3.8 ’Opening our Hearts and Minds to a Life Nourishing Story’ with Gilbert Rochecouste

Gilbert Rochecouste is the Founder and Managing Director of Australia's premier placemaking consultancy group, Village Well. He is recognised locally and internationally as a leading voice in placemaking, regenerative practice and the creation of vibrant, resilient and loved places. Gilbert truly is the best in the business and has worked with over 2,000 cities, towns, main streets and communities over the past 25 years. Although, Gilbert has worked across Australia and the world, Melbourne has been the beneficiary of his projects with it's laneways, markets, suburban main streets and even the incredible Abbotsford Convent protected and revitalised by his work. Gilbert co-founded the EPOCH Foundation promoting the adoption of business ethics. He has been on the boards of Ross House, Donkey Wheel House Trust and Hub Australia. He is a sought after speaker and facilitator for community engagement activities and an agent provocateur of positive change and inspiration.   Links https://www.gilbertrochecouste.com/ https://www.villagewell.org/ https://www.broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/art-and-design/article/curious-world-gilbert-rochecouste https://www.linkedin.com/in/gilbert-rochecouste-7a556325 https://www.epochinstitute.com.au/ Joanna Macy - https://www.joannamacy.net/main Joseph Campbell’s The Hero’s Journey https://www.jcf.org/works/titles/the-heros-journey-book/ Hugh Mackay - A Crisis of Meaning https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/author/hugh-mackay/ Viv’s Place https://www.launchhousing.org.au/vivs-place-safe-supported-housing https://www.rumi.org.uk/poetry/   Time Stamps 0:00 - 8:17 Introduction with Matt and Toby 8:18 - 38:02 Part 1 with Gilbert Rochecouste 38:03 - 63:39 Part 2 with Gilbert Rochecouste 63:40 - 64:53 Outro   Thank you to the team at Ex-Zero for our branding and design work and to Christian Prochilo for our music and sound editing. Thank you so much for listening to Moments of Clarity. Remember to subscribe, review and share episodes with your friends and family. You can also check out our Instagram page @momentsofclaritypodcast or our website at www.moc-pod.com.