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The Change Makers Podcast

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The Change Makers Podcast aims to raise awareness about changes needed in our behavior, in our society, and in our economy in order to preserve our planet and live more sustainable.

Season 2 of this podcast has a clear focus: the SDGs. We have only one decade left to achieve the UN's SDGs and we need to speed up the process to make it happen.

This podcast puts in the spotlight international thinkers and initiatives that are helping us get one step closer to the goals and will hopefully inspire listeners to start their own initiatives, in their own communities.

Think global. Act local.
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Episode 31: Change through service design and social innovation with Valentina Salvi

The Change Makers PodcastOct 24, 2019

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SDG 13: On the Green New Deal with Shannon Raponi

SDG 13: On the Green New Deal with Shannon Raponi

Shannon Raponi is a volunteer for the People’s Plan on the communications team. She is especially passionate about the protection of nature and the benefits of people connecting with the natural world. 

The People's Plan aims to put people’s voices at the heart of a green and just recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic towards our net zero future, through engaging diverse communities on local net zero policymaking.

More on the People's Plan: http://peoplesplan.org/

The People’s Plan is one of the campaigns of The Climate Venture Collective, a grassroots group of volunteer entrepreneurs, thinkers, makers, and doers who come together to create scalable solutions to the climate and ecological crisis. As well as the People’s Plan Campaign, they build products, apps, and other services to help create a smooth transition to a zero-carbon economy.

More on The Climate Venture Collective: https://thecvcollective.com/

In today’s episode, Shannon and I talk about the Green New Deal and why we need to implement it on a global scale.

Dec 02, 202021:03
SDG 4: On immersive, experiential learning with Izzy Ngo

SDG 4: On immersive, experiential learning with Izzy Ngo

Izzy Ngo is an ed-tech entrepreneur for Southeast Asia, and is deeply passionate about democratizing quality educational resources through technology. She is the co-founder of VERE360, an immersive content platform that makes experiential learning experiences affordable, quick, and easy to use. 

Try it out here: https://vere360.com/

In today’s episode, we learn the story of VERE360 and we break the stigma around VR, we reflect on how VR can be used as a tool to improve the quality of education, and we reflect on the challenges within education pre and post COVID. 

Nov 20, 202030:47
SDG 8: Labor exploitation in the global supply chains

SDG 8: Labor exploitation in the global supply chains

Annie Kelly is an award-winning human rights journalist for the Guardian and Observer. She is the editor of the Guardian’s Modern-day slavery in focus series. She also works as a writer and consultant for UN agencies and international NGOs. Previous clients have included UN Women, UNAIDS, Save the Children, ActionAid, Help Age International, and WaterAid.

Read more about Annie's work here: https://www.theguardian.com/profile/anniekelly

In today’s episode, we talk about modern slavery, labor exploitation, the impact of covid19 pandemic on people employed in the global supply chains, and we reflect on what is decent work.

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Music Credits:

Chill Cole- Amber Lights

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Nov 04, 202041:29
SDG 13: On greenwashing, activism and spirituality
Oct 21, 202030:59
SDG 5: Warrior Women Leading with Karla Morales-Lee
Oct 15, 202046:46
SDG 8: Women & Informal Economy with Jaagruti Didwania & Sejal Maheshwari

SDG 8: Women & Informal Economy with Jaagruti Didwania & Sejal Maheshwari

Jaagruti Didwania and Sejal Maheshwari are 2 inspiring women who are co-leading the Blue Divide project, an endeavour to amplify the lives, voices, struggles and strengths of women confined by the intersectional divide created by gender, class, and the nature of work in the informal economy. Jaagruti is most passionate about women’s rights and equality and wants to use market-oriented solutions to solve some of the issues being faced by women today and Sejal is particularly passionate about women empowerment and continues to pick her battles on a day-to-day basis.

More on The Blue Divide: https://www.bluedivide.org/

In today’s episode, we talk about the informal economy and its challenges, women working in the informal economy and how the COVID 19 pandemic has affected the lives of millions of workers active in the informal economy.

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Music Credits:

Chill Cole- Amber Lights

Art Cover: studioalexandragurita.com/


Oct 08, 202035:47
SDG 7: Storytelling for a Green & Resilient Future

SDG 7: Storytelling for a Green & Resilient Future

Lenka Homolka is a storyteller & marketer on a mission to help clean-tech companies find their rightful spot on the market. She places them as thought leaders and creates their future-proof tales that empower everyday people in making a positive difference in the world. For the last 6 years, she is guiding companies, NGOs, communities & policy-makers through development, innovation, and implementation of their own inspiring (tech)tales to bring the Bright Tale for humanity. She is a creator of GET, a sustainable toothpaste tube made for the whole society, not only the green bubble.

