I had the pleasure of attending the Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility 2011 Spring Conference today at the beautiful Davis Center on UVM’s Main Campus. Good Stuff Communications is a proud member of VBSR. I am always grateful I live in Vermont when I head to a VBSR event.

Vermont has an amazing community of businesspeople that are trying to have an impact and change our world for the better – there is something about the shared values of this state that make it so. We live in a beautiful place, and there is a shared sense that we want to keep it that way. I am hopeful that Vermont will continue to show the world the way sustainable businesses can truly make a difference (and still be financially successful). I always feel like I am rubbing elbows with the leaders of social and environmental change at these events. [pullquote]I always feel like I am rubbing elbows with the leaders of social and environmental change at VBSR events.[/pullquote] For me, it is, as they say, “good stuff.”

VBSR is also a diverse and inspiring group. This was apparent today in the bookend speakers. From Joe Sibilia, a street-smart straight-shooter (he actually wrote the book on Street Smart Sustainability) who talked about changing his corner of the world in Springfield, MA, to Bill Schubart, a loquacious critic of extreme political viewpoints who gently reminded us to focus on the “art of the possible”, we were treated to an inspirational day of speakers and panels.

I think these mindmaps give a little window into the conference, and I hope you enjoy reading them over as much as I enjoyed taking them!  Click on them twice to view them in full screen on your computer.