Forget saving the world. We need to savor it—right amid today’s many crises and uncertainties.
Because we save what we savor.
The conditions we face are eroding the capacity we need to meet them—and robbing us of the feeling of being fully alive.
I help people remember what sustains them, so they can keep making a difference in their corner of the world.
What People Say
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"Lisa is a great collaborator."
DANIEL GOLEMAN, NYT bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence
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"Powerful and persuasive."
SIR KEN ROBINSON, Creativity expert and #1-watched speaker on TED. (On Ecoliterate)
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"Lisa is the calm in every cultural storm."
ELIZABETH BIRCH, Former Executive Director of the Human Rights Campaign
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Lisa has an incredible talent for guiding conversations in a positive, forward-looking direction while ensuring everyone feels heard.
ANACRON ALLEN, People and Culture, California Academy of Sciences
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“Lisa is able to create completely new ways to engage audiences such that they can listen, hear and then internalize.”
LISA RENSTROM, Cofounder of Values Advisor. Former Confluence Philanthropy board chair and Sierra Club president.
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“Highly recommended!”
JULIE SWEETLAND, Senior Advisor, the MacArthur Award-winning FrameWorks Institute
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“Facilitation is an art and science and Lisa has both elements in abundance.”
CHRIS SPENCE, Former Executive Vice President of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
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“Lisa understands that working with challenging topics requires meeting people where they are and helping them move forward in small, genuine steps.”
ANDREW LEIDER, Managing Director, Potrero Group
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She is a talent - and a delight to work with.
KAREN BRESLAU, Bloomberg News California Bureau Chief
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"Lisa combines a sharp, analytical mind with passionate commitment."
JEREMY SMITH, Editor, Greater Good Magazine at UC Berkeley
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"Lisa is an excellent public speaker. And she is a pleasure to work with."
KIM MILLS, Sr. Director, Strategic Communications & Public Affairs, American Psychological Association
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"Lisa's thoughtful perspectives about climate change and future generations is cutting-edge."
CAROLIE SLY, Executive Director at Refugee Education and Learning International
Staying Power
Most leaders and teams aren't failing for lack of commitment. They're failing for lack of replenishment. These workshops help organizations rebuild capacity from the inside out — so teams can think more clearly, sustain performance, and keep delivering the impact they came to make. Learn more.
Savor the World
The conditions we face are eroding the capacity we need to meet them — and robbing us of the feeling of being fully alive. This talk makes the case that savoring isn't naive. It's how we find our way back — to capacity, creativity, and work that matters. Learn more.
Advisory Relationships
For organizations that want ongoing thought partnership alongside the work, advisory relationships bring Lisa in on a sustained basis, so the capacity keeps building. Start a conversation.
About Lisa Bennett
I set out to save the world and discovered we can't sustain that work without savoring it.
That insight — born from decades of work with leaders, scientists, psychologists, and changemakers — is the foundation of everything I do.
I'm the forthcoming author of Savor the World and co-author of Ecoliterate with emotional intelligence pioneer Daniel Goleman. Learn more.
WATCH a taste of a larger talk — and the foundation for strengthening the perspective, presence, and agency leaders and teams need to keep driving progress in a destabilized world.
Clients include
The American Psychological Association | Brown University
California Academy of Sciences | Conferences for Women
Cornell University | Earth Knowledge
FrameWorks Institute | Human Rights Campaign
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce | Southern Poverty Law Center
Woodwell Climate Research Center
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