reduced inequalities

decent work and economic growth

Gender Equality

Life Below Water

Affordable and Clean Energy

Zero Hunger

Quality Education

Partnerships for the Goals

Good Health and Well-being

Responsible Consumption and Production

No Poverty

Sustainable Cities and Communities

Climate Action

Life on Land

Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

Industry, Innovation and infrastructure

Clean Water and Sanitation

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Official metrics are yet to be defined by the mission team and additional key stakeholders. This will occur upon commencement of the mission projects and will be influenced by data derived from baseline studies of the systems relevant to each mission.

Economy

The work of those in trade-based roles is foundational to the thriving of our community. This mission sees UL play an active role in propagating sustainability-led trade education within the region. In doing so, the local community will experience both an increase in educational opportunities and an increase in capacity to deliver trade-based services.

By 2030, UL will have co- developed a trade school that supports the growth of sustainability-based vocations within local communities.

The mission model is a structured framework that guides the development and execution of each mission. This model allows for a flexible and dynamic approach to mission-based work, where diverse stakeholders can come together to create positive change.

City Council Regeneration

UL Campus Engage

Secondary & Primary Education

Trade Associations

Industry

Department of Education

Others

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of 17 global goals adopted by the United Nations in 2015 to promote sustainable development and address social, economic, and environmental challenges. Each mission and associated project within the Mission Lab portfolio is directly linked to one or more SDGs, ensuring all efforts are in service of true impact.

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Toolkit

Systems Iceberg

Each tool in the toolkit is designed to help teams understand systemic challenges, imagine possible futures, and create strategic interventions to drive positive impact in support of each mission. Download this tool to start your journey toward creating a sustainable future, together.

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Start by listing questions relevant to current issues and observations (as the litany) at the top of the iceberg. These represent things we can tangibly see and experience in the world.

LIST EVENTS, ISSUES AND TRENDS

List questions that draw out the STEEP criteria: social, technological, economic, environmental, political, as well as cultural-historical issues and evolutions. These provide lens to map the structures and dynamics of the current state system.

IDENTIFY UNDERLYING CAUSES

List questions that draw out values and world-views that sustain the trend or legitimate the causes previously listed. These are the beliefs that underpin the system as it is today.

UNCOVER PARADIGMS

Discuss the beliefs, values, and assumptions that shape stakeholders' perspectives and actions, influencing the underlying structures and ultimately the observed event or issue.

EXPLORE UNDERLYING METAPHORS

Taking the insights derived across the multiple layers of the iceberg, reflect and discuss the relationships between the layers and how you as an individual and as a team contribute and reinforce the existing patterns that underpin the system as it manifests in the present.

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