Shows
The Human GreenhouseAre you using red language or green language?The words we choose have profound power to shape our collective reality and consciousness. Consciously selecting positive, life-affirming language can transform not just our individual experience, but our entire relationship with each other and our environment.Rather than merely reframing negatives, we can "upframe" our communication to create higher vibrations and more constructive ways of seeing the world, leading to stronger communities and more meaningful connections.Dr Claudia Gross is the author of the book Words Create Worlds. She works as an organisational development consultant, trainer, facilitator, and host. Her work focuses on...2025-07-0158 minThe Human GreenhouseSocial change - How not to burn outEffective social change means balancing activism with self-care and maintaining healthy relationships. Burnout in social movements often comes from difficult interpersonal dynamics and unresolved trauma, not just the workload itself.Sustainable change happens when we can acknowledge others' humanity and work together across differences, even with those we disagree with.Katherine Golub is a city counsellor and a coach who helps social change workers find more sustainable ways to continue their activism.This conversation will help youNavigate social change work without burning outBuild better relationships across political differences...2025-06-1751 minThe Human GreenhouseWe need to do more than merely survive – we need to thriveThriving isn't a distant ideal, but a practical ability we can develop through specific practices and mindsets, focusing on seeing the world as interconnected living systems rather than mechanical parts.We need to learn new ways of being, interacting, and serving that help create conditions where both individuals and communities can flourish, even during challenging times.Michelle Holiday is a consultant, facilitator, researcher and author of The Age of Thrivability, focusing on the ability to thrive for people, organisations, communities, and the biosphere.This conversation will help youUnderstand...2025-06-0344 minThe Human GreenhouseWhat it means to “become nature”We often rush to find certainty and answers, when instead we should take time to sit with questions, embrace not knowing, and allow ourselves to explore and integrate our experiences more deeply.The value lies not in reaching quick conclusions or becoming “experts”, but in the journey of inquiry and allowing space for deeper understanding.Carina Lyall is a podcast host, storyteller, and nature guide who works in the field of spiritual ecology and nature-based spiritual practice, guiding people out in nature. She also facilitates story sessions, which has included working with birth stor...2025-05-2048 minThe Human GreenhouseDon’t just practice regeneration – incarnate itRegenerative leadership isn't just another business strategy or PowerPoint presentation – it’s a fundamental shift in how we operate, requiring us to embody and live the changes we wish to see, let go of controlling tendencies, and create space for genuine transformation.This means moving beyond traditional achievement-focused mindsets and instead embracing a more trusting, vulnerable, and time-conscious approach to leadership.Charlie Felgate is a former Vision Leader for Decathlon, where he led collective intelligence exercises for their 100,000 employees worldwide. Now he runs Ferme LeCoq, a Flemish farm turned welcoming centre focused on helping peop...2025-05-061h 06The Human GreenhouseThe transformative power of playPlay isn't a frivolous activity, but a biological necessity that helps rewire our brains, enhance creativity, and solve complex problems.Through play, we can transform not only our personal lives but also our communities and workplaces, as it creates psychological safety for experimentation and allows us to imagine better futures.This episode will help youBreak free from fixed thinking patterns and unlock innovationMake better decisions by accessing your full body intelligenceCreate psychological safety in your teams by embracing play as a leadership toolResourcesFrom What is to What...2025-04-2230 minThe Human GreenhouseWhat is futuresteading?Nature is a powerful antidote to our increasingly chaotic world. Living in harmony with nature, whether through a two-acre garden or a single pot plant, helps us regenerate not just the soil, but our souls and society as a whole.Leoni-Ruth Acland lives on two acres of land where she and her husband grow their own food and practice regenerative agriculture. They've created both productive food gardens and spaces of natural beauty. They sell excess crops at local farmers' markets and share with their community.This conversation will help you:Connect with...2025-04-0857 minThe Human GreenhouseClimate Farmers - The new frontierOur current food system puts yield and profit above health and sustainability. But there are positive changes we can make.Moving away from our convenience-focused approach to food and reconnecting with local, seasonal produce benefits both our health and the planet.This week's guest is Philippe Birker, a social entrepreneur and the co-founder of Climate Farmers, an organisation that works on regenerative agriculture.This conversation will help youUnderstand where food comes from and how to choose ingredients that support both personal and planetary healthDistinguish between conventional and regenerative...2025-03-2546 