This presentation was originally prepared for a job-talk I did a while back for a prospective academic position. Despite knowing that I was speaking to the wrong audience (who wanted to see landscape architecture in its traditional way), I wanted to make a manifesto-style presentation on place, belonging, and humanity via the notion of the landscape architect archetype. 

Whether you call yourself a landscape architect or not, a person who is motivated to make the world a better place is empowered by the landscape architect archetype. So this presentation is for people who feel numbed by the daily routines of life and work; people who are seeking more meaning in the work they do; people who are troubled by our world's current social and ecological challenges; and people frustrated by the limitations of the patterns of social, cultural, and institutional systems. 

To unravel the burdens that we carry in navigating outdated systems and to flourish in our nature, this presentation invites you to return to our original place of belonging: the openness of our original hearts.