Town Hall
The Real Bottom Line: Meeting Our Fundamental Needs While Bringing about Personal and Organizational Transformation
In this ASBN Livable Planet Working Group Town Hall, we intend to
go beyond talking about “purpose” in business and explore how we
can meet our fundamental needs on a personal and organizational
level. With some new perspectives, it’s surprisingly easy to meet
our fundamental needs and transform ourselves and our business.
At the same time, we can improve performance and increase
well-being and fulfillment, while saving money, reducing our
consumption addiction (“affluenza”) and contributing to a livable
planet.
Come join us for this positive, inspiring and interactive
exploration of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and take it to the
next level with the breakthrough work of Alternative Nobel
Prize-winning Fundamental Needs of Dr. Manfred Max-Neef, which
has been used widely by companies like Interface.
We’ll then explore the power of our connection with nature as a
fundamental need, IKEA’s efforts and some inside perspectives
from Amalgamated Bank on how they’re meeting fundamental needs.
We’ll conclude with the opportunity to share our own experiences
in meeting fundamental needs from this new perspective. Let’s
re-imagine, re-think and co-create together.
Presenters:
– Jenise Bermudez, First VP of Commercial Banking at Amalgamated
Bank, Denver, Colorado
– Susan Eirich, Ph.D., Founder and Executive Director, Earthfire
Institute Wildlife Sanctuary and Retreat Center, western flank of
Grand Teton Mountains
– Terry Gips, CEO of Sustainability Associates and President of
the Alliance for Sustainability, St. Louis Park, MN
– Steve Weinberg, Sustainability Leader, Americas, IKEA Supply
Chain Operations, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania