Watch as Marcin (bio) explains the connection between artificial material scarcity, a decent economy, and autonomy. Part of a longer speech published in segments on the Marion Institute's YouTube channel here.  His TED talk on a civilization starter kit, part of Open  Source Ecology, is here on Earthsayers.tv.

The Marion Institute is a member based non-profit that acts as an incubator for a diverse array of programs and projects that delve into the root cause of an issue and seeks to create deep and positive change.

With glaciers melting away, climate change already has become a fact of life for the poorest. Scientist use satellite technology to find ways to deal with dramatic water shortages in the Andean region. A slow and silent disaster that has started to affect millions.

Published on Dec 19, 2012

Lisa Kristine, a fine arts photographer, talks about how her childhood led to seeking out indigenous knowledge through her photography of people, interconnected as we are, and all sharing the gift of our first breadthe. She has documented indigenous cultures all over the world. You may also want to view her presentation on "Illuminating the World on Modern Day Slavery" here on EarthSayers.

TEDx presentation by CalicoCanyan.

John Elkington is co-founder and Executive Chairman of Volans, co-founder and Non-Executive Director at the consulting company, SustainAbility. His twitter is @volandia. He talks about those leaders waking up to the sustainability agenda, although noting that they may not realize yet the scale of what is coming.

Conscious Global Leadership was founded by Tara Sheahan as a way to engage leaders in acting not out of fear, but engaging best "innter" practices and mentoring others for heart-centered living and leadership.

Rudy Vandamme is a self-employed researcher and teacher, living in Oostende, Belgium (EU). As a psychologist he contributes to the ecologization of our present worldview, lifestyle and professional activity. His passion is to design communicative methods that help professionals to emancipate and educate their clients. He created the fork model as method to help professionals in this endeavor. He wrote eleven books, from which three text books are translated in English. He also contributes to the professional development domain by creating soulful businesses.

A pro-active approach to taking on individual and collective responsibility for a more sustainable future also requires the development of the human capacity to engage heart and mind more consciously for the common good that humankind shares.

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Natural leadership, inter-generational community building, and lifelong learning are themes Doug Cohen addresses as part of his work with students and youths.  In this  video he answers this question emphasizing paying attention to your needs, and the balance one needs to strive for in life.  His definition of a leader is one of a shaper of the future - one distinctly different.

Doug was interviewed by Barry Heidt at the SEED Graduate Institute's Conference, Wisdom from the Origins, September 13-17, 2012 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The conference featured a Youth Leadership and Scholarship Program led by Doug Cohen and Sabine Amend.

This excerpt of a much longer interview was edited for www.earthsayers.tv, voices of sustainability by Ruth Ann Barrett.

Natural leadership, intergenerational community building, and lifelong learning are themes Doug Cohen addresses as part of his work with students and youths.  In this  video he talks about the "Call of the Time" a teaching of the Brahma Kumaris organization and the importance of a pursuing a "diet of perception input that is very diverse." 

Doug was interviewed by Barry Heidt of Sustainability Action Media (SAM) at the SEED Graduate Institute's Conference, Wisdom from the Origins, September 13-17, 2012 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The conference featured a Youth Leadership and Scholarship Program led by Doug Cohen and Sabine Amend.

This excerpt of a much longer interview was edited for www.earthsayers.tv, voices of sustainability by Ruth Ann Barrett.

Ashok Gangadean is Professor of Philosophy at Haverford College, Haverford, PA. He is a founder-director of the Global Dialogue Institute. He has written many books exploring the concept of a global consciousness. Recently he is Co-Convenor of the World Commission on Global Consciousness and Spirituality. Here he talks about the challenge of crossing worlds with deep dialogue.

Part I of 4 parts, Part 2-4 available on F4Global Humanity YouTube channel here.

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Video presented by the Foundation for Global Humanity at the Albuquerque based SEED Graduate Institute hosted a meeting of the minds between quantum physicists, Native American scholars, and linguists to discuss the underlying principles of the Universe, based on a mutual respect for their differences in worldviews. The format followed the late David Bohm's work "On Dialogue".