Interpersonal Competency
Definition:
The ability to motivate, enable, and facilitate collaborative and participatory sustainability research and collective problem-solving processes, and facilitate multi-, inter-, and transdisciplinary knowledge building and integration, which includes Western scientific knowledge as well as traditional ecological knowledge and indigenous knowledge and wisdom.
KC6- Interpersonal cc.mp4This key competency is a critical foundational ability for all other key competencies in sustainability. Considering the complexity of sustainability challenges and the need for holistic solution approaches, each key competency is described as the ability to facilitate collective action around analyzing current and future states and co-creating solution proposals. Thus, each major step along the sustainability problem-solving process involves a participatory approach, which requires successfully facilitated collaboration. Collaborative skills are essential to co-create transformational change because collaboration co-creates knowledge, builds capacity, and develops shared ownership of intervention strategies.
Check Your Understanding
Now that you have investigated the Interpersonal-Thinking competency, it's time to check your understanding of the concepts covered in this section. Which of these is an example of an ontology, and which is an example of an epistemology?
Religion
A religion is an example of an epistemology
Geography
A map representing cities, rivers, and mountains in an example of an ontologyÂ
Science
Western science is an example of an epistemology
An Org Chart
A graphic representing the relationships of people in an institution is an example of an ontology
WORKBOOK ACTIVITY:
Review the Interpersonal-Thinking Competency page in your workbook and key terms for collaboration.
