In this piece, four planners from a diversity of backgrounds provide their views on the role and future of the planning profession. At times provocative and critical of the profession, these contributions are meant to encourage and provoke further conversation surrounding the purpose of our profession and the changes we need to make. Contains the following: Recovering What Makes Planning Relevant; Planners and Planning Trying to Find Their Way in the World; Empowering the Planning Profession; A View from a Private Sector/Public Sector Planne