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Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement45. A Systems View of Life, with Fritjof CapraMy guest this week is Fritjof Capra, living systems theorist and bestselling author of The Systems View of Life. He discusses how:Systems thinking represents a shift from a mechanistic to an organic or network worldviewComplexity theory brought a breakthrough in our understanding of living systemsLiving systems are self-organising networks with processes of creativity and regenerationSocial systems are enabled by communities of practice, informal communication and cultureChange agency happens by aligning with and reinforcing feedback loops through movementsKey linksThe Capra Course (website)The Systems View of Life (book)The Environmentalist (poem)...
2023-12-0738 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement44. Stories of Life, Land and a Farming Revolution, with Sarah LangfordMy guest this week is Sarah Langford, author of Rooted: Stories of Life, Land and a Farming Revolution. She discusses how:The UK’s policy of “public money for public good” is helping farmers to reclaim their role as stewards of the landWe can learn lessons for transforming the food sector from farmers struggling with the transition to regenerative agricultureReforming the agricultural system needs to simultaneously tackle public health, biodiversity loss and food securityLivestock farming (and the diets that supports this) needs to change, but cellular agriculture and precision fermentation have challengesIt is a myth that there is a trad...
2023-11-0939 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement43. The Purpose of Capital and the Nature of Value, with Jed EmersonMy guest this week is Jed Emerson, Chief Impact Officer, AlTi Tiedemann Global and author of The Purpose of Capital. He discusses how:Impact investing, social return on investment, venture philanthropy, and blended value are related, reinforcing concepts and practicesESG investing is not a new idea or practice, going back at least to the Mennonite shareholder activism in relation to the Dutch East India CompanyThe ethical investment movement has evolved from screened socially responsible investments and best in class approaches to ESG integration and impact investingESG investment has reached a critical mass, but the business risk-based approach (single...
2023-10-2634 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement42. Women Creating Social Impact for a Better World, with Robbin JorgensenMy guest this week is Robbin Jorgensen, Founder and CEO of Women Igniting Change. She discusses how:“Listening tours” in Rwanda reveal inspiring women with resilience, innovation and creativityWe need to work with men and change societal norms to create the opportunities for womenChanging behaviours in companies is a systemic change that takes time and commitmentImposter syndrome is common among women and can be countered by solidary groupsMen may need to “pipe down” sometimes to ensure that women’s voices are heardKey links:Robbin Jorgensen (LinkedIn)Women Igniting Change (website)Left to Tell (book)...
2023-10-0533 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement41. Doughnut Economics for Business, with Erinch SahanMy guest this week is Erinch Sahan, Business & Enterprise Lead at Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL). In this episode, he discusses how: Incentives in business are working against planetary boundaries and social foundationsGrowth as a core driver of business is incompatible with doughnut economicsWe need to make the deep design of business regenerative and distributiveRedesign must be at the level of purpose, networks, governance, ownership and financeNew models of business (beyond B-Corps) and financial markets are emerging Key linksErinch Sahan (LinkedIn)Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL) (website)Doughnut Economics (book)A Swirling St...
2023-09-2234 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement40. For the Love of Soil, with Nicole MastersMy guest this week is Nicole Masters, Director of Integrity Soils and author of For the Love of Soil. In this episode, she discusses how: Farmers feel connected to the land, yet are destroying the living soil“Feeding the world” is a distribution problem, not a production problemRegenerative agriculture is a philosophy or paradigm, not a set of techniquesThe science of soil health and the movement of regeneration is still youngOur inner and outer landscape need to be more connectedKey links:Nicole Masters (LinkedIn)Integrity Soils (website)For the Love of Soil (book)W...
2023-08-2437 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement39. How Regeneration Shifts us from being Apart From Nature to being A Part Of Nature, with David HarlandMy guest this week is David Harland, until recently the CEO (International) of the Eden Project, with its two biomes with a million plants and the world’s largest indoor rainforest. In this episode, he discusses how:The Eden Project shows “the art of the possible” in turning ecosystem degradation into restorationBuckminster Fuller’s “spaceship earth” concept and geodesic domes served as an inspiration for the Eden ProjectThe Eden Project showcases the positive impacts of regeneration of nature, society and the economyEnd of life mining sites can become exemplars of nature restoration, social regeneration and economic resilienceEducation is crucial for...
2023-07-0731 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement38. Invoking the Spirit of the Salmon to Tackle Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, with Tamara MakoniMy guest this week is Tamara Makoni, Founder and CEO of Kazuri Consulting. In this episode, she discusses how: Equality and equity are different – and why equity is more important for creating fair outcomesDiscrimination often emerges unconsciously, for example through “micro-aggressions”Diversity and inclusion require investment of time and resources in order to make progressDE&I creates value for organisations and society, but this is not often quantifiedWe need to learn the lessons of the salmon in order to confront social injusticeKey links:Tamara Makoni (LinkedIn)Kazuri Consulting (website)What Works: Gender Equality by Desi...
2023-06-1531 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement37. Regenerative Agriculture Doesn’t Work Without Mutual Accountability, with Aneel Kumar AmbavaramMy guest this week is Aneel Kumar Ambavaram is the Founder Director of the Raddis (Radically Disruptive) Cotton Program. In this episode, he discusses how: He made the transition from selling agricultural chemicals to leading regenerative agricultureRegenerative agriculture increases the resilience for small farmers in a climate damaged worldTransformation is a process of linking back to the traditional wisdom of older generationsBringing diversity of crops and techniques back to farming is a key to successMutual accountability in the value chain requires long term investment by big brandsKey linksAneel Kumar Ambavaram (LinkedIn)RESET Cotton P...
