Worldchanging: A Users Guide for the 21st Century is a groundbreaking compendium of the most innovative solutions, ideas and inventions emerging today for building a sustainable, livable, prosperous future.

From consumer consciousness to a new vision for industry; non-toxic homes to refugee shelters; microfinance to effective philanthropy; socially responsible investing to starting a green business; citizen media to human rights; ecological economics to climate change, this is the most comprehensive, cutting-edge overview to date of what’s possible in the near future — if we decide to make it so.  

Edited by Alex Steffen, Sarah Rich, forward by Al Gore.

WATCH>> Alex Steffen, Sarah Rich, Graham Hill and Simran Sethi in conversation:
HauteGREEN Salon Part One [2 minutes]

HauteGREEN Salon Part Two [3 minutes]

WHAT’S INSIDE

The Worldchanging book contains over 600 pages, divided into 7 sections which include a vast range of topics.

green design, biomimicry, sustainable food, clothing, trade and technology go>

green building and landscaping, clean energy, water, disaster relief and humanitarian designgo>

smart growth, sustainable communities, transportation, greening infrastructure, product-service systems, leapfrogging and megacity challenges go>

education, women’s rights, public health, holistic approaches to community development, South-South science, social entrepreneurship and micro-lending, and philanthropy go>

socially responsible investment, worldchanging start-ups, ecological economics, corporate social responsibility and green business go>

networked politics, new media, transparency, human rights, non-violent revolution and peacemaking go>

big picture — everything from placing oneself in a bioregion to climate foresight to environmental history to green space exploration go>

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

“To build that future, we need a generation of everyday heroes, people who – whatever their walks of life – have the courage to think in fresh ways and to act to meet this planetary crisis head-on. This book belongs in the library of every person who aspires to be part of that generation.”

– Al Gore

“The Whole Earth Catalog retooled for the iPod generation … [Their book] is a compendium of everything a younger generation of environmental activists has to offer: creativity, digital dexterity, networking ability, an Internet-era optimism about the future, and a deep concern about not only green issues but related questions of human rights, poverty, and social justice.
– Bill McKibben
New York Review of Books

“Reads like a smart, hip mini-encyclopedia of what’s new and what’s next in green technologies and earth-conscious ideas.”
– Business Week

“Read it: it may change your life.”
– Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker Writer

“The seminal resource guide for anyone concerned about today and the future.”
– Laurie David, Global Warming Activist

“Worldchanging might well be the most complete, compelling articulation of the possible look and feel and actual operation of a sustainable society ever written.”
– Denis Hayes, Earth Day Founder