minThe Human GreenhouseA full spectrum lifeMusic is a transformative tool for self-discovery and healing. It isn’t just entertainment, but a powerful medium that works on multiple levels – physical, emotional, mental and spiritual – to help us connect with our deeper selves and untangle our inner complexities.Through intentional listening and engagement with music, we can access parts of ourselves that might otherwise remain hidden, leading to profound personal insights and emotional release.Ada and Nathan Ketchie are better known as the musical duo Wakes. Their work combines music, meditation, and mindfulness to help people lead more meaningful lives. They c...2025-03-111h 13The Human GreenhouseUpgrading democracyTraditional democratic systems need modernising for the 21st century. Voting once every few years is insufficient for addressing urgent challenges like climate change. Citizens need to have more meaningful involvement in political decisions beyond just protesting.Nigel Shipley is an artist and member of Extinction Rebellion in Bristol, England. He has been involved with the organisation both nationally and locally since its beginning.This episode will help youLearn about concrete solutions for modernising democracyUnderstand how public protests and activism have shifted the climate change conversation in BritainExplore the challenges of implementing...2025-02-2558 minThe Human GreenhouseA pluriverse of potentialOur current worldview is too narrow and restrictive, and we need to embrace a more inclusive understanding where multiple ways of being can coexist – not just between humans, but across all species.This “pluriverse” perspective recognises that we are part of an intricate, interconnected web of life where no single worldview should dominate, and that true transformation requires us to both witness the collapse of old systems while nurturing new possibilities to emerge.Sahana Chattopadhyay is a writer and speaker who has been working and speaking about pluriversality for many years. In this episod...2025-02-111h 00The Human GreenhouseDoula to life and earthModern society has become overly compartmentalised and separated, particularly in healthcare and community life, moving away from the holistic, communal approaches that have historically proven more effective. This is evident in everything from how we handle birth to how we treat illness and even how we view human connection to nature.Kai Njeri is a regenerative systems designer working in food systems, education, and women's health. She specialises in sexual and reproductive health, working as a doula and birth worker, partnering with hospitals to improve birth outcomes.In this episode, you’llDiscover ho...2025-01-281h 01The Human GreenhouseWhat leaders need to know for 2025 and beyondLeadership is undergoing a fundamental transformation, from traditional hierarchical structures towards a more human-centric, relational approach where leaders need to build trust, authenticity, and psychological safety while enabling their teams to flourish.Work should be viewed as part of a full and connected life, not a separate compartment. Future leaders need to balance organisational success with human wellbeing and environmental sustainability.In this episode, you’llDiscover how leadership has evolved over the last century from mechanistic control to a more human-centred, value-driven approach that emphasises psychological safety and authenticityLearn why traditional wo...2024-12-3126 minThe Human GreenhouseThe alchemy of healingHealing is an ongoing process that needs us to move beyond treating isolated symptoms and embrace a more interconnected, systems-thinking approach to wellness. Healing involves not just the physical body, but our relationship with ourselves, our communities, and nature.Lana Jelenjev is a community alchemist, volunteer coach, mentor, and learning specialist. She has been working with the Neurodiversity Foundation for the past seven years, and is a HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experience) trainer.In this episode, you willLearn about the platinum rule, which focuses on understanding and meeting others' needs...2024-12-241h 02The Human GreenhouseHow to stay hopefulMeaningful change starts with simple steps. Steps like being mindful of what we eat, connecting with our local community, and reconsidering how we view resources in our organisations.Joining Tatjana on this episode is Paco Briseño, a regenerative transformation expert, leader, mentor, coach, and change maker. His work focuses on leadership, education, mentoring and coaching. Paco has extensive experience in HR consulting, and is particularly interested in bringing regenerative practices to organisations, drawing inspiration from nature and life systems.In this episode, you willLearn how regenerative leadership focuses on bringing l...2024-12-1048 minThe Human GreenhouseGoing it alone is SO outdated!High-performing teams are complex, dynamic systems that need ongoing effort and attention to develop and maintain.Team performance is not about achieving perfection or following a rigid structure, but embracing the messiness and unpredictability of human interactions while working towards a common purpose.Teams need a clear “why”, manageable objectives, strong relationships, effective routines, and resilience to sustain high performance over time.In this episode, you’llDiscover the key elements that contribute to high-performing teams and how they can lead to