More about Lenka: https://lenkahomolka.com/

More on GET: https://www.wearekontra.com/get

In today’s episode, we discuss Clean & Affordable #Energy 💡, what holds us back from employing it and what are the underlying behavioral patterns of change towards a green & resilient future.

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Music Credits:

Chill Cole- Amber Lights

Art Cover: studioalexandragurita.com/

Sep 29, 202024:32
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities with Giulia Marzetti

SDG 11: Sustainable Cities with Giulia Marzetti

Giulia Marzetti is an engineer that works as a project manager for a portfolio of sustainable transport and energy projects. Giulia is the driving Persona of the European Footprints, a multimedia project raising awareness about the SDGs through storytelling; she is also a Local Leader for the Women@EIT initiative, where she supports women in science and entrepreneurship.

Currently, Giulia is a Project Officer at the European Commission and the viewpoints she has expressed in this interview are not the ones of her employer. In today’s episode, we reflect on the SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, sustainable urban development, lessons after COVID, the need for a localized, systemic, and participatory approach to urban planning and community resilience.

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Music Credits:

Chill Cole- Amber Lights

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Sep 10, 202025:56
SDG 4: Education for life with Floris Koot
Jun 24, 202036:19
SDG 7: Inclusion, equality and energy transition with Johannah Maher

SDG 7: Inclusion, equality and energy transition with Johannah Maher

Johannah Maher is the CEO and Co-founder of IMPACTR, an impact-tech startup company with a mission to inspire millions of people to do small things that together make a big impact.  

More on IMPACTR: https://www.impactr.world/

Prior to becoming an impact-entrepreneur, Johannah was an executive at the world´s largest wind energy company, specialized in high-tech product development and value engineering.  Johannah is a recognized industry expert in renewable energy and a fierce advocate for equality and social change.

In today’s episode, we talk about the energy transition, the relationship between inclusion, equality, and the clean energy transition movement.

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Music Credits:
Chill Cole- Amber Lights
Art Cover: studioalexandragurita.com/

Jun 09, 202026:50
SDG 12: Towards circularity in the furniture industry with Robert Milder
Jun 04, 202024:36
SDG 3: Fighting cyberbullying with Agita Pasaribu

SDG 3: Fighting cyberbullying with Agita Pasaribu

Agita Pasaribu is a child online protection enthusiast, cyberbullying policy analyst, and founder of bully.id - a future mobile app that combines psychology and law principles to proactively identify bullying & cyberbullying with an AI-analysis. 

Over a decade, she has been working closely with the UN, ITU, and WHO. 

Agita is a proud Fred. J. Hansen fellow, TEDx Speaker and Global Strategic Leadership Award 2019 “Social Cause Category" receiver.

In today’s episode we cover cyberbullying, regulations around bullying and harassment online, and its impact on mental health.

If you like this episode or want to learn more about projects advancing the UN's 2030 agenda, subscribe to this show!

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Music Credits:
Chill Cole- Amber Lights
Art Cover: studioalexandragurita.com/


May 28, 202030:40
SDG 9: Design for Human Connection with Larissa Menocci

SDG 9: Design for Human Connection with Larissa Menocci

Larissa Menocci is a communication professional, tech entrepreneur and human connection designer. She is an expert on how to use Design Thinking for team development. Since 2011 she has facilitated hundreds of workshops in three continents leading tens of teams to business success. Larissa is a Hyper Island alumni, partner of MakeTeamWork, co-founder of Teaming and she is continuously striving to make people work together better.

Teaming is an app designed for remote teams to build trust, alignment, and a healthy culture.

In this episode we talk about the future of work, team development, and designing for human connection.

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Music Credits:
Chill Cole- Amber Lights
Art Cover: studioalexandragurita.com/

May 25, 202026:44
SDG 17: Change through systems and futures thinking with Alisha Bhagat

SDG 17: Change through systems and futures thinking with Alisha Bhagat

Alisha Bhagat is a senior strategist at Forum for the Future, a sustainability non-profit working globally with business, government and other organizations to solve complex problems. 

More on Forum for the Future

Follow Forum for the Future on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

In today’s episode, Alisha and I reflect on SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals. We discuss global solidarity in the midst of the global pandemic, we talk about the need to shift to long term oriented decision making at national and international levels and the need for global decision-makers to incorporate systems thinking in their processes.

