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Wonderspace#140 - Vincent Ogweno (Co-founder of Train My Generation) [S12:E3]On the Wonderspace podcast this week we orbit to a small island on the north east of Lake Victoria in the waters of Kenya. Mfangano Island is the home to 20.000 people where we find our amazing guest Vincent Ogweno. Vincent is an academic pursuing a PhD in geography focussing on addressing food security challenges and the impact of climate change and agricultural practices.Vincent is also co-founder and project director of a community based organisation called Train my generation who work with and train the community on issues such as Climate change, women's health, environmental regeneration and community...
2024-10-0322 min
Wonderspace#139 - Esther Knight (Founder of Fanfare Label) [S12:E2]This week on the Wonderspace podcast we ask our six questions to Esther Knight. Esther is the founder of an independent sustainable fashion house called Fanfare Label who are leading the way for circularity and positive change. They were recently featured in Elle Magazine as a British brand you should know about and are winners of various sustainable design awards.
“It’s often difficult being the first one doing these kind of projects but that’s how you create real change. We have managed to produce our own jeans that are ethically made in Portugal, save 92% of wat...
2024-09-2021 min
Wonderspace#138 - Caroline Casey (Founder of The Valuable 500) [S12:E1]This week on Wonderspace we ask our six questions to Caroline Casey. An award-winning social entrepreneur and activist who’s passion is to release the social and economic potential of the 1.3 billion people in the world with a disability. Her own story is extraordinary from finding out she was legally blind only at the age of 17 years old, to her decision at 28 to leave her job with Accenture and trek across India solo on an elephant to raise inclusivity awareness.Today as the founder of Valuable500, Caroline is leading a disability inclusion revolution by positioning disability on the gl...
2024-09-0525 min
Wonderspace#137 - Dr Danbee Kim (Neuroscientist + Storyteller) [S11:E10]This week on the Wonderspace Podcast we ask our six questions to Dr Danbee Kim. A Korean-American neuroscientist and performance artist. They use music, theatre games, robotics and graphic novels to teach neuroscience to humans of all ages. Danbee’s PhD in Neuroscience developed a framework for bringing research out of the lab and into daily life. This has led to work alongside people like Sarah Corbett from the Craftivist Collective who was one of the first guests on Wonderspace.
Find out more:https://www.danbeekim.org/
To view the episode page wi...
2024-05-3020 min
Wonderspace#136 - Heather Mak (Co-founder of Diversity in Sustainability) [S11:E9]This week on Wonderspace we ask our six questions to Heather Mak who is a Toronto-based sustainability advisor and the co-founder of Diversity in Sustainability. DIS is a network dedicated to equipping current and future Black, Indigenous and People of Colour sustainability leaders with the skills, networks and resources to accelerate the transition to a sustainable and just world. Heather was nominated by a previous guest on Wonderspace Lorraine B Smith who you can hear on Ep109.“We need to embrace different ways of thinking and being and make sure what we do centres on the people most af...
2024-05-1617 min
Wonderspace#135 - Caledonia Curry / Swoon (Artist, Film Maker, Founder) [S11:E8]This week on the Wonderspace Podcast we head to Brooklyn and ask our six questions to Caledonia Curry also known as Swoon. Callie is a contemporary artist and filmmaker who became widely known as the first woman to gain large-scale recognition in the male-dominated world of street art. Her work can be frequently seen in streets worldwide and has also been showcased in renowned art institutions.Callie is also the founder of the Heliotrope Foundation which helps communities respond and heal after natural disasters and other urgent social crisis. They believe that the creative process can and should...
2024-05-0328 min
Wonderspace#134 - Jacqueline Lim (Systems Advisor + Certified Coach) [S11:E7]This week on the Wonderspace Podcast we ask our six questions to Jacqueline Lim. A strategist and certified coach focused on advancing equity and a regenerative future for all. Jacq is currently an Associate with the Finance Innovation Lab and has recently worked with clients such as Natwest Bank, Partners for a New Economy and A Blueprint for Better Business."I found myself in 2019 really immersed in so many questions about self and about my work. Questions like, 'What really is a systems change?' 'How do systems actually change?' And crucially, ‘What's mine to do in sy...
2024-04-1920 min
Wonderspace#133 - Vlad Glaveanu (Professor of Psychology, Dublin City University) [S11:E6]This week on the Wonderspace Podcast we ask our six questions to Vlad Glaveanu who is a Professor in the School of Psychology at Dublin City University. He is also the Founder and President of the Possibility Studies Network which brings together academics, researchers and practitioners dedicated to the study of human possibility. Topics include creativity, imagination, innovation and of course wonder which is the title of one of Vlad’s books.“What motivates me is this fascination with the possible, with what is possible in our lives and the lives of others. WONDER was the missing link betw...
2024-04-0521 min
Wonderspace#132 - Jacky Youldon (RunningSpace) [S11:E5]This week on the Wonderspace Podcast, we ask our six questions to Jacky Youldon, the Founder and Director of RunningSpace, whose mission is to champion life and combat suicide, one step at a time. Jacky struggled with suicidal thoughts following a lifetime of self-harm and eventually attempted to take her own life. From this experience, RunningSpace was born, and in 2019, Jacky was awarded the BBC Unsung Sporting Hero award for her life-saving running groups."A friend said to me, 'When you run, you're the pioneer of the prevention of suicide.' I thought that was ridiculous, and I...
