More About Storm's
Talks
"Humans woke up too late, so we need restorative
development.
Who wants to sustain
this mess?" - Storm Cunningham
(Jan. 18, 2010)
A high-ranking U.S. State Department official (who
is not allowed to publicly promote private interests, and so
can't be named) told
Storm after a 2006 presentation:
“You’re one of the few
speakers I’ve seen who uses Powerpoint properly: Very little
text; just a rapid-fire series of powerful photographs and
relevant, hilarious cartoons that make your points and keep
the audience on the edge of their seats. You could have
gone on for another hour without losing anyone’s attention.”
(click here
to see comments from dozens of conference organizers who
can be named)
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The discussions following each of Storm's talks can be
focused to accomplish agenda you wish, from an informal Q&A
to a facilitated session designed to create a work product, such as a
community vision statement, a strategic plan outline,
improvements to public policies, etc.
For instance: In late 2007, a college
client used the first half (Restoration Economy) of the
workshop to stimulate a general discussion the school's
overall strategy vis a vis the growing trends of
natural resource restoration and community revitalization.
In the afternoon, they followed the second talk (Rewealth)
with breakout sessions that generated ideas for curricula
and research programs.
You can offer Storm's workshops as a revenue-generating,
separate registration event, or as a next-day follow-up to
Storm's keynote. Your
audience will leave with powerful, practical detailed
knowledge and insights that they can immediately put to use.
They'll learn the details of the "recipe for rapid,
resilient renewal", as well as a wealth of
revitalization-related designing, funding, and
public-private partnering do's & don'ts.
Why choose an
Intensive or a Workshop? Since 2002, Storm
has been deeply immersed full-time in restoration,
revitalization, regeneration, redevelopment, etc. projects
all over the world. These have included just about every
project type imaginable,
from large-scale river restoration on public and tribal
lands, to reuse of individual buildings and remediation of
brownfields, to greater metropolitan area renewal, to
national environmental and economic growth policies. These
extended sessions are
your opportunity to tap that deep, broad, and unique experience.
How are the above
keynotes and workshops customized? Three ways:
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Storm's two 60-minute standard
keynotes both have about 2 hours of potential material.
He selects only the 50% of slides that are of most
interest to your audience.
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Storm's slides are primarily photos
and other graphics: very little text. What he says
about those slides is honed specifically to your
audience.
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If your program doesn't allow for the
full 60-minute keynote--or if you prefer a talk without
slides--Storm will create a fully customized talk from
scratch. Such presentations are full-fee only, and
are not eligible for the sliding scale pricing.
Since 2002 (when
The Restoration Economy was published), Storm has
been the leading speaker on the revitalized future of the
world. He will show your audience that their children’s
future will be healthier, wealthier, & more beautiful.
How can that be? Because 5000 years of basing our
economic growth on "de" words--such as development,
depletion, despoilment--are finally coming to an end. We're increasingly
basing our economic growth on "re" words, such as redevelopment,
replenishment, & restoration.
Storm will show your audience how your event
or industry fits into the context of this historic global shift. He'll show
them how their organizations,
investments, & communities can thrive in the huge,
fast-growing global restoration economy.
Author
of the seminal book on restorative development,
The Restoration Economy, Storm's inspiring,
educational, and highly entertaining
presentations will open your audiences' eyes
to the largest and most exciting new realm of business,
community, non-profit, government, and personal
opportunities: Restoring the world!
Well over $2 trillion/year is being
invested in revitalizing our communities and natural
resources, and it's growing at 20-30% annually.
A keynote by Storm will provide a larger context for your
conference, helping the audience see how this megatrend is
affecting their organizations, careers, & technologies.
Click
here to see what people are saying about Storm's talks.
Click here
to see what people are saying about
The Restoration Economy.
I was most
impressed by Storm’s original message,
but his new
message appears even more powerful and well-crafted.
He’s talking
about a simple, practical approach to reversing some of our
most intractable economic, environmental, and social
problems.
I look forward
to reading Storm’s new book.
Dr. Mohan K. Wali of the
Ohio State
University (OSU)
Professor of Ecology and
Environmental Science at OSU,
Director, Environmental
Science Graduate Program, School of Natural Resources.
He is also a Professor at
OSU’s John Glenn School of Public Affairs.
[Referring to the difference
between Storm's Restoration Economy talk and
his Rewealth! talk.]
Storm is the speaker to
choose when you need advance insight into the technologies, leaders,
and trends that are
restoring our communities, our economies, and our
planet.
For instance: In 2006, the
U.S. Embassy in Warsaw sponsored Storm's
speaking tour of Poland, also arranging meetings with numerous
mayors and public leaders. With the end of U.S. financial aid to Poland, the U.S. State
department is looking for ways to remain relevant to
Poland's economic future.
Storm's restoration economy message was greatly appreciated:
The public presentation in Łodz was packed full, and
the Warsaw presentation (at the Zacheta National Gallery of
Art) was standing-room-only.
Storm's talks are popular with:
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Business owners, leaders, & strategists
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Environmental, ecological,
sustainability, Smart Growth audiences
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Community leaders (policymakers,
planners, & citizen groups)
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Disaster & war restoration audiences
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Non-profit & trade association leaders
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Architects, engineers, & builders
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University audiences (staff, faculty, &
students)
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Government & community planners
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Institutional investors & venture capital
firms
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Real estate investors, developers, & property managers
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Multi-national audiences, especially those
focused on developing economies
Is your audience looking for business, investment, or community growth opportunities? Restorative development currently accounts
for over $2 trillion annually, worldwide, and
continues to grow explosively. The restoration economy is rapidly restoring our heritage, our infrastructure, our contaminated lands,
our disasters/wars, our ecosystems, our watersheds, our
farms, and our fisheries. In the process, it is
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