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Music Credits: Chill Cole- Amber Lights
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May 14, 202025:30
SDG 11: Housing is a basic human right with Pratik Parmar

SDG 11: Housing is a basic human right with Pratik Parmar

Pratik Parmar is a business developer at Build up Nepal, an organization empowering local people in Nepal to use local material to rebuild their own villages. Build up Nepal works as an implementation partner for INGOs, NGOs, and local entrepreneurs focusing on community-driven reconstruction and supporting local entrepreneurship.

More about the project here: https://www.buildupnepal.com/

In today’s episode, we talk about SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. We reflect on what makes a city sustainable, what are the major challenges in urban planning, and the changes needed in the way we build and manage our urban spaces.

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Music Credits:
Chill Cole- Amber Lights
Art Cover: studioalexandragurita.com/

May 12, 202021:02
SDG 17: Building an ecosystem to achieve the SDGs
May 07, 202039:00
SDG 8: From growth to good quality of life for all with Dorian Furlonger
May 05, 202043:48
SDG 17: Leveraging fintech to scale green finance with Marianne Haahr

SDG 17: Leveraging fintech to scale green finance with Marianne Haahr

Marianne Haahr is the executive director at Green Digital Finance Alliance- a private-public partnership between the UN environment program and ANT Financial to leverage digital technology to scale green digital finance. 

https://greendigitalfinancealliance.org/

In this episode, we discuss the challenges of the current financial system,  the current COVID-19 situation and the impact of this crisis on the economic and financial systems, we reflect on green finance and the need to scale it globally.

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Music Credits:

Chill Cole- Amber Lights

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May 01, 202028:04
SDG 4: Shifting towards experiential learning with Sudebi Thakurata and Probal Banerjee
Apr 28, 202042:21
SDG 8: Accelerating opportunities for African youth with Stayce Nimusiima

SDG 8: Accelerating opportunities for African youth with Stayce Nimusiima

Stayce Nimusiima is a freelancer and consultant working on innovation and communication projects that have the ultimate goal for behavioural change and social impact.

In this episode, we dive into Sustainable Development Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth. 

We explore what is decent work, and how the current COVID-19 pandemic is affecting it, we discuss the issue of unemployment, and the opportunities coming out of the current crisis, such as shaping the future of work.

Find out more about Stayce's work: https://www.linkedin.com/in/staycenimusiima/

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Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/catalinacatana/

Music Credits:

Chill Cole- Amber Lights

Art Cover: studioalexandragurita.com/

Apr 23, 202031:32
SDG 10: Building confidence within children from disadvantaged communities with Jigyasa Labroo

SDG 10: Building confidence within children from disadvantaged communities with Jigyasa Labroo

Jigyasa Labroo is the founder and CEO @ Slam Out Loud, an organization that uses performance and visual arts to enable children from disadvantaged communities to find their voice through creative expression.  

Find more about Slam Out Loud at: https://slamoutloud.com/

In this episode, we reflect on SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities and how the current COVID pandemic is exposing the inequalities in our society. We talk about the potential of implementing a Universal Basic Income as a potential solution to inequality and an opportunity to rethink our socio-economic systems.

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Music Credits:

Chill Cole- Amber Lights

Art Cover: studioalexandragurita.com/

Apr 21, 202028:15
SDG 17: Challenging organization models with Silvia Remotti, Fabrizio Pierandrei, and Stefano Anfossi
Apr 14, 202023:35
SDG 3: Reflecting on healthcare in Bangladesh with Sadia Afrin
Apr 09, 202027:25
SDG 4: Providing free quality education to all with Neelesh Bhatia
Apr 02, 202024:26
SDG 17: Building partnerships to tackle complex problems with Merel van der Woude and Hanja Holm
Mar 31, 202029:01
SDG 3: Systemic change for an inclusive global health system with Margianta Surahman
Mar 24, 202036:05
SDG 12: Closing the plastic waste loop locally with Jan Jaap Folmer
Mar 20, 202021:24
SDG 17: The challenges of our economic model with Tom Ansell

SDG 17: The challenges of our economic model with Tom Ansell

Tom Ansell is the founder and CEO at Whyable, who has the vision to have a positive impact on the world by improving the global political and economic system from the inside.

In this episode, we dive into Sustainable Development Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals, the challenges in our current economic model, the paradigm shifts that need to happen so that we can achieve the 2030 goals. 