2024-03-0725 min
Wonderspace#131 - Joey Cuthbert (Impact Dance + Sport Cheer England) [S11:E4]This week on the Wonderspace Podcast we welcome Joey Cuthbert. Joey is currently Head of Engagement for Impact Dance who are an art for social change organisation empowering young people through dance training, mentoring and national and international performances. Joey is also the chair of the board at SportCheer England which is the national governing body for cheerleading in England, one of the fastest-growing sports in the UK with nearly 90.000 participants.“The thread of everything I’ve done in my life has really been about how I can empower young people to be impact leaders”?For more:htt...
2024-02-2220 min
Wonderspace#130 - Dr Julian Abel (Compassionate Communities UK) [S11:E3]This week on the Wonderspace Podcast we ask our six questions to Dr Julian Abel. Julian is a retired palliative care physician and the Director of Compassionate Communities UK whose vision is to see a world where people's natural gifts of compassion, togetherness and equity are more powerful than medicine alone. Julian hosts a podcast called Survival of the Kindest and was nominated by a previous guest on Wonderspace Jennifer Nadel from Compassion in Politics.“Good social relationships are more effective at stopping us dying than giving up smoking, drinking, diet, exercise and anything else you care to me...
2024-02-0916 min
Wonderspace#129 - Joyce Kamande (Co-founder of Safi Organics) [S11:E2]This week on the Wonderspace Podcast we orbit with Joyce Kamande in Kenya. Joyce is a social entrepreneur passionate about improving food security and livelihoods of small-scale farmers across Africa. She is a co-founder of Safi Organics, a company that converts farmers’ crop waste to high-yielding organic fertilizers, breathing vitality back into African soils and transforming people's livelihoods in the process. An amazing person and business nominated by a previous guest on Wonderspace Prudence Muchinouta (EP92).Joyce's hopeful story is about the first African woman to receive the Nobel Prize, Wangari Maathai who founded the Greenbelt movement.To...
2024-01-2515 min
Wonderspace#128 - Eliza Marshall (Musician and Artistic Curator) [S11:E1]This week on the Wonderspace Podcast we orbit with musician Eliza Marshall. A flautist working with some of the biggest names in global music. She has performed with orchestras, on film soundtracks and numerous albums, and also curates new music, documentaries and artwork with her company Freedom to roam.More info: www.elizamarshall.com + https://www.freedomtoroam.earth/ To view the episode page with a summary of the interview, links to social media and projects mentioned, go to https://ourwonder.space/episodes/_128 🎧 To listen to the previous 127 Wonderspace editions go to https://ourwonder.space/episodes ...
2024-01-1120 min
Wonderspace#127 - Chris Duffy (Duffy London) [S10:E10]This week on Wonderspace we orbit with Chris Duffy. In 2002, Chris started Duffy London, a design studio devoted to combining art and function. They concept and create unique innovative furniture, lighting, and interiors using fully sustainable and recycled materials and packaging. His work has been exhibited around the world and is also part of the permanent National Collection at The Louve in Paris. In this episode Chris talks about his latest bamboo water taxi venture.More info: www.duffylondon.comTo view the episode page with a summary of the interview, links to social media and projects...
2023-12-0816 min
Wonderspace#126 - Piers Linney (Investor, Advisor + Founder) [S10:E9]This week on the Wonderspace Podcast we orbit with Piers Linney. Piers is an entrepreneur and investor with experience across a range of sectors including technology, media, and communications. He is co-founder of Atherton Bikes, and the co-founder of Implement AI which is focused on intelligent business transformation through the power of artificial intelligence. Piers is a champion of entrepreneurship and is known as a former Dragon investor on BBC’s Dragons’ Den.
"Another thing I'm very passionate about is working on diversity inclusion so that people like me don't have such a difficult journey to get fr...
2023-11-1612 min
Wonderspace#125 - Richard MacCowan (Founder of Biomimicry Innovation Lab) [S10:E8]This week on the Wonderspace Podcast we are going to dive into nature-inspired innovation also known as Biomimicry. A practice that mimics the strategies found in nature to solve human design challenges.Our guest this week is the Founder and Creative Director of the Biomimicry Innovation Lab, Richard James MacCowan who works with innovators and designers to develop future possibilities inspired by nature. With a focus on the future of cities, agriculture and manufacturing, the Lab's mission is to develop regenerative innovations fit for the challenges of now and the future.More info: www.biomimicryinnovationlab.com ...
2023-11-0211 min
Wonderspace#124 - Oli France (Adventurer and Speaker) [S10:E7]This week on the Wonderspace Podcast we orbit with adventurer, expedition leader and speaker Oli France.He is a specialist in leading groups through the world's wildest places such as Iraq, Somalia, Congo and Siberia. In this Wonderspace orbit Oli talks about his latest multi year project The ultimate seven, a world first quest to journey from the lowest point in each continent to the highest entirely by human power"I will be travelling entirely by human power on foot, by bike, rowing and on skis and will be travelling around 13,000 miles through 20 countries. I'm just back...
2023-10-2716 min
Wonderspace#123 - Edwina Kulego (Informa Markets Fashion / Vegan Fashion Week) [S10:E6]This week on the Wonderspace Podcast we orbit with Edwina Kulego in New York who is the Vice President of International and Business Development at Informa Markets Fashion. Edwina is also on the board of the Vegan Fashion Week based out of Los Angeles and was nominated by the founder of Style House Files and Lagos Fashion Week, Omoyemi Akerele who you can hear in EP 60."I got the opportunity to travel to Portugal to meet with the brand and to see how the shoes were actually made because I could not believe that sneakers were made from...
