Alex Steffen

Executive Editor of Worldchanging

Worldchanging: the Power of New Thinking and Innovative Solutions

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"We inherited a broken future. So we're building a better one." Alex Steffen is the founder of Worldchanging, the planet's most widely read website on sustainability. Every day, Steffen and his team of journalists and practitioners deliver bright new ideas that The New York Times lauds as "solutions-focused reporting on innovation." The ideas range from the small and clever to the huge and inspiring -- and all are proof that the tools and models to build a better future are already here. Steffen brings them all together on the site, in his talks, and in the Worldchanging book. Al Gore says, "Taken together, these solutions present a picture of a future that is not dark or catastrophic, but one that is full of hope and within our grasp."

In his optimistic and customizable talks, Steffen shows us how to live prosperously now without harming future generations. Moving from sea-change concepts such as biomimicry and leapfrogging to more obscure ideas such as landmine-sniffing flowers, he shows us the forward-thinking tools, nascent social movements and innovative people that are answering the planet's most pressing problems and making possible the world we want. Steffen is a popular speaker among corporate audiences, for whom he delivers one inspiring, practical message: that business does not have to be destructive. He provides countless examples of how your company can (and must) embrace sustainability, openness and fairness, not as a sideline ethical concern, but as a clear path to profits and a thriving future: a win-win for the bottom line and the planet.

Alex Steffen has been the subject of a CNN documentary, and serves on the boards of numerous NGOs. The Worldchanging book was named by BusinessWeek as one of the Best Design and Innovation Books of the Year.

Additional Keynote Presentation by Alex Steffen

Sustainable Cities

For the first time in history, over half of the world's population lives in urban centers. How we grow these cities, how we choose to get around in them, how we provide housing, how well we incorporate nature into the places we live -- these are the challenges that will largely determine our future. Steffen tackles all these issues and looks at how quality of life is actually improved in the process of creating environmental sustainability in new cities and when retrofitting old ones.

VIDEOS

LINKS

www.worldchanging.com

BOOKS

Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century

ARTICLES

"Cities: A Smart Alternative to Cars" - Newsweek

"Six Innovators in Ecotecture" - New York Times Magazine

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