Innovation in Environmental Leadership

2    A Case for Universal Context

Intersections of the biosphere, systems, and justice using a critical constructionist lens

Rian Satterwhite

Introduction

Leadership is a socially constructed phenomenon, situated in context, place, and time. This book makes the case that 1) the biosphere is a predominant and pervasive context of leadership theory and practice, and that 2) critical and constructionist perspectives are important tools in exploring what leadership does – and can – look like when the biosphere is an acknowledged context of leadership practice.

This chapter makes explicit the natural intersections between the biosphere, systems, and justice utilizing a critical constructionist lens. These topics are threads throughout the book, ...