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The Inner Game of ChangeE76 - Rethinking Change: From Behavioural Conditioning to Regenerative Transformation - Podcast with Carol SanfordHello, and welcome to this special episode of The Inner Game of Change.Today’s episode is deeply meaningful, as it features a conversation with the remarkable Carol Sanford. Carol has been a pioneer of Regenerative Thinking for over four decades, helping entrepreneurs and executives transform their businesses responsibly and meaningfully. Her work has left an indelible mark on so many lives and organisations.It is with a heavy heart that I share that Carol is now in transition out of this world, as shared by her son Mark 2 days ago. Despite the challenges of he...2024-11-2730 min
Future Learning Design PodcastA living systems approach to education - A Conversation with Carol SanfordCarol Sanford (https://carolsanford.com/) is one of the most important thinkers of the last few decades. Like no-one else, her work calls out the deeply damaging effects of Behaviourism on all aspects of our lives, especially learning and education, and advocates for a living systems approach to business, education and community.
Carol’s latest book, ‘No More Gold Stars: Regenerating Capacity to Think for Ourselves’ is in some ways a synthesis of many of her most powerful ideas that she has developed through a lifetime of practice and learning from various indigenous and wisdom traditions. But it also calls...2024-09-1530 min
SHFT HappensHow to Apply Indigenous Regenerative Thinking for Personal & Business Transformation w/Carol SanfordHaving Carol Sanford on our show feels incredibly special. Not only has she been at the heart of Regenerative Thinking —which is now gaining increasing recognition—she’s also a multi-award winning author of 7 books and the go-to expert on making SHFT happen. Carol has dedicated her life to helping people change paradigms.
More about Carol:
As the Executive Producer of The Regenerative Business Summit and a 5x TEDx speaker, Carol launched two startups, successfully ran and sold them, and then turned to educating businesses globally. She has worked with big companies like Google and Colgate, as well as what sh...2024-07-1034 min
The She Leads Podcast | Rewriting the Rules of EntrepreneurshipThe Power of Continuous Learning and Being a Positive Contrarian with Carol SanfordExperts get in the way of their own discoveries!Carol Sanford is a positive contrarian who believes that no matter the outcome, it can be a meaningful one. As a professor, Carol ensures never to use the same idea twice, which provides a space for creating useful and valuable evolution in her thinking. Being an expert blocks people’s learning, as she emphasizes and Carol does not class herself as one. Carol believes that discovering who you are, takes a lifetime - the secret is not in deciding who you are, but rather discovering it. We...2024-04-2642 min
RSA ConversationsReGeneration Rising S2E5: Indirect Work with Carol SanfordIn this episode, Daniel and Philipa talk with award-winning author and regenerative leadership expert, Carol Sanford. In this episode, Daniel and Philipa are in conversation with award-winning author and regenerative leadership expert, Carol Sanford. Carol draws on her experience working with business leaders to explain the importance of working on change in an indirect way. Carol Sanford is a consistently recognized disruptor and contrarian working side by side with Fortune 500 and new economy executives in designing and leading systemic business change and design. Through her university and in-house educational offerings, global speaking platforms, best selling multi-award-winning books, a...2024-04-2331 min
Business With PurposeCarol Sanford – No More Gold Stars – Regenerating the Capacity to Think for OurselvesFor this episode, Carol Sanford again joins David. She has played a significant role in transforming hundreds of individuals, organisations, companies, and society as a whole. She challenges the idea that most people need to be told precisely how to live and accomplish tasks. A damaging belief that has led to a society that does not enable people to think for themselves. Carol explains how each of us can break that negative cycle, retake control, and lead ourselves and society to a better life and world. KEY TAKEAWAYS Everyone has the hardware and software to...2024-02-2154 min
The Deep Wealth Podcast - Unlock Your Deep Wealth—In Business and LifeBest Selling Author And Business Educator Carol Sanford Shares How To Welcome Fulfillment And Success By Thinking For Yourself (#289)Send us a text“Start watching yourself and the effects of your thoughts.” - Carol SanfordJeffrey Feldberg and Carol Sanford discussed Carol's new book, No More Gold Stars. They talked about the importance of independent thinking in the workplace and society, and the need for a new epistemology of working that develops discernment, independent thought, creativity, and commitment to time-binding endeavors. Carol shared her personal experience with behavioral modification programs and how it led her to write her book. She also talked about her nature as a positive contrarian and how she disr...2023-12-1150 min
The RegenNarration Podcast150 Excerpt. Carol Sanford, as No More Gold Stars comes out (& brief update)What a week at the regenerative agriculture conference in Margaret River. Fair to say we’re still buzzing, and recovering. More on that later. Normal podcasting will resume next week, but this week has actually been lined up for a while – in anticipation of that recovery, and the release of a very special book. Carol Sanford’s new – and sadly last – book is out this week. It’s called No More Gold Stars: Regenerating Capacity to Think for Ourselves. You might remember her talking about it back at the start of the year in a profound 150th episode, tha...2023-09-1223 min
Better World LeadersCarol Sanford returns to explore self-determining pathways to evolving our role in life, work and planetary systemsCarol Sanford returns for her second episode in this season, introducing the core disciplines within the framework she introduces in her latest work - No More Gold Stars (a full transcript of this conversation is available here on Medium)
In this conversation Carol shares the 6 disciplines which provide the framework for ways of being, collaboratively interacting and organising at home, work and in community which are grounded in self-determining, regenerative paradyms. Carol calls out the pervasiveness of behaviouralism, the profound challenges this approach has manifested in our social systems, and how the approach she offers in No...2023-08-2856 min
Mindrolling with Raghu MarkusEp. 502 – Conscious Living, Conscious Dying with Carol Sanford & Gagan (Jared) LevyBestselling author Carol Sanford and Gagan (Jared) Levy sit down with Raghu Markus for an insightful conversation about transforming our cultural perception of death and infusing consciousness into all aspects of life.Carol Sanford has been an inspirational catalyst and guide, helping change agents and businesses around the world realize their aspirations to make a difference. Now she needs our help!Last fall, Carol learned that the cause of a suite of mysterious symptoms she’d been dealing with was amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease)—an inexorably debilitating, ultimately fatal disease. Each m...2023-08-0455 min
Direct ImpactDirect Impact W/ Carol SanfordSeason 3 Episode 28
4/30/2023 - Guest Interview with Carol Sanford
Introduction (Who the speaker is):
Carol Sanford is a best selling, award winning business educator, summit producer, podcaster, Tedx speaker, and author.