Learn more about Whyable at: https://whyable.com/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Whyable/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/whyabletech?lang=en

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/whyable/


Questions we explore in this episode:

  • What is the importance of collaboration and partnership building to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals?
  • What is the importance of entrepreneurship in building partnerships for the SDGs?
  • What do you think are the challenges that we need to overcome as a global society to be able to collaborate for the SDGs?
  • What paradigm shifts need to happen for governments, the private sector, and civil society to start working together?

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Music Credits:
Chill Cole- Amber Lights
Art Cover: studioalexandragurita.com/

Mar 17, 202022:53
SDG 2: Collaborating for an inclusive food system with Christine Gould

SDG 2: Collaborating for an inclusive food system with Christine Gould

Christine Gould is the founder and CEO at Thought For Food, who is on a quest to bring more creativity and collaboration into the food and agriculture industry.

In this episode, we dive into Sustainable Development Goal 2: Zero Hunger, the complexity of our food system, and the power of collaboration and innovation to change our food systems for the better.

Sign up to the TFF Labs and shape the future of our food systems: https://tffdigitallabs.org/

Questions we explore in this episode:

  • How is the next generation uniquely equipped to help achieve zero hunger?
  • What is the importance of collaboration and innovation to change our food systems for the better?
  • Beyond SDG 2: What makes our food systems so complex?

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Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/catalinacatana/

Thought For Food on Social Media:

Facebook & Instagram: @thoughforfoodorg 

Twitter: @thoughtforfood_

LinkedIn: @Thought For Food


Music Credits:
Chill Cole- Amber Lights

Art Cover: https://studioalexandragurita.com/

Mar 10, 202030:27
SDG 4: Increasing Civic Engagement with Jennifer Pfister
Mar 06, 202023:55
Episode 33: Change through environment-centered design with Nicole A.A Calistri

Episode 33: Change through environment-centered design with Nicole A.A Calistri

Nicole Calistri is an advocate for the environment-centred design and the co-creator of the Planet Centric Deck. She is also the founder of Envision, a collective of designers, researchers and strategists who work on producing eco-responsible solutions.

Find out more at:
envision.london
www.trytriggers.com/blogposts/how-to-design-for-the-planet
www.trytriggers.com/shop/planet-centric-deck

Contact Nicole: na_ac@outlook.com

Questions:

01:02 What were the experiences that impacted you the most?

5:38 What is the role of design in facilitating change and the role of a designer?

8:30 How do we change behavior?

12:25 What is environment-centered design?

17:17 What is the Planet-Centric Deck and who should use it?

19:52 What is the feedback from the teams that applied the deck?

12:20 What is the importance of asking "What If" questions in the creation, ideation phase?

24:34 What are the changes that we should start tackling right away?

26:18 Change coming from the industry vs from people

28:22 What is the change or impact that you would like to create through your work?

30:33 Advice for the listeners of this podcast

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Music Credits: INOSSI- Imaginary Love
Dec 14, 201930:19
Episode 32: Change through collaboration and partnership building with Nadim Choucair

Episode 32: Change through collaboration and partnership building with Nadim Choucair

Nadim Choucair spent a few years as an innovation consultant working at the intersection of the private and public sectors - in a role that is best described as an ecosystem builder. His job was to always answer the question: How might we enable organizations to innovate. He's still working on that question, but with a slightly different focus: How might we enable individuals and organizations to innovate to achieve the SDGs?
Find out more at:
medium.com/@NadimChoucair
www.wearecabinet.io/
globalgoalsjam.org/


Questions:

1:22 What were some experiences that impacted you the most?

4:26 How was your experience studying international relations and diplomacy in regards to the Sustainable Development Goals?

7:24 At our current pace, are we able to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030?

10:19 Can you share a little bit more about the The Global Goals Jam and its purpose?

16:14 Sustainability by Design or Design for Sustainability?

21:18 What is the importance of collaboration in achieving the SDGs and how can we motivate different players to cooperate in achieving them?

28:49 You are setting up an initiative called 2030 Cabinet. What is it and what do you aim to achieve with it?

32:02 What is the change that you would like to create through your work?

34:48 What can the listeners of this podcast start doing today?

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Music Credits: INOSSI- Wait for you
Nov 04, 201938:22
Episode 31: Change through service design and social innovation with Valentina Salvi

Episode 31: Change through service design and social innovation with Valentina Salvi

Valentina Salvi is a service designer whose goal is to improve people’s lives and contribute to shaping meaningful, impactful user experiences.