2023-05-2535 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement36. Giving Diverse People a Seat at the Table is Not Enough, with Hanan ChalloukiMy guest this week is Hanan Challouki, the Founder of Inclusified. In this episode, she discusses why: Inclusion goes beyond having the right processes to having the right cultureListening is as important as giving people a seat at the tableDiverse teams are more productive and more creativeDiversity is most needed – and hardest to embrace – in times of uncertaintyCreating time and space for courageous conversations is needed in the workplaceKey linksHanan Challouki (LinkedIn)Inclusified (website)Not what you see (poem)Thriving (book)Wayne Visser (website)Wayne Visser (LinkedIn)
2023-05-1131 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement35. A Better Everyday Life for the Many People, with Ludvig LiljekvistMy guest this week is Ludvig Liljekvist, Global Strategy, Development & Innovation Insight and Foresight leader for Ingka Group (largest IKEA retailer). In this episode, he discusses:What “positive” means in IKEA’s People and Planet Positive strategyWhy circularity remains challenging for a retail business focused on affordabilityHow three “wicked” (entangled) problems are shaping possible, projected and preferable futuresWhy world building is a useful foresight technique for strategyHow innovation needs to focus on resilience and regenerative designKey linksLudvig Liljekvist (LinkedIn)Ingka Group Sustainability (website)Change the World - Part 2 (poem)Thriving (book)Wayne...
2023-04-2835 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement34. Making Sustainability and Diversity Business-as-usual, with Audrey-Flore NgomsikMy guest this week is Audrey-Flore Ngomsik, CEO & Co-Founder of Trianon Scientific Communication and President of The Brussels Binder. In this episode, she discusses how:A more complex and dynamic world makes diversity more necessary to survive and thriveIncorporating diversity into targets and incentives is needed to make change happenRole models are important for breaking barriers and inspiring those that followDiversity can drive better stakeholder engagement and commercial opportunitiesThe business case for sustainability is a strategic choice that begins with leadershipKey linksAudrey-Flore Ngomsik (LinkedIn)Trianon Scientific Communication (website)The Brussels Binder (website)
2023-04-1332 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement33. Impact Investing, Hip Hop and the Black Opportunity, with Tino ChebebeMy guest this week is Tino Chibebe, author of The Black Opportunity, Founders’ Associate at Azteq and Investment Committee member at Impact Shakers Microfund. In this episode, he discusses how:Impact investing can make a critical difference in tackling social and environmental challengesAfropeans are underrepresented in the venture capital and technology space in BelgiumThere is a bias against Black entrepreneurs, in part due to a lack of visibility and role modelsThe “daughter effect” in venture capital underscores the importance of educating investorsDiversity on investor teams and company boards is critical for changing the status quoKey links
2023-03-3034 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement32. What Trees Can Tell Us About a Changing Climate, with Valérie TrouetMy guest this week is Valérie Trouet, a palaeoclimatologist, Professor of Dendrochronology at the University of Arizona and Scientific Director of the Belgian Climate Centre. In this episode, she discusses how:Studying tree rings can give insights into climate change over the past 2,000 yearsThere is evidence that climate change was a contributing factor to the fall of RomeScience needs the support of enabling government policy to turn insight into actionCommunicating scientific findings needs to generate consensus rather than divisionDendrochronology allows us to compare extreme climate events, such as wildfires, over timeKey linksValérie Tr...
2023-03-0932 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement31. Breakthroughs in Safe and Sustainable Data Storage, with Bhupinder BhullarMy guest this week is Bhupinder Bhullar, CEO and Co-Founder of Swiss Vault. In this episode, he discusses how:Data storage represents around 4% of global carbon emissions and $66 billion of e-wasteEnergy footprints and cybersecurity risk are especially high for genetic data storageInnovation has led to more than 10X reductions in energy consumption in data storageLack of protection individual genetic data can compromise others who share hereditary genesUsing DNA as a data storage technology has vast potential for archiving historical dataKey links: Bhupinder Bhullar (LinkedIn)Swiss Vault (website)Ideas (poem)Thriving (book)...
2023-02-2334 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement30. Developing the Heartset of Femininity, Family and Flexibility, with Nuria ChinchillaMy guest this week is Nuria Chinchilla, the IESE Business School Professor of Leadership and Head of the IESE Chair on Women in Leadership. In this episode, she discusses how:Waste and pollution occur not only in the natural environment, but also in societyValues are different from value, help us to go beyond a new mindset to a new heartsetWe need to challenge the view of employees as machines, resources or economic agentsParticipative purpose is key to changing the tyranny of management by objectivesThe keys to tackling discrimination against women are femininity, family and flexibilityKey links:
2023-02-1730 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement29. Navigating the Nature Agenda, with Jason WaltersMy guest this week is Jason Walters, Director of GlobeScan, who has overseen research among 11,000 people from 11 countries on biodiversity and business. In this episode he talks about:Why action on biodiversity is so far behind action on climate change – yet starting to gain traction in the past 2 yearsHow only 2% of people believe nature is in a good or satisfactory condition, and 88% of experts find the situation alarming or catastrophicHow most people are somewhat optimistic that we can make progress on protecting and restoring nature, but this needs a more integrated, inclusive and embedded approachHow indigenous people bring a...
