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Dia duit,
Kia ora,
Welcome, fellow traveller.

 
 

My name is Ben Preston.
Like you,
I am finding my way
in the dark.

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Our world has seen immense, unpredictable change these last few years, and my life is no different. For many individuals and organisations, the behaviours, habits, beliefs and practices we have inherited from the past are poorly suited to support our growth and healing in the face of these changes.

The most consistent tone in the symphony of my life to date has been a tendency to question the ways that my behaviours, habits, beliefs and practices orient me towards or away from growth or healing that allows me to live a more fulfilled life, and contribute more of myself to the world. Along the way I have learned many valuable (and sometimes painful) lessons, and explored a range of practices, skills and tools to increasingly orient towards growth.

Growth looks different for each of us. There is no single framework to guide us towards growth in ways that lead to useful outcomes in our personal and professional lives, businesses and communities. As living organisms, there is a pattern to our relationship with the world that - if we can learn to tune into and work with it skilfully - can guide each of our individual actions in ways that give rise to greater health overall.

Now I’m committed to offering my skills, gifts and experiences in a spirit of service, so that together we can help re-orient towards life-affirming relationship with ourselves, each other and the natural world.

If this sounds like a worthwhile journey, let’s find a way to work and walk together.

 
 
Testimonials

“ If you're looking to really build a culture of growth and collaboration, this is the way to do it. ”

Michelle Farrell, Knowledge Management Collaboration Specialist | Inland Revenue New Zealand

“By facilitating a collaborative design process Ben played a key role in the design of our landmark Narre Warren facility, targeting Net Zero Energy. His work bringing stakeholders together to find win-win outcomes was key in driving us towards a great outcome for all involved.”

Shayne La Combre, CEO | Plumbing Industry Climate Action Centre (Melbourne)

“Ben has a brilliant and beautiful mind. His passion for change is infectious and his ability lead a team or help a client reach their potential is superb. I recently had the pleasure of working with Ben on supporting a client to shape their vision and aspirations for a transformational community. His depth of knowledge and service-oriented management skills inspired all of us and made it one of the most enjoyable projects I have worked on in a long time and the client was delighted with the results.”

Jason Twill | Urban Apostles (Sydney)

“Ben was an invaluable team member in the delivery of a demanding project. Ben's commitment to the task, and genuinely good nature made the project all the more enjoyable. Looking forward to an opportunity to work together again.”

Alan Beaver, Associate Director | Savills (Sydney)

“Ben recently presented at our event: Sustainability Initiative - Re-imagining the Design Process. His presentation was engaging, and appealed to the diverse audience he was delivering to (engineers, surveyors, planners, scientists, etc.). Ben's style of presentation was motivating and energetic, with the content he was covering relating to the Integrative Design Process. Would definitely recommend Ben to present at any event related to sustainability in the built environment, collaborative design, or future-thinking.”

Alicia Todd, Planner | BECA (Wellington)

“Ben was an insightful and enthusiastic contributor to our session at the LFIA Symposium 2017. A true collaborator and a great team player.”

Mary Casey, Director (Social Infrastructure) | HKA and Living Futures Institute of Australia (Sydney)

“Ben was fantastic to work with on our Closed Loop Campus masterplan. We all benefited from his systems thinking approach and expert sustainability knowledge.”

Heidi Lee, Associate (Strategic Projects) | Design Inc. (Melbourne)

“Ben expertly brought together the regenerative visions created for a 700ha development. He did the primary work with his team on the numbers that could back up the vision.”

Dr. Dominique Hes | University of Melbourne

“I have just completed reading your final report and congratulate you and the team on a brilliant report. It has pleasantly exceeded expectations. I was particularly impressed by the intellectual depth that you have brought to the project, how you were able to synthesise and present the three requested options out of such uncertainty, and the polished production of the end product.”

Francis Pamminger, Manager (Strategic Research) | Yarra Valley Water (Melbourne)