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Grandkids TestWe can all innovate. Innovation is problem-solving.In this episode I speak with Adah Parris, Futurist, Cultural Innovator, Board Advisor, Storyteller and Keynote Speaker. As we ease out of lockdown, and we enter another phase filled with uncertainty, it’s great to hear from Adah whose skill is to find patterns in our human behaviour. By joining the dots, Adah then identifies ways we can map out processes to solve big challenges and enable cultural and business innovation to build a better world. Adah believes innovation is needed right now. What Adah points out is that innovation is simply problem solving and it...2020-06-0439 min
Grandkids TestOn humanized leadership. Be more real, be more yourself at work.Lou Banks, CEO or Rising Vibe, passionately believes in what she calls a more “humanized leadership” style – this is simply where people are more themselves at work and feel safe to be open about their feelings and emotions. Throughout our relaxed conversation, we touch on deep insights and explore simple and powerful strategies to support us in such challenging times. Lou outlines a more wholesome work ethic that may pave the way to a healthier work setting for generations to come. What's in the podcast: 2.12-2.50 Rising Vibe and why it’s importa...2020-05-0841 min
Grandkids TestEvery Business Can Build Social Good into their Business.We explore why having a social mission is attractive to venture capitalists and investors. Martin is a serial entrepreneur with a track record of driving rapid scale-up growth. He now invests solely in businesses with a social good purpose. In this conversation, Martin shares his views on how and why every business can build social good into their core strategy. For Martin, doing social good goes hand in hand with doing well commercially. What's in the podcast: 0 to 1.45 Intro 1.45 - 2.38 What is Growth for Good? 3.20 – 4.30 How...2020-03-0521 min
Grandkids TestTune into your hearts to unlock innovation, and inspire brave action.Matt Golding has been creating fun viral campaigns and films for brands, businesses, charities and NGOs. He’s now re-booted his business to use creative talent to create fun film and viral campaigns taking people on a journey that can move us to take brave action – the aim is for us to find ways to tackle climate change, our mental health crisis and over-consumption. In this conversation, Matt’s pragmatic idealism goes deep as he shares his views on how people hold immense power – he believes we can transcend our fears of change, tap into our emotions and use...2020-02-1939 min
Grandkids TestHow can brands help men?In this conversation Fernando talks passionately about how men are in crisis and how brands can offer new more useful social narratives for men. We touch on what it is to be a modern man. Fernando talks about how being a ‘successful’ man is being able to connect to our feelings and emotions. It’s up to brands to offer more varied aspirational models showing many ways for men to be themselves. 0.00 - 1.50 BBD Perfect Storm mission 5.18 Men do still crack under pressure 5.45 If men are ‘broken’ how can bra...2020-02-0527 min
Grandkids Test2020 marks a pivotal time for brands to take bold action and become agents of positive social and environmental change.In this conversation, Laura Hunter, Creative Director at change agency Futerra, talks about the massive cultural shift we’ve experienced over the last 6 months on climate change. This immense shift is a powerful signal to brands and businesses indicating that it’s time to pivot, take bold action and build robust sustainable strategies that go beyond glossy purpose statements. We touch on ways for brands to be more honest and transparent about their products. We look ahead at how to get ready to grow in a post carbon era and we talk about ways for people to have...2020-01-2321 min
Grandkids TestReal Writing is Re-Writing with Lisa HoldsworthLisa Holdsworth is Chair of the Writers Guild of Great Britain and represents TV Writers. She talks to Stephanie Rosilio about ways that writers can embed more sustainable themes into our most loved TV programmes. Lisa passionately touches on social inclusion and how important it is to allow a multitude of voices access the power of writing for TV in order to represent more authentic and diverse realities. (3m40) Intro to the role of the Writers Guild and Lisa’s mission as its Chair. Does TV imitate reality of does reality influence TV? (4m20) “whilst we are a...2019-12-1135 min
Grandkids TestHow to make sustainability fun and entertainingAaron Matthews leads sustainability at BAFTA and across the TV industry. He talks to Stephanie Rosilio about ways that w can embed more sustainable images and language into our most loved TV programmes, be it soaps, cookery or travel programmes. He talks about TV’s role to lead on cultural climate leadership. What's on the show: Linking TV and sustainability (1:58) How commissioning editors can think about sustainability in a different way (5.50) Embedding sustainability into the content of our best loved programmes (7.18) It’s about letting sustainability out of its factual box TV can take the cultural lead...2019-11-2816 min
Grandkids TestHow can the advertising industry respond to the climate emergency?Using Creativity, compassion and genius to solve global warming. Jonathan Wise is co-Founder of Comms Lab and Purpose Disruptors. He started out as a Planning Director at agencies including JWT and JWT having won the IPA Effectiveness Award for launching TV channel Dave. Jonathan Wise, talks to Stephanie Rosilio on the Grandkids Test podcast about how the advertising industry can respond to the climate emergency. More than that, Jonathan questions why we are here, on this planet, and touches on how we can prosper and grow, in new and more caring ways. What's...2019-11-1546 min
Grandkids TestGrandkids Test Intro - Part 2Where bold leaders talk about how to create a sustainable future for generations to come. We ask creative and business visionaries to talk about ways to secure a viable future for generations to come. Given the monumental challenges we currently face such as the climate crisis, unsustainable consumerism and the mental health crisis, it is easy to feel frustrated and powerless. So, how can we all, as individuals and business players contribute to solutions? How can we move from doom and gloom to optimism and brave action? As the great saying goes: “with gr...2019-11-1505 min
Grandkids TestGrandkids Test Intro - Part 1Where bold leaders talk about how to create a sustainable future for generations to come. We ask creative and business visionaries to talk about ways to secure a viable future for generations to come. Given the monumental challenges we currently face such as the climate crisis, unsustainable consumerism and the mental health crisis, it is easy to feel frustrated and powerless. So, how can we all, as individuals and business players contribute to solutions? How can we move from doom and gloom to optimism and brave action? As the great saying goes: “with gr...2019-11-1203 min