Take your choice, prayers fly from all directions. ― Mary Oliver

Cloudburst is a slow media organization dedicated to convening and storytelling. Founded in 2014, with headquarters on Lake Como Italy, the organization was inspired by the concept of a cloud bursting into infinite drops—each unique but part of a larger, more beautiful and powerful whole. We use this metaphor to think about the world and the potential role humanity can step into, if it develops the will and capability to do so.

Our mission is to create media and host conversations that serve a deep cultural shift. We are rooted in a paradigm of love, interconnectedness, and hope for a better world for everyone, including the more-than-human world. We put a lot of emphasis on intergenerational work, prioritizing healing across time. We listen to and take seriously the ideas of kids.

Society cannot be healthy when whole segments of it are unwell. Our vision is a world where we all collaborate as a keystone community bringing well being to the Earth and all people

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What We Do

We believe the world is one, living and breathing whole, but has become disconnected from this source. Our work is based on the very basic but often forgotten principle that each human being, of any origin, race, creed, nation, ethnicity, or circumstance, is equally a miracle of creation.

Extending this moral principle to the more-than-human-world, we believe that what we do to the Earth we do to ourselves.

Humans make sense of the world through story. For this reason, Cloudburst focuses on narratives that investigate the hidden connective tissue binding us across our differences. We do not attempt to suggest that we’re all the same, but rather to explore the rich soil of commonality that can be revealed through ongoing curiosity.

Our work is expressed in immersive creative projects, campaigns, convenings, and narrative initiatives. More specifically,

We convene
We create media that tell new stories
We work with artists, musicians, and creatives on immersive campaigns

Between October 2016 and October 2019, Cloudburst held high-level convenings at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London. These served to amplify the voices of local practitioners, especially, working on ecological regeneration across the world. During this process, Common Earth emerged as the operational engine to carry forward regenerative development in the Commonwealth. Common Earth, our daughter organization, is now an independent charity in the UK that maintains close ties to Cloudburst.

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