NWEI’s self-led discussion courses are designed to spark shared learning, shared stories, and shared action. Each course book also includes tips and guidelines to help facilitators organize a course.
A detailed list of articles and resources included in the Sustainable Systems at Work course book are available in the Table of Contents.
Participants read each week’s material (which may include brief articles, book excerpts and/or links to online content) on their own. During each session, group members take turns facilitating by leading others through discussion questions  provided in the course book.

“NWEI has simply created the most amazing, enjoyable and best put-together curriculum for motivating and empowering individuals to become part of the solution towards a sustainable future. The delight of being able to break the default office-mindedness and spend time with like-minded people is both fun and invaluable.”

– Steve Frost, Client Validation Project Lead, Intel Corporation

Sample Discussion Questions

  • How might sustainability be a strategic issue for your organization?
  • Are there actions on the materials and waste checklist that you already do or are planning to do? Are there barriers to following through on any of them that could be addressed from the organizational level?
  • Is the act of stepping back to examine values in the context of what the business does viewed as a “luxury that we can’t afford” in the traditional Western business model? In your workplace?