She is a consistently recognized thought leader working side by side with Fortune 500 and new economy executives in designing and leading systemic business change and design.
Main Topic (Overall theme/topic of discussion):
How to engage and create positive change on a systemic level in order to impact the world.
Awaken your consciousness to replace unproductive patterns with higher level...2023-04-3035 min
One World in a New World - Apocalyptic ChatsOne World in a New World with Carol Sanford - Author, Behavior Disruptor - E.P.-Regenerative Business Summit, 5x TED SpeakerOne World in a New World with Carol Sanford - Author, Behavior Disruptor - E.P.-Regenerative Business Summit, 5x TED Speaker
An Apocalyptic Chat with host, Zen Benefiel, MA, MBA, Transformational Coach (https://BeTheDream.com)
Carol's most recent book, The Regenerative Life: Transform Any Organization, Our Society, and Your Destiny (2020), sets forth her belief that “we need a better theory of change, one that goes beyond the heroic and do-good models and that taps into, develops, and releases the inherent potential of every human being to live in ways that make meaningful contributions to the world.”
We are fort...2023-04-1557 minBetter World LeadersCarol Sanford invites us to disrupt the attachment we have to our current methods, and instead learn to work IndirectlyToday's guest is the most deeply provocative, developmental and loving regenerative guide I have been honoured to connect with and be developing within her communities.
Carol Sanford is acknowledged by many as a matriarch within the resurgent global regeneration movement, having been in deep practice in her own life, family and work both in multi-national organisations and in developmental education for over 45 years.
Carol is the author of 6 books, several of which are cited as essential reading at Harvard and Stamford. She is the founder of the Carol Sanford Institute and Seed Communities, a developmental c...2023-02-1456 min
The RegenNarration Podcast150. A Regenerative Life: Carol Sanford on living, dying & changing paradigmsStarting the year with Carol Sanford feels incredibly special. She’s been at the heart of what we might call the ‘regenerative paradigm’ for decades. Friends and colleagues have spoken about her with me for years, right up until the end of last year. And last month, a previous guest and author of Sand Talk, Tyson Yunkaporta, featured Carol on his podcast. That’s when I learned the sad news that she has only a few months to live. When I wrote to her expressing my care and respect, and to see if she’d possibly be up for a chat wit...2023-02-0653 min
The RegenNarration Podcast150. A Regenerative Life: Carol Sanford on living, dying & changing paradigmsStarting the year with Carol Sanford feels incredibly special. She’s been at the heart of what we might call the ‘regenerative paradigm’ for decades. Friends and colleagues have spoken about her with me for years, right up until the end of last year. And last month, a previous guest and author of Sand Talk, Tyson Yunkaporta, featured Carol on his podcast. That’s when I learned the sad news that she may only have a few months to live. When I wrote to her expressing my care and respect, and to see if she’d possibly be up for a chat...2023-02-0653 min
Sustainability Now - exploring technologies and paradigms to shape a world that worksDisrupting Certainty with Carol SanfordA positive contrarian and thought provocateur in both business and the regenerative movement, Carol Sanford brings about change by disrupting certainty; and this interview is no exception. By digging deep to unearth and upend underlying assumptions, Carol has changed the essence of work in corporations such as Google, DuPont, Intel, P&G, and Seventh Generation, making the impossible possible and generating unprecedented results. She speaks of a stellar example with a Colgate plant in South Africa where generations of racial division and prejudice were dismantled by effectively challenging the very concept of race. Contending with...2023-02-0452 min
Business With PurposeCarol Sanford - Indirect WorkIn this episode, David is joined by Carol Sanford who is a prolific bestselling author. Her last book was number one for 90 days. She is also a business educator and thought leader as well as the presenter of the podcast, Business Second Opinion. David asks Carol to explain what her new book Indirect Work is all about. Her explanation includes Einstein and the importance of taking a quantum view rather than a billiard ball approach. She explains why we all need to explore and question things and consider adopting living system frameworks and learning to understand our...2022-11-2552 min
Leadership SchoolEp. 48: Transforming Leadership with Guest Carol SanfordEvery once in a while you come across a trailblazer, a pot stirrer, a person who challenges the current methodology. My guest, Carol Sanford, is one of those people. My conversation today challenged my thinking and helped me to see things differently. In this episode, some topics we talk about areDifferent Levels of AuthorityThe Importance of IntermezzoThe Difference Between Being a Leader and Being a Resource.Carol Sanford is a #1 Amazon best-selling, multiple award-winning author and business educator, Summit Producer, podcaster, and author. She is consistently recognized thought leader working side by side with Fortune 500 and new...2022-11-1752 min
The Deep Wealth Podcast - Unlock Your Deep Wealth—In Business and LifeBest Selling Author And Thought Leader Carol Sanford Reveals How To Be A Positive Contrarian And Welcome Massive Success (#173)Send us a text“Be in the present moment.” - Carol SanfordCarol Sanford is a #1 Amazon best-selling, multiple award-winning (six book) author and business educator, Summit Producer, and podcaster. She is consistently recognized thought leader working side by side with Fortune 500 and new economy executives in designing and leading systemic business change and design. Through her university and in-house educational offerings, global speaking platforms, best-selling, multi-award-winning books, and developmental work, Carol works with executive leaders who see the possibility to change the nature of work through developing people and work syst...2022-10-3144 min
Doomer OptimismDO 76 - Carol Sanford w/ Glen Ganaway and Tres CrowCarol Sanford @carolsanford