2023-02-0934 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement28. Don't Be Mean to the Holocene, with Lucy SiegleMy guest this week is Lucy Siegle, a British journalist, broadcaster and author of books on ethical living, including most recently Be the Ultimate Friend of the Earth. In this episode, she talks about:What the role of the media is in educating people on social and environmental issues – and how requirements for “balanced” reporting can be a barrierHow the politicisation of media is slowing progress, while the public (and often business) is ahead of politicians on issues like climate changeWhy it’s important to bring a fun element (like quizzes) into media coverage and knowledge presentation on sustainab...
2023-02-0232 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement27. Regeneration: Putting Life at the Centre of Everything, with Paul HawkenMy guest this week is Paul Hawken, environmentalist, entrepreneur, activist and author of the bestselling books The Ecology of Commerce, Drawdown and Regeneration. In this episode, he talks about: Why sustainability has become a “weasel word” and limited practice that we may be better off avoiding altogetherHow regeneration is different to sustainability – and is necessary to move beyond an extractive economyWhy climate change will never be “solved” unless we protect and restoring life (biodiversity and natural systems) on earthHow regenerative agriculture shows a pathway from a destructive industrial model to a thriving systemWhy regeneration represents one of the biggest opp...
2023-01-2757 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement26. The Yin and Yang of Inclusion and Innovation, with Francoise ChombarMy guest week is Francoise Chombar, Chairwoman at MELEXIS and STEM Platform, and board member at AMS and Umicore. In this episode, she talks about:How technology can be a force for positive impact, but only if it is inclusive – and how inclusion is a driver for innovationWhy diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) needs to become a societal and organisational habit to be effectiveWhat being a Steminist – a STEM feminist – means and why it is a crucial solution to economic and societal inequalityWhy diversity is not only about diversity of gender or ethnicity or other profiles, but also about...
2022-12-1632 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement25. The Factory as a Forest, with Jon KhooMy guest week is Jon Khoo, Head of Sustainability (EAAA) at Interface. In this episode, he talks about:Why doing “less bad” is no longer a credible option and what becoming a restorative enterprise means in practice, in terms of ambitious strategy and regenerative designHow Interface is learning to live zero, love carbon, let nature cool and lead the industrial revolution (the four elements of the Climate Takeback mission)Why changing the narrative on sustainability and climate action is critical to inspire and how innovation in nature can help usHow new leadership is about democratisation: connecting to people and...
2022-12-0434 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement24. What’s Broken in our Food System, and How to Fix It, with Claudia LeeMy guest week is Claudia Lee, a journalist and podcaster on sustainable food systems. In this episode, she talks about:How the food system needs to navigate the challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, plastic and chemical pollution and food securityWhy tackling food waste is critical, with pioneering cases like Rice Inc in China; I also share my revolutionary idea to radically cut restaurant and hotel food wasteThe health benefits of plant-based diets and the environmental benefits of regenerative agriculture and cultivated (or cultured) meatThe role of technology in making agriculture more sustainable, including indoor farming, precision agriculture...
2022-11-2030 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement23. Pessimism is a Luxury We Can No Longer Afford, with Kumi NaidooMy guest this week is Kumi Naidoo, Founding Chair at Africans Rising and former Secretary General at Amnesty International and Executive Director at Greenpeace. In this episode, he talks about why:Thriving requires a can-do attitude and intergenerational mentality that accepts that social and environmental justice is a struggle of a lifetimeFraming climate change as an environmental issue was a strategic and tactical blunder of major proportionsEnvironmental decline is not from lack of solutions, but rather lack of political will, appropriate economics and inclusive communicationWe need to get better at speaking to the heart, not only the head...
2022-11-1139 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement22. Exercising the Muscles of Sustainability, with Peggy Van CasterenMy guest this week is Peggy Van Casteren, Head of SDG & Community Impact at J&J Benelux. In this episode, she talks about how: Sustainability is like a set of muscles in business, which need to be connected, exercised and strengthenedThe healthcare industry is evolving from a focus on curing sickness to early interception and prevention of diseaseAccess to medicines relies on education, partnerships and technology (like drone delivery) to tackle global unmet needs for healthClosing the gender gap in STEM2D (science, technology, engineering, mathematics, manufacturing and design) careers brings opportunitiesDiversity and inclusion stimulates creativity and innovation, w...
2022-11-0333 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement21. Making Net Positive the New Norm, with Andrew WinstonMy guest this week is Andrew Winston, co-author of Net Positive (with Paul Polman) and a globally recognized expert on megatrends and how to build companies that thrive by serving the world.How net positive – which means thriving by solving the world’s problems, not causing them – is different from what came beforeWhat the outside-in perspective – including the science-based targets movement – means for business strategyWhat companies like Unilever, IKEA, Patagonia, Mars, Microsoft, Google, and Stripe are doing to earn their recognition as pioneers in net positiveWhy partnerships and shifting societal norms are the key to making progress towards net positi...
2022-10-2738 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement20. The Secret Revolution in Agriculture is Nitrogen, with Kelly PriceMy guest this week is Kelly Price, who is Co-Founder and CEO of Agreed Earth. Kelly talks about how:Our current economic model looks a lot like cancer – and why systems thinking is a way to change our metabolism as a speciesFood security is a challenge of distribution rather than production – and how regenerative agriculture can “feed the world”We need to change the farmer’s business model – and get them out of the “weapons of agricultural war” businessChemical fertilisers – with the energy it takes to produce them and the nitrogen and phosphorous run off – are disasters for nature and climate c...
