Collaborations

Academy for Systemic Change:

Darcy is one of the founding members and the Managing Partner of The Academy for Systemic Change. The Academy is a ten-year project to enable leaders and communities to catalyze and facilitate social, economic and environmental well-being on a scale that matters.

The mission of the Academy is to work with leaders, communities and networks at all levels to begin to shift how we think and work together: to shift consciousness and perspectives from fatalism to possibility; from despair that critical systems are in decline, to see that it is possible to shift the current trajectory of existing systems. We are committed to demonstrating and helping people see that change in critical systems, at a scale that matters is possible.

Brightworks:

Darcy Winslow has recently joined a small, elite group of sustainability strategists, with Scott Lewis (Brightworks Founder and CEO) as the organizing force. This team assists enterprises of all sizes to uncover and fully maximize their greatest leverage points to achieve holistic sustainability. Brightworks helps organizations succeed by aligning their efforts with basic principles of ecological sustainability: built environment sustainability (LEED, campus and infrastructure), organizational sustainability, and workshops and trainings.

Click here for more information on Brightworks.

Willamette University:

Darcy Winslow recently accepted the position of Program Director of the Sustainable Enterprise Certificate Program (SEC) at Willamette University’s Executive Development Center, an extension of the Willamette University’s Atkinson Graduate School of Management, for the 2009-2010 academic year. This Certificate Program takes a unique approach to presenting the interconnectedness of social, economic, and environmental well-being. This is done in a way that will integrate all areas of sustainability by first focusing on the dynamics of complex systems, followed by a practical look at social systems and how the expansion of social well-being ties directly to economic and environmental well-being. She will also be available for promotional speaking and network meetings to promote the program.

Click here for more information on Willamette University’s Sustainable Enterprise Certificate Program.

Click here for more information on Willamette University’s Certificate in Career Management.

The Center for Creative Leadership:

Darcy Winslow currently serves as an adjunct faculty member at The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL). CCL is internationally recognized as one of the premier organizations focusing exclusively on leadership education and research, with unparalleled expertise in solving the leadership challenges of individuals and organizations globally. Wondering what creative leadership is? It’s the capacity to think and act beyond the boundaries that limit our effectiveness. CCL believes leaders are made, not born, and that they can adapt and change.

Click here for more information on The Center for Creative Leadership.

Biomimicry

The Biomimicry Institute and the Biomimicry Guild –promote the study and imitation of nature’s remarkably efficient designs, bringing together scientists, engineers, architects and innovators who can use those models to create sustainable technologies. Their mission is to nurture and grow a global community of people who are learning from, emulating, and conserving life’s genius to create a healthier, more sustainable planet.

MIT:

Darcy Winslow has served as an Executive-in-Residence and Senior Lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management beginning the 2008 Fall Semester. She co-teaches the course Leadership Lab: Leading Sustainable Systems with Wanda Orlikowski and Peter Senge. L-Lab is a unique course at the MIT Sloan School of Management. It blends traditional classroom learning, case studies, workshops, simulations, guest speakers, and projects developed in partnership with host companies. The projects culminate in Sloan’s hallmark Lab experience of a three-week on-site field engagement, during which they apply the unique systems thinking approach they have learned during the course. Additionally, she teaches leadership sessions during the Sloan Innovation Periods.

Click here for more information on MIT’s Sloan School of Management

Nike:

Darcy Winslow spent 21 years at Nike, in many diverse areas of the business and leading several emerging initiatives that have both expanded and evolved the overall Nike Brand. Following an internship in the Nike Sports Research Lab and writing her thesis (Spectral Analysis of Impact Shock During Running: International Journal of Sport Biomechanics, 1992, Volume 8, Number 4), she began her career performing biomechanical research in the NSRL. For more detail on her experience at Nike, please click here.

Click here for more information on the Stanford University Case Study.

Darcy has been independently consulting with Nike, Inc. since September 2008 on holistic cultural issues and change management.

Society for Organizational Learning:

Darcy has been involved with the Society for Organizational Learning (SoL) since 1999 as part of the founding members (Nike, Inc.) of the Sustainability Consortium. Most recently she has been co-facilitating Leading and Learning for Sustainability workshops with Peter Senge, the founder of SoL and author of The Necessary Revolution.

Click here for more information on Learning and Leading for Sustainability workshops.

Seed Systems:

Darcy Winslow has joined in the efforts of several Sustainability champions via the work of Seed Systems, which uses systems inquiry while working with individuals, teams, organizations, and networks to accelerate our transformation to a sustainable world. Visit Seed Systems.

The Council for Responsible Sport:

In April 2009, Darcy joined the Board of Directors for The Council for Responsible Sport, which was founded in 2007 to develop an independent, comprehensive certification for sustainable athletic events. By defining realistic objectives and providing a framework for achieving them, the Council enables event directors to incorporate environmental and social responsibility into their events while informing consumers which events adhere to these standards. Moving forward the certification will be utilized as a mechanism to help ensure future generations have the choice to participate in sports as we do today. By identifying responsibly produced events through a common set of standards, marketplace differentiation can occur and consumers can exercise choice and encourage a fundamental shift in the ways we practice sport.

Click here for more information on The Council for Responsible Sport.

Check out CRS most recent press release here.

Antarctica/2041:

Darcy has participated in two Antarctica expeditions since 2009 led by Robert Swan and members of his 2041 team, providing expertise in the arena of sustainability and leadership. Robert Swan, OBE, is the founder of 2041 and the only person in history to reach both the North and South Poles unaided. These transformative Leadership on the Edge expeditions are designed to empower and inspire the participants, global leaders and emerging student leaders from around the world, to take action regarding climate change and become leaders and advocates for positive change in their workplace and community. Darcy will again join the 2012 Inspire Antarctic Expedition departing in early March.

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Click here to see photos from Darcy’s Trip.

PoSI:

Darcy has served on the Board of Directors for PoSI since its inception in 2009. For the first time in world history, more people live in cities than not. How we live in cities is one of the great challenges of our time. At PoSI we create and incubate smart practices in Portland Oregon that lead to green cities everywhere. We’re in a new era where cities are racing to deploy the greenest energy, water, planning, transportation and construction innovations. PoSI builds green cities – Watch our Video!