Tool 01
Readiness diagnostic
Rate eighteen statements about how capacity building works in your organization today. The CB4SSD Protocol treats culture as the pre-requisite, so it is scored first and separately.
Each statement is a . Scores fall into a , and anything below 60% becomes a the builder will act on.
Capacity-building culture
Leadership visibly backs long-term capacity building, not only one-off training.
People are given protected working time to learn and to apply what they learn.
We share a common, contextually relevant language for sustainability work.
Individual development goals are aligned with organizational development goals.
Values
Our stated sustainability values are reflected in day-to-day decisions.
We openly discuss where our actions fall short of our values.
Stakeholders
Staff have the skills to coordinate and communicate across departments and sectors.
We involve external stakeholders in shaping, not just receiving, our work.
Leadership
Individuals driving change have support for their inner grounding and resilience.
People at any level can take initiative on sustainability without waiting for permission.
Strategy and Goals
There is a written roadmap for building sustainability capability over time.
We set measurable objectives for capacity building and review them.
Process
Learning is a continuous rhythm rather than isolated events.
There is deliberate follow-through after a session to embed what was learned.
Resources
Budget, people and technical support are reliably available for capacity building.
Workload is adjusted so that learning is realistic, not additional.
Tools
Practitioners have templates and tools they reuse in their own work.
Knowledge is documented and accessible to people who did not attend.