PlasticFreeJuly.org is the resource to take your plastic free pledge, get info and resources and learn more.

I encourage you to take the opportunity to make a switch you've had your eye on, make it a group effort with your team, family and/or neighbors, and follow along to learn what hidden opportunities you have to make a plastic free choice.

This episode was not made in affiliation with Plastic Free July or the Plastic Free July Foundation.

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In this episode, despite my victorious comments, I have not mastered the audio problems. You can tell I go straight back to pounding the pavement by the end.

In the bulk of the episode you'll hear about what kind of oversight and intervention will eventually creep into your events. Your decision is whether to be prepared and have the changes roll off you like water off a duck's back or wait and gamble the timing of involuntary enforcement.

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SUMMER TIME!

Let's go over some ideas to make sure your Outdoor Events are maximizing your sustainability choices.

- Environmental - Try to use renewable power, or cleanER when that's not an option. Reduce trash onsite by encouraging water vessels be refilled and by getting outdoor friendly dish rentals (like Bold Reuse, R.World, even CORT.) If you use compostable be sure to check: is it commercial compost only? Do you have waste sorting? Do you have compost pickup?

- Social/Community - Do a review for accessibility based on physical access, safe resting places, and oases from the sunshine. Also, check out your subconscious bias. In America, we have a historic subconscious (from a very conscious) bias against black and other non-white people being allowed in outdoor spaces to have fun, practice getting ahead of that and reducing your biases in general.

- Personal Health/Well-Being - WATER, make sure people have access to it and there is enough. Bathrooms, now that the population is hydrated, be sure to have enough bathrooms easily accessible. SUNSCREEN, I go on a tangent here about how reef-safe sunscreen is important in all environments due to how all waterways eventually merge, we don't want aquatic-life killing chemicals in any part of the water system. Also all humans with skin need sunscreen and protection from UV, not just pale white people like me.

- Economic - Instead of recommending to make positive investments with your money this time, I remind you to NOT HARM your local economy in the area of your event. Be conscientious.

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Sorry for another week of questionable sound quality.

Inclusivity starts with our language. Our understanding of the world is rooted in the words we use, our brains literally process the world based on language.

In this episode I outline a bit of the understanding and perspective that helped me transform my thoughts around inclusive language and practicing new ways of talking. I was HIGHLY influenced by listening to the book The Power of Language by Viorica Marian.

Curious to follow up on the concept of psychological safety? This article takes it to the next level: https://www.apa.org/topics/healthy-workplaces/psychological-safety But remember, social safety of belonging, inclusion, and acceptance is the baseline requirement BEFORE anything else like Work can be added to the mix successfully.

Does this topic resonate with you? Do you need to get more or deeper answers? Remember to use my form, linked below, to submit new or follow up questions.

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Happy Pride! This month is all about visibility and action for the LGBTQ+ community. As event pros it is our highest duty to facilitate community, this week you will get a handful of ideas on where to look to expand your inclusivity.

For more info on the intersection between accessibility needs and the LGBTQ+ population look into books and papers by Dr. Devon Price

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A Couple ideas for improving your AV Sustainability in each of the 4 Pillars. This is an example of quickly reviewing and brainstorming ideas to improve your metrics in Environmental, Social/Community, Personal Health/Well-being, and Economic in one sector of your event, today AV Production.

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When you or your clients have the knee-jerk reaction "We can't, that's not in the budget" what does that really mean?

On this episode I expose the difference between "we literally have no more money to spend" and "I don't want to spend my money on THAT" which is what it often comes down to when people use the excuse "no budget." As always it boils down to planning ahead, and knowing your intensions and whether the financial budget is the problem or if you are reflexively rejecting change. Keep an eye out for when you could use your time, effort, or advice budget instead of financial budget.

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On this episode of One Small Change Today we talk about DECOR

Starting today add to your planning, spreadsheet, etc. a question for every item that you (or your vendors) bring to site: What happens to this item at teardown?

For your existing programs you may go straight down the line and enter "trash" for all but as you start to consider for every single item in every design you will naturally start to find solutions that Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Rethink, and your Exit Strategy will become more sustainable. And you will naturally have a metric of how much you increase the use of rented, reusable, or donated materials.

Also consider the psychological power of minimizing clutter and maximizing impact and immersion. Psychological research is showing us that technology is making us more sensitive to overwhelm by keeping us close to or over the line of visual and mental overwhelm all the time, so when your attendees look up you want to provide them the most clarity and cohesion possible to leave a clear impression and to ease their mind's way to enjoyment.

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