Carol Sanford is a consistently recognized disruptor and contrarian working side by side with new economy executives in designing and leading systemic business change and design. Through her university and in-house educational offerings, global speaking platforms, best selling multi-award-winning books, and human development work, Carol works with executive leaders who see the possibility to change the nature of work through developing people and work systems that ignite motivation everywhere. For four decades, Carol has worked with great leaders of successful businesses, educating them to develop their people and ensure a continuous s...2022-09-2454 min
From Embers To Excellence™Interview with Carol Sanford, Author of “The Regenerative Life” Carol Sanford is a consistently recognized thought leader working side by side with Fortune 500 and new economy executive teams, designing and leading systemic business change and design. She is Senior Fellow of Social Innovation, Babson College; Founder, The Regenerative Business Development Community, Change Agent Development community. Her best-selling books have 15 awards, are required reading at leading business and management schools including Harvard, Stanford, Haas Berkeley and MIT. Carol also partners with producing Executive Education through Babson College, Kaospilot in Denmark, University of Washington and The Lewis Institute at Babson. Her books are filled with case stories, from around the...2022-09-091h 01
New Books in Business, Management, and MarketingCarol Sanford, "Indirect Work: A Regenerative Change Theory for Businesses, Communities, Institutions and Humans" (Interoctave, 2022)I recently got a chance to talk to Carol Sanford about her newest book Indirect Work: A Regenerative Change Theory for Businesses, Communities, Institutions and Humans. Carol Sanford is a consistently recognized disruptor and contrarian working side by side with Fortune 500 and new economy executives in designing and leading systemic business change and design.She is a founder and designer of The Regenerative Business Development Community, as well as best-selling author of several other books including her previous work The Regenerative Life—and a personal favorite for any entrepreneur or corporate leader today, The Regenerative Business: Redesign Work, Cu...2022-07-2559 min
New Books in Systems and CyberneticsCarol Sanford, "Indirect Work: A Regenerative Change Theory for Businesses, Communities, Institutions and Humans" (Interoctave, 2022)I recently got a chance to talk to Carol Sanford about her newest book Indirect Work: A Regenerative Change Theory for Businesses, Communities, Institutions and Humans. Carol Sanford is a consistently recognized disruptor and contrarian working side by side with Fortune 500 and new economy executives in designing and leading systemic business change and design.She is a founder and designer of The Regenerative Business Development Community, as well as best-selling author of several other books including her previous work The Regenerative Life—and a personal favorite for any entrepreneur or corporate leader today, The Regenerative Business: Redesign Work, Cu...2022-07-251h 00
Unlocking Business Growth - exploring achievements, challenges and what's interestingCarol Sanford | Indirect Work to Exceptional ImprovementThinking and questioning originated in Carol Sanford’s childhood; through influences from indigenous, white supremacist, and even fundamentalist Christian customs and beliefs. How we are in, and view, the world drives our engagement and impact. From the contradictory, perhaps clashing, cultural influences Carol developed a drive to think, question, and write. Influenced also by studying and observing the success of basketball coach Phil Jackson’s model that cultivated role models and excellence through indirect work Carol wrote her latest, sixth book, Indirect Work. She seeks to stimulate thinking and develop inquiry; to encourage readers to overcome paradigms, to esc...2022-07-1355 min
Enlightenment of ChangeCarol Sanford – How to Grow Business Revenues from 35-65% AnnuallyChange is inevitable (COVID taught us that) and in business a necessity to continue to grow and build a thriving future. For larger businesses, I feel like change can be a bit daunting and hard to change the direction of the organization's culture. Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Albert Einstein, “We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. Think anew”. I love this quote because I feel like it embodies the essence of this podcast. Being a change agent isn’t always easy or glamorous, b...2022-07-0835 min
Business Creators Radio Show With Adam HommeyHow to Become Non-Displaceable in Any Market, With Carol Sanford
Courageous leaders are calling for a disruptive yet effective way of working: one that unlocks new levels of innovation, financial results, and customer loyalty while building human capacity to contribute.
The good news is there is a proven, but infrequently taken, path.
Carol Sanford shows leaders why today’s so-called business “best practices” undermine success—and, how to transform a business into something so flexible, so innovative, so developmental, it becomes virtually non-displaceable in the market.
Carol joins Adam to discuss:
How to deal with highly competitive markets, even commodity
What exponential growth m...2022-06-0959 minBusiness Creators Radio Show with Adam HommeyHow to Become Non-Displaceable in Any Market, With Carol Sanford
Courageous leaders are calling for a disruptive yet effective way of working: one that unlocks new levels of innovation, financial results, and customer loyalty while building human capacity to contribute.
The good news is there is a proven, but infrequently taken, path.
Carol Sanford shows leaders why today’s so-called business “best practices” undermine success—and, how to transform a business into something so flexible, so innovative, so developmental, it becomes virtually non-displaceable in the market.
Carol joins Adam to discuss:
How to deal with highly competitive markets, even commodity
What exponential growth m...2022-06-0959 min
Human Capital LeadershipS35E22 - A Regenerative Paradigm and Practice in Organizations, Roles in Society and Personal Life, with Carol SanfordIn this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Carol Sanford about a regenerative paradigm and practice in organizations, roles in society and personal life. See the video here: https://youtu.be/uAPo-9MgyBc.
