable development, including leadership roles in organizations such as Sustainable Seattle (which he co-founded) and the International Network of Resource Information Centers (also known as the Balaton Group, over which he currently presides); and two periods where he served as a transitional chief executive, helping to lead institutions through major change processes (the economic policy group Redefining Progress in 1996-97; and the global Earth Charter Initiative in 2006-2007). With a background that combines business management, journalism, science and the arts, he is dedicated to helping clients meet the practical challenges of sustainability with innovation and a strategic vision.

As a speaker, Alan makes frequent inspirational keynotes and leads motivational workshops for international audiences. As a communicator, he writes for popular websites, develops media, and also writes songs. As a former band leader in New York, Alan continues to make music and is known for occasionally surprising audiences with a song designed to make the topic more memorable.

A citizen of both the United States and Sweden, Alan lives in Stockholm with his wife, Kristina AtKisson, and their two children.

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