2022-10-2033 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement19. Enabling Environments for Peak Performance in Work and Life, with Eddy AnnysMy guest this week is Eddy Annys, who is Managing Director of Randstad Belgium and a former Olympic athlete. Listen to Eddy talk about: His experience as a world class high jumper, and how peak performance by world class athletes is only possible by having an enabling systemWhy ensuring that everyone has an opportunity for meaningful work remains a challenge – even in times and places of economic prosperityHow we need to challenge historical stereotypes of difference – such as gender and ethnicity – that stand in the way of diversity and inclusionWhy resilience has become a key competence as the world g...
2022-10-0830 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement18. Helping Farmers to Kick their Chemical Drug Addiction, with Charlie CurtisMy guest this week is Charlie Curtis, who is Founder and Director of Progressive Agriculture Services and Head of Agriculture and Environment for the Cool Agriculture Alliance. Listen to Charlie talk about:How in developing countries offer many lessons on regenerative farming practices that can help to transform our food system in the global northWhy our farms are like drug addicts that we need to wean off chemicals in the transition to regenerative agricultureHow challenging the waste and inefficiency of current farming practices is key to freeing up the land we need for bringing back natureWhy factory farming...
2022-09-2930 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement17. Regenerative Agriculture as an Investment Opportunity, with Antony YousefianMy guest this week is Antony Yousefian, who is the Founding Partner of ReFi Ventures and Advisor to Tech Nation. Listen to Antony talk about how:Conventional intensive agriculture is extractive, while regenerative agriculture is better for food security, resilience and healthInnovation through regenerative agriculture can turn farming into a “hero industry” that reverses the destruction of nature’s ecoservicesEarly-stage investment and financial innovation (such as soil carbon credits) needs to help to fund the transition to regenerative agricultureAgTech (agricultural technology) can give us tools to measure nature’s services (like soil health and carbon cycling) and to quantify...
2022-09-2431 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement14. Thriving in an Age of Disruption, with Micaela PatronMy guest his week is Micaela Rizo Patrón, who is general manager of Perú Sostenible, a network of over 80 companies, which represents the World Business Council for Sustainable Development in Peru. Listen to Micaela speak about:What the more chaotic conditions and informal systems of developing countries can teach us about creativity and resilienceHow disruption can highlight the importance of purpose, the power of interconnection and the necessity for clear metrics of progressBest practices from the hydro company Celepsa, which is helping Peru to deal with water stress in Lima, the second largest desert capital city (after Ca...
2022-09-0135 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement13. To Shared Value and Beyond, with Mark KramerMy guest this week is Mark Kramer, a Harvard lecturer and leading researcher, writer, speaker and consultant on strategies for social impact. He is best known as the co-author of seminal articles on creating shared value, collective impact, and catalytic philanthropy. Listen to Mark speak about: Why there is a synergy between successful companies and healthy societies, a message that is at the heart of creating shared valueHow start-ups, rather than large incumbent companies, are better positioned to lead the creative destruction necessary for a thriving revolutionWhy visionary CEO leaders are crucial but not enough, and how government h...
2022-08-2528 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement12. Think Big, Act Small, Start Now, with Claire Maxwell, John North and Anders AsplingMy guests this week are Claire Maxwell, John North and Anders Aspling, who make up the leadership team of the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative (GRLI). They speak about:The critical importance of building trust and holding courageous conversations that help us navigate the liminal space between extinction and hopeWhy freedom, stability, regulation and imagination are some of the prerequisites for creating fair societies and the ability to flourishHow constant emergence is necessary for thriving to occur at the level of me (the self), we (the others) and all of us (the system)Why governance structures need guardians of...
2022-08-1834 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement11. Changing the System From Within, with Steven De HaesMy guest this week is Prof. dr Steven De Haes, Dean of Antwerp Management School. Listen to Steven talk about:Why shareholder-oriented business education can fairly be blamed for our previous global financial crisesHow self-awareness, global perspectives and societal consciousness are three pillars of responsible management educationWhy integrating sustainability into core business subjects is more important than separate sustainability degreesHow technology innovation needs the guiding hand of societal purpose and organisational culture in order to be effectiveWhy walking the talk is the key to leadership for thriving, along with the necessity of dialogue to manage difficult paradoxes...
2022-08-1132 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement10. Turning Food Waste into Value with Frankie FoxMy guest this week is Frankie Fox, CEO and Co-founder of foodsquared.earth, and a founder on Cohort 2 of Carbon13’s Venture Builder for the climate crisis. Listen to Frankie talk about:How waste from industrial processes is a massive business opportunity for social and eco-entrepreneursWhy start-up venture incubators are critical for seeding and scaling innovation for tackling climate changeHow by-products of the food and drinks sector, such as grain from beer companies, can be turned into high value ingredients for other foodsWhy we can’t afford to charge a green premium for more sustainable solutions, or to comp...
2022-08-0431 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement9. One Life, One Mind, with David LorimerMy guest this week is David Lorimer, an educator and philosopher, program director of the Scientific and Medical Network and author of A Quest for Wisdom: Inspiring Purpose on the Path of Life. Listen to David talk about:How we can reframe education as “drawing out” rather than “stuffing in” – and why local action is a key to empowermentWhy we have a vacuum of meaning in our modern society – due to materialistic science and consumerist cultureHow we can link science, spirituality and consciousness – and why having a living relationship with nature provides a clueHow sustainability has enabled companies to carry on ta...
