'Architecting the Future' at Bioneers

October 14th, 2010 - BFI, in conjunction with Bioneers, brought together a fantastic cast of leading whole-systems thinkers and distinguished Challenge entrants for a day long. pre-conference intensive titled 'Architecting the Future'. The intensive allowed participants to review key concepts and principles core to design science; study concrete examples presented by pioneers in this discipline; immerse themselves in interactive sessions featuring contemporary projects/solutions presented by today’s innovators; strategize with BFI the critical path to catalyze new levels of synergy and cooperation between those working to accelerate positive global change.

Presenters included:
Elizabeth Thompson
Jaime Snyder
Bonnie DeVarco (watch video)
Jay Baldwin
David McConville (watch video)
Kirk Bergstrom
Kirstin Miller, Ecocity Mapping for Urban Villages
Helen Mayer Harrison and Newton Harrison, Tibet is the High Ground
Mike T. Voorhees, Green Flight World Link Initiative
Mel Chin and Mary Rubin, Operation Paydirt/ Fundred Dollar Bill
Bruce Cahan, SubEx, Good Bank
Denise Hoffman Brandt, CitySink
Stacey Murphy, A Call to Farm, BK Farmyards
Shannon Horst, Operation Hope

View Video | Bonnie Devarco
View Video | David McConville

Special thanks to all the attendees and presenters, as well as Michael and Craig from theuptake.org for videography.