"Living Between Worlds" broadcast this month "live from Sustainable Brands" —featuring Raphael Bemporad, Dr Sally Uren, Daniel Aronson, Heather Tischbein, Ron Nahser, Nitin Garg, Shel Horowitz, Randy Rolfe, Bea Boccalandro, Ken Homer, and others.

We explored the state of sustainability ("Is it dead," Andrew Winston asked in the opening plenary. "No, it's under attack. And they only attack you if they're afraid of you."), the challenges and rewards we practitioners face on the front lines, and Raphael's ”enrichment vs extraction” framing that participants tell us has already had a big impact on their thinking and actions.

Check it out! And let us know in the comments what this conversation provoked for you—and let us know what you'll do about it!

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This call is part of Living Between Worlds—with Courage, Dignity, and Power (a monthly "conversation for possibility" exploring how to live and work together in times of tumultuous change).

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Published on April 20, 2018.

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In an accompanying clip, Presidio Board Chair Steven Swig discusses the future of sustainability.

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Connect with TED: Follow on http://www.twitter.com/TEDTalks, like on https://www.facebook.com/TED, and subscribe to the channel at https://www.youtube.com/TED.

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The series, Sustainability Illustrated, is a YouTube channel created by Alexandre Magnin.

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This presentation was first published in 2013 by Kat McDearis and Eric Pappas.

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Paloheimo proposes two key strategies for global change. The first is "first aid." The second, "user (consumer) healthcare," addresses the need to design products that function properly and to plan new, sustainable cities, moving beyond current unsustainable production practices.