An emerging global initiative
What we care for,
we can improve.
Stewardship is the choice to take responsibility for what is entrusted to our influence — and to leave people, resources, organisations and the world better than we found them.
Self → Relationships → Community → Humanity → Future
Stewardship begins close to us and can progressively expand — without abandoning what came before.
Imagine
Imagine a world shaped by stewards.
Imagine if individuals cared for their health, abilities, relationships and resources with greater intention.
Imagine if organisations saw themselves as stewards of their people, clients, knowledge and social impact.
Imagine if states treated institutions, culture, prosperity and the natural world as things to strengthen and pass forward.
Imagine if humanity accepted responsibility for the future it is creating.
Stewardship provides a common principle connecting all of these responsibilities.
Stewardship of Self
Build the capacity and character needed to contribute sustainably.
Stewardship of Others
Care for the wellbeing, dignity and development of people.
Stewardship of Systems
Strengthen the organisations, communities and institutions we influence.
Stewardship of the Future
Consider what our decisions pass forward to those who follow us.
A renewable source of energy
Stewardship is a renewable source of human energy, sustaining motivation through purpose, care and the desire to leave things better than we found them.
Motivation based only on reward, status, obligation or fear is often temporary. Stewardship connects effort to meaning. When people believe that something matters and accept responsibility for its future, contribution can become a source of energy rather than merely a demand upon it.
The Assessment
How well do you steward what matters?
Stewardship is not a label that some people possess and others do not. It is a capacity that can be developed. Discover your current strengths, imbalances and opportunities for growth.
- Your overall Stewardship Index
- Your ten-dimension stewardship profile
- Your strongest stewardship capabilities
- Areas being neglected or depleted
- Your Stewardship Coherence score
- Practical actions for development
A shared standard
Stewardship can become a shared human standard.
We often celebrate wealth, power, achievement, intelligence and influence. But these qualities do not tell us whether someone cares responsibly for what has been entrusted to them.
Stewardship offers another standard: not simply what a person has achieved, but what becomes better because of their influence.
What have I been entrusted with?
What is affected by my choices?
What am I passing on?
A better world begins with what each of us chooses to steward.