In her creative facilitator role, Valentina has been planning and leading over 30 Design Sprints and workshops that help her clients empathize with their users and bring value to their lives. Valentina actively writes on her Medium page where she shares her expertise and hands-on insights of her work as a service designer.
sprintstories.com/@valentina.v.salvi

Questions:

1:45 Background and impactful personal experiences

6:44 What is service design?

10:55 What makes a good user experience?

16:44 How do you convince your clients about the importance of user research?

20:41 How do you adapt Design Sprints to different client contexts and needs?

26:22 What are the advantages and challenges of the Design Sprint methodology?

32:45 How did you apply service design to social innovation?

38:28 Why is service design a good approach in tackling social innovation challenges?

40:42 What is the change you would like to contribute to?

42:03 What can the listeners of this podcast start doing today?

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Music Credits: INOSSI - Wait for you
Oct 24, 201943:40
Episode 30: Change through creativity and personal sovereignty with David Chislett

Episode 30: Change through creativity and personal sovereignty with David Chislett

David Chislett is a Chief Activator who helps people re-connect with their vision and tap directly into their own creative well. He draws on a lifetime of experience as a poet, musician, author, trainer, and artist to help people and companies discover and express their ideas.
He offers 1-on-1 coaching, workshops, mentoring programs and company activations for organizations that need to be more innovative and respond to the challenges of the 21st century.

Find out more at:
www.davidchislett.com

Questions:
1:26 What were some of the most impactful experiences that led you to become who you are today?

5:24 What drove you to be self-employed and just follow your passion?

9:39 What is creativity, why is it important, and how do you train it?

14:07 How can we train creativity in schools?

15:51 Can creativity be extended to finance or statistics which seem like hard based fact fields?

17:46 What will be the role of creativity in the future in regards to tech and the future of work?

21:05 Can the future you are describing happen in our current socio-economic system?

22:38 What are the changes that we need to tackle as soon as possible?

23:37 How can these changes happen on a global level?

24:55 What is the change that you would like to create through your work?

25:40 What can the listeners of this podcast start doing today?

If you liked this episode, subscribe to the Change Makers Podcast and don’t miss the upcoming interviews.

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Music Credits: nymano x saib- night walk
Oct 15, 201928:02
Episode 29: Change through impact branding with Elif Algu
Oct 01, 201942:25
Episode 28: Changing our attitude towards AI with Nadia Piet

Episode 28: Changing our attitude towards AI with Nadia Piet

Nadia Piet is a driven multipotentiality currently finding herself at the intersection of service design, technology, and strategy. For the last 6 months, she has been researching the intersection of AI and design and looking into the questions of:
How can we democratize access to AI and leverage its capabilities to create a positive impact?
How can we design for human values in algorithmic systems?
The outcome of the research is a toolkit for designers to help them design for machine intelligence and to inspire people to leverage machine learning within the context of the users. The deck will be available for free to download on
aimeets.design/

Questions:
1:54 Personal story and journey
6:38 Getting comfortable with change
10:30 Designing for human values in algorithmic systems
16:06 What makes a good user experience?
20:00 How can companies implement a user-centered approach?
26:05 The responsibility of a designer
29:22 Balance between creative responsibility and business revenue
38:35 How will AI change the job market?
44:19 A polarised view on technology
45:11 We tend to personify AI
49:56 The intersection of AI and design
55:48 Personal aspiration

References:
nadiapiet.com/
diopd.org/
Sep 02, 201959:33
Episode 27: Changing Fashion with Mariel Jumpa

Episode 27: Changing Fashion with Mariel Jumpa

Mariel Jumpa is a driven social entrepreneur passionate about building communities. She has founded Slow Fashion World, a global platform and conscious agency empowering, connecting and enabling collaborations for social and ethical companies. Tune in this episode for insights on cultural appropriation in the fashion industry, the artisan community and its relationship to global fashion, consumerism, slow fashion, and example of ethical, conscious brands that are making a difference.
slowfashionworld.com/

Questions:
1:53 Introduction: the journey of connecting with the fashion industry

6:20 The biggest problems in the fashion industry

10:50 How can the local communities of artisans compete with the global brand?

14:21 Lack of sustainability in fashion: an industry or a consumer problem?

17:18 What is the role of the government in regulating the fashion industry?

20:16 The social impact of the fashion industry

23:48 Greenwashing

26:28 Sending second-hand clothes to poorer communities aggravates the problem

30:39 What is slow fashion?