exceptional resultsExplore the complexities and dynamics of team coachi...2024-11-2640 minThe Human GreenhouseReclaiming our ancestral language of herbsOur gardens and green spaces offer a powerful way to reconnect with nature, reclaim ancestral knowledge, and take charge of our own health and wellbeing.The ancient practice of herbalism not only provides natural remedies but also encourages a slower, more mindful approach to life, helping us find balance in our fast-paced world.By embracing herbalism, we can develop a deeper understanding of our environment and our place within it, fostering a more sustainable and harmonious relationship with the earth.On this episode, Tatjana is joined by Danièle Fogel, f...2024-11-1247 minThe Human GreenhouseCultivating a sense of place in uncertain timesOur sense of place is deeply personal and complex, and goes far beyond just our physical location. It holds our emotional connections and memories, our cultural heritage, and spiritual bonds. It connects us to each other and to the Earth.Sense of place plays a crucial role in our well-being and identity. This episode explores how cultivating our sense of place can provide an anchor in an increasingly turbulent world, and hightlights the importance of our collective efforts to protect meaningful spaces for the future.In this episode you willDiscover how a...2024-11-0513 minThe Human GreenhouseTales of belonging - from mother to daughterHow do you know where you belong and what your identity is if you are born to diasporic parents, and how could your matriarchal lineage be key to keeping a culture alive?Daily acts of love and care can have the most profound impact in understanding who and what we are; how we tend the land, how we cook, the songs and stories we tell our children and grandchildren.Samar Yunis grew up in her home country Kuwait with diasporic parents from Palestine. As such she has been navigating concepts of selfhood, identity, belonging...2024-10-2939 minThe Human GreenhouseNo community should be a sacrifice zone!It should be a human right given to us all, to have access to clean air and water and an overall healthy environment, something lacking in many communities of colour and marginalized groups; an issue that is a manifestation of the profound environmental injustice and racism globally.Rebecca is a Professor at CUNY School of Law and Director of the Center for Urban Environmental Reform. Internationally recognized, Rebecca is a scholar of environmental justice, human rights, and environmental law. Her environmentally themed comic book series “The Environmental Justice Chronicles” created in partnership with artist Charlie LaGreca Velasco intr...2024-10-1556 minThe Human GreenhouseUnleash your energetic sense of the future!What happens when modern life design collides with old leadership habits and why should we care?!Gitte Madelaire is an intuitive and visionary pioneer in leadership development. She inspires leaders to embrace a new kind of leadership through her book, “Energetic Leadership”. She hosts keynotes, facilitates and mentors whilst drawing on her leadership experience and a life living around the world in cities such as London, Sydney and Kuala Lumpur and now in Denmark.Gitte explores nine trends of Energetic Leadership, which include shifting from industrial to planetary, from more to better, from conf...2024-10-011h 01The Human GreenhouseMoving from EGO to ECOWe need to grow up and mature because our world is facing a multicrisis! It’s a full-on rite of passage for humanity and a shift in purpose from self-centeredness to service to the planet.Tom is an experienced programme designer, facilitator and consultant. His focus is on frameworks for regenerative practices where he is living the question “How can organisations shift to support the flourishing of life?” The project Cards for Life is a response to this question.The conversation touches upon the topics of healing, intergenerational learning, and the need for meanin...2024-09-1758 min
The EdgeWhat's the deal with Regenerative Leadership - A conversation with Tatjana HarttungWe are very excited to welcome Tatjana Harttung onto our podcast this week to talk us through her passion - Regenerative Leadership.
We talk about the change in mindset to looking at the team as a living system, why we fear change, resilience and high pressure environments.
We can't wait to listen to The Human Greenhouse podcast and wish Tatjana the best of luck.
Find out more about Jenni and Alisons work - www.management-dynamics.com2024-09-0445 minThe Human GreenhouseDaring to look closely!It’s paramount to find meaning and purpose in order to stay mentally well during turbulent times! Ruth uses photography and mindfulness practices to build greater awareness of ourselves and the world around us.As the founder of Look Again, Ruth brings together a passion for photography with experience of international, community, and business development, as well strong training skills, and her lived experience of mental health challenges and neurodiversity.In this episode you will:Better understand the connection between nature and mental health - even in urban spaces.See how taking breaks, daydreaming an...2024-09-0350 minThe Human GreenhouseIntroducing the Human GreenhouseWe have the knowledge, technology, and communities needed to make a positive difference in the world, but we must find the courage to take action and sow the seeds of change.Welcome to The Human Greenhouse.2024-07-1204 min