Table 1. List of the five IDGs and their... | Emerald Publishing

Table 1.

List of the five IDGs and their 23 related intra-personal skills (Wamsler and Bristow, 2022)

Inner dimension	Description	Related skills	Cultivated through mindfulness training
1. Being – relationship to self	Cultivating our inner life and developing and deepening our relationship to our thoughts, feelings and body helps us be present, intentional and non-reactive when we face complexity	Inner compass Integrity and authenticity Openness and learning mindset Self-awareness Presence	Yes – Yes Yes Yes
2. Thinking – cognitive skills	Developing our cognitive skills by taking different perspectives, evaluating information and making sense of the world as an interconnected whole is essential for wise decision-making	Critical thinking Complexity awareness Perspective skills Sense-making Long-term orientation and visioning	Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
3. Relating – caring for others and the world	Appreciating, caring for and feeling connected to others, such as neighbors, future generations or the biosphere, helps us create more just and sustainable systems and societies for everyone	Appreciation Connectedness Humility Empathy and compassion	– Yes – Yes
4. Collaborating – social skills	To make progress on shared concerns, we need to develop our abilities to include, hold space and communicate with stakeholders with different values, skills, and competencies	Communication skills Co-creating skills Inclusive mindset and intercultural competence Trust Mobilization skills	Yes Yes – Yes –
5. Acting – driving change	Qualities such as courage and optimism help us acquire true agency, break old patterns, generate original ideas and act with persistence in uncertain times	Courage Creativity Optimism Perseverance	Yes Yes Yes Yes

Inner dimension	Description	Related skills	Cultivated through mindfulness training
1. Being – relationship to self	Cultivating our inner life and developing and deepening our relationship to our thoughts, feelings and body helps us be present, intentional and non-reactive when we face complexity	Inner compassIntegrity and authenticityOpenness and learning mindsetSelf-awarenessPresence	Yes–YesYesYes
2. Thinking – cognitive skills	Developing our cognitive skills by taking different perspectives, evaluating information and making sense of the world as an interconnected whole is essential for wise decision-making	Critical thinkingComplexity awarenessPerspective skillsSense-makingLong-term orientation and visioning	YesYesYesYesYes
3. Relating – caring for others and the world	Appreciating, caring for and feeling connected to others, such as neighbors, future generations or the biosphere, helps us create more just and sustainable systems and societies for everyone	AppreciationConnectednessHumilityEmpathy and compassion	–Yes–Yes
4. Collaborating – social skills	To make progress on shared concerns, we need to develop our abilities to include, hold space and communicate with stakeholders with different values, skills, and competencies	Communication skillsCo-creating skillsInclusive mindset and intercultural competenceTrustMobilization skills	YesYes–Yes–
5. Acting – driving change	Qualities such as courage and optimism help us acquire true agency, break old patterns, generate original ideas and act with persistence in uncertain times	CourageCreativityOptimismPerseverance	YesYesYesYes