2023-10-1914 min
Wonderspace#122 - Joey Li and Thuta Khin (Founders of Leiho) [S10:E5]This week on the Wonderspace Podcast we orbit with two entrepreneurs Joey Li and Thuta Khin. After meeting at business school Joey and Thuta founded Leiho with a mission to help improve the quality of life for people experiencing homelessness through the Leiho eco-consious store. Joey and Thuta were nominated by Joshua Coombes who was featured in Episode 79 on Wonderspace"We formulated a business model around socks that give back to local vulnerable communities, we do whatever it takes to make a difference”.For more info: www.leiho.co.uk To view the episode page with a...
2023-10-1213 min
Wonderspace#121 - Anthea Stephenson (Founder of buildingwillow.com) [S10:E4]This week on the Wonderspace Podcast we orbit with Anthea Stephenson who transitioned from a career in the corporate world and Michelin-starred kitchens and is now pioneering regenerative agricultural solutions, reshaping the narrative on food security, tech and climate resilience."We're developing tools and technologies for cross-sector collaboration and co-investment in regenerative and restorative activities. We're working to put farmers, the stewards at the heart of the solution with progressive contracting that fosters equality and replenishment.”For more info: www.buildingwillow.com To view the episode page with a summary of the interview, links to social me...
2023-10-0512 min
Wonderspace#120 Vanessa Norwood (Cultural Strategist for the Built Environment) [S10:E3]This week on the Wonderspace Podcast we orbit with Vanessa Norwood. Vanessa is a curator and cultural strategist for the built environment. Her work focuses on the central role materials play in building a more sustainable and equitable world.“The built environment is responsible for almost 40% of the Earth's carbon emissions. So it's a really interesting and important time to be part of this journey”Vanessa was nominated by architect and author Marwa Al-Sabouni who engaged with our six questions from her home in Homs in Syria which you can hear in ep78More info: www.vane...
2023-09-2217 min
Wonderspace#119 Julia Lynch (Co-founder and CEO of Global Girl Project) [S10:E2]This week on the Wonderspace Podcast we orbit with Julia Lynch who is the Founder and CEO of Global Girl Project. Global Girl Project works in 13 countries mobilising the most marginalised girls throughout the global south to become agents of social change through community development and social action initiatives.
Julia was nominated by Brita Fernandez Shmidt who is a transformational coach and an ambassador for Women for Women International. Her Wonderspace episode is number #67
More information: https://www.globalgirlproject.org/
To view the episode page with a summary of the...
2023-09-1518 min
Wonderspace#118 Carwyn Hill (Co-founder of Hope Health Action) [S10:E1]For the first Wonderspace of our fourth year, we orbit with Carwyn Hill who is the co-founder of Hope Health Action, an NGO building long-term partnerships with local communities and health systems in countries such as Haiti, Sudan and Uganda. Carwyn also sits on the board of End Poverty 2030 and was awarded an MBE this year for services to international healthcare.Carwyn was nominated by Ben Solanky from Empathy Action who you can hear on EP 58More information: www.hopehealthaction.org To view the episode page with a summary of the interview, links to social media...
2023-09-0716 min
Wonderspace#117 Renee Lertzman (Climate Psychologist) [S9:E11]For our last Wonderspace Podcast before a summer break we orbit with Dr Renee Lertzman who is based in San Francsico. Renee is an internationally recognized researcher, educator, thought leader and adviser, who uses psychological insights to unlock action on global climate and environmental crises.She works with organisations around the world and has a real passion for the upstream work of supporting conveners and facilitators.Find out more: www.reneelertzman.com Renee's TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/renee_lertzman_how_to_turn_climate_anxiety_into_action To view the episode page with...
2023-07-0614 min
Wonderspace#116 Oliver Pelling (Founder of Good and Proper) [S9:E10]This week on Wonderspace we orbit with Oliver Pelling in Melbourne. Ollie is the Editor in chief at Adventure.com and is the Founder and Director of Good and Proper who provide comms and content to purpose driven organisations helping them move their audiences towards action for people and planet. Ollie was nominated by Tamsin Jones (EP36)"I'd already worked with purpose driven organisations, but that really became the line in the sand for me to decide that I only only wanted to work with companies that are looking to fix the problems we're facing. Whether that's climate...
2023-06-2913 min
Wonderspace#115 Mark Haviland (Founder of Conscious Careers) [S9:E9]This week on Wonderspace we orbit with Mark Haviland who after many years in the corporate world, founded Conscious Careers, inspiring young people to start a career with the world in mind. Mark is also the Vice-chair of the Marine Conservation Society and advisor to Train my generation in Kenya.“I went into schools and realised that the awareness of what's going on in the world today was pretty minimal and what awareness there was, was pretty fearful. The relevance of the classroom to the outside lived experience was barely there and so kids are coming into the wo...
2023-06-2317 min
Wonderspace#114 Addressing Statelessness in Europe (Conference in Madrid) [S9:E8]This week's Wonderspace comes from a conference in Madrid where last week over 220 people came together around the issue of statelessness organised by the European Network on Statelessness in collaboration with Fundación Cepaim.Statelessness is an issue that impacts over half a million people in Europe and many millions globally which you can hear more about in our 100th Wonderspace episode with the amazing Christiana Bukalo from Statefree.Someone described this issue of statelessness as the 'phenomenon of invisibility' and so being at this conference was for us at Wonderspace about keeping the issue visible by s...
2023-06-1523 min
Wonderspace#113 Kemo Camara (Founder of Omek) [S9:E7]This week on Wonderspace we orbit with Kemo Camara. For the past 20 years, Kemo has lived, studied, and worked in cities across Africa, North America and Europe. He has founded startups, built non-profits and played various leadership roles in community organisations.In 2019 he founded Omek whose mission is to amplify the talent, voices and energy of biculturals of African descent through programs and access to a diverse talent pool. This has led to partnerships with some of the world's leading brands such as Patagonia, Adidas and Google."You have a gift, you have a superpower and that's...
