At Unearthodox, we help people see what might have been overlooked, understand root problems and bring people from new visions of the future, through ideas, to action. We reframe seemingly intractable issues to uncover innovative solutions and enable meaningful action towards regenerative futures. Together with our partners, we use systems and futures thinking to help innovators and key actors to identify potential pathways towards more inclusive equitable nature-society futures.
We reimagine nature futures and support innovators, investors, philanthropists, thought leaders and networks of networks to collectively take another look at root problems, re-image futures and then hold the space and direct resources to those who can build the enterprises, tools, approaches, markets and funding for the regeneration of nature and society.
We foster unexpected connections by bringing together people with different backgrounds and viewpoints, we create opportunities for unexpected connections and perspectives to emerge. We provide diverse and inclusive spaces where people can change how they look at conservation issues, develop mutual understandings and form active relationships.
We have the tools, networks and expertise to design innovation processes that effectively increase the space for societal innovations for regenerative futures to emerge. We seek to enable new, unexpected perspectives to surface, or simply bring to light and reconsider overlooked or forgotten views that have the potential to challenge assumptions, reframe underlying narratives, and contribute to more inclusive and effective approaches towards regenerative futures.
We take a comprehensive systems approach to identify critical conservation problems, focusing on thought leadership and insight generation.
Our funding is directed toward seeding thought leadership and ideation, with a strong emphasis on integrating equity, diversity, and inclusion throughout the innovation lifecycle. Our organisational structure is designed to meet our global-to-local aspirations, extending beyond traditional networks. When designing initiatives, we consider the entire innovation lifecycle, recognising the broader cross-sectoral momentum and the increasing demand to rethink our relationship with nature.
We build a sustainable business model that connects specific funding to both incubation and scaling efforts. Additionally, we are committed to identifying our internal biases and systemic barriers, and understanding how they influence activity design and ideation support. All our staff members are trained in systems thinking, futures methods, and co-creation techniques to ensure a comprehensive approach to our mission.
We assume that we can identify new and fertile ideas that require renewal, and that diverse people trust us enough to collaborate in exploring commonalities and differences.
We believe that conservation NGOs can remain relevant in driving change and that mainstream debates in conservation research, economics, and other fields will increasingly integrate biodiversity concerns.
We aim to demonstrate the value of new systems and ideas, as well as refreshing existing ones. Our goal is to find effective ways to work with communities, local actors, and Indigenous peoples. Despite not having the WWF brand, we believe our organisation can have the same influence as a convenor and network builder.
We are confident in our capacity and diversity to implement methods, processes, and tools that support staff in re-examining their own biases and understanding how these biases influence our work. Additionally, we strive to remain nimble and responsive to emerging topics and issues.
We assume that over time, evidence will emerge showing positive impacts on nature - such as trends in nature loss, climate, and land - and on people, including justice, inclusion, economics, finance, and governance. We will be able to demonstrate how our short-term outcomes contribute to these long-term impacts.
We believe that equitable societies will support the flourishing of nature and that climate change actions will progress at a pace that complements biodiversity gains rather than negates them. We also assume that global and regional conflicts and crises will not overshadow the focus on nature.
We expect that widespread industry lobbying and advocacy will be effective, and that industry leaders will genuinely desire to transition towards more regenerative business models. We believe that NGOs will remain relevant and adapt quickly enough to the challenges of the 21st century.
Additionally, we anticipate that Western levels of consumption will decline, while developing countries will innovate to enhance the quality of life. We assume that governments will invest heavily in infrastructure and societal policies that promote nature-society change, and that present geopolitical shifts can be leveraged to build momentum.
Finally, we believe that entrenched colonialism will be challenged and reformed across all areas of society.
