Sustainable innovation inspired by nature
Michael is an architect and innovator who shows organisations how to go beyond conventional sustainability
Michael was part of the core team that designed The Eden Project and gave a main stage TED talk that has had over 2 million views. He takes audiences on a journey through how the living world can help us solve some of the biggest challenges faced by business.
from overwhelmed to thriving in complexity
from scarcity to harnessing abundance
from short-term thinking to long-term resilience
Nature has lessons for us on all of these. Michael draws on rich visual material, compelling stories and project examples to show how we can flourish within planetary limits and live up to our responsibilities to future generations.
Michael’s popular keynotes
What clients are saying
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“Michael, Thank you! It was a very inspiring talk and you received very positive feedback from many of the participants. Well done!”
— Allan Jaenicke, McKinsey & Company
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“We asked Michael to give an opening keynote for our most important event of the year - a three-day conference attended by 250 of our most senior colleagues. He rose to the challenge brilliantly with a talk that was informative, inspiring and energising”
— Siobhan Oates, Group Head Sustainable Development, Anglo American
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“He was amazing. Best in class”
— Kimberley Sickinger, President, Compound Solutions Inc.
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