2023-06-0915 min
Wonderspace#112 Rachel Woolf (Founder of Street Storage) [S9:E6]If you were forced to live on the streets what would you do with your belongings and important documents?This week on Wonderspace we orbit with Rachel Woolf who is the founder and Director of an award-winning charity Street Storage which provides free accessible and safe storage for hundreds of people experiencing homelessness."I said to Islington Council, where I lived at the time, 'If you give me a building, I think I can fill it in about three weeks', I filled it in three days and so I knew there was a real need.”www.st...
2023-06-0119 min
Wonderspace#111 Mostafa Salameh (Adventurer, Speaker, Author + Fundraiser) [S9:E5]This is one of the most remarkable stories you will ever hear!This week on the Wonderspace Podcast we orbit with Mostafa Salameh who was born in Kuwait to Palestinian refugee parents and went on to become the first Palestinian-Jordanian to climb Mount Everest. He is one of only 20 people to ever climb the Seven Summits and conquer the South Pole and the North Pole - known as the ‘Explorers Grand Slam. Today Mostafa is a professional mountain climber, speaker and author who has raised over 6 million dollars for various non-profits.To find out more about the wo...
2023-05-1918 min
Wonderspace#110 B for Good Leaders Summit (in Amsterdam) [S9:E4]This week the Wonderspace Podcast comes from Amsterdam where last week, 1,200 business leaders came together from around the world for the B for Good Leaders Summit.
A summit that exists to accelerate the transition towards a regenerative economy which will create social, environmental and economic net positive value.In this 25 min Wonderspace episode, over 40 delegates share their story of hopefulness (not their own) about a person, business or non-profit doing amazing things for the world.
I want to thank the B for Good Leaders team, especially to Leen Zevenbergen, Marcello Palazzi and Francine Lemos.
2023-05-1525 min
Wonderspace#109 B. Lorraine Smith (Writer, Speaker, Advisor) [S9:E3]This week on Wonderspace we orbit with B. Lorraine Smith who is an independent researcher, writer and guide on the path to industrial healing. Her vision is an economy that works in service of life where all industrial activities make people and ecosystems healthier.
Lorraine builds on decades of experience in corporate sustainability across numerous industries and regions and was nominated by our 61st guest on Wonderspace Cora Olson from Copenhagen who described Lorraine as a 'massive inspiration’.
"I serve a corporate mischief role, a court jester to the in...
2023-05-0416 min
Wonderspace#108 Emma Pears (Author of ‘What Does it Matter’) [S9:E2]This week on Wonderspace we orbit with Emma Pears. Emma is an innovation Strategist and Leadership Coach with her business Solomon Hunt. She is also a Musical Director, Songwriter and the author of the book 'What Does it Matter?' which was released in the States a few weeks back and is released this week in the UK."I had this message that I wanted to get out there because I was having the same conversation again and again with people who are feeling overwhelmed and stressed, who honestly were making themselves unhappy trying to be happy. And...
2023-04-2716 min
Wonderspace#107 Isobelle Ford (The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network) [S9:E1]This week on the Wonderspace Podcast we orbit with Isobelle Ford who is the community manager for The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network also known as TERN. A social enterprise that enables UK refugees to thrive through the power of their own ideas through providing business support. Isobelle is also the co-creator of the Anqa collective which is Europe's first marketplace selling products and services from refugee-led businesses."I also run a microfinance fund which is called skylight ventures and we offer interest-free Sharia-compliant lending so that entrepreneurs who are struggling to come up with early-stage funding for their businesses...
2023-04-2116 min
Wonderspace#106 George Holliday (Made On The Road) [S8:E12]This week on the Wonderspace Podcast we orbit with songwriter, musician and producer George Holliday. After converting an old library bus into a recording studio, George toured around Europe and ended up recording a 16 track collaborative album from 60 different locations. Today Made on the Road is a creative hub on wheels producing EPIC music for TV, film and advertising.The wonder from Ask Nature together with the wonder George shares in his response to questions four and five will well and truly blow the fuses! Did you know for instance that Earth resonates at 7.83 hertz!You can...
2023-03-3017 min
Wonderspace#105 Shabazz Graham (Co-founder of Qcast) [S8:E11]This week on Wonderspace we orbit with Shabazz Graham. Shabazz has worked in the UK film and TV industry as a writer, director and editor. Shabazz is also the co-founder of a new tech platform called Qcast. a social network built on questions. Their mission is to open up new conversations, enabling users to share insights by asking catalytic questions of each other that spark fresh ideas and solutions.You can find out more at qcast.io In his story of hopefulness, Shabazz spoke about culturalstyleweek.com and https://www.culturalfashion.art To view the episode...
2023-03-2317 min
Wonderspace#104 Josh Liu (Co-founder of Mosa) [S8:E10]This week on Wonderspace we orbit with Josh Liu. A tech entrepreneur who honestly shares about the challenges and personal cost of pursuing a silicon valley start up. Today Josh is the co-founder of a tech company called MOSA which is a cycle parking, data, and services platform that is about to go into mass production with Giant who are the largest bike maker in the world. This is in response to the fact that in the UK a bike is stolen every 90 secs.
"𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘫𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴. 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵."
