Green Planet Blue Planet Podcast

Bret Warshawsky, Concept Architect has spent the past 10 years deeply immersed in the embodied research, design and development of disruptive stories, realities, social architectures and socio-technologies. Introducing the next stage of social transformation, conscious evolution and social impact entertainment, all rolled up into a genre-busting, super credible, and immersive planetary scale vehicle for the Age of Co-creation. In Togetherland, there is a central “plot” that revolves around a pioneering group of people who catalyse an evolutionary leap through consciousness; from competition to co-creation, from destruction and war to regeneration and peace, from scarcity and fear to prosperity and love. “Time is Art“.

Maxi Cohen and Gina Bria are collaborating artists with the Design Science Studio combining filmmaking and anthropology to provide new perceptions of water and raise our reverence.   Gina Bria, an anthropologist and author, discovered hydration solutions to modern water challenges while researching desert dwellers. Her first project was to support her elderly mother who was suffering from dehydration in a nursing home. Surprised these natural strategies, confirmed by recent science breakthroughs, were not more widespread, she convened the first TEDx event Bodies of Water, creating 4 TEDxtalks, as well as the Hydration Foundation to spread information on structured water.   Maxi Cohen is an artist, author, and independent film, video, and television director-producer. Her artwork is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, and the Israeli Museum in Tel Aviv.

Yanik Silver has been called a Cosmic Catalyst, a Maverick Mischief-maker and a Galactic Goofball. He redefines how business is played in the 21st century at the intersection of evolutionary growth, impact and fun. Yanik is the creator of the Cosmic Journal, author of Evolved Enterprise and the founder of Maverick1000, a global collective of visionary entrepreneurs making a serious difference in the world, without taking themselves too seriously. We talk about: Why we are plan(e)ted where we are! Sacred Sites, ancient wisdom and how life is changing... Yanik's dream of being a hockey player and how more important things emerged in his life. Truly changing the way business is played. How Yanik measures value and quality of life for himself. Following your heart is sometimes scary, but never wrong. Fun fact to know about Yanik: He snuck out at the age of 5 to buy markers with his Hanukah money—only to catch the wrong bus home and end up at the police station. Undaunted, his love of doodling still continues to this day!

Roxi Shohadaee is the Director and ARTchitect of the Design Science Studio, a program of the Buckminster Fuller Institute and habRitual, a decade-long anticipatory art and design-driven accelerator inspiring a future that works for 100% of LIFE. To transform our collective capacity and create a harmonic future we must first envision it. As such, the studio empowers global creators, systems thinkers, organizations and initiatives to imagine, collaborate and create a regenerative future together. In addition to stewarding the Design Science Studio, Roxi is the Founder and CEO of habRitual: an interdisciplinary experiential design and immersive art studio, creating at the intersection of art, technology and nature to reach, educate, and inspire diverse groups of people. Her work traverses scales, from land based projects to civic installations. Some of her other notable projects include being the supervising producer for the Planet Home Village, advising End of You at Gray Area, co-producing LMNL at Onedome, co-founding Wild Vessel and Reimagine: End of Life, creative producing Interactive Art for Lighting in a Bottle and Symbiosis Music Festivals and co-producing the Burning Man Global Leadership Conference, Desert Arts Preview and Artists' Symposium. As an interdisciplinary designer, experiential producer, contemporary artist, and creative doula her mission is to catalyze social and systemic change through inclusive, cross-disciplinary collaborations for the regeneration of our planet and culture. Her path is grounded in a commitment to creating inspiring and embodied ways of learning together. She is a deep believer and practitioner in designing for states of being, having those states of being prime us for connection with ourselves, each other and our beautiful living planet! Support Julian & this Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/julianguderley

David Bronner  & Gero Leson are todays guests on the Podcast. They are the unique trailblazers and (r)evolutionaries behind the ethical and regenerative brand that Dr.Bronner's has become over the last decades. David grew the company from $4 million in 1998 to over $129 million in annual revenue in 2019. From a hister of over 150 years of family soap-making history: Dr. Bronner’s began in the U.S. in 1948; founder Emanuel Bronner’s German-Jewish family began making soap in 1858. Gero who is Vice President of Special Operations at Dr. Bronner’s just published a new book: Honour thy label (March 2021) We talked about: Not just making soap, but trailblazing conscious and regenerative business impacting social, environmental and regenerative well-being: The difference of organic by neglect and expanding the global agriculture into Regenerative Organic Agriculture. Recently launched ROC certification, that Dr. Bronners spearheaded with other ethical brands such as Patagonia. It’s really a standard that mandates what you should be doing in your farm, not just choosing better “than no pesticides” but going deep into Focus on the education of farmers in these communities, to develop practices such as composting, cover cropping, mulching, and other regenerative organic methods that build up soil fertility and organic matter. Gero shared some stories about soil making and management from Canada, to Sri Lanka, Palestine, Ghana, Germany and many other countries on the planet. How Gero & David met through their love and knowledge around Hemp and the diverse soil and crop approach. David shared insights into the Cannabis market, and why Organic Cannabis doesn’t (yet) exist in the legalized US market. Check out his consumer facing standard SUN and EARTH on that note.  And of course their 7 generational dream for the planet, our species and the soil. GreenPlanet BluePlanet Podcast Interview episode #266 with David Bronner & Gero Leson with Dr.Bronner's

