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Business Model Innovation for Sustainable Landscape Restoration
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 40 hours
  • Course by Erasmus University Rotterdam
  • Offered by

About

Land degradation is a widespread problem across the globe with serious consequences for the environment and all of society. Worsening land degradation caused by human activities is undermining the well-being of two-fifths of humanity, driving species extinctions and intensifying climate change. But there’s a huge potential for restoring landscapes: around two billion hectares of land, about two times the size of China, can be restored. In this MOOC we focus on the potential of business model innovation for the challenge of large-scale landscape restoration. We take a partnership approach and make a bridge between ecology and economy. Learners get to design their own innovative business model for landscape restoration with 4 returns: return of natural capital, return of social capital, return of inspiration and return of financial capital. You move from ideation towards successful implementation. Each step is illustrated with three real-life cases of landscape restoration in Spain, Iceland and Portugal. We highlight the following elements over a period of 8 weeks: 1. Vision Formulation 2. Systems Analysis 3. Stakeholder Analysis 4. Opportunity Analysis 5. Business Model Design 6. Solution Validation 7. Assessment & Monitoring 8. Reflection & Iteration This MOOC provides you with a meaningful opportunity to start contributing to the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (https://www.decadeonrestoration.org/ ), which aims to prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems on every continent and in every ocean. Your participation is more relevant now than ever! This MOOC builds on the MOOC "A Business Approach to Sustainable Landscape Restoration" but can also be followed as a stand-alone. In the first MOOC you get comprehensive knowledge of landscape degradation and landscape restoration from both the perspective of natural science and from an economics and management perspective. (https://www.coursera.org/learn/landscape-restoration-sustainable-development/home/welcome ) These MOOCs are designed by ENABLE, a consortium of: Erasmus University Rotterdam, Commonland, United Nations University Land Restoration Training Programme, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC-CEBAS), and Nova School of Business & Economics. ENABLE was co-funded by the Erasmus+-programme of the European Union.

Modules

Introduction to the course

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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2 Videos

  • Introduction - Zooming in on landscape restoration
  • Getting started

1 Readings

  • Instruction on assessment

Videos - theory and practice

    • 7 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 2 Discussion
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2 Discussions

  • Opportunities for change
  • Opportunities for change - part 2

7 Videos

  • IN THEORY - Land degradation as a grand societal challenge
  • IN THEORY - Land restoration partnerships
  • IN THEORY - Sustainable business model innovation for landscape restoration
  • IN THEORY - Discovering your means
  • IN PRACTICE -Introduction to the Hekluskógar restoration project in Iceland
  • IN PRATICE - Introduction to crop diversification and low input farming in southeastern Spain
  • IN PRATICE - Introduction to forest fires and project CAuSA in Portgual

1 Readings

  • Helpful links

Workbook & Reflection

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Reflection

1 Videos

  • Unlock a joke

1 Readings

  • Workbook: Introduction and vision formulation

For teams only

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Formulating a shared vision

1 Readings

  • Teams only

Optional videos

    • 2 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Plugin
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2 Videos

  • Landscape restoration partnerships - Interviews with landscape restoration partners
  • Vision formulation – Interviews with landscape restoration partners

2 Readings

  • About this week's optional videos
  • Watch the video: Let's talk about soil

Optional reading material

    • 3 Readings
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3 Readings

  • UNCCD Report - Global land outlook
  • UNCCD Report - Land degradation neutrality
  • Van Tulder (RSM) - A framework for effective corporate involvement

Videos - Theory and Practice

    • 6 Videos
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6 Videos

  • IN THEORY -Understanding social-ecological systems and tensions
  • IN THEORY - What is a system analysis?
  • IN THEORY - Social-ecological system analysis: Identifying factors and understanding relationships
  • IN THEORY - Central narrative and interventions
  • IN PRACTICE - Systems analysis in Iceland
  • IN PRACTICE - Systems analysis in Spain

Workbook

    • 3 Readings
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3 Readings

  • Workbook: Systems analysis
  • Helpful links
  • Unlock a recipe: Traditional Icelandic flatbread

Optional videos

    • 1 Readings
    • 3 Plugin
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1 Readings

  • About this week's optional videos

Optional reading material

    • 2 Readings
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2 Readings

  • UNCCD Report - Sustainable land management for climate and people
  • UNCCD Report - Sustainable land management contribution to successful land-based climate change adapation and mitigation

Videos - Theory and Practice

    • 3 Videos
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3 Videos

  • IN THEORY - What is a stakeholder analysis?
  • IN PRACTICE - Stakeholder analysis in Iceland
  • IN PRACTICE - Stakeholder analysis in Portugal

Workbook

    • 1 Videos
    • 3 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Joke (unlock a joke)

3 Readings

  • Workbook: 'Stakeholder Analysis'
  • How to find stakeholders? (Tip: use the online 4 returns community)
  • Helpful links

Optional material

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 2 Plugin
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1 Videos

  • Stakeholder analysis - Interview about the Scale project

2 Readings

  • About this week's optional material
  • EcoAgriculture Partners and IDH Report - Public private civic partnerships for sustainable landscapes

Videos - Theory and Practice

    • 4 Videos
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4 Videos

  • IN THEORY - Building a co-innovation network
  • IN THEORY - Opportunity analysis
  • IN PRACTICE - Co-creation in Iceland
  • IN PRACTICE - Co-creation in Spain