More info: Mosa.to
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2023-03-1714 min
Wonderspace#103 Simon Lamb (Writer, Photographer and Coach) [S8:E9]This week on Wonderspace we orbit with Simon Lamb who is a freelance writer, photographer and coach. He has also been given 20 acres of the family farm as a testbed in the pursuit of nutrient rich soil which he talks about in his story of hopefulness.
"I walked 1000 kilometres across Spain and it really was a journey back to myself because living with my life on my back and walking west, I felt as free, as lite and connected as I've ever felt”.
- Simon (Q1)
Find out more: www.simonjlamb.com
To...
2023-03-0919 min
Wonderspace#102 Jyoti Fernandes (Landworkers Alliance) [S8:E8]On this week's episode of Wonderspace, we orbit with Jyoti Fernandes, a smallholder farmer on a regenerative holding in the UK and the head of policy at the Landworkers Alliance, a union of farmers, growers, foresters, and land-based workers with a mission to create a better food and land-use system for everyone. Jyoti was nominated by a farmer and the host of the farmerama podcast, Abby Rose, who was our 44th guest on Wonderspace.
"I wanted to create a social movement of people who want to return to the earth and actually heal and restore it. I...
2023-03-0318 min
Wonderspace#101 Jennifer Nadel (Compassion in Politics) [S8:E7]On the Wonderspace Podcast this week we orbit with Jennifer Nadel. A qualified barrister, author, activist, award-winning television journalist and the founder of Compassion in Politics which has inspired active engagement from over 100 MPs and other parliaments and groups around the world who want to prioritise compassion.
"I felt that if we could put compassion back in the political space, if we could have it once again, seen as a legitimate political driver, if we could amplify those who are calling for compassionate outcomes, then that in turn, would fertilise the soil in which so many other...
2023-02-2016 min
Wonderspace#100 Christiana Bukalo (Statefree) [S8:E6]Today we reach the milestone of 100 Wonderspace Podcast episodes. Over the past two and a half years we have welcomed guests from over 50 cities around the world who have all shared their wonders and stories of hopefulness.
We have decided to use our 100th episode to amplify the issue of STATELESSNESS which impacts over five hundred thousand people in Europe and over fifteen million worldwide.
To bring the issue alive, we asked our six Wonderspace questions to an extraordinary and inspiring woman called Chistiana Bukalo from Germany who founded Statefree and is herself stateless. We...
2023-02-0919 min
Wonderspace#99 Chrissy Levett (Creative Conscience) [S8:E5]The world-changing power of Fonts and Design.
This week on the Wonderspace Podcast we orbit with Chrissy Levett who is the Founder & Creative Director of Creative Conscience, a global platform that encourages, trains and rewards creative thinking for social justice and sustainability. Chrissy believes that design & creative thinking should be used to solve global challenges and as a form of positive activism. Her story of hopefulness about www.extraboldfoundry.com is unique and so worth a listen.
For more info: www.creative-conscience.org.uk
To view the episode page with a summary...
2023-02-0216 min
Wonderspace#98 Olly Armstrong (Breathe) [S8:E4]"We want our communities to respond to climate breakdown by making sure our political and economic decisions are made by, for and with them as communities rather than done to them".
This week on the Wonderspace Podcast we welcome Olly Armstrong from North Shields in the North East of England.
Olly is the co-founder and Director of Breathe who are a community organising non-profit building solidarity, resistance and change in cities around the UK. They believe that an effective and sustainable climate movement ecosystem requires well-organised grassroots communities led by the people closest to the...
2023-01-2712 min
Wonderspace#97 Prospect (Prospect Nation) [S8:E3]This week on Wonderspace we orbit with Prospect from South London. He is a self-appointed Ambassador For The Youth Of The United Kingdom with a vision of bringing about a fairer and more progressive future for Upcoming Generations of Young People. He is the CEO of Prospect Training and Prospect Living who target financially excluded young people and provide them with employability skills and opportunities. Prospect also works alongside the Mayor's City Hall and the Greater London Authority as a Youth Consultant as part of their 'Crime Reduction Unit'.
You can find out more about Prospect at...
2023-01-1918 min
Wonderspace#96 Iva Gumnishka (Humans In The Loop) [S8:E2]This week on Wonderspace we orbit with Iva Gumnishka from Sofia in Bulgaria. Iva is the founder and CEO of Humans in the loop, a social enterprise which supplies diverse and high-quality human input for AI systems. They have provided remote digital jobs and training to more than 1,000 refugees and conflict-affected people in countries around the world.
“We're working with AI systems in order to monitor, supervise and audit them and see how they're performing. It would be amazing if we can become the leaders in this type of work, and that's why we're called humans in the...
2023-01-1315 min
Wonderspace#95 Sam Squire (Inspire2Ignite) [S8:E1]For our first Wonderspace podcast of 2023 we are joined by Sam Squire from Inspire2Ignite who engage with thousands of young people through entrepreneurship. They also work with 100 young people on a tailored ignite programme to help them start their own business for free.
I met Sam at the Anthropy summit at the Eden project last year and was blown away by his story and work.
Find out more at www.inspire2ignite.co.uk
To view the episode page with a summary of the interview, links to social media and projects mentioned...
2023-01-0615 min
Wonderspace#94 Canon Andy Thompson (Vicar + Peace Builder) [S7:E14]For our last Wonderspace Podcast of 2022 we welcome Canon Andrew Thompson. After spending most of his working life in the Middle East, Andy has been honoured for his work to human rights and promoting interfaith dialogue between Christians and Muslims. He holds degrees in Behavioural Sciences and Islamic Studies, and today is the vicar of a church in North London.
