The Limits to Growth (1972) by Donella H. Meadows, Jørgen Randers, William W. Behrens III
Thinking in Systems: A Primer (2008) by Donella H. Meadows
Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us (2022) by Jon Alexander
Earth for All: A Survival Guide for Humanity (2022) by Sandrine Dixson-Decléve
Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save The World (2020) by Jason Hickel
Imaginable: How to See the Future Coming and Feel Ready for Anything - Even Things That Seem Impossible Today (2022) by Jane McGonigal
Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies (2022) Ranjay Gulati
Rethinking Corporate Sustainability in an Era of Climate Crisis: A Strategic Design Approach (2021) by Prof Raz Goldenik
Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World (2020) by Dr Tyson Yunkaporta
From What Is to What If: Unleashing the Power of Imagination to Create the Future We Want (2019) by Rob Hopkins
Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st Century Economist (2017) by Kate Raworth
Utopia for Realists: How We can Build the Ideal World (2014) by Rutger Bregman
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants (2013) by Robin Wall Kimmerer
The Regenerative Business: Redesign Work, Cultivate Human Potential, Achieve Extraordinary Outcomes (2017) by Carol Sanford
Green Swans: The Coming Boom in Regenerative Capitalism (2020) by John Elkington
Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire (2020) by Rebecca Henderson
Double Entry: How the Merchants of Venice Shaped the Modern World (2011) by Jane Gleeson-White
The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis (2020) by Chritiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac
This is Marketing: You Can't be Seen Until You Learn to See (2018) by Seth Godin
The Solutionists: How Businesses Can Fix the Future (2023) by Solitaire Townsend
The Future is Degrowth: A Guide to a World Beyond Capitalism (2022) by Andrea Vetter, Aaron Vansintjan, Matthias Schemzer
Setting Limits to Growth: How to Make Better Business Decisions in the 21st Century (2024) by Marcus Feldthus and Mads Oscar Haumann
Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation (2021) by Paul Hawken
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy (2013) by Yanis Varoufakis
Planetary Ikigai: What business and sustainability leaders need to grasp (2023) by Alice Kalro
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