Conscious Design and Built Environments with Itai Palti

Florence is an amazing city not just for its history, but also for the way it is designed. Layers of history have resulted in a place where you can walk down narrow cobbled streets largely unencumbered by cars. Part of its charm lies in the opportunity to explore on foot with others who are sharing the same moment after traveling from around the world. Thus, it is a great opportunity to talk about the design of built environments with Itai Palti, who is the founder of the Centre for Conscious Design and the Conscious Cities Movement. We talk about what it means to do conscious design, and what it means for built environments. We also talk about the importance of a systems approach in which people from diverse personal and professional backgrounds come together to use their talents to create better environments where communities can be formed.