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Tending the fire: leadership beyond certainty

In Prague, Vyspělé Česko gave Maria Grazia Testa, Founder of Ecologies, the opportunity to offer a keynote, contributing to a collective exploration of leadership beyond certainty. The conference aimed to define and promote actionable steps for modernizing the Czech economy toward sustainability and competitiveness, focusing on decarbonisation, circularity, innovation and cross-sector collaboration. It brought together business leaders, policy makers, experts from public and private sectors, academics and nonprofits to network, share insights and co-create practical strategies. Key topics included decarbonisation, biodiversity, circular economy, innovation, leadership, systemic cooperation and methods for funding and implementing sustainable transformation. In this keynote, Maria Grazia Testa reflects on the conditions required for human, organizational, and societal evolution. The talk explores a different kind of relationship, one that thrives precisely because of its continuous uncertainty and constant need for renewal: the relationship between humans, with each other and with nature, across sustainable ecologies of sense-making and action. Through the lenses of decarbonization, circularity, and governance, the keynote asks how we can evolve from linear growth toward living systems, where leadership turns power into wisdom, growth into regeneration, and progress into purpose. Uncertainty is reframed not as a weakness to eliminate, but as a necessary condition for evolution, creativity, and transformation. From alchemy to fire, from imagination to modern systems, the keynote traces how progress has always emerged when humanity learned to stay with uncertainty rather than control it. With gratitude to Vyspělé Česko for creating the space to host this dialogue and for convening leaders from government, business, institutions, and civil society, Ecologies is honored to contribute to this shared process of sense-making, responsibility, and action toward a more resilient and regenerative future. You can learn more about Vyspělé Česko here: Vyspělé Česko: https://www.vyspelecesko.cz/ Klepšímu Česku: https://www.klepsimu.cz 00:00 Intro 00:46 Truth, certainty, and leadership in uncertain times 03:36 Why humans are fundamentally compassionate 04:48 Why good intentions are not enough to change the world 05:55 Doing good and doing well: how purpose drives performance 07:03 Why uncertainty is necessary for human and organizational evolution 08:14 The alchemist: leading from uncertainty to human evolution 10:44 When humans met fire 15:36 How imagination and art enabled human survival 17:56 Uncertainty drives evolution: why imagination comes first 18:56 Why our fixation with certainty is getting us stuck 22:35 Sustainability, responsibility, and the future of leadership