Gregg Albright;California Deputy Secretary for Business, Transportation and Housing

1. R. Gregg Albright
Deputy Secretary
Business, Transportation and Housing Agency
State of California

2. SUSTAINABLITY;
The Challenges
SOLUTION;
Revolution
Required
SPACESHIP EARTH;
It’s a System
LIFE IS A TEAM SPORT;
Indispensable
Teammates
ACTION-ACTION-ACTION;
Strategic and Tactical

3. SUSTAINABLITY;
The Challenges
SOLUTION;
Revolution
Required
SPACESHIP EARTH;
It’s a System
LIFE IS A TEAM SPORT;
Indispensable
Teammates
ACTION-ACTION-ACTION;
Strategic and Tactical

4. SUSTAINABLITY;
The Challenges
SOLUTION;
Revolution
Required
SPACESHIP EARTH;
It’s a System
LIFE IS A TEAM SPORT;
Indispensable
Teammates
ACTION-ACTION-ACTION;
Strategic and Tactical

5. SUSTAINABLITY;
The Challenges
SOLUTION;
Revolution Required
SPACESHIP EARTH;
It’s a System
LIFE IS A TEAM SPORT;
Indispensable
Teammates
ACTION-ACTION-ACTION;
Strategic and Tactical

6. SUSTAINABLITY;
The Challenges
Difficult Problems
SOLUTION; • Must be Taken
Revolution Required
SPACESHIP EARTH;
Seriously
It’s a System • Require Hard Work
LIFE IS A TEAM SPORT;
Indispensable • And, likely, call for a
Teammates Level of Risk
ACTION-ACTION-ACTION;
Strategic and Tactical

7. SUSTAINABLITY; Buckminster Fuller began his
The Challenges experiment in 1927 talking
SOLUTION; about the individual’s
Revolution Required ability to “make the world
SPACESHIP EARTH; work”
It’s a System
LIFE IS A TEAM SPORT; “Humanity now has the
Indispensable historically unprecedented
Teammates option to produce a high
ACTION-ACTION-ACTION; standard of living for all
Strategic and Tactical people on an ecologically
sustainable basis.”

8. SUSTAINABLITY;
The Challenges
SOLUTION; “Revolution by design
Revolution Required and invention is the
SPACESHIP EARTH;
It’s a System
only revolution
LIFE IS A TEAM SPORT; tolerable to all men,
Indispensable all societies, and all
Teammates
ACTION-ACTION-ACTION; political systems
Strategic and Tactical anywhere”
Buckminster Fuller

9. SUSTAINABLITY;
The Challenges
“We are called to be
SOLUTION;
Revolution Required architects of the
SPACESHIP EARTH; future, not its victims”
It’s a System 1. Individuals
LIFE IS A TEAM SPORT; 2. Access to Tools
Indispensable 3. Empowered by the “Big
Teammates Picture”
ACTION-ACTION-ACTION; 4. Taking Strategic Action
Strategic and Tactical
Buckminster Fuller

10. SUSTAINABLITY;
The Challenges
SOLUTION;
Revolution Required
SPACESHIP EARTH;
It’s a System
LIFE IS A TEAM SPORT;
Indispensable
Teammates
ACTION-ACTION-ACTION;
Strategic and Tactical

11. SUSTAINABLITY;
The Challenges
“We are not going to be
SOLUTION;
Revolution Required
able to operate our
SPACESHIP EARTH;
Spaceship Earth
It’s a System successfully nor for
LIFE IS A TEAM SPORT; much longer unless we
Indispensable see it as a whole
Teammates spaceship and our fate
ACTION-ACTION-ACTION; as common. It has to be
Strategic and Tactical everybody or nobody.”
Buckminster Fuller

12. SUSTAINABLITY;
The Challenges
The Bad News:
SOLUTION; “The earth is like a
Revolution Required spaceship that didn’t
SPACESHIP EARTH; come with an
It’s a System
LIFE IS A TEAM SPORT;
operating manual.”
Buckminster Fuller
Indispensable
Teammates
ACTION-ACTION-ACTION;
Strategic and Tactical

13. SUSTAINABLITY; The Good News:
The Challenges
SOLUTION;
We now recognize we are
Revolution Required (collectively) on board
SPACESHIP EARTH; the same ship.
It’s a System We are beginning to
LIFE IS A TEAM SPORT; acknowledge it’s a single
Indispensable system requiring SMART
Teammates choices.
ACTION-ACTION-ACTION;
Strategic and Tactical