Workbook

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Unlock a joke

1 Readings

  • Workbook: 'Co-creation and opportunity analysis'

Graded Quiz Week 1 - 4

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Graded Quiz on Week 1-4

Optional videos

    • 2 Videos
    • 2 Readings
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2 Videos

  • Opportunity analysis – Interviews with landscape restoration partners
  • Opportunity analysis - Interview with Thekla Teunis and Liz Metcalfe from Grounded

2 Readings

  • About this week's optional videos
  • Helpful link - Grounded

Optional reading material

    • 2 Readings
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2 Readings

  • GPFLR Report - Restoring forests and landscapes
  • Ipbes Report - Thematic assessment of land degradation and restoration

Videos - Theory and Practice

    • 5 Videos
    • 2 Readings
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5 Videos

  • IN THEORY - Sustainable business models
  • IN THEORY - Triple layered business model canvas
  • IN PRACTICE - Business model design in Iceland
  • IN PRACTICE - Business model design in Spain
  • IN PRACTICE - Business model design in Portugal

2 Readings

  • More in the workbook
  • Helpful links

Workbook & Reflection

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Reflection

1 Videos

  • Unlock a recipe: Spanish recipe

1 Readings

  • Workbook: Business model design

Optional material

    • 2 Videos
    • 2 Readings
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2 Videos

  • Business model design - Interviews with landscape restoration partners
  • Business model design - Interview with Thekla Teunis and Liz Metcalfe from Grounded

2 Readings

  • About this week's optional material
  • WBCSD Report - The business case for investing in soil health

Videos - Theory and Practice

    • 5 Videos
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5 Videos

  • IN THEORY - Validating the business model design
  • IN THEORY - Systems and stakeholders
  • IN THEORY - Prototyping and testing
  • IN PRACTICE - Solution validation in Portugal
  • IN PRACTICE - Solution validation in Spain

Readings - Theory

    • 2 Readings
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2 Readings

  • Validation methods
  • Research methods

Workbook & Reflection

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Assumptions

1 Videos

  • Unlock a joke

1 Readings

  • Workbook: 'Solution validation'

Optional videos

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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4 Videos

  • Solution validation - Interview about the Scale project
  • Solution validation - Interview with Thekla Teunis and Liz Metcalfe from Grounded
  • Solution validation with stakeholders - Interviews with landscape restoration partners
  • Testing - Interviews with landscape restoration partners

1 Readings

  • About this week's optional videos

Videos - Theory and Practice

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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3 Videos

  • IN THEORY - 4 returns assessment
  • IN PRACTICE - Assessment and monitoring in Portugal
  • IN PRACTICE - Assessment and monitoring in Iceland

1 Readings

  • Helpful links

Readings - Theory

    • 4 Readings
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4 Readings

  • What is a financial analysis of your business model?
  • Outcome indicators
  • What is the 4 Return Approach?
  • What is a scenario analysis?

Videos - Finance Q&A

    • 6 Videos
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6 Videos

  • FINANCE Q&A - Intro
  • FINANCE Q&A - Mark Gough
  • FINANCE Q&A - Dr. Rudolf de Groot
  • FINANCE Q&A - Prof. Dirk Schoenmaker
  • FINANCE Q&A - Willem Ferwerda
  • FINANCE Q&A - Paul Chatterton

Workbook

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Unlock a joke

1 Readings

  • Workbook: 'Assessment and Monitoring'

Optional material

    • 1 Videos
    • 4 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Introduction to the Natural Capital Coalition NCC

4 Readings

  • About this week's optional material
  • Ferwerda (Commonland) - 4 returns, 3 zones, 20 years
  • Schoenmaker (RSM) - From Risk to Opportunity a Framework for Sustainable Finance
  • Not done learning? 2 recommended courses from the Capitals Coalition

Videos - Theory

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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4 Videos

  • From me to we
  • Keep momentum - Join the community
  • The end of the beginning
  • Zooming out

1 Readings

  • Join the 4 returns community

Workbook

    • 1 Readings
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1 Readings

  • Workbook: 'Reflection and iteration'

Graded Quiz & Reflection

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Graded quiz: week 5-8
  • Graded Reflection assignment

1 Videos

  • Unlock a joke

1 Readings

  • Instructions for the graded reflection assignment

Optional videos

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 2 Plugin
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2 Videos

  • Reflections of landscape restoration partners
  • Reflections - Interview with Thekla Teunis and Liz Metcalfe from Grounded

1 Readings

  • About this week's optional videos

Optional Reading

    • 2 Readings
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2 Readings

  • Helpful links
  • WRI Report - Roots of prosperity

Auto Summary

Unlock the potential of business model innovation to tackle large-scale landscape restoration in this 8-week course. Designed for business and management enthusiasts, this MOOC bridges ecology and economy, guiding you through vision formulation, systems analysis, and more. Led by experts from ENABLE, including Erasmus University and the UN, you'll design a business model focusing on natural, social, inspirational, and financial returns. Perfect for those passionate about sustainable development and contributing to the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Available on Coursera with a foundation-level subscription.

Steve Kennedy
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Steve Kennedy

Simon W. Moolenaar
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Simon W. Moolenaar

Berglind Orradóttir
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Berglind Orradóttir

Joris De Vente
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Joris De Vente

Isabel C Barrio
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Isabel C Barrio

Thorunn Petursdottir
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Thorunn Petursdottir

Rob van Tulder
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Rob van Tulder