'Inner Development Goals' movement faces criticism
5 feb. 2025
08:59
The Swedish-founded Inner Development Goals initiative, which aims to foster personal development, has come under scrutiny.
Author Lene Rachel Andersen has alleged that founder Tomas Björkman appropriated her ideas for purposes she does not endorse.
This controversy has sparked wider criticism of the movement, including accusations that it is capitalising on the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
'We developed the book together through discussions', Björkman stated in response to the allegations.
Author Lene Rachel Andersen has alleged that founder Tomas Björkman appropriated her ideas for purposes she does not endorse.
This controversy has sparked wider criticism of the movement, including accusations that it is capitalising on the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
'We developed the book together through discussions', Björkman stated in response to the allegations.
Just days before Christmas 2024, a bombshell dropped in the tight-knit community of philosophers, developmental psychologists, and holistic thinkers focused on inner development.
Danish economist and bildung activist Lene Rachel Andersen posted a YouTube video titled "Statement by Lene Rachel Andersen on The Nordic Secret and Inner Development Goals". The video sent ripples through social media and private WhatsApp groups, because Andersen has long been associated with the Inner Development Goals movement (IDG). But in the video she suggested she wanted nothing to do with it.