July 18th - I'm moving into scary terrain!

Given that I've now come to the conclusion that a society can only be considered 'successful' and 'sustainable' if it takes account of people's psychological, emotional, spiritual and material needs, the needs of other species with whom we share the planet, future generations and the natural environment on which our lives depend (a tall order I think!),  I'm wondering how we can hope to move in that direction.
I've already discovered that the current use of GDP is pretty ludicrous  as a measure of a successful society so I've turned to Tim Jackson's chapter (in 'Prosperity Without Growth') on 'Ecological macro-economics!!!  (I think that deserved the !!!)  Even Tim accepts that "macro-economics is scary terrain for the uninitiated"  but I refuse to be scared ... will see if I can get to grips with 'Changing the engine of growth' to see if that points the way forward.