Golden Innovations, as named by Barbara Marx Hubbard, refer to any project, business, organization, program or effort in any of the twelve sectors of society that are evolutionary in nature. The twelve sectors of society include Health, Spirituality, Governance, Justice, Media, Relations, Infrastructure, Art, Environment, Education, Economics, Science/Technology. Golden Innovations are aimed at the conscious evolution of culture and they support some aspect of three main areas: 1) Environmental Sustainability, 2) Social and Economic Justice, 3) Spiritual Fulfillment and Cooperation among all people. There are millions of great projects all over the world and many of them can be considered Golden Innovations, or Evolutionary Endeavors.
The main characteristics of Golden Innovations, or Evolutionary Endeavors, include:
1) Supporting a sustainable, regenerative economy, supporting restoration of the environment, preservation of species, and enhancement of human creativity and community.
2) Supporting socially responsible business with investment enterprises that have three bottom lines, planet, people and then profit, in that order.
3) Supporting a more uniting, spiritual, loving, whole-centered perspective.
4) Supporting efforts that lead to greater freedom, both from deficiencies and toward self-actualization and life purpose.
5) Having the core values of integrity, sustainability, inclusiveness, nonviolence, gender balance, and win-win solutions.
6) Having the potential for major social impact, assisting in positive transformation of the social body.
7) Are more cost effective than other projects over the long term and in the short term.
8) Are sustainable, replicable and not dependent on one charismatic leader.