Carol Sanford (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolsanfordkeynote/) is a consistently positive contrarian working side by side with Fortune 500 and new paradigm executive teams in designing and leading systemic business change and work design. Through her university and in-house educational offerings, global speaking platforms, multi-award-winning books, business and human development work, Carol works to disrupt old paradigm thinking. The effect is revealing the possibility...2022-05-0633 min
Empowering Women in the WorkplaceS35E22 - A Regenerative Paradigm and Practice in Organizations, Roles in Society and Personal Life, with Carol SanfordIn this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Carol Sanford about a regenerative paradigm and practice in organizations, roles in society and personal life. See the video here: https://youtu.be/uAPo-9MgyBc.Carol Sanford (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolsanfordkeynote/) is a consistently positive contrarian working side by side with Fortune 500 and new paradigm executive teams in designing and leading systemic business change and work design. Through her university and in-house educational offerings, global speaking platforms, multi-award-winning books, business and human development work, Carol works to disrupt old paradigm thinking. The effect is...2022-05-0639 min
KAJ Bytes of ChangeThe how and why of Responsible Entrepreneurship with Carol SanfordOn The KAJ Masterclass LIVE today I talked to Carol Sanford, CEO & Founder, Carol Sanford Institute on the "Essence of Business and Responsible Entrepreneurship". And lots more. Watch here.About Carol Sanford (in her own words) Senior Fellow of Social Innovation, Babson College; CEO, The Regenerative Paradigm Institute, Educator and Social Change designer for people in change agents roles, organizational leaders who aspire to making a difference, business and organizational teams pursuing meaning work and business effectiveness.Author of Five best-selling books, including The Regenerative Life: Transform Any Organization, Our Society...2022-03-121h 04
Making Permaculture StrongerCarol Sanford on Indirect Work (E71)In this episode it is my great pleasure to welcome Carol Sanford back to explore her brand new book Indirect Work.
To support and celebrate the book’s launch, Carol has offered a giveaway offer exclusively for listeners of Making Permaculture Stronger. If you listen to and then share this episode on your website or any of your social media channels (such as sharing from the Making Permaculture Stronger facebook page), and then let me know about it, you go into the draw to access:
A free copy of Indirect Work posted to your door
A fr...2022-01-301h 07
Thinking Inside the BoxHow Should We Think About Feedback - Carol SanfordIn today’s episode, I chat with Carol Sanford, a Seattle, Washington-based serial entrepreneur, author, speaker & executive producer at the Regenerative Business Summit, an event held annually in Seattle each year To elevate and enrich the conversation about regeneration and focus it on innovative, enlightened disruption in business and industries.Carol launched two start-ups, operated and sold them. Then turned to teaching and educating businesses globally.She brings a wealth of experience, knowledge, and strong opinions about the true value of feedback. She argues it’s really not that valuable, which sparked an interesting, and at t...2021-12-1433 min
Compendium PodcastCompendium Podcast – Carol Sanford Author of THE REGENERATIVE LIFEOn this Compendium Podcast, our host Michael Stickler interviews Carol Sanford, author of Regenerative Life. In this guide, business and leadership coach Carol Sanford shows you how to fundamentally change the roles you play in society, enabling you to master more than you ever believed possible; grow yourself and other people with purpose and meaning, provide astounding innovations for your clients, children, and students, create extraordinary social returns, rebuild your creativity, and bring new life and success to everything around you.Carol Sanford is a consistently recognized thought leader working side by side with Fortune 500 and new economy...2021-11-2720 min
Conscious Consulting PodcastUsing The Power Of REGENERATIVE THINKING With CAROL SANFORDToday we are excited to share a conversation with Carol Sanford, a speaker, author and former Consultant who has recently been added to the Top Conscious Company Leaders List. She calls herself a Regenerative Educator that doesn’t advise people on what to think but how to think. With her key principles of regenerative thinking Carol Sanford helps us to find a new consulting approach and paradigm for a new era. In this conversation Carol shares with us why she calls herself Educator rather than Consultant, how Consultants can work fully aligned with what they stand for an...2021-09-1444 min
The Future of Leadership224 A paradigm-shattering leadership perspective from Carol Sanford How unlearning could be your greatest leadership strength Carol Sanford wants you to listen to this podcast and do nothing! Carol is the radical thinker and author behind The Regenerative Life which presents a leadership approach rooted in self-evaluation, reflection, questioning and sitting with what we don’t understand. No feedback, no judgement, just embracing our essence and inherent purpose as humans. Why you should listen: a leadership framework for unlearning Letting go of what you think leadership is No more feedback: Self-evaluation as a team development strategy The third eye - a pow...2021-08-1143 min
Scaling Up Business with Bill Gallagher269: Carol Sanford — How to Create a Responsible BusinessWhy does responsibility matter? Why should there be balance? Why is all of this even important? Today’s guest has some answers and suggestions on how you can become a more responsible business. Carol Sanford is an award-winning Business Educator, Summit Producer, Podcaster, and Author. She is a regularly recognized thought leader and has worked alongside Fortune 500 companies like Google, DuPont, Intel, P&G, and more over the last four decades. When Carol went to Berkeley, a man named Thomas Kuhn opened her up to a whole new world of different perspectives. Combining this with th...2021-07-2159 min
Business Infrastructure - Curing Back Office Blues158: Using Regenerative Thinking to Achieve Operational Excellence with Carol SanfordCarol Sanford has 40+ years of experience working with leaders of companies looking to grow and change the world for the better. As she puts it, “My essence is to disrupt certainty.” But let’s be clear, she’s not a coach or a consultant. Instead, she’s a resource focused on increasing people’s capability for consciousness. Through this consciousness, leaders can grow better businesses. Her secret sauce is rooted in lessons from her Iroquois heritage and her experience working with high-profile executives at companies like Google and DuPont as well as entrepreneurs and experts. In this epis...2021-07-181h 01Making Permaculture StrongerCarol Sanford’s Seven First Principles of Regeneration – Further ReflectionsHey all. So I had the urge to surf along a little in the wake of the last episode, and reflect further on Carol Sanford's Seven First Principles of Regeneration. Thus, in this episode I reflect on, unpack and further explore what Carol shared about the seven first principles and how they are enriching my own development.
