We meet today to speak of great ancestors. Here in 2115, we may find it hard to understand that a century ago, many people actually believed there was nothing we could do to stave off the planetary crisis we faced. Many had given up. Many did too little. Some even lived in denial of increasingly […]
Author Archives: Alex Steffen
Alex Steffen is "one of the world's leading voices on sustainability and the future of the planet” (Vancouver Sun). He is currently writing a book on how businesses can thrive in the coming future of unprecedented urban change. From 2013-2014, Steffen was Planetary Futurist in Residence at the design and innovation firm IDEO. His acclaimed 2012 book Carbon Zero: Imagining cities that can save the planet is an exploration of the kinds of design, technological, and policy innovations that can transform our cities into low-carbon engines of prosperity. From 2003-2010, he ran the pioneering sustainability and social innovation project Worldchanging.com, and edited the two best-selling Worldchanging books. Before that, Steffen was an award-winning journalist in print and radio, covering planetary change on four continents.