Social justice is baked into Amar Singh’s DNA. As a human rights defender, the 31-year-old has helped to legalise homosexuality in India. He champions women’s rights through activism and via his art gallery. In 2019, he landed a place on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list for his contributions to art and culture. In this episode we talked about controversial topics of reconciliation, human rights, inclusion, freedom of all individuals. We shared a few insights into where this can be a challenging quest for ourselves and where we stand up and speak up to participate in a world that allows for more coherence and love. Don't miss out on Amar's promise for 2021, taking his fight to the Indian Supreme court to strike down laws from colonial past. Also make sure to see his recent feature in Vanity Fair: https://www.vanityfair.com/london/2021/02/the-art-of-amar-singhs-activism

Zarith Pineda is an architectural, urban designer and the founder of the nonprofit design collective, Territorial Empathy, which was founded on the belief that empathy-based design is the key to solving the pressing urban issues of our time. Her multidisciplinary and intersectional team aims to support urban equity for people-in-places often overlooked, namely women, children, and the displaced. Through the understanding of systems of oppression in urban environments, diligent research, and community-based design recommendations the projects aim to create inclusive and thriving communities. Most recently, she has investigated the impacts of COVID-19 on communities of color throughout New York City raising public awareness around environmental, historic, and infrastructural inequities that contributed to the virus infecting and killing Black and Latino New Yorkers disproportionally. Other projects include free, open-source plans for affordable outdoor classrooms to facilitate the reopening of public schools during the pandemic, mapping the adverse impacts of the Family Separation Policy at the US/Mexico border, and designing sustainable infrastructure for Syrian and Venezuelan refugees. Zarith is also an activist for racial justice and teaches digital design techniques, urban design, and data visualization at Columbia University. Her work has been published and exhibited internationally. Check out Zarith's work on the following platforms: www.territorialempathy.com @territorialempathy

Jeremy McKane is an Artist with a passion for the environment. His focus has been directed on Ocean issues for several years. He's an active Explorers Club Member and CEO of OCN.ai, an autonomous network of marine robots that automate enforcement at sea. In Jeremy's own words, "my passion is the oceans and I feel that we don't give them the focus that they need. I thought about this years ago when I first walked up on one of the most polluted beaches I had ever seen. The sad part about it was that there was not any people for hundreds of kilometers yet the evidence of mankind was everywhere. Some of my work its pretty evident that I'm focusing on marine life but you might wonder what place people or kids have to do with conservation. My hope is that we introduce kids and adults not just to the ocean but water. Teach them how to swim, how to snorkel or even dive! Once you step into blue, you are forever changed. Every second breath of air we take in right now comes from the ocean. Why don't we do ourselves a favor and start making efforts to protect what little we have left. Because it's definitely worth it!" Please join us for Planet Positive weekly wisdom and opportunities, Tuesdays at 9am Pacific, for an exclusive look at the people and technologies addressing our greatest challenges and enabling humans to thrive in harmony with Mother Earth.

Prof. Mmantsetsa Marope has been a long time advocate for enhancing the global education. She stands out as a global thought leader on the Future of Education and Learning, her publications, speaking engagements, and convening power speak to her standing in the world.  A combined experience of 15years with UNESCO and the WORLD BANK show her dedication to drive change from an institutional perspective. She has been calling for the urgent transformation of education and learning systems into future-forward systems. Enhancing the contribution of education to accelerated and shared growth, competitiveness and inclusive development; promoting holistic, balanced and sustainable education sector development and; catalyzing progress toward Education for All (EFA) goals, particularly in those areas that lag behind most such as: early childhood care and education; literacy and adult education; education quality and relevance and; education equity and inclusion. Also focused on fostering private sector and emerging partnerships for the development of education throughout the world.

108 forests addresses today’s outdated forestry and land ownership models. Under a perpetual purpose trust 108 Forests saves forests from deforestation, degradation, or damaging logging. Through the acquisition or donation of natural landscapes, it is their goal to transform the buying and selling cycle into a #conservation and #regeneration cycle where forests are not to be re-sold and used for unethical purposes. 108 Forests long-term ambition is to show how forests are profitable without cutting or degrading them. To do so, one must separate the concept of ownership from land-use and transfer the land’s working right to people who want to become forest caretakers. Forest caretakers will be awarded leases for creating positive businesses on and for the protected forest areas.