2022-07-2831 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement8. Remaking Fashion by Regenerating Cotton with Niccy KolMy guest this week is Niccy Kol, Brand and Impact Catalyst for Raddis Cotton, which is building the world’s first regenerative cotton value chain, and Ambassador for Waste2Wear. Listen to Niccy talk about:Why promoting recycled and recyclable textiles in a circular economy do not go far enough – and why natural fibres are betterWhat it takes to create the world’s first regenerative cotton value chain – and four companies that are showing what’s possibleWhy it is crucial for brands to invest directly in farmer livelihoods – and to cut out the intermediaries wherever possibleWhat certification brings in terms of...
2022-07-2131 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement7. The Force is With Us with Ervin LaszloMy guest this week is Dr Ervin Laszlo, a philosopher and systems scientist, Nobel Peace Prize nominee, founder and president of the international think tank The Club of Budapest, and author, co-author or editor of 106 books, including The Upshift. Listen to Ervin talk about: Why we are at a chaos point in society – and how that represents a positive evolutionary opportunityWhat Putin’s invasion of the Ukraine and other great disruptions could mean from a systems change perspectiveHow holism is a key organising principle in nature and society – and how this links to a higher purpose or spiritual forceWh...
2022-07-1432 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement6. Pathways to Dignity and Regeneration with Indira KartalloziMy guest this week is Indira Kartallozi, who is Founder Director of Sustainability Leadership Kosova and co-director of the Kaleidoscope Futures Lab. Listen to Indira talk about: How her own journey as a refugee brought insights into individual resilience and the challenges of diversity and inclusion in societyWhat is necessary to support migrants and refugees through their transition – and why ensuring dignity is so importantWhy, in supporting mental wellbeing, we must move beyond treating post-traumatic stress to enhancing post-traumatic growth and thrivingHow working with young people is key to advancing sustainability and social entrepreneurship, especially in developing countries lik...
2022-07-0730 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement5. Redefining the Purpose of the Economy with Stuart HartMy guest this week is Professor Stuart Hart, who is the Steven Grossman Distinguished Fellow in Sustainable Innovation at the University of Vermont's Grossman School of Business, and author of "Capitalism at the Crossroads". Listen to Stuart talk about:- Why thriving is a revolutionary agenda – and goes to the heart of the real purpose of the economy and capitalism- The necessity to get beyond the business case for sustainability –- to the point where sustainability is the business- How business education is at the root cause of our unsustainability –- and why we must crea...
2022-06-3034 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement4. The Wisdom of Natural Intelligence with Leen GorissenMy guest this week is Leen Gorissen, founder of the Centre4NI and author of "Building the Future of Innovation on millions of years of Natural Intelligence". Listen to Leen talk about:- What natural intelligence means --- and how it applies to business and government- How termites and whales can help us to respond to climate change- What shifting from a circular economy to a regenerative approach could mean- How nature thrives on chaos -- and how some companies are applying this principle- What we can learn from nature...
2022-06-2332 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement3. Turning Business into an Institution for Hope with R. Edward FreemanMy guest this week is R. Edward Freeman, Olsson Professor of Business Administration at the Institute for Business in Society at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, and the founding father of stakeholder theory. Listen to him talk about:- Why the real business case is about creating stakeholder value -- and moving beyond trade-offs to synergies- What we can learn about thriving from ancient and modern philosophers -- and why there's no such thing as an ethical leader- Why he's a big fan of the short term -- and doesn't buy...
2022-06-1634 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement2. The Lightning Bolt of Systems Thinking with Dame Polly CourticeMy guest this week is Dame Polly Courtice, DBE, LVO, who is the Founder Director of the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. Listen to Polly talk about:- How her roots in South Africa shaped her thinking on sustainability -- and how issues of social justice remain close to her heart- What has changed in the sustainability movement over the past 30 years -- and what we have to urgently focus on today- Why so few leaders really understand systems thinking -- and how the principles of thriving can be like a lightening...
2022-06-0931 minThriving: The Breakthrough Movement1. The Science and Science Fiction of Thriving with John ElkingtonMy guest in this week's inaugural episode, launched on World Environment Day 2022, is John Elkington, Founder and Chief Pollinator at Volans, author of Green Swans and widely hailed thought leader in the global sustainability movement. Listen to him talk about:- Why he withdrew the triple bottom line (the 3Ps of people, planet, profit) 25 years after introducing it -- and then added 3Rs (you'll have to listen to find out what they are)- Why he gave up science when he was 14 -- and then went on to write for New Scientist magazine- Why he...