Andy was nominated by musician/filmmaker Jason Carter (Ep 54)
Find out more about Andrew at https://booksarabia.com/andrew-thompson/
To view the episode page with a summary of the interview, links to social m...
2022-12-1519 min
Wonderspace#93 John Brown (Don't Cry Wolf) [S7:E13]This week on the Wonderspace Podcast we ask our six questions to John Brown who as you will hear loves mushrooms, Merlin Sheldrake and helping businesses be part of solving some of society's biggest problems. He is the founder of the creative brand activism agency Don't Cry Wolf and is also a campaigner for more transparent campaigns from brands that are looking to promote their green credentials.
John was nominated by Matt Hocking (EP70) who founded the creative agency https://www.Leap.eco
You can find out more about Don’t Cry Wolf at https://do...
2022-12-0215 min
Wonderspace#92 Prudence Muchinout (COMACO) [S7:E12]This week on the Wonderspace Podcast we welcome Prudence Muchinouta. She is the Chief Financial Officer of COMACO, a social enterprise that supports wildlife conservation and 225,000 food-secure farmers in the Luangwa Valley in Zambia. She is also a member of The Rallying Cry, an organization focused on supporting climate- and gender-responsive agriculture enterprises in Africa.
Prudence was nominated by Tamsin Jones (EP 36) who is the Head of Mastery of Business and Empathy at the Small Giants Academy in Melbourne, Australia. These are her words...
"Prudence is an exemplar of hopeful climate leadership. Too often we...
2022-11-2520 min
Wonderspace#91 Dirk Bischof (Hatch Enterprises) [S7:E11]This week on the Wonderspace Podcast we welcome Dirk Bischof who is the co-founder of Hatch Enterprise. Hatch is one of the UK’s leading enterprise support charities that pioneered a unique approach to entrepreneurship for diverse and underrepresented founders. Since 2013 They have supported over 7,000 entrepreneurs to help them launch and grow their ventures.
Dirk was nominated by Sara Osterholzer (Ep 57): "I nominated Dirk because every conversation I've had the pleasure of sharing with him has always been honest, thoughtful and littered with wisdom, so I was sure your conversation with him would be the same.”
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2022-11-1816 min
Wonderspace#90 Anthropy 2022 (Eden Project) [S7:E10]This week's Wonderspace Podcast comes from the inaugural Anthropy gathering at the Eden project where last week 1,200 people from all sectors of society gathered to be part of a launchpad for national change, a summit for the future of Britain.
It was great to spend time with previous Wonderspace contributors such as John Elkington and the Volans team, Charlotte Sewell and Matt Hocking who were on the Boardroom 2030 episode, Cathy Runciman from Earth Percent, Amy Clarke from Tribe Capital and Guy, Will and Ben from the Blue Earth Summit.
As part of each Wonderspace episode...
2022-11-1121 min
Wonderspace#89 Eeva Houtbeckers (Degrowth Journal) [S7:E9]This week on Wonderspace, we welcome Dr Eeva Houtbeckers, a scholar, writer and speaker active in the degrowth movement in Finland and the co-founder of the Degrowth Journal and Untame.
Eeva was nominated by our 53rd guest Sabrina Chakori from Brisbane, who founded the Brisbane Tool Library, a social enterprise based on degrowth and a sharing economy. Sabrina describes Eeva as an amazing Activist and Scholar.
For more info:
https://untame.fi/
https://meidanmetsamme.org/
https://degrowthjournal.org/
https://degrowth.info/en/fada
https://kohtuusliike.fi/
Her story...
2022-11-0415 min
Wonderspace#88 Magid Magid (Union of Justice) [S7:E8]This week on Wonderspace we ask our six questions to Magid Magid who was a member of the European Parliament and also the Lord Mayor of his beloved city, Sheffield. Magid was named one of TIME’s 100 rising stars shaping the future of the world and today he is the Founder & Director of Union of Justice which is an organisation dedicated to racial and climate justice.
Union of Justice: https://www.unionofjustice.com
To view the episode page with a summary of the interview, links to social media and projects mentioned, go to https://ourwonder.sp...
2022-10-2815 min
Wonderspace#87 Nate Michaux (Writer and Director) [S7:E7]Orbiting with us on the Wonderspace Podcast this week is TV and Film writer and director Nate Michaux from Los Angeles. We are so grateful to Nate for engaging with these questions in such an honest and vulnerable way, talking about working through his addictions and also the highs and lows of making it work as a creative in New York and LA.
Nate was nominated by Dino who was our 52nd guest on Wonderspace.
To view the episode page with a summary of the interview, links to social media and projects mentioned, go to h...
2022-10-2120 min
Wonderspace#86 Blue Earth Summit (Bristol) [S7:E6]This week the Wonderspace podcast is capturing stories of hopefulness at the Blue Earth summit in Bristol. For three days hundreds of makers and mavericks, founders and activists, adventurers and investors came together with a collective desire to see business as a force for good in protecting our planet and all people.
So sit back and enjoy this 25 minute fix of hopefulness featuring 46 people at the Blue Earth Summit and think about the person or organisation you would like to promote on our web site www.ourwonder.space
More information: www.blueearthsummit.com
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2022-10-1428 min
Wonderspace#85 Sheena Talma (Nekton Foundation) [S7:E5]Orbiting with us this week on Wonderspace is Marine Scientist Sheena Talma from the Seychelles. Sheena is the science program manager at the Nekton Foundation which is focussed on accelerating scientific exploration and protection of the ocean. Their aim is to highly protect at least 30 per cent of the ocean by 2030. Sheena also works with the Save Our Seas Foundation which has funded over 400 marine projects in over 80 countries around the world.
