Clothes Check
A two-session investigation of one's own wardrobe: count what you own and how often it's worn; take your most- and least-worn pieces and research their materials, brands, and co…
Acting A3
Conscious Use of Resources
Acting with awareness of the planet's limited natural resources, prioritizing conservation, regeneration, and frugality to avoid harmful consumption.
Tools for this skill (8)
Cultivating a mindful relationship to consumption and resources
Beyond specific practices lies a deeper question about orientation—the team's fundamental relationship to consumption and resources. Create periodic opportunities to reflect on…
Examining and reducing the team's environmental footprint
Teams cannot reduce what they do not notice. Creating awareness of environmental footprint is the foundation for responsible resource use. Periodically examine the team's direct…
Integrating resource consciousness into the team's work outputs
The team's greatest environmental impact may not be its own consumption but the consequences of what it produces, recommends, or decides. Build habits of asking about resource a…
Jeans Journey
A ten-minute guided meditation that starts in the body and ends in the world: after settling into the breath, attention moves to the felt contact between skin and clothing — scr…
The Enough Question
A seconds-scale daily micro-practice for Conscious Use of Resources (VCoL collection): When you are about to acquire or add more, pause and ask: 'Is what we have enough?' Consid…
The Necessity Question
A seconds-scale daily micro-practice for Conscious Use of Resources (VCoL collection): Before using a resource, pause briefly. Ask: 'Is this necessary? Is there an alternative t…
The Resource Awareness
A seconds-scale daily micro-practice for Conscious Use of Resources (VCoL collection): Periodically during the day, pause and notice: 'What resources am I using right now?' Cons…
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Conscious Consumption Quest
Participants investigate the global supply chains behind everyday products — tracing materials, labor, and impacts across the world — and confront what their own consumption pat…
Meditation on Meeting Needs
A ten-minute guided meditation on the machinery underneath consumption: resting with the breath, participants observe moods and feelings as they shift, and notice the subtle sen…