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Purpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS4.E6: Tears and Flowers - Recreating a Culture of EthicsThis episode describes what the author learned about inclusive business and ethics challenges in Kenya. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads the Chapter 4 from his book, The Quest for Sustainable Business: An Epic Journey in Search of Corporate Responsibility. Chapter 4 is broken into the following sections:- Weep for Africa- The Chinese in Africa- Inclusive Business Strategies- African Mutual Social Responsibility- Responsible Flower Markets
2020-12-1819 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS4.E5: Governance and Greed – Accounting for ImpactsThis episode describes what the author learned from pioneering practices in corporate governance and black economic empowerment in South Africa. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads the Chapter 3 from his book, The Quest for Sustainable Business: An Epic Journey in Search of Corporate Responsibility. Chapter 3 is broken into the following sections:- Hunting the Dragon- Expanding Directors’ Duties- Power to the People- Beyond Reasonable Greed
2020-12-1118 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS4.E4: Holism and Hope - Towards a SANE SocietyThis episode describes how the author discovered the profound theory of systems thinking and set about establishing a movement for a just and sustainable economy in South Africa. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads the Chapter 2 from his book, The Quest for Sustainable Business: An Epic Journey in Search of Corporate Responsibility. Chapter 2 is broken into the following sections:- The whole is greater- Fostering new economics- Financial market reform- The growth debate
2020-12-0421 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS4.E3: Divided and United - Investing in ChangeThis episode describes how the author went through a process of awakening to the social and ethical issues of discrimination that would shape his career in sustainable business. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads the Chapter 1 from his book, The Quest for Sustainable Business: An Epic Journey in Search of Corporate Responsibility. Chapter 1 is broken into the following sections:- Innocence lost- Ethical investment roots- Removing the blinkers- Discovering sustainable development- Starting to change course
2020-11-2820 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS4.E2: Roots and Shoots - Empires in the WildernessThis episode sets the context for the new season and explores how the author's roots in Africa have shaped his career and perspectives on sustainable business. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads the Prologue from his book, The Quest for Sustainable Business: An Epic Journey in Search of Corporate Responsibility. The Prologue is broken into the following sections:- A child of Africa- Growing up wild- Only elephants should wear ivory - The sixth mass extinction
2020-11-2019 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS4.E1: The Quest for Sustainable BusinessThis episode introduces the new season and explains how the author's quest for sustainable business took him to over 50 countries in the past 20 years. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads the Author's Introduction from his book, The Quest for Sustainable Business: An Epic Journey in Search of Corporate Responsibility.
2020-11-1308 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E49: Making a Difference - Part 3Part 3 of exploring how we as individual change agents can make a positive difference in society. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 13 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 3 is broken into the following sections:- Reasons to be Optimistic- To Hope is Human- Experiments in Generosity- Answering the Question ‘Why?’
2020-11-0622 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E48: Making a Difference - Part 2Part 2 of exploring how we as individual change agents can make a positive difference in society. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 13 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 2 is broken into the following sections:- Types of CSR Change Agent- Dynamics of CSR Change Agents- Making a Difference- To Scare or To Inspire?
2020-10-3017 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E47: Making a Difference - Part 1Part 1 of exploring how we as individual change agents can make a positive difference in society. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 13 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 1 is broken into the following sections:- Cultivating Radicals- Are We Happy?- We Are the Champions
2020-10-2315 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E46: The Matrix of Change - Part 3Part 3 of exploring how change happens in society and in companies. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 12 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 3 is broken into the following sections:- Change Management- The Process of Change- Wheels of Change- Theory U- A New Mythology
2020-10-1822 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E45: The Matrix of Change - Part 2Part 2 of exploring how change happens in society and in companies. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 12 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 2 is broken into the following sections:- The Matrix of Change- The Power of Ideas- Progress Is Slow But Sure - Something is Gathering Momentum- The World Has Changed Forever- Dynamics of the Change Matrix
2020-10-0917 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E44: The Matrix of Change - Part 1Part 1 of exploring how change happens in society and in companies. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 12 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 1 is broken into the following sections:- The Story of Oases in the Desert and Plains of the Serengeti- Stories of the Future
2020-10-0215 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E43: The Principle of Circularity - Part 4Part 4 of exploring how companies can move to a zero-waste, circular economy. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 11 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 4 is broken into the following sections:- Water Neutral Coca-Cola- Carbon Neutral at Tesco- Waste Not, Want Not- Circular Urban Design
2020-09-2520 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E42: The Principle of Circularity - Part 3Part 3 of exploring how companies can move to a zero-waste, circular economy. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 11 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 3 is broken into the following sections:- Nike’s Considered Design- Timberland’s Eco-Confession- Seventh Generation Cleans Up
2020-09-1816 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E41: The Principle of Circularity - Part 2Part 2 of exploring how companies can move to a zero-waste, circular economy. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 11 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 2 is broken into the following sections:- Holistic Science- Spaceship Earth- Life Cycle Assessment- Sustainable Production & Consumption- Cradle to Cradle
2020-09-1119 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E40: The Principle of Circularity - Part 1Part 1 of exploring how companies can move to a zero-waste, circular economy. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 11 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 1 is broken into the following sections:- The Story of Yvon Chouinard and Patagonia
2020-09-0416 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E39: The Principle of Glocality - Part 4Part 4 of exploring how companies can apply a glocal approach to CSR (think global, act local). In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 10 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 4 is broken into the following sections:- Global CSR Drivers- Going Native and Becoming Indigenous- Social Media Muddle- Glocality in Practice
2020-08-2822 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E38: The Principle of Glocality - Part 3Part 3 of exploring how companies can apply a glocal approach to CSR (think global, act local). In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 10 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 3 is broken into the following sections:- An Alternative CSR Pyramid- Anglo American’s CSR Pyramid- Local CSR Drivers