34:26 Examples of sustainable fashion brands
www.thereformation.com/
www.peopletree.de/
www.everlane.com/

38:32 A vision for the future of fashion

References:
conscious-closet-guide.com/
katefletcher.com/
hmfoundation.com/

Further Reading:
www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/aug/20/greenwashing-environmentalism-lies-companies
www.bbc.com/news/world-44968561
Aug 27, 201942:59
Episode 26: This could be our future
Aug 19, 201948:34
Episode 25: Sustainability in the fashion industry

Episode 25: Sustainability in the fashion industry

Nanette Hogervorst is an entrepreneur active at the intersection of fashion, sustainability, and communication. She has been raised by parents who have lived in the Philippines for years. They saw and experienced what it is like when water, energy, and food are not always present in abundance. Her upbringing (in the Netherlands) in combination with her own interest in social issues has led to her being active in youth politics for two years. After her communication studies, she did a number of projects abroad, including in South Africa at an HIV / AIDS Clinic and an internship at Amnesty International Philippines.

Currently, Nanette is dedicating most of her time to the development of her fashion platform Our World with the aim to accelerate the sustainability of the fashion industry. She believes that consumers play an important role in this. Our World therefore wants to inspire them in a substantiated way, challenge them and offer alternatives to make more sustainable clothing choices.

www.ow-ourworld.nl/

Questions:
1:15 Introduction and Background

07:04 Our World Platform

18:01 The decision to pursue the passion project full time

21:14 The biggest problems in the fashion industry

24:48 Lack of sustainability in fashion: an industry or a consumer problem?

34:54 Sustainable mindset

36:48 Examples of sustainable fashion brands
studiojux.com/
www.muji.eu/
www.thereformation.com/

46:49 Impact in the context of sustainable fashion

52:47 Learnings from researching sustainable fashion

Further Reading:
www.fashionrevolution.org/
www.theguardian.com/world/rana-plaza
truecostmovie.com/
Aug 08, 201901:00:16
Episode 24: The Culture Shift

Episode 24: The Culture Shift

Matilda Sundåker is a Swede based in Amsterdam who after a few years of working with companies such as Hyper Island, Adidas and Vice took the step into the freelance world and found her own strategy consultancy. Matilda believes that empowered people empower others - resulting in happier and more effective individuals, teams and companies. So she has made her purpose to enable and empower individuals to live purposeful lives. https://www.thecultureshift.me/ Resources mentioned: Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life Questions: 01:06 The story of 3 shifts 12:40 How come you were hiding that you did the first career shift? 14:40 Is it worth “sacrificing” a few years in a place that you don’t like for “freedom” after? 17:49 How did Hyper Island have an impact on you? And how do you feel HI is different from traditional education? 21:20 Could you see the HI approach to education applied on a bigger scale? 24: 16 Being an employee vs being a freelancer 29:53 the role of a strategist and the future of strategy 31:07 Why do we need to talk about a culture shift? 35:00 What does it mean to be empowered? 38:48 Impact & Storytelling 42:39 What is the change that you would like to create or see in your lifetime?
Jul 29, 201946:46
Episode 23: Developers as agents of change

Episode 23: Developers as agents of change

When we talk about change, nowadays we always think of technology as the main driver for it. So today, I invited three software engineers to join me in a discussion on this topic. We are talking about the role, responsibility, and ethics of a developer, lifelong learning in a fast-paced tech environment, the community of open-source sharing, the cost of scalability, and the state of Artificial Intelligence.

Questions:
1:01 Introductions
3:51 The role of creativity in engineering
7:42 Technology as one of the main drivers of change
11:49 Lifelong learning in the role of a developer. Do developers need a degree?
21:17 The community of open source sharing
29:45 The balance between day to day problem solving and looking at the bigger picture
37:10 Why should we make businesses scalable and where is the limit?
41:11 What is the cost of scalability in the long term?
47:48 Morals and ethics in the role of a developer
53:41 Artificial Intelligence: How far are we from software writing software?
1:00:26 What is impact for you?
1:06:08 What is the change you would like to contribute to?


About the interviewees:
Rasmus Reiler is an entrepreneurial minded software developer and certified pasta expert that's always looking for new ways to expand his horizon with new skills.

Simon Kristensen is a software engineer who strives for a strong collaboration with anyone he works with. He puts aside ego and focuses on a result-driven process, as well as a work environment that constantly allows the growth of skills and capabilities.
Stefan Schonert is the co-founder and CTO of Statum, a digital recruitment agency specializing in scale-ups.

