Meet the co-founder of reVyven, Robert Schoutens, and find out what he is curious about and why not everything is always put back together... He is passionate about figuring things out, being able to innovate with less, and the amazement of the environment and nature. He touches on many topics including Shinto philosophies, waste, love of the outdoors, culture, solar panels and making movies. He doesn’t like the word sustainability, as it means something different to everyone and every company.
What really happens to something when were done with it? Will we engineer ourselves out of environmental problems? Where are you hoping to go with reVyven in 2024? What is his super power? Can we learn about culture and peoples’ relationship or lack of relationship with nature?
Let’s ask why and start understanding each other on this episode!
Robert is a published co-author of the Fresh Air Kids Switzerland book series.
Some photos of our work
Topics and organizations mentioned in this episode:
Solar panels in space
Glaciers in Switzerland
mein Baum dein Baum (my tree your tree) is an organization planting trees in Basel
Los Angeles – metal “surfboards“ shield individuals from the sun
Hear more about this with Bruno Mars on 99% Invisible
Glacé Löööv is a company focused on creating awareness of food waste via Ice Cream
Energy Corruption in South Africa
For the Engineer who’s listening, here is an interesting video on how a camera operates (Polaroid)
Bears in Switzerland
Glecksteinhütte – Amazing alpine hut above Grindelwald
Book Recommendations
Should Trees have Standing? - Christopher Stone, find it on Amazon
The Lorax Dr. Suess
reVyven is an educational forum that invites start-ups, innovators, organizations, experts, journalists, artists and everyday people to share their ideas and work on the environment with the greater community.
Do you have a story to tell? Or have an idea for what you would like to hear? We would love to hear from you! Let’s connect…
Music by Oleksii Kaplunskyi from Pixabay
reVyven is an educational forum that invites start-ups, innovators, organizations, experts, journalists, artists and everyday people to share their ideas and work on the environment with the greater community.
Do you have a story to tell? Or have an idea for what you would like to hear? We would love to hear from you! Let’s connect…
Music by ArctSound from Pixabay
