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8 questions crash test of your capacity to regenerate
Ready to move from talk to (regenerative) walk? Start by testing your reflexes. This quiz helps you identify blind spots and gauge your strategic courage. Forget CSR slogans: here, it’s about hard decisions, money, governance, and real impact. Eight tough questions that show whether you’re ready to build a company that leaves the world more robust than it found it.
Based on
Regeneration : The Future of Community in a Permacrisis World, by Christian Sarkar, Philip Kotler and Enrico Foglia, Idea Bite Press 2023.
What quick “crash test” should come before any action?
Answer A: Check whether your CSR reporting complies with the CSRD directive.
Answer B: Ask: “If we disappear tomorrow, what do our communities and ecosystems lose?”
Answer C: Simulate a media-crisis scenario to test communications.
Right !
Correct answer: B
This simple but radical question measures real value: if your absence affects neither the local area, nor resources, nor people, your footprint is neutral or negative. It’s an excellent prompt to identify where to start regeneration.
#titanicreporting
Wrong !
Correct answer: B
This simple but radical question measures real value: if your absence affects neither the local area, nor resources, nor people, your footprint is neutral or negative. It’s an excellent prompt to identify where to start regeneration.
#titanicreporting
What is a fatal temptation if you call yourself “regenerative”?
Answer A: Plan ten years of actions before making a move.
Answer B: Launch an imperfect pilot and own it.
Answer C: Team up with other companies, even rivals.
Right !
Correct answer: A
The trap is perfectionist delay: trying to calculate and de-risk everything before acting. Learn by doing—test, iterate, adjust. Polite inaction is worse than a clumsy but honest experiment.
#mortalkombat
Wrong !
Correct answer: A
The trap is perfectionist delay: trying to calculate and de-risk everything before acting. Learn by doing—test, iterate, adjust. Polite inaction is worse than a clumsy but honest experiment.
#mortalkombat
One of your team members proposes a radical regenerative project that pressures short-term margins. Your response:
Answer A: “Great idea… but let’s make sure shareholders don’t see it.”
Answer B: “Let’s test small, learn fast, and see if we can create a new value model.”
Answer C: “We’ll make an inspiring video and post it on LinkedIn.”
Right !
Correct answer: B
Regeneration is not a perfect master plan; it’s a series of clear bets. The ability to launch a bold pilot, accept risk to learn fast, and adjust is the core of the PRIT approach.
#greenwashinginanopenspace
Wrong !
Correct answer: B
Regeneration is not a perfect master plan; it’s a series of clear bets. The ability to launch a bold pilot, accept risk to learn fast, and adjust is the core of the PRIT approach.
#greenwashinginanopenspace
How do you spot a “fake regenerative” project?
Answer A: It attracts a lot of influencers on Instagram.
Answer B: It improves a site but displaces the people who lived there.
Answer C: It’s co-designed with the local area from the start.
Right !
Correct answer: B
The book warns against “green gentrification”: modernizing and greening while excluding those who should be the first beneficiaries. True regeneration repairs and strengthens the existing community instead of replacing it with a more profitable clientele.
#jurassicbusiness
Wrong !
Correct answer: B
The book warns against “green gentrification”: modernizing and greening while excluding those who should be the first beneficiaries. True regeneration repairs and strengthens the existing community instead of replacing it with a more profitable clientele.
#jurassicbusiness
You’re organizing a wellness seminar to ease climate and social pressure. Which option is most regenerative?
Answer A: Yoga on a private beach, then back to old processes.
Answer B: Use the seminar to identify critical dependencies and trigger Protect & Repair.
Answer C: Hand out reusable bottles and post #PositiveImpact on Instagram.
Right !
Correct answer: B
The book warns against “wellness washing”: easing guilt without changing the structure. Use these moments to make concrete things happen—map dependencies and prioritize repairs. That turns an avoidance ritual into a clear strategic decision point.
#permacrisisdetox
Wrong !
Correct answer: B
The book warns against “wellness washing”: easing guilt without changing the structure. Use these moments to make concrete things happen—map dependencies and prioritize repairs. That turns an avoidance ritual into a clear strategic decision point.
#permacrisisdetox
Your supply chain disappears tomorrow, yet your financials still look strong. What do you do?
Answer A: Keep going as if nothing happened: as long as the numbers look good, there’s no problem.
Answer B: Recognize you are operating on a dead ecosystem and launch an immediate PRIT plan.
Answer C: Ramp up communications to hide the dependency and reassure investors.
Right !
Correct answer: B
The book warns about “zombie” companies that prosper on already damaged systems (depleted soils, weakened suppliers). The response is to map your dependencies and trigger Protect/Repair before the break becomes fatal..
#extractionzombie
Wrong !
Correct answer: B
The book warns about “zombie” companies that prosper on already damaged systems (depleted soils, weakened suppliers). The response is to map your dependencies and trigger Protect/Repair before the break becomes fatal..
#extractionzombie
Your board dreams of Martian colonies to “escape the Earth problem.” What is the regenerative response?
Answer A: Invest in SpaceX and diversify your assets.
Answer B: Give a polite smile, then redirect R&D to secure your resources and communities here and now.
Answer C: Communicate about your exploratory mindset to attract talent.
Right !
Correct answer: B
We do not have a second planet. Humanity cannot relocate to another world. Seeking escape instead of restoring vital foundations (water, soils, communities) is a costly and dangerous illusion. Real leadership is investing to make your current environment livable.
#escapezeplanet
Wrong !
Correct answer: B
We do not have a second planet. Humanity cannot relocate to another world. Seeking escape instead of restoring vital foundations (water, soils, communities) is a costly and dangerous illusion. Real leadership is investing to make your current environment livable.
#escapezeplanet
The ultimate question for any executive committee:
Answer A: “Are we ready to lose 3 margin points to gain 30 years of legitimacy?”
Answer B: . “What score would CDP give our carbon disclosure?”
Answer C: “Can we double the marketing budget to be perceived as regenerative?”
Right !
Correct answer: A
Without real financial trade-offs, regeneration is just a narrative. Accepting a small dent in short-term returns to secure the future—resources, talent, and social acceptance—is the real test. Regenerative leaders bet on long-term value.
#hastalavistababy
Wrong !
Correct answer: A
Without real financial trade-offs, regeneration is just a narrative. Accepting a small dent in short-term returns to secure the future—resources, talent, and social acceptance—is the real test. Regenerative leaders bet on long-term value.
#hastalavistababy
