Inner Development Goals Landing Page
INNER DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Shaping the understanding of the transformational skills needed for a sustainable future
Despite our good intentions, we can't seem to tackle our biggest global problems. Why? Because we’re stuck in the old thinking that created them. We can do so much better than this, but we need new tools, and we need to start with ourselves.
At Caux Initiatives of Change we firmly believe that the greatest possible accelerator to achieving the SDGs lies in the development of the personal qualities, abilities and skills essential for leaders and changemakers dedicated to addressing these global challenges!
Partnership with the Inner Development Goals Initiative
Since 2023, the Caux Foundation has been partnering with the IDG Foundation, including partnering with them on the Caux Inner Development Goals Forum, now in its third year.
“The Hospitality for Change concept at our centre the Caux Palace and Villa Maria, above Montreux in Switzerland offers an inspiring and extraordinary setting for the IDG journey, bringing together a global community for an immersive gathering to explore how to leverage the power of inner development for the challenges we face as humanity” said Ignacio Packer, Executive Director of Caux Initiatives of Change.
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The Inner Development Goals Initiative
Inner Development Goals is a global non-profit aiming to promote the transformative skills necessary to accelerate sustainable development through the co-creation of an open-source framework and other resources that can enhance such inner capacities.
The Inner Development Guide
Did you know? What was once the IDG Framework is now the Inner Development Guide!
After two years of deep listening, learning, and co-creating, the Inner Development Guide weaves together global wisdom and local understanding into one shared resource where everyone can feel connected.
What’s new:
✨ 2 brand new skills
✨ 6 skills renamed
✨ Each dimension and skill descriptions deepened
This new guide has been shaped by 22,000 people across 194 countries, 19 regional teams across 102 countries, and over 900,000 words of wisdom. This update is a reflection of the shared IDG journey of inner growth for outer change, ensuring that the guide remains alive, inclusive, and relevant.
What they said about the IDG events in Caux
"Thank you for the safe and beautiful space to delve deeper into the topics of change. I believe more synergies and active cooperation can/should arise in this domain.
It becomes increasingly clear that both internal and external alignments are essential factors in catalyzing a collective effort aimed at purposefully driving positive change in the world. With hope and enthusiasm for the possibilities that lie ahead, I look forward to re-connecting and acting alongside."
Khulan Berger (Mongolia/Switzerland), Sustainability Expert
The CIDG Forum calls to me as a vital opportunity to reconnect with my core and what holds the most significance in my life. I envision a supportive environment, alongside invaluable tools and skills, that will empower my path forward.
Roweida Saleh (Lebanon), Educator and IofC Trainer
The Caux IDG Forum offers not just insight, but integration. These kind of spaces are what we need - now more than ever - to remember who we are beyond the noise.
Pontus Holmgren (Sweden), Psychologist, Facilitator & Global Coordinator of the IDG Hubs and Network
Last year's Caux IDG Forum was the highlight event of my year...I've rarely met so many inspiring, creative, fun and humble changemakers in such a short amount of time. We went so deep in such a nurturing way and were so beautifully held by the venue and landscape around it. It truly grew my confidence in humanity.
Charlotte Dufour (France), Conscious Food Systems Alliance
At the Caux IDG Forum I learned that...Community creates a brave space and is absolutely essential.There is so much talent in everyone. Peaceful places and being surrounded by nature enrich everything.
Participant Caux IDG Forum 2024
In this short and profound journey I have learned to be grateful for the small things and find meaning in what - at first sight - one takes as meaningless. Finding meaning is everything... and I will take with me gratitude as an opener of all possibilities.
Participant Caux IDG Forum 2024