For info:
https://nektonmission.org
https://saveourseas.com
To view the episode page with a summary of the interview, links to so...
2022-10-0715 min
Wonderspace#84 Audrey Lin (ServiceSpace) [S7:E4]On Wonderspace this week we are joined by Audrey Lin in San Francisco. Audrey is one of many people around the world who volunteer with ServiceSpace which is a non-profit dedicated to transformative volunteerism. They leverage technology to encourage everyday people around the world to do small acts of service.
One of the many projects Audrey works on is Karuna news which highlights stories of everyday people choosing love over fear.
ServiceSpace was nominated by Ruth Rogers from Canvas (EP35)
More information www.servicespace.org and www.karunanews.org
To view the...
2022-09-2917 min
Wonderspace#83 Fixing The Future Festival, Barcelona [S7:E3]This week's Wonderspace orbit is from the Fixing The Future Festival in Barcelona organised by Atlas of the Future.
The festival drew together amazing future fixers and we asked a few of them to share their stories of hopefulness.
For more information: https://atlasofthefuture.org/
To view the episode page with a summary of the interview, links to social media and projects mentioned, go to https://ourwonder.space/episodes/_83
🤩 To upload your own stories of hopefulness, follow the link - https://ourwonder.space
🎧 To listen to the previous 82 Wonderspace editio...
2022-09-2312 min
Wonderspace#82 Nicole Yershon (NY Collective) [S7:E2]Joining us today in Wonderspace is Nicole Yershon, a maverick, consultant, mentor and connector. Before founding the NY Collective, Nicole ran the Ogilvy Labs for ten years and today sits on the board of Creative Conscience and a school for 'rough diamonds’ which is also the title of her book.
“The intrapreneur is now the entrepreneur”.
To find out more go to www.nicoleyershon.com and www.creative-conscience.org.uk
To view the episode page with a summary of the interview, links to social media and projects mentioned, go to https://ourwonder.space/episode...
2022-09-1616 min
Wonderspace#81 Sophie Shnapp (EarthPercent) [S7:E1]For the first Wonderspace podcast episode of our new year we welcome Sophie Shnapp who is a climate specialist and on the founding committee of Brian Eno’s music and climate charity EarthPercent. Sophie is also a driving force in Culture COP that's going to be held in tandem alongside COP27 in Egypt.
"The climate crisis is also a crisis of culture and thus of imagination. We believe that now is the time to start retelling the stories of our world and falling back in love with it."
For more information: earthpercent.org
2022-09-1216 min
WonderspaceEpisode 80: feat. Andrew Howley [S6:E11]For the last Wonderspace podcast before our summer reset we welcome a regular contributor to the Wonderspace Podcast, Andrew Howley who has spent over 10 years working for National Geographic, is now the Chief Editor of asknature. Over the past 40 episodes, Andrew has been producing mind-blowing one minute pieces of audio to help us re-wonder.
To mark the end of another Wonderspace year we were keen to honour Andrew and listen to his science/nature rooted wisdom through our six Wonderspace questions. We wanted also to promote the amazing work of asknature which is a project of the Bio...
2022-07-0317 min
WonderspaceEpisode 71: feat. Mysie [S6:E2]On Wonderspace this week we welcome singer/songwriter Mysie who is an Ivor Novello winning artist from London and currently on tour supporting Corrine Bailey Rae.
Mysie was nominated by Grammy award-winning producer Fraser T Smith who was our 11th guest on Wonderspace.
To view the episode page with a summary of the interview, links to social media and projects mentioned, go to https://ourwonder.space/episodes/_71
View the video orbit here: https://youtu.be/5rBQT3skQgI
To listen to the previous 70 Wonderspace editions go to https://ourwonder.space/episodes
2022-05-0115 min
WonderspaceEpisode 70: feat. Boardroom 2030 Delegates [S6:E1]This weeks Wonderspace comes from the Eden Project in Cornwall where 130 people came together on the 26th April for a Boardroom 2030 event. This episode features inspiring delegates and speakers telling us (in around 20 secs) their story of hopefulness about a business, non-profit or person who are doing amazing things for the world.
Charlotte Sewell and Matt Hocking briefly talk about Boardroom 2030 and share their reflections on the day. This shortened video version features 13 energising quick fire stories but you can hear all 30 on the Wonderspace podcast.
boardroom2030.org + ourwonder.space
Links to the...
2022-04-2821 min
WonderspaceEpisode 68: feat. Charlotte Pyatt [S5:E13]On Wonderspace this week we welcome Charlotte Pyatt. Charlotte is a creative consultant and director with a passion for projects activating positive change and discussion through art. From consultancy to creative production, over the past ten years, Charlotte has been managing artist profiles, independent projects and cultural initiatives.
Charlotte was nominated by the founder of Love Welcomes Abi Hewitt who was our 15th guest on Wonderspace.
For more information:
www.splashandburn.org
To view the episode page with a summary of the interview, links to social media and projects mentioned, go t...
2022-04-0316 min
WonderspaceEpisode 67: feat. Brita Fernandez Schmidt [S5:E12]Orbiting with us on Wonderspace this week is Brita Fernandez Schmidt. Until recently, Brita was the Executive Director for Women for Women International (UK), working with women affected by conflict in places such as Bosnia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Congo and Rwanda. Today Brita is an author, speaker, certified transformation coach and is training in trauma healing under the guidance of Thomas Hubl. Brita wants to bring awareness to the intergenerational and collective trauma which are the roots of conflict in places such as Ukraine.
