At the PSFK Conference San Francisco 2008, Chris Riley (planning guru) explains how three Bay Area residents have shaped his world. A crowd pleaser for sure, Chris explains how these three people personally helped him frame his relation with the world and the work he does.
Seeing the Bay Area as a “crucible for the creation of ideas and things that are having a profound impact on the world,” Chris explains how these three extraordinary individuals – and artists in general – are some of the most effective people for providing a longer and deeper view of what’s going on in the world.
The three individuals Chris focuses on are:
- Stuart Brand, Creator of The Whole Earth Catalog and Founder of Long Now Foundation
- Alice Waters, Founder and co-owner of Chez Panisse, the original “California Cuisine” restaurant
- Paul Hawken, Walked away from corporate life to write the Ecology of Commerce before it was cool
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I wholeheartedly concur, and would like to add that the three mentioned have been a major influence on our work as Wowhaus (http://www.thewowhaus.com) and on our nascent Deep Craft Initiative (http://www.deepcraft.org), as well as on the work of our peers in the Bay Area and internationally. These three in particular have collectively set the tone for the next generation of ‘cultural creatives’, who work across disciplines and for whom community engagement, environmental stewardship and innovation are not mutually exclusive. Thank you for paying such timely and humble homage.
October 22nd, 2008 at 12:45 pm
If you take a look at some of the groups on WiserEarth, you will notice that the trends outlined above are mimicked in the structure of the database.
October 22nd, 2008 at 4:16 pm