14. SUSTAINABLITY;
The Challenges
SOLUTION;
Revolution Required
SPACESHIP EARTH;
It’s a System
LIFE IS A TEAM SPORT;
Indispensable
Teammates
ACTION-ACTION-ACTION;
Strategic and Tactical

15. SUSTAINABLITY; Commit to a be
The Challenges Team Player
SOLUTION;
Revolution Required
“a phenomenon in which
the combined action of
SPACESHIP EARTH;
It’s a System two or more is greater
LIFE IS A TEAM SPORT; than the sum of their
Indispensable effects individually”
Teammates
ACTION-ACTION-ACTION;
Strategic and Tactical

16. SUSTAINABLITY; Collaboration Means we
The Challenges Must
SOLUTION; Hold “positions” in an open
Revolution Required hand but “core interest”
SPACESHIP EARTH; firmly with both hands.
It’s a System Move away from Buy/Seller
LIFE IS A TEAM SPORT; towards Co-creation
Indispensable Builds trust and ownership
Teammates that, in turn, promotes
ACTION-ACTION-ACTION; sustainable progress.
Strategic and Tactical

17. SUSTAINABLITY;
The Challenges
SOLUTION;
Revolution Required
SPACESHIP EARTH;
It’s a System
LIFE IS A TEAM SPORT;
Indispensable
Teammates
ACTION-ACTION-ACTION;
Strategic and Tactical

18. SUSTAINABLITY; Sacramento has an
The Challenges
EPIPHANY
SOLUTION;
Revolution Required
SPACESHIP EARTH;
It’s a System It’s not working,
LIFE IS A TEAM SPORT; it needs to be
Indispensable done completely different,
Teammates it’s a system- not
ACTION-ACTION-ACTION; independent parts and,
Strategic and Tactical we need each other to
make it work.

19. SUSTAINABLITY; Ronald Reagan-
The Challenges The most terrifying words in
SOLUTION; the English language
Revolution Required are:
SPACESHIP EARTH;
It’s a System
LIFE IS A TEAM SPORT;
Indispensable
Teammates
ACTION-ACTION-ACTION;
Strategic and Tactical

20. SUSTAINABLITY; Ronald Reagan-
The Challenges The most terrifying words in
SOLUTION; the English language
Revolution Required are:
SPACESHIP EARTH; “I'm from the
It’s a System
LIFE IS A TEAM SPORT;
government
Indispensable and
Teammates
ACTION-ACTION-ACTION;
I'm here to help.”
Strategic and Tactical

21. SUSTAINABLITY; A better way
The Challenges
I'm from the
SOLUTION;
Revolution Required government,
SPACESHIP EARTH; how can I help you?”
It’s a System
• Should I get out of your
LIFE IS A TEAM SPORT;
way?
Indispensable
Teammates • Should I clear the way?
ACTION-ACTION-ACTION; • Should we team up?
Strategic and Tactical

22. SUSTAINABLITY; Strategic Growth
The Challenges
SOLUTION; Council-
Revolution Required
SPACESHIP EARTH;
It’s a System
LIFE IS A TEAM SPORT;
Indispensable
Teammates
ACTION-ACTION-ACTION;
Strategic and Tactical

23. SUSTAINABLITY; Strategic Growth
The Challenges
SOLUTION; Council-
Revolution Required • Promotes Sustainability
SPACESHIP EARTH; – 3Es + Public Health
It’s a System • Challenges the System
LIFE IS A TEAM SPORT; – Everything under review
Indispensable
Teammates • Cabinet Secretaries
– Highest Level Collaboration
ACTION-ACTION-ACTION;
Strategic and Tactical • Equip Partners for
Success

24. SUSTAINABLITY; Other Strategic and
The Challenges Tactical ACTIONS
SOLUTION; • Regional Blueprint Planning
Revolution Required – Grassroots in a regional context
SPACESHIP EARTH; • Regional Economic Recovery
It’s a System – Local vision for economic vitailty
LIFE IS A TEAM SPORT; • Green Collar Jobs Council
Indispensable – Supporting an emerging economy
Teammates • “SMART” Informaiotn
ACTION-ACTION-ACTION; – Smart Mobility 2010
Strategic and Tactical – Sustainable Calif Communities
– Intergrating Land Use,
Environmental and
Infrastructure Planning Models

25. SUSTAINABLITY; Our Final Test;
The Challenges
SOLUTION;
Whether human beings
Revolution Required qualify to take on the
SPACESHIP EARTH; responsibility we’ve been
It’s a System desgined to be entrusted
LIFE IS A TEAM SPORT; with.
Indispensable Buckminster Fuller
Teammates
ACTION-ACTION-ACTION;
Strategic and Tactical