At Bamboo U, people from all over the world gather to learn about the potentials and limitations of bamboo. Through the interactions of this ever-growing international audience with experienced professionals - we design and build structures that continuously aim at pushing the engineering properties of this astonishing sustainable material of the future. After graduating from […]

In one of the recent Bridge Newsletters, there was a question about The Meaning of Life. I thought it would be fun to put together a workshop, open format discussion about such an intriguing topic. Who else than Green School parents with so many different upbringings, cultural backgrounds, and life experiences could figure out what […]

A Production Designer is the person who creates the world a film takes place in. Come join a visual discussion on what the process looks like. Born and raised in New York City, Shepherd Frankel attended the LaGuardia School of the Arts, before relocating to the West Coast and earning & Masters in Architecture from […]

People are working too hard for too long in crappy jobs they don't like. Most companies aren't doing the right thing by their workers and certainly not by the planet. We will tell the stories of how a few people broke away from the grind and started their own companies. 15 years ago Luke Janssen […]

I will be sharing my story of substance addiction - to recovery - to advocacy. I have ideas, challenges, and questions of how to make the most impact bringing mindfulness + yoga into for focus in the recovery movement. Cole has been a seeker all her life. It has brought her into the depths of […]

Times have changed and the paradigm has shifted. The world doesn't need more information, the world needs your heart. Conscious leadership is all about self-mastery. Through self-mastery, you grow your influence and make an incredible impact on yourself, your relationships, your business, and the world. Mandelynn Moses is a speaker and author with one focus: […]

Parley is the space where creators, thinkers, and leaders come together to raise awareness for the beauty and fragility of our oceans and collaborate on projects that can end their destruction. Parley for the Oceans addresses major threats towards our oceans, the most important ecosystem of our planet. We believe the power for change lies […]

Cultivating an entrepreneurial mindset is one of the key skills of the 21st century. This talk will show you the methods you need to come up with new business ideas, using techniques employed by top design firms and the likes of Google. Clare Harrison is the founder of Start Me Up, an entrepreneurial education program. […]

In this practical workshop, we will dive into how to create the radical love relationships in your life that nurture, uplift and inspire you to choose BIG love over and over again. You can come with your partner or alone, we will be doing exercises in dyads and in groups for you to experience key […]

For decades, Australian surfboard shaper Nev Hyman shaped boards for world champions, but now he is shaping something quite different: affordable, cyclone-proof housing. After launching three surfboard brands — the first in 1973 — Mr Hyman initially invested in plastics recycling. Then, four years ago, Mr Hyman teamed up with leading Sydney architect Ken McBryde […]

The Work that Reconnects supports us in staying connected with the wonder of Life, in times of ecological collapse, while looking into our overwhelm and anxiety. It gives us tools to continue walking with gratitude and joy as we deepen our engagement in the self-healing of the Mother Earth. Naturally a dancer, writer, and visual […]

From buying at market tops to panic selling at bottoms, research demonstrates numerous psychological mistakes people make in markets. To optimize our mindset and grow wealth for the long term, a spiritual approach is key. This talk shares tools for reducing mistakes and creating a balanced, meaningful, and enjoyable investing experience. Peterson is a psychiatrist, […]

The old adage is that a picture is worth a thousand words, but is it worth 8 seconds? the average attention span of a human plummeted to eight seconds--down from 12 seconds in 2000--which means at nine seconds, goldfish now have a longer attention span than your fellow homo sapiens. Psychologists generally agree that there […]

A “New E.R.A.” has begun and the time to Engage, Respect and Act towards sustainable development solutions is NOW.  In this presentation, geographer, environmentalist and social activist, Antonia Mascarenhas will discuss the importance of local and global community engagement strategies and share her step-by-step methodology on how to design integrated community development programs. Antonia Mascarenhas […]