Leadership

What role can the built environment play in supporting the transgender community? Last year, to mark Transgender Day of Remembrance, ILFI’s Danielle Gonzalez shared her experiences outside ILFI as a transgender consultant and educator and shed light on the impact Just organizations can make towards supporting the transgender community. We now delve deeper to explore the larger role the built…

Do you remember the first time you entered a building and it changed you? Perhaps it was a building that brought on a sense of awe. Perhaps it was intimidating. Perhaps it looked and felt and smelled like something you’d never experienced before.  I have come to understand that buildings change us in many ways. Buildings teach us things, both…

I have a small confession to make. I am a chronic sufferer of a very common but pernicious syndrome: FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out). As a youngest child and part of the first generation to experience the internet in our youth, I have had a life-long anxiety that I’m being left out of something very important and very fun. It has its downsides, and…

How do you think about your work each day, and the work you are doing as part of this movement? As I consider the purpose of ILFI, I am conscious of a need for and a blossoming of innovation and advocacy. For many of us, I see that innovation comes more naturally and is a part of our work, but…

We recently lost an incredible voice for change, the brilliant ibrahim abdul-matin. ibrahim served on the International Living Future Institute Board of Directors from 2015 through 2021, at which time he joined the Institute’s Advisory Committee, continuing to offer his wisdom and support to our mission. His perspective was a valued addition to any conversation and his kindness, generosity, and…

As part of ILFI’s educational offerings, the EMERGE Leadership Project aims to support individuals and organizations committed to bringing about a world where all building designs and projects prioritize life-sustaining solutions. In an online workshop that Kanika Sharma (Associate Principal, Integral Group | LFA) and I offered in the Fall of 2020, we explored ways the model could in particular foster…

Verdical Group founder and CEO Drew Shula shares his path to sustainability leadership and why he founded the Net Zero Conference.

Greetings Friends, I wanted to take a moment at the end of this eventful year to reflect on life at Living Future, and to share some of my excitement for the work to come in 2022. My first 5 months as CEO have been packed with meeting brilliant people, engaging in thoughtful strategic conversations, poring over spreadsheets (I happen to…

We are thrilled to share the news that Lindsay Baker will be joining the International Living Future Institute as CEO, effective August 9, 2021. In this role, Lindsay becomes the organization’s chief strategist, charged with delivering on our mission to lead the transformation toward a civilization that is socially just, culturally rich, and ecologically restorative. Having served as interim CEO…

Editor’s note: Enjoy this excerpt of an article written by ILFI founder and board member Jason F. McLennan. You can find a link to the entire article at the bottom of the page. Just because a machine can do a job better than a person, should we let it? People have been asking this question since the term “Artificial Intelligence”…

Globally recognized human rights advocate, strategist, and writer of Nigerian-American descent brings international focus to the organization JANUARY 26, 2021 (SEATTLE) – Opal Tometi has joined the Board of Directors for the International Living Future Institute, the organization announced today. Known as an award-winning human rights defender and one of three women co-founders of Black Lives Matter, Tometi was recently…

ILFI retains Koya Partners JANUARY 5, 2021 – NEW YORK – The International Living Future Institute (ILFI) is pleased to announce that its CEO search committee selected Koya Partners, a leading executive search and strategic advising firm dedicated to connecting exceptionally talented people to mission-driven clients. Koya Managing Director, Kara Teising, will lead the search process and candidate recruitment effort…

Editor’s Note: We’re excited to share an excerpt of the article titled “Humanity’s Grand Design Assignment: 5 Big Things to Save Life as We Know It”, written by ILFI’s founder and current board member Jason F. McLennan. You can read the full article, as well as McLennan Design’s quarterly magazine, Love + Regeneration, here. Article by Jason F. McLennan, with…

As February approaches, we are soon to say goodbye to Amanda Sturgeon, who is stepping down as CEO after nearly 10 years with ILFI. With 650 Living Building projects in 23 countries, two thriving international affiliates, 27 affordable housing projects, and hundreds of Declare labels, Amanda has guided the Institute to a place where the organization is poised to scale….