Music Credits:
🎶Curl Up into a Ball- Joey Pecoraro
Jul 18, 201901:08:10
Episode 22: Tranformation & Human(ity)-Centered Design

Episode 22: Tranformation & Human(ity)-Centered Design

Marco van Hout is the co-founder of the Digital Society School, a new hub in Amsterdam focused on engaging, meaningful and impactful learning experiences for students and professionals. Marco CREATES, TEACHES and SPEAKS about transformation design, digital society, human(ity) centered and UX design + how we can collaborate across cultures and borders in order to build a global innovation chain to finally tackle those global challenges from local perspectives. Questions: 01:20 From UX design to humanity centered design https://bit.ly/2xFT0j9 03:21 Design Waste & the Responsibility of designers https://bit.ly/2JqZglx 7:16 Cross-cultural collaboration in design https://bit.ly/2G3mUSP 10:53 The dialogue about the need for collaboration https://bit.ly/2YRxSCE 16:22 Design Activism and the difference between change and transformation https://bit.ly/2LgxM4e 19:29 It’s not about the tech, but the integration of tech https://bit.ly/2XVsG38 28:47 Innovative Education Model https://bit.ly/2NNyWGn 31:05 Impact https://bit.ly/2S3sHww 35:37 Entrepreneurial Wisdom https://bit.ly/2XIcSSk 41:17 Digital Society School in the future https://bit.ly/2xEYpXB 44:15 Inspirational End https://bit.ly/2S7kNCg References: www.design-emotion.com/about/ digitalsocietyschool.org/ papanek.org/
Jul 10, 201947:35
Episode 21: Getting comfortable with the uncomfortable

Episode 21: Getting comfortable with the uncomfortable

Rona van der Zander aims to create sustainable change and innovation in the education sector and facilitate change for organizations and institutions. She is a true global citizen. Her curious spirit and her keen eye for interesting trends and developments have led her to work in 8 different countries, in different types of organizations from large businesses to NGO’s and international organizations such as the United Nations. Currently, Rona is based in Berlin, working on her own initiative. GrowBeyound is a consultancy that works with universities, businesses, and individuals and supports them to reach their full global potential. https://www.growbeyound.com/ Questions: 0:59 https://bit.ly/329M0Ju Introduction & Background 2:23 https://bit.ly/2NBX92g What led you to jump between all these fields from business to politics to starting your own business within education? 4:50 https://bit.ly/2NBYcze How did you make this decision of going and studying in different contexts? 8:18 https://bit.ly/2XojtB7 What was your main learnings? Especially related to what you mentioned before about reverse culture shock? 9:56 https://bit.ly/32aDCt6 What were your main learnings from a professional perspective? 13:13 https://bit.ly/2xxTh7z What was the need you saw in universities to start GrowBeYound? And what is your vision? 14:50 https://bit.ly/2Xpog08 Do you see some difference in this topic across countries different countries? 17:01 https://bit.ly/2xGaZpP What is GrowBeYound? 19:17 https://bit.ly/2FSxcoY What was the biggest challenge from working with universities? 20:52 https://bit.ly/2Jeh4jH How do you usually approach these universities? 22:08 https://bit.ly/2XQXbHq What are the 21st century skills? 25:13 https://bit.ly/2RT53CZ How would you imagine an education system that trains the 21st century skills and prepares students for multiple careers? 28:47 https://bit.ly/2xxhECo What is students’ feedback on the workshops you did? 30:25 https://bit.ly/2Jgi5rH How should we teach skills such as empathy, skills that are not repetitive and cannot be measured? 34:03 https://bit.ly/2FQJIW8 What were some education trends that really attracted your attention? 37:21 https://bit.ly/326waz3 What, in your view, future of work will look like? 39:26 https://bit.ly/30m3PTZ Where is this whole topic of burnout actually coming from? 43:20 https://bit.ly/2XmwjLb In the countries where you lived in, how is the attitude towards the future of work topic? 45:46 https://bit.ly/2NyMjKF You mention that you want to be a cheerleader... 49:29 https://bit.ly/2FSESaM Do we need more caring in leadersip? 51:06 https://bit.ly/2XuSjZp Who are changemakers for you? 52:32 https://bit.ly/2YAXLWW What is the change you would like to see in your lifetime? 55:17 https://bit.ly/2JsPrCg What would be the impact you would like to create within education? 56:36 https://bit.ly/2JoBvt3 What would be the advice you would give your younger self?
Jul 05, 201958:58
Episode 20: Creating a more meaningful working world