My intention for the episode was:
I am continuing to explore Carol Sanford's Seven First Principles of Regeneration...in a way that supports listeners (and myself!) to better grasp and go experiment with them...so that we realising together, any value they can...2021-01-3051 min
The Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation PodcastThe Regenerative Business: Redesigning Work & Cultivating Human Potential with Carol Sanford📄 Full Show Notes & Episode Bonuses 🌍Better World Weekly Newsletter 🎬Subscribe on YouTube Regenerative medicine, regenerative design, regenerative therapy, regenerative agriculture, and yes, even regenerative business! What do all of these things have in common? They’re bound by the idea that by tuning into the interdependence of systems, we can flourish into a new way of being that’s more resilient and beneficial for everyone. Carol Sanford is a leader in both regenerative business and, as her latest award-winning book describes, The Regenerative Life. By treating all aspects of a co...2021-01-1456 min
Life Ensemble#146 - The Regenerative Business: Redesigning Work & Cultivating Human Potential with Carol Sanford📄 Full Show Notes & Episode Bonuses 🌍Better World Weekly Newsletter 🎬Subscribe on YouTube Regenerative medicine, regenerative design, regenerative therapy, regenerative agriculture, and yes, even regenerative business! What do all of these things have in common? They’re bound by the idea that by tuning into the interdependence of systems, we can flourish into a new way of being that’s more resilient and beneficial for everyone. Carol Sanford is a leader in both regenerative business and, as her latest award-winning book describes, The Regenerative Life. By treating all aspects of a co...2021-01-1456 min
Take on BoardRegenerative nature of governing versus the old paradigm with Carol SanfordToday on the Take on Board podcast, Helga is speaking to Carol Sanford about the regenerative nature of governing versus the old paradigm.Carol is on the board of the JLFoundation which educates and collaborates with other boards to use Living Systems thinking in educating, decision making, and pursuing change.She has worked with Fortune 500 and new economy executives in designing and leading systemic business change and design. Through her university and in-house educational offerings, global speaking platforms, multi-award-winning books, and human development work, Carol works with executive leaders who see the possibility to change the nature of...2021-01-1334 minMaking Permaculture StrongerThe Seven First Principles of Regeneration with Carol Sanford (E55)In this episode pioneering regenerative thinker Carol Sanford rejoins me to share a living systems framework she calls The Seven First Principles of Regeneration.
Sketch by Dan based on Carol's description
Resources to Deepen Learning
My first chat with Carol (also see these follow up words from Carol)My second chat with Carol where she shares her four levels of paradigmCarol's websiteThe Deep Pacific Change Agent Community (That Dan is part of)A series of articles in which Carol applies the Seven First Principles to educationCarol going through the principles in a different way on her Business Second Opinion PodcastCarol's...2020-12-221h 03
Human Capital LeadershipS4E29 - Role Perception, Work, and Changing the World, with Carol SanfordIn this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Westover talks with Carol Sanford about our various roles, how we view those differently to impact change, and how these roles carry over into our work. See the video here:
Carol Sanford (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolsanfordkeynote/) is a consistently recognized thought leader working side by side with Fortune 500 and new economy executive teams, designing and leading systemic business change and design. She is Senior Fellow of Social Innovation, Babson College; Founder,The Regenerative Business Development Community, Change Agent Development community. Her best-selling books have 15 awards, are required reading at leading business and...2020-07-2132 min
Future Design Podcast#016 Intera: The Regenerative Life - Carol SanfordHave you felt that you are limited in the capacity to make an impact in the world? You are not a CEO, a social activist, or working for an NPO so you can't make a difference. I have that feeling too but Carol Sanford shows us a different perspective.She has advised many Fortune 500 companies as a regenerative thought leader, received the Lifetime Trust Award, and has recently been added to the 2018 Top Conscious Company Leader's List. She also has 5 multi-award winning books (The Responsible Entrepreneur, The Responsible Business, The Regenerative Business, No More Feedback) and her...2020-07-1037 min
Mitchell Levy Presents AHA MomentsCarol Sanford, Ken Kilday, & Emmanuel Eliason on Thought Leader Life Credibility SpecialsGet to know these successful thought leaders and find out how they present themselves and their crafts as experts in their fieldsCarol Sanford http://aha.pub/CarolSanford, is the executive producer at The Regenerative Business Summit who brings highly recognized innovation in the business and nations around the world. Through her A-rated speeches and highly-praised, award-winning books, Carol teaches tested alternatives to traditional business practices so executives can produce better decisions and financial results. If you need a change agent who will help you realize the traditional processes that you need to quit a...2020-04-2329 minMaking Permaculture StrongerRegenerating Life with Carol Sanford’s Four Paradigm Framework (E33)Carol Sanford mid-sentence during this episode...
Such a deep honour to have Carol Sanford return to the show after the wild ride that was episode nineteen.
In this episode Carol takes us deep into one of her living systems frameworks - that of the four paradigms she calls value return, arrest disorder, do good, and regenerate life. This framework has challenging implications for permaculture, and as I explain I am excited with the clarity I believe this framework can bring to our individual and collective efforts to navigate the current global coronavirus pandemic.
I will be using the platform of...2020-03-241h 12
Business Second OpinionComparing Strategic Approaches —Archive 8.6.19Carol & Zac examine four approaches to strategy and their value in providing focus, positioning, and execution relative to longevity and financial effectiveness. What leads to an inability to be bumped from a market space, lose members of your tribe, be knocked out by product substitutes. And have shortfalls in cash flow, margins and earnings. Essence expression as the nodal or keystone to strategic thinking wins— hands down. Learn why!