Brita was nominated by our 37th guest on Wonderspace photojournalist Hazel Thompson.
Fo...
2022-03-2716 min
WonderspaceEpisode 63: feat. Dr Paul Matts [S5:E8]Orbiting with us this week on Wonderspace is Dr Paul Matts. Paul is a Victor Mills Research Fellow at Proctor and Gamble and the founder of Action on Podo, an Ethiopian NGO which has transformed the lives of tens of thousands of people. Paul was nominated by our 26th guest on Wonderspace Ivor Peters also known as the Chef Urban Rajah.
More info:
https://actiononpodo.com
https://www.changingfaces.org.uk
To view the episode page with a summary of the interview, links to social media and projects mentioned, go to https://our...
2022-02-2716 min
WonderspaceEpisode 60: feat. Omoyemi Akerele [S5:E5]Orbiting with us on Wonderspace this week is Omoyemi Akerele. Omoyemi is the founder and Executive Director of Style House Files, a fashion business development agency that primarily focuses on the Nigerian and African Fashion Industry. She launched the Lagos Fashion Week and her creative development agency gives African brands the opportunity of showcasing their talent to the world.
Omoyemi was nominated by our 18th guest on Wonderspace, Sophia Amanzi-Oyugah who is a Senior Design Director for Adidas in Germany.
For more information:
stylehousefiles.com
lagosfashionweek.ng
To view the epi...
2022-01-3018 min
WonderspaceEpisode 59: feat. Elissa Freiha [S5:E4]Orbiting with us on Wonderspace this week is Elissa Freiha. Elissa is an Emirati-Lebanese entrepreneur, producer, feminist activist and the founder of Womena which is a female-focused media company which aims to inspire real change through storytelling and digital content. Elissa’s compelling responses to our questions takes us around the world.
Elissa was nominated by our 24th guest on Wonderspace Dave Erasmus.
More info:
elissafreiha.com
womena.com
To view the episode page with a summary of the interview, links to social media and projects mentioned, go to https://ourwonder.spac...
2022-01-2315 min
WonderspaceEpisode 52: feat. Dino Siampos [S4:E12]On Wonderspace this week we orbit with Dino Siampos. For 20 years Dino has been creatively activating and enhancing brand identities in Chicago and New York and today he is an Associate Creative Director at Apple in California. In his own story and his story of hopefulness, we love the way that Dino speaks about the vital role of art teachers in enhancing a view of the world and building a more holistic person. Dino was nominated by our 14th guest on Wonderspace Chidi Achara.
For more information:
dinosiampos.com
Our Re-wonder moment has been c...
2021-11-2114 min
WonderspaceEpisode 51: feat. Jazz Woodward [S4:E11]On Wonderspace this week we orbit with Jazz Woodward. Jazz works with the NBA in New York and is himself a remarkable story of wonder and hopefulness which is so worth a few minutes of your time today. Jazz was nominated by Ellonda Williams from B Lab in Philadelphia who was our 12th guest on Wonderspace.
Our Re-wonder moment has been created by Asknature.org.
To view the episode page with a summary of the interview, links to social media and projects mentioned, go to https://ourwonder.space/episodes/_51
View the video or...
2021-11-1417 min
WonderspaceEpisode 48: feat. Tina Wetshi [S4:E8]On Wonderspace this week we orbit with Tina Wetshi from London. Tina is Cultural Strategist and Creative Director with a BA in History and Politics and a Masters in Culture, Criticism and Curation from Central Saint Martins. She is a co-founder at Colèchi, a co-learning and research space for independent fashion creatives and is interested in the intersections of fashion and politics with a focus on working-class communities. She has worked in press and PR for a selection of fashion brands. Colechi were nominated by Kate Fletcher and Mathilda Tham who we had on Wonderspace for our 8th ep...
2021-10-2411 min
WonderspaceEpisode 46: feat. Huda Jawad [S4:E46]This week on Wonderspace we welcome Huda Jawad. Huda is a campaigner and activist and the Co-Director of Musawah which is a global movement for equality and justice in the Muslim family. She is one of the self-named three Hijabis who as you will hear led a campaign that led to over one million signatories. Huda was nominated by Sara Hyde who was our 9th guest on Wonderspace.
For more information:
https://www.threehijabis.com/
https://www.musawah.org/
To view the episode page with a summary of the interview, links to social me...
2021-10-1017 min
WonderspaceEpisode 43: feat. Thais Corral [S4:E3]This week on Wonderspace we welcome Thais Corral. Thais is a social innovator, entrepreneur and ecological activist. She is the founder of Sinal do Vale, a Brazilian regeneration campus located near Rio de Janeiro, which serves as a centre for the regeneration of ecosystems, communities and individuals. Thais was nominated by our tenth guest on Wonderspace Pedro Tarak from Argentina.
More information about Thais and Sinal do Vale can be found at sinaldovale.org
To listen to the previous 42 Wonderspace editions go to. https://ourwonder.space
View the video orbit here: https://youtu.b...
2021-09-1916 min
WonderspaceEpisode 41: feat. Giles Duley [S4:E1]For the first orbit of our new Wonderspace year, we welcome Giles Duley. Giles is a documentary photographer and writer. His work focuses on the long-term humanitarian impact of conflict.
In 2011, whilst working in Afghanistan, Giles was severely injured by an IED and as a result of his injuries, he is a triple-amputee. As you will hear in this episode, he returned to Afghanistan the following year to continue his work as a photographer. This episode was recorded a few days after his latest trip to Afghanistan, a few days before Kabul fell to the Taliban.
Du...
2021-09-0