Future Search process for improving circularity in compostables in composting moves into invite stage

USCC members may be receiving invitations to a project assembling representatives of the compostable feedstock supply chain—from compost use to packaging resin—for a three-day strategic planning event in Denver in September. 

The Steering Committee for the project, which includes the US Composting Council, Compost Manufacturing Alliance, and Biodegradable Products Institute, has brainstormed numerous thought leaders in these industries to spend three days building consensus on solutions to improve success in acceptance of compostable feedstock by compost manufacturers.

The Future Search process has been used to transform other industries and follows these principles:

• Get the “whole system” in the room. Invite a significant cross-section of all parties with a stake in the outcome—those with authority, resources, expertise, information, and need.
• Explore the “whole elephant” before seeking to fix any part. Get everyone talking about the same world. Think globally, act locally.
• Put common ground and future focus front and center while treating problems and conflicts as information, not action, items.
• Encourage self-management and responsibility for action by participants before, during, and after the Future Search.

A series of virtual workshops has been held since early spring exploring all the stops along the circular process. View them free on Youtube here.

To learn more about the event, click the link here.