2020-08-2116 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E37: The Principle of Glocality - Part 2Part 2 of exploring how companies can apply a glocal approach to CSR (think global, act local). In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 10 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 2 is broken into the following sections:- Origins of Glocality- CSR Around the World- Myths of CSR in Developing Countries
2020-08-1415 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E36: The Principle of Glocality - Part 1Part 1 of exploring how companies can apply a glocal approach to CSR (think global, act local). In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 10 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 1 is broken into the following sections:- The Case of AIESEC and Me
2020-08-0715 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E35: The Principle of Responsiveness - Part 4Part 4 of exploring how companies can use CSR to respond honesty and effectively to stakeholder expectations and needs. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 8 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 4 is broken into the following sections:- Eco-Patent Commons- A Creative Commons for the Environment
2020-07-3109 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E34: The Principle of Responsiveness - Part 3Part 3 of exploring how companies can use CSR to respond honesty and effectively to stakeholder expectations and needs. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 8 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 3 is broken into the following sections:- Cabbages and Condoms- How Not to McDo Engagement- Cross-sector Partnerships
2020-07-2415 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E33: The Principle of Responsiveness - Part 2Part 2 of exploring how companies can use CSR to respond honesty and effectively to stakeholder expectations and needs. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 8 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 2 is broken into the following sections:- Pharmaceuticals on Trial- GSK’s Patent Pool- Mining for a Cure
2020-07-1714 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E32: The Principle of Responsiveness - Part 1Part 1 of exploring how companies can use CSR to respond honesty and effectively to stakeholder expectations and needs. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 8 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 1 is broken into the following sections:- The Story of HRH The Prince of Wales and the Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change
2020-07-1016 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E31: The Principle of Scalability - Part 5Part 5 of exploring how social and environmental solutions, products and services can be scaled to mainstream sustainability and transform CSR. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 8 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 5 is broken into the following sections:- Crowdsourcing CSR solutions- Smart vs. dumb growth
2020-07-0314 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E30: The Principle of Scalability - Part 4Part 4 of exploring how social and environmental solutions, products and services can be scaled to mainstream sustainability and transform CSR. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 8 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 4 is broken into the following sections:- Bottom of the Pyramid- Blessed unrest- Collaborative social entrepreneurship
2020-06-2616 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E29: The Principle of Scalability - Part 3Part 3 of exploring how social and environmental solutions, products and services can be scaled to mainstream sustainability and transform CSR. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 8 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 3 is broken into the following sections:- Government’s visible hand- A flotilla of little boats- The Long Tail of CSR
2020-06-1915 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E28: The Principle of Scalability - Part 2Part 2 of exploring how social and environmental solutions, products and services can be scaled to mainstream sustainability and transform CSR. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 8 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 2 is broken into the following sections:- The Limits of Ethical Consumerism- Fairtrade Coffee for You, Sir?- Choice Editing for Good
2020-06-1213 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E27: The Principle of Scalability - Part 1Part 1 of exploring how social and environmental solutions, products and services can be scaled to mainstream sustainability and transform CSR. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 8 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 1 is broken into the following sections:- The Story of Lee Scott and Wal-Mart
2020-06-0516 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E26: The Principle of Creativity - Part 5Part 5 of exploring how social and environmental innovation and entrepreneurship can help to achieve a transformation of CSR. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 7 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 5 is broken into the following sections:- We are the champions- Mapping the innovation territory- The Googlemorph
2020-05-2916 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E25: The Principle of Creativity - Part 4Part 4 of exploring how social and environmental innovation and entrepreneurship can help to achieve a transformation of CSR. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 7 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 4 is broken into the following sections: - Africa's first free university - EVOKEing a Responsibility Revolution
2020-05-2210 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E24: The Principle of Creativity - Part 3Part 3 of exploring how social and environmental innovation and entrepreneurship can help to achieve a transformation of CSR. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 7 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 3 is broken into the following sections:- Making money mobile - Self-sufficient electronics - Entrepreneurs on a mission - Kickstarting development
2020-05-1519 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E23: The Principle of Creativity - Part 2Part 2 of exploring how social and environmental innovation and entrepreneurship can help to achieve a transformation of CSR. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 7 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 2 is broken into the following sections:- Stagnation through standardisation - When creativity is a bad thing - Creative destruction
2020-05-0816 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E22: The Principle of Creativity - Part 1Exploring how social and environmental innovation and entrepreneurship can help to achieve a transformation of CSR. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 7 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 1 is broken into the following sections: - Case: Anurag Gupta and A Little World
2020-05-0114 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E21: The Age of Responsibility - Part 3Part 3 on an approach to business in society which is transformative - namely CSR 2.0 or Systemic CSR. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 6 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 3 is broken into the following sections:- The principles of CSR 2.0 - Shifting from CSR 1.0 to CSR 2.0 - The DNA model of CSR 2.0
2020-04-2414 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E20: The Age of Responsibility - Part 2Part 2 on an approach to business in society which is transformative - namely CSR 2.0 or Systemic CSR. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 6 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 2 is broken into the following sections:- Radical confessions - Web 2.0: seeds of a revolution - The birth of CSR 2.0
2020-04-1714 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E19: The Age of Responsibility - Part 1Part 1 on an approach to business in society which is transformative - namely CSR 2.0 or Systemic CSR. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 6 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 1 is broken into the following sections: - Case: Ray Anderson and Interface
2020-04-1017 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E18: The Age of Management - Part 5Part 5 on the growing use of management systems - including in the form of Strategic CSR. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 5 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 5 is broken into the following sections:- The curse of peripheral CSR - The curse of incremental CSR - The curse of uneconomic CSR