Episode 20: Creating a more meaningful working world

For the last 2 years, Tom has been leading his organization Extraordinary Life, a non profit foundation dedicated to empowering people to living more meaningful working lives. One core mission of EL is to evolve the notion of work.
Essentially, Tom aims to create a more meaningful working world where people can wake up each morning and be excited to go to work, working with teams, doing things that excite them, and making the impact they believe in.

www.extraordinarylife.eu/


Questions:

* 1:27 Introduction Tom Marshall and Extraordinary Life
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* 6:28 What did you study? What were your expectations after graduation and have they been met?
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* 9:24 How come we have this system with money flowing upwards and task flowing downwards? How can we overcome these pyramids in corporations?
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* 13:33 What do you think will be the impact of automation? Can we expect people to just reinvent themselves?
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* 18:14 What do you think needs to change in education today to meet this work scenario? Shall we keep preparing and training people for roles and professions?
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* 22:08 One of the core missions of Extraordinary Life is to evolve the notion of work. What should change in the current view that we have?
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* 24:02 How would this notion of work integrate on a global level? We are in a privileged position to talk about purpose, how would that work in other areas that have different cultures and other levels of development?
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* 28:54 How can we help people to discover the impact they want to make?
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* 34:50 What is the change for you? And what is the change you would like to create in your lifetime?
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* 36:53 Who is a changemaker for you?
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* 38:03 What would you tell your younger self?
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* 40:43 How do you define success? What is your vision for Extraordinary Life?
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Resources mentioned in this interview:
📚The Future of the Professions: How Technology Will Transform the Work of Human Experts by Daniel Susskind

🎵 Music credits: nymano- back to reality
Jun 20, 201943:58
Episode 19: "The effect you have on others is the most valuable currency there is"

Episode 19: "The effect you have on others is the most valuable currency there is"

Danielle is an Employee Journey Advisor at ING Bank, with a passion for meditation and mindfulness. She is a volunteer for very diverse causes, and she strongly believes in the power of giving back and strengthening the community feeling. She started her own charity, Stichting Enlight, a day dedicated to meditation, inspirational speeches, and spiritual music. Her ultimate vision is to reduce the number of people suffering of anxiety, depression, and burnouts. She wants to help people grow and feel happy about their lives. She wants to give purpose to the lives of those in need or in weaker positions of society. Questions: * 1:11 Introduction & Background Danielle- https://bit.ly/2MAgtMN * 3:42 How did you discover meditation? https://bit.ly/2K9hfi1 * 7:31 What is the importance of meditation in the 21st century considering the trend of mindfulness, but also trends in the work field? https://bit.ly/2IKwgnp * 11:01 Is meditation a topic important enough to be included in the education process to develop this mindset of awareness? https://bit.ly/2K9FfSa * 14:21 What in your experience, how are companies integrating spirituality and mindfulness in their employees’ lives? https://bit.ly/2K9ieid * 16:26 How did you get into the area of volunteering? https://bit.ly/2WwLOA1 * 23:13 From all the volunteering experiences, what is the feedback of people that you have helped? https://bit.ly/2K8Hrcn * 24:56 What is the importance of gratitude? https://bit.ly/2wNjY8a * 27:50 Who are change makers for you? https://bit.ly/2MzGKLg * 30:30 What has been the impact of buddhist readings? https://bit.ly/31qvjc2 * 32:01 How come we don’t talk so much about the moments of struggle? Should we start sharing them more? https://bit.ly/2I845Q0 * 34:00 What is purpose for you? https://bit.ly/2Wyablv * 35:40 Is this life of service what gives our lives purpose?https://bit.ly/2WXTXS9 * 37:43 What is the change that you would like to create? https://bit.ly/2R2u6De // Resources mentioned during the interview: The World Peace Meditation event: https://www.facebook.com/StichtingEnlight/ https://www.imovefoundation.org/ https://alphabetclub.org/ 🎵Music credits: nymano- green tea
Jun 10, 201941:40
Episode 18: We all need to be "enfants terribles" to change the world
May 31, 201942:51
Episode 17: Education is the most effective tool for social change
May 16, 201947:50
Episode 16: Together for a circular future
May 06, 201951:07
Episode 15: Impact, Entrepreneurship & Social Innovation
Apr 16, 201948:42
Episode 14: Inclusive Education
Apr 11, 201952:02