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We are taking stock of the regenerative building movement at Living Future. I welcome you all, here or not, to take the time and reflect on our progress. Join us in thinking strategically at a systems level on how we move forward together. The themes of alignment and collaboration heard here are so often on my own lips. I feel this moment as an emergence of that idea coming into wider practice and know it will have an outsized impact on the work we do. Changing the attributes of a system's components rarely has a big impact on how the system functions, but if you change the relationships within the system, entirely new functions can emerge. Viewed from the lens of system science, more collaboration within the building industry isn't a 'nice to have', it is fundamentally how we change the behaviors we are stuck in and need to grow beyond.

We’re Designing Ourselves Into Crisis—It’s Time for a Radical Shift Flooded cities. Burning forests. Supply chains that accelerate biodiversity loss. These aren’t just disasters—they are design failures. For too long, we’ve built against nature, treating it as something to control or exploit. But what if we flipped the script? What if we designed as nature—restorative, resilient, and regenerative? In our latest op-ed, we explore why regenerative design is the only viable path forward, why sustainability alone isn’t enough, and why leadership in this space is more urgent than ever. This isn’t just about reducing harm—it’s about actively rebuilding the natural systems we depend on. It’s time to move beyond outdated thinking. The future of design isn’t about mimicking nature—it’s about becoming nature. Read the full piece here https://lnkd.in/gRdHFQNV, and let’s start building a world that thrives. #RegenerativeDesign #Sustainability #Leadership #GPM

How to affect policy development and drive a vision for a sustainable future Join Travis Dahl and Kelly Alvarez Doran for a Carbon Experts Live episode on affecting policy development and driving a vision for a sustainable future. Explore what drives effective policy-making, how design can impact sustainability targets, and why life cycle assessments should be integrated into design as early as possible. In this session, we'll discuss the ways Kelly has influenced policy, why circularity is so important, and how designers can drive change in their own organizations. We'll also discuss the work Kelly has done in Toronto and beyond to bring sustainable design into the conversation. #CarbonExpertsLive #decarbonization #netzero #lca #construction #sustainability

We’re Designing Ourselves Into Crisis—It’s Time for a Radical Shift Flooded cities. Burning forests. Supply chains that accelerate biodiversity loss. These aren’t just disasters—they are design failures. For too long, we’ve built against nature, treating it as something to control or exploit. But what if we flipped the script? What if we designed as nature—restorative, resilient, and regenerative? In our latest op-ed, we explore why regenerative design is the only viable path forward, why sustainability alone isn’t enough, and why leadership in this space is more urgent than ever. This isn’t just about reducing harm—it’s about actively rebuilding the natural systems we depend on. It’s time to move beyond outdated thinking. The future of design isn’t about mimicking nature—it’s about becoming nature. Read the full piece here https://lnkd.in/g8F-e6eN, and let’s start building a world that thrives. #RegenerativeDesign #Sustainability #Leadership #GPM

We’re Designing Ourselves Into Crisis—It’s Time for a Radical Shift Flooded cities. Burning forests. Supply chains that accelerate biodiversity loss. These aren’t just disasters—they are design failures. For too long, we’ve built against nature, treating it as something to control or exploit. But what if we flipped the script? What if we designed as nature—restorative, resilient, and regenerative? In my latest op-ed, I explore why regenerative design is the only viable path forward, why sustainability alone isn’t enough, and why leadership in this space is more urgent than ever. This isn’t just about reducing harm—it’s about actively rebuilding the natural systems we depend on. It’s time to move beyond outdated thinking. The future of design isn’t about mimicking nature—it's about realizing that we are nature. Read the full piece here https://lnkd.in/gzc6jDhJ, and let’s start building a world that thrives. #RegenerativeDesign #Sustainability #Leadership #GPM

We’re Designing Ourselves Into Crisis—It’s Time for a Radical Shift Flooded cities. Burning forests. Supply chains that accelerate biodiversity loss. These aren’t just disasters—they are design failures. For too long, we’ve built against nature, treating it as something to control or exploit. But what if we flipped the script? What if we designed as nature—restorative, resilient, and regenerative? In our latest op-ed, we explore why regenerative design is the only viable path forward, why sustainability alone isn’t enough, and why leadership in this space is more urgent than ever. This isn’t just about reducing harm—it’s about actively rebuilding the natural systems we depend on. It’s time to move beyond outdated thinking. The future of design isn’t about mimicking nature—it’s about becoming nature. Read the full piece here https://lnkd.in/gQCjV7Dc, and let’s start building a world that thrives. #RegenerativeDesign #Sustainability #Leadership #GPM

Fully agree, and glad you are there representing GreenBiz. Strategic Agitation... I recommend looking at the work of Alice Kalro - I have been following Alice Kalro for quite some time, and I'm actually speaking with her today again - to discuss how to apply her theory of change in the built environment (the buildings industry and eco-system of companies responsible for creating a sustainable, resilient built environment). I am considering joining her next program, and I urge you to learn more about her approach. How can we level up the kind of response we are seeing to climate change - to accelerate and make more "radical" or breakthrough change? This is what she is working to address - through the existing capitalistic norms vs. by "tearing it down", or letting it all fall apart. If these ideas intrigue you, tune into her.

What does it take to build a regenerative economy? Here is our discussion at Commons’s event last week in celebration of Earth month with Sanchali Pal , Austin Whitman , Kayalin Akens-Irby , Kiana Kazemi and ettitude's cofounder Kat Dey. We open the discussion with the question “Do you think it’s even possible to build a sustainable company? Is that an oxymoron?” https://lnkd.in/guhsFB2H

We’re Designing Ourselves Into Crisis—It’s Time for a Radical Shift Flooded cities. Burning forests. Supply chains that accelerate biodiversity loss. These aren’t just disasters—they are design failures. For too long, we’ve built against nature, treating it as something to control or exploit. But what if we flipped the script? What if we designed as nature—restorative, resilient, and regenerative? In our latest op-ed, we explore why regenerative design is the only viable path forward, why sustainability alone isn’t enough, and why leadership in this space is more urgent than ever. This isn’t just about reducing harm—it’s about actively rebuilding the natural systems we depend on. It’s time to move beyond outdated thinking. The future of design isn’t about mimicking nature—it’s about becoming nature. Read the full piece here https://lnkd.in/gxhvu5yv, and let’s start building a world that thrives. #RegenerativeDesign #Sustainability #Leadership #GPM

We’re Designing Ourselves Into Crisis—It’s Time for a Radical Shift Flooded cities. Burning forests. Supply chains that accelerate biodiversity loss. These aren’t just disasters—they are design failures. For too long, we’ve built against nature, treating it as something to control or exploit. But what if we flipped the script? What if we designed as nature—restorative, resilient, and regenerative? In our latest op-ed, we explore why regenerative design is the only viable path forward, why sustainability alone isn’t enough, and why leadership in this space is more urgent than ever. This isn’t just about reducing harm—it’s about actively rebuilding the natural systems we depend on. It’s time to move beyond outdated thinking. The future of design isn’t about mimicking nature—it’s about becoming nature. Read the full piece here https://lnkd.in/gHiFF3Kz, and let’s start building a world that thrives. #RegenerativeDesign #Sustainability #Leadership #GPM