TEDx Honolulu: Matthew Lynch — Beyond Sustainability, The Story of a Reformed Capitalist

Matthew Lynch December 2, 2011

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Matthew is a reformed capitalist exploring Regenerative Design Sciences at the forefront of human innovation. He spent two years wandering the planet, in search of people, places, and projects working to make our world a better place. His work in Regenerative Agriculture, Regenerative Business, and Regenerative Economic Development has taken him (so far) to Australia, New Zealand, Mongolia, Germany, and now Hawai’i. Matthew is the author of <em><a href="https://beyondsustainabilitymag.net/regenerative-business-10-ebook-to-be-launched" target="_blank">Regenerative Business 1.0: Beyond Sustainability</a></em> and founder of The Asia-Pacific Center for Regenerative Design.</p><div class="g g-3"><div class="g-dyn a-34 c-1"><style> @media (min-width: 350px) { .infeed { height: 90px; margin:auto; } @media (min-width: 500px) { .infeed { height: 90px; margin:auto; } } @media (min-width: 800px) { .infeed { max-width:729px; margin:auto; height: 90px; } } </style> <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <ins class="adsbygoogle infeed" style="display:block;" data-ad-format="fluid" data-ad-layout="image-top" data-ad-layout-key="xxxxxxxx" data-ad-client="ca-pub-4709140704829756" data-ad-slot="5264186828"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></div> <div class="g g-1"><div class="g-dyn a-34 c-1"><style> @media 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</div> <ol class="comment-list"> <li id="comment-224098" class="comment even thread-even depth-1 has-avatar"> <article id="div-comment-224098" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4da81f552d52eedb5369c1da488cbf2a?s=70&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4da81f552d52eedb5369c1da488cbf2a?s=140&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-70 photo' height='70' width='70' loading='lazy'/> <b class="fn"><a href='https://youtube.com/permablitzHI' rel='external nofollow ugc' class='url'>M.Lynch</a></b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://www.permaculturenews.org/2011/12/02/tedx-honolulu-matthew-lynch-beyond-sustainability-the-story-of-a-reformed-capitalist/#comment-224098"><time datetime="2011-12-02T06:02:12+11:00">December 2, 2011 at 6:02 am</time></a> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"> <p>Resource Alert!</p> <p>eBook launched free to the world, in conjunction with TEDxHonolulu on 11.1.11, to spark the conversation around moving ‘beyond sustainability’ available here:</p> <p><a href="https://beyondsustainabilitymag.net/regenerative-business-10-ebook-to-be-launched" rel="nofollow ugc">https://beyondsustainabilitymag.net/regenerative-business-10-ebook-to-be-launched</a></p> </div> <div class="reply"><a rel='nofollow' class='comment-reply-link' href='#comment-224098' data-commentid="224098" data-postid="6666" data-belowelement="div-comment-224098" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to M.Lynch" aria-label='Reply to M.Lynch'>Reply</a></div> </article> </li> <li id="comment-1996628" class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 has-avatar"> <article id="div-comment-1996628" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/71c4df72074b3c3207e86c0d27e3dd60?s=70&d=mm&r=g' 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