2020-04-0317 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E17: The Age of Management - Part 4Part 4 on the growing use of management systems - including in the form of Strategic CSR. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 5 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 4 is broken into the following sections: - If the [sweatshop] shoe fits - The rise and fall of corporate governance - The rise of shareholder activism - A cornucopia of codes
2020-03-2715 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E16: The Age of Management - Part 3Part 3 on the growing use of management systems - including in the form of Strategic CSR. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 5 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 3 is broken into the following sections: - Towards a theory of responsibility - The voluntary versus mandatory debate - Challenging shareholder supremacy - The quest to civilise cannibals
2020-03-2017 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E15: The Age of Management - Part 2Part 2 on the growing use of management systems - including in the form of Strategic CSR. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 5 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 2 is broken into the following sections:- Business ethics through the ages- The industrial welfare movement- Cracks in the industrial edifice- Spaceship earth on a collision course
2020-03-1316 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E14: The Age of Management - Part 1Part 1 on the growing use of management systems - including in the form of Strategic CSR. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 5 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 1 is broken into the following sections:- Case: Cadbury Brothers and Cadbury
2020-03-0613 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E13: The Age of Marketing - Part 3Part 3 on the rise of marketing as a force in business and society - including the dangers of Promotional CSR. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 4 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 3 is broken into the following sections: - Hanging greenwashing out to dry- The invisible hand of marketing- From misdirection to redirection
2020-02-2810 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E12: The Age of Marketing - Part 2Part 2 on the rise of marketing as a force in business and society - including the dangers of Promotional CSR. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 4 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 2 is broken into the following sections:- Magic tricks and military tactics- Using smoke and mirrors- Sowing the seeds of doubt
2020-02-2115 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E11: The Age of Marketing - Part 1Part 1 on the rise of marketing as a force in business and society - including the dangers of Promotional CSR. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 4 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 1 is broken into the following sections:- Case: John Browne and BP
2020-02-1421 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E10: The Age of Philanthropy - Part 3Part 3 on the history and nature philanthropy - including its perils and promise in the form of Charitable CSR. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 3 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 3 is broken into the following sections:- Institutional philanthropy- The rise of foundations- The state of corporate giving- Strategic philanthropy- Venture philanthropy
2020-02-0715 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E9: The Age of Philanthropy - Part 2Part 2 on the history and nature philanthropy - including its perils and promise in the form of Charitable CSR. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 3 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 2 is broken into the following sections: - For the love of humanity- Philanthropic traditions- American icons- Modern philanthropists- Philanthrocapitalism
2020-01-3118 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E8: The Age of Philanthropy - Part 1Part 1 on the history and nature philanthropy - including its perils and promise in the form of Charitable CSR. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 3 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 1 is broken into the following sections:- Case: John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil- The wheels of wealth
2020-01-2418 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E7: The Age of Greed - Part 4Part 4 on how greed has become institutionalised in business, the economy and society - including in the form of Defensive CSR. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser narrates Chapter 2 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 4 is broken into the following sections:- An inSANE economy?- The belly of the beast- Reforming the citadels of greed- Accomplice to the crime
2020-01-1713 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E6: The Age of Greed - Part 3Part 3 on how greed has become institutionalised in business, the economy and society - including in the form of Defensive CSR. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 2 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 3 is broken into the following sections:- Financial market greed- A personal odyssey into greed- Discovering institutionalised greed
2020-01-1017 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E5: The Age of Greed - Part 2Part 2 on how greed has become institutionalised in business, the economy and society - including in the form of Defensive CSR. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 2 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 2 is broken into the following sections: - An unhealthy appetite- Executive greed- Banking greed
2020-01-0315 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E4: The Age of Greed - Part 1Part 1 on how greed has become institutionalised in business, the economy and society - including in the form of Defensive CSR. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 2 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 1 of the podcast is broken into the following sections:- Case: Larry McDonald and Lehman Brothers
2019-12-2712 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E3: Our Ability To Respond - Part 3Part 3 on how and why corporate sustainability and responsibility (CSR) has failed and how it is evolving. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 1 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 3 of the podcast is broken into the following sections:- Our global dishonesty- Awkward questions- The ages and stages of CSR
2019-12-2012 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E2: Our Ability To Respond - Part 2Part 2 on how and why corporate sustainability and responsibility (CSR) has failed and how it is evolving. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 1 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 2 is broken into the following sections:- Our global footprint- Our global weather- Our global village
2019-12-1317 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS3.E1: Our Ability to Respond - Part 1Part 1 on how and why corporate sustainability and responsibility (CSR) has failed and how it is evolving. In the podcast, Prof. Dr Wayne Visser reads Chapter 1 from his book, The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business. Part 1 is broken into the following sections:- The meaning of responsibility- The failure of CSR
2019-12-0714 minPurpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS1.E0. Shapeshifting: Introducing Series 1“Greed is good”. Some of you might remember the phrase immortalized by Michael Douglas who played Gordon Gekko in the 1987 movie Wall Street. Well, the world has more than lived up to these words by pursuing the principle that excessive greed is even better. In a critical analysis of the principles driving modern business, Series 1 of the Purpose Inspired podcast by Wayne Visser demonstrates that the predatory behavior of the lion is symbolic of the way most companies are run today. But the world cannot go on like this. The podcast, which is based on the book “Beyond Reasonable Greed”...
2019-01-1102 min
Purpose Inspired: by Wayne VisserS0.E0. Purpose Inspired: Introducing the PodcastHello. I’m Professor Dr Wayne Visser and in this podcast series, I share my reflections on what it means to be purpose-inspired, whether as an organisation, an individual or even as a whole society. It is really the story of my own exploration over the past 20 years of how business can be a force for good in the world, and how individuals can make a positive difference. I have organized the podcast chronologically, so you join me on the journey and see how key ideas evolve over time. As we go, you will notice the ebb and flow of...
2019-01-1103 min