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The Alan AtKisson Video Short Course on Sustainability (2001)

Here’s a set of (old but still relevant) videos originally produced by the Queensland, Australia, Environmental Protection Agency. They recorded these during my Australian book tour in 2001, and produced a lovely CD-ROM (remember CD-ROMs?) which they distributed around the State of Queensland. All the videos start with a cover of picture of me, squinting … which somehow makes me look Australian. It’s like I’m saying, “G’day mate!”

By watching these videos, you get an introduction to some of my company’s tools and methods, though this was 2001 … back when they were in their infancy, with primitive presentation slides and all.

Take these videos in sequence, or hop around … There are also three videos of me performing a few of my songs, live, to Australian audiences.

1. Sustainability v. Environmentalism

2. Seven Principles of Sustainability

3. Introducing Indicators of Sustainability

4. Creating Indicators of Sustainability

5. The Compass of Sustainability – Introduction (when it was quite new!)

6. Explaining the GDP (Gross Domestic Product)

7. The Compass Index – First Use in Orlando, Florida (2000)

8. Exponential Growth – The Concept Explained

9. Exponential Growth – The Song

10. The Pyramid of Sustainable Development (Pyramid was brand new at this point, 2001)

11. Innovation for Sustainability

12. Introducing the Amoeba – A Model of Cultural Change

13. The System Zoo – Song (Note: this is the most popular video in this collection, 1000′s of hits)

14. The GDP Song (An explanation of the problems with the GDP set to the tune of a Latvian drinking song)