Exploring how to capture value and how alternative metrics can help us notice the impact of our work
This Knowledge Share session took place on Thursday 19th March 2026 • 10.00 - 11.00am
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How can we understand and measure what value we are creating in our place-based work and understand how this relates to systems change?
10:00 - 10:05 • Arrivals & Collective Presencing
10:05 - 10:10 • Welcome - Greetings & Gratitudes
10:10 - 10:35 • Talk: Alternative Metrics
10:35 - 10:55 • Group discussion
10:55 - 11:00 • Session Close - Next Steps & Asks
“Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.”
–Thich Nhat Hanh
Cornerstone Indicators
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Peter Lefort
Peter runs the Green Futures Network at the University of Exeter, which engages regional, national, and international partners in climate and environmental research. Co-founder and facilitator of the Working Well Network - a space for environmental practitioners trying to build deeply healthy cultures. Facilitation, coaching and training for social and environmental systems change.
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Cornerstone Metrics Toolkit Community of Practice Miro Board - click here
Enabling conditions
Enabling conditions (part of the tipping points toolkit)
Examples (shared by Peter in the session):
Accidental Gods Podcast Episode
#223 River Charters, Net Zero Cities and BioRegional Banks: Creating a Life-Ennobling Economic System with Emily Harris of Dark Matter Labs
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Any questions?
Contact: [email protected]
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