Business Second Opinion Podcast digs deep to answer questions about business and business practice, you may not know you need to ask. But we believe you should be asking fo...2020-01-0728 min
Regenerative Rising Podcast#8 – Carol SanfordRegenerative paradigm educator and award-winning author Carol Sanford joins Seleyn DeYarus, host of Regenerative Voices podcast. Carol has been working with Fortune 500 companies for over four decades helping to shape living systems management and thinking for systemic change that brings about financial effectiveness, personal and professional growth and ecosystem health, without trade-offs. In this […]
The post #8 – Carol Sanford first appeared on Regenerative Rising.2019-12-1000 min
Workplace Innovator Podcast | Enhancing Your Employee Experience | Facility Management | CRE | Digital Workplace TechnologyEp. 63: No More Feedback! A Positive Contrarian’s View of the Workplace with Author Carol SanfordCarol Sanford is an award-winning business educator, Summit Producer, podcaster, and author. Her books are required business school reading at Stanford and Harvard. For 40 years she’s collaborated with clients to develop people to realize their inherent capabilities. Mike Petrusky asks Carol about her new book “No More Feedback: Cultivate Consciousness at Work” and why those that know her say she is "a contrarian in the best sense of the word...someone totally unseduced by popular opinion or standard practice". Mike and Carol discuss what motivates human beings to connect with the mission of their organization, allows them to become...2019-06-2520 min
The Game Changer NetworkCarol Sanford-The Responsible EntrepreneurCarol Sanford-The Responsible Entrepreneur: Four Game-Changing Archetypes for Founders, Leaders, and Impact Investors This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Carol Sanford. The original live interview was on 8/14/15. Responsible entrepreneurs are a special breed, seeking to transform industries and even society itself. They challenge and refine cultural assumptions, laws, regulations, and even the processes of governance. This requires them to do and think far beyond what is usually required of business leaders. The Responsible Entrepreneur offers a blueprint for this new kind of business leadership, describing the means by...2019-05-0357 min
Regenerative Business PodcastTRE – The Responsible Entrepreneur – All GoodCarol interviews Caroline Duell, Founder and CEO of All Good. Hear her story, her husband Ryan Rich’s farming roots, and how the two are growing the company, All Good, with open minds and a creative process for ongoing betterment.2019-04-1839 min
Regenerative Business PodcastTRE – The Responsible Entrepreneur – All GoodCarol interviews Caroline Duell, Founder and CEO of All Good. Hear her story, her husband Ryan Rich’s farming roots, and how the two are growing the company, All Good, with open minds and a creative process for ongoing betterment.2019-04-1839 minRegenerative Business PodcastTRC – Responsible Capitalist – David FifeCarol Sanford interviews David Fife of NextWorld Capital Evergreen Fund2019-01-1537 minRegenerative Business PodcastTRC – Responsible Capitalist – David FifeCarol Sanford interviews David Fife of NextWorld Capital Evergreen Fund2019-01-1537 min
Change Catalysts at the Growing EdgeEp. 6 – Ceremonies for Times of Change with Susan SanfordIn times of change and uncertainty, a powerful way to reconnect with ourselves, our communities, and the web of life is to participate in thoughtfully designed ceremonies and rituals. In this episode, Carol and her guest, Susan Wulfekuhler Sanford, explore how these purposeful experiences create a container for moving energy and expressing emotions during both personal transitions and changes that touch us all. They’ll also offer ideas for simple rituals Change Catalysts can use in their own practice and share with their clients. Through her work, Susan helps people navigate times of change through cere...2018-12-2049 minRegenerative Business PodcastThe Regenerative Business – Chris and Marty McCurry, The Bark HouseCarol Sanford interviews Chris and Marty McCurry of The Bark House. Adorning Stream honoree at 2017 Regenerative Business Prize.2017-10-1435 minRegenerative Business PodcastThe Regenerative Business – Chris and Marty McCurry, The Bark HouseCarol Sanford interviews Chris and Marty McCurry of The Bark House. Adorning Stream honoree at 2017 Regenerative Business Prize.2017-10-1435 minRegenerative Business PodcastThe Regenerative Business – Lake Flato Prize 2017 InterviewCarol Sanford interviews Greg Papay and Robert Hoang of Lake Flato Architects, San Antonio, TX. Global Honoree and Sheltering Stream honoree at 2017 Regenerative Business Prize.2017-10-0220 minRegenerative Business PodcastThe Regenerative Business – Lake Flato Prize 2017 InterviewCarol Sanford interviews Greg Papay and Robert Hoang of Lake Flato Architects, San Antonio, TX. Global Honoree and Sheltering Stream honoree at 2017 Regenerative Business Prize.2017-10-0220 minRegenerative Business PodcastThe Regenerative Business – Neil Blomquist, Natural HabitatsCarol Sanford interviews Neil Blomquist of Natural Habitats
The post The Regenerative Business – Neil Blomquist, Natural Habitats appeared first on Carol Sanford Institute.2017-09-0900 minRegenerative Business PodcastThe Regenerative Business – Recreating Honoree, Ben Kneppers, Co-founder BureoCarol Sanford interviews Ben Kneppers of Bureo (http://bureo.co). Ben was named a Recreating Honoree in conjunction with the Regenerative Business Summit 2016.2016-11-2236 minRegenerative Business PodcastThe Regenerative Business – Solar City—Transacting Stream Honoree for The Regenerative Business PrizeCarol Sanford interviews Solar City about the initiatives that impressed our panel of judges.2016-11-1237 min
Regenerative Business PodcastTRE – The Responsible Entrepreneur – Matt AbramsMatt Abrams talks about his business, Mycelium, with Carol Sanford on The Responsible Entrepreneur Podcast.
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2016-03-2929 minRegenerative Business PodcastTRE – The Responsible Entrepreneur – Tom GoosCarol Sanford, host of The Responsible Entrepreneur Podcast, talks to Tom Goos the President of Image Source.
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2015-11-2425 minRegenerative Business PodcastTRE – Responsible Entrepreneur – Ethan Roland and Gregory LanduaCarol Sanford, host of The Responsible Entrepreneur Podcast, talks to Ethan Roland and Gregory Landua about Terra Genesis.
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Carol Sanford- The Responsible Entrepreneur: Four Game-Changing ArchetypesThe Responsible Entrepreneur: Four Game-Changing Archetypes for Founders, Leaders, and Impact Investors by Carol Sanford
This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Carol Sanford. The original live interview was on 8/14/15.
Responsible entrepreneurs are a special breed, seeking to transform industries and even society itself. They challenge and refine cultural assumptions, laws, regulations, and even the processes of governance. This requires them to do and think far beyond what is usually required of business leaders.
The Responsible Entrepreneur offers a blueprint for this new kind of business leadership, describing the...2015-08-1457 minRegenerative Business PodcastTRE – The Responsible Entrepreneur – Hans Meyer and Marc JongeriusCarol Sanford, host of The Responsible Entrepreneur Podcast, talks to Hans Meyer and Marc Jongerius about their re-defined housing project, Zoku.
Looking to deepen your understanding of Carol’s work in your own business? Go to http://seed-communities.com/entrepreneurs/ to learn more.
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2015-07-1034 minResponsible Capitalist PodcastTRC – The Responsible Capitalist – Rosa Lee HardenRosa Lee Harden is the co-founder of the largest and most popular conference on Impact Investing, SoCap. She is also an Episcopal priest. She talks to Carol Sanford, host of The Responsible Capitalist Podcast, about how faith can influence investing and why she got into investing. Her answers may surprise you.
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Responsible Capitalist PodcastTRC – The Responsible Capitalist – Rosa Lee HardenRosa Lee Harden is the co-founder of the largest and most popular conference on Impact Investing, SoCap. She is also an Episcopal priest. She talks to Carol Sanford, host of The Responsible Capitalist Podcast, about how faith can influence investing and why she got into investing. Her answers may surprise you.
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2015-06-0127 minRegenerative Business PodcastTRE – The Responsible Entrepreneur – Hans Steenbergen
Carol Sanford, host of The Responsible Capitalist Podcast, talks to Hans Steenbergen.
Looking to deepen your understanding of Carol’s work in your own business? Go to http://seed-communities.com/entrepreneurs/ to learn more.
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2015-04-2734 minRegenerative Business PodcastTRE – The Responsible Entrepreneur – David Thau
Carol Sanford, host of The Responsible Capitalist Podcast, talks to David Thau, a Google engineer and Manager in Google Maps. TRE podcasts talks with him about his plans to save the rainforest with Google Maps and associated instruments that aboriginal people can use to pressure their government. And why teaching at Mills College also builds thinking skills that matter to not for profits and business.
Looking to deepen your understanding of Carol’s work in your own business? Go to http://seed-communities.com/entrepreneurs/ to learn more.
The post TRE – The Responsible Entrepreneur – David Thau appeared first on Carol Sa2015-04-2732 minResponsible Capitalist PodcastTRC – The Responsible Capitalist – Michael “Luni” LibesMichael “Luni” Libes talks with Carol Sanford about his teaching, business investments, and latest venture, FLEDGE.
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Carol Sanford, host of The Responsible Capitalist Podcast, talks to Luni Libes, a serial entrepreneur and Entrepreneur in Residence at Pinchot where he teaches entrepreneurialism. His latest venture is FLEDGE, is a social incubator and investment vehicle. The TRC podcasts talk to him about how he selects applicants and his methods for determining whether or not an investment will succeed.
Looking to be a better investor and guide for your businesses? Go to http://seed-communities.com/investors/ to learn more.
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2015-04-1433 minResponsible Capitalist PodcastTRC – The Responsible Capitalist – Marianne Abib-pechWriter and angel investor, Marianne Abib-Pech, tells us how she decides on investments and advises other investors while also considering social challenges.
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Looking to be a better investor and guide for your businesses? Go to http://seed-communities.com/investors/ to learn more.
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2015-04-0734 minRegenerative Business PodcastTRE -The Responsible Entrepreneur – Jeffrey HollenderHear Jeffrey Hollender, Co-Founder of Seventh Generation, and CEO of Sustain Condoms talk with Carol Sanford about how to find your essence and leverage it to lead industries. They discuss the unique way Jeffrey has worked to focus on the idea of his singularity; his essence, what he stands for.
Singularity is a better way to think about being successful rather than competitive. Singularity is the idea of everyone operating on their own platform, it’s not the idea of how you can be different, but it’s finding out who you are and then being that authentically. That...2014-12-1027 minResponsible Capitalist PodcastTRE – Responsible Capitalist – Tim FreundlichHear Tim Freundlich, President of ImpactAssets and Carol Sanford talk about the idea of externalized cost. Externalized costs are all costs that the company creates as a loss, not to themselves, but to the ecological system and to society. They don’t embed it into the cost of the product, So all costs are not incurred into the making of that product or service. A question to impact investors: How are you able to assess this externalized version of cost and how would you coach and mentor people to bring it back inside?
TRE – Responsible Capitalist – Tim Freund...2014-12-1029 minResponsible Capitalist PodcastTRE – Responsible Capitalist – Tim FreundlichHear Tim Freundlich, President of ImpactAssets and Carol Sanford talk about the idea of externalized cost.
The post TRE – Responsible Capitalist – Tim Freundlich appeared first on Carol Sanford.2014-12-1000 minResponsible Capitalist PodcastTRE – The Responsible Capitalist – Ross BairdCarol Sanford Interviews Ross Baird of Village Capital for the Responsible Capitalist Podcast. Carol looks at what responsible partnering looks like when you are creating a community of investors and entrepreneurs. Four basic characteristics are addressed. 1) you will be, by definition, coming into a relationship or community, 2) What are the motives for being in […]
The post TRE – The Responsible Capitalist – Ross Baird appeared first on Carol Sanford.2014-11-2100 minResponsible Capitalist PodcastTRE – The Responsible Capitalist – Ross BairdCarol Sanford Interviews Ross Baird of Village Capital for the Responsible Capitalist Podcast. Carol looks at what responsible partnering looks like when you are creating a community of investors and entrepreneurs. Four basic characteristics are addressed. 1) you will be, by definition, coming into a relationship or community, 2) What are the motives for being in this community or relationship? 3) Are the global imperatives aligned and shared? 4) Do you have shared bodies of thought- do you share your philosophies about life and the world?
The post TRE – The Responsible Capitalist – Ross Baird appeared first on Carol Sa...2014-11-2129 minResponsible Capitalist PodcastTRE – Responsible Capitalist – Joel SolomonCarol Sanford interviews Joel Solomon of Renewal Funds.
The post TRE – Responsible Capitalist – Joel Solomon appeared first on Carol Sanford.2014-11-2000 minResponsible Capitalist PodcastTRE – Responsible Capitalist – Joel SolomonCarol Sanford interviews Joel Solomon of Renewal Funds. Carol provides an overview of what it means to be responsible for other peoples money and whether or not a difference will be made with it. They address the conversation about what Impact Investing is. Will the money you invest really make a difference?
Three criteria questions are offered to determine if the investment will make a difference: Does it advance the personal agency of those that it affects? Is the ability present for someone to express their essence? Are they able to really contribute and make a difference t...2014-11-2026 minRegenerative Business PodcastTRE – The Responsible Entrepreneur – Rodrigo EsquivelCarol Sanford interviews Responsible Entrepreneur Rodrigo Esquivel of New Ventures Mexico. Carol addresses the question: what does it mean to be a change agent? She introduces three different levels of a change agent as they compare to a brief history of business and how understanding essence and uniqueness and the expression of that is vital in realizing one’s potential.
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2014-11-2027 minRegenerative Business PodcastTRE – The Responsible Entrepreneur – Madelynn MartiniereCarol Sanford interviews Madelynn Martiniere of FTI Consulting Strategic Communications. Carol discusses what open source means to the entrepreneurial technology world, and the critical nature of authenticity. Three criteria are offered for how to recognize where and when authenticity is present. Madelynn and Carol discuss these criteria and how they play out in building communication in technological systems which are built on open source.
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2014-11-2028 minRegenerative Business PodcastTRE Podcast – Nathan Kadish and Amanda Obourne of EcotrustTRE Podcast – Nathan Kadish and Amanda Obourne of Ecotrust. Carol Sanford interviews Nathan Kadish and Amanda Oborne for the Responsible Capitalist Podcast. They discuss what it means to be “local”, the collaborative nature of Ecotrust, principals of shifting whole systems, and what it looks like to invest in food systems. Find out about Ecotrust at http://www.ecotrust.org/
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2014-11-0827 minRegenerative Business PodcastTRE Podcast – The Responsible Entrepreneur – Koann SkrzyniarzTRE Podcast – The Responsible Entrepreneur – Koann Skrzyniarz
Hear Responsible Entrepreneur Koann Skrzyniarz, Founder and CEO of Sustainable Life Media and Sustainable Brands and Carol Sanford talk about what it takes to shift from a community to a movement and how whole systems change thinking can leverage great change in the world.
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2014-10-0228 minResponsible Capitalist PodcastTRE Podcast – The Responsible Capitalist – Charly KleissnerTRE Podcast – The Responsible Capitalist – Charly Kleissner
Hear Responsible Capitalist Charly Kleissner, co-founder of the KL Felicitas Foundation and Carol Sanford discuss how the financial system, and specifically impact investing, can leverage humanity to form healthy relationships with the finite resources on our planet. Toniic and the 100% Impact Network, which Kleissner co-founded as well, present examples of global networks that have the capacity to transform how investments influence ecological and societal systems in our world.
To learn more about impact investing, read Carol’s latest book, The Responsible Entrepreneur: Four Game-Changing Archetypes for Founders, Leaders and Impact...2014-09-1829 minResponsible Capitalist PodcastTREI Podcast – The Responsible Capitalist – Paul HermanHear Paul Herman and Carol Sanford, from two different perspectives tell you about the five arenas that predict success in financial and social terms. Reported in more depth in Carol’s book The Responsible Business and Paul’s book and company, The HIP Investor (Human Impact Profit and High Impact Portfolio).
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2014-08-2027 minResponsible Capitalist PodcastTRE Podcast – The Responsible Capitalist – John FullertonTRE Podcast – The Responsible Capitalist – John Fullerton
Responsible Capitalist John Fullerton, founder of Capital Institute talks with Carol Sanford about creating regenerative economies. Carol tells us the difference between value-adding and value-extractive investing and business management.
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2014-08-2026 minRegenerative Business PodcastTREI Podcast – The Responsible Entrepreneur – Annalie KillianCarol Sanford introduces us to core capabilities of internal entrepreneurs, those using other’s platforms. Then we listen to parts of an interview with Annalie Killian who has helped shift governing processes using the platform of the largest aluminum company on the planet and now she’s doing the same thing in the financial industry
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2014-08-0930 minRegenerative Business PodcastTREI Podcast – The Responsible Entrepreneur – Kipp BaratoffCarol Sanford introduces us to four types of coops and the value each can bring. She shares clips from an interview with Kipp Baratoff, who has created the most sophisticated form of co-op and therefore likely the highest financial and social return.
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2014-08-0827 minResponsible Capitalist PodcastTREI Podcast – The Responsible Capitalist – Leslie ChristianLeslie Christian, the board treasurer for BALLE, tells Carol Sanford why diversification is not all its cracked up to be and why local matters. Carol adds some due diligence criteria to the meaning of LOCAL investing if you want a better impact on the social outcomes as well as financial durability.
To learn more about impact investing, read Carol’s latest book, The Responsible Entrepreneur: Four Game-Changing Archetypes for Founders, Leaders and Impact Investors
To learn more about responsible impact investing, read Carol’s latest book, The Responsible Entrepreneur: Four Game-Changing Archetypes for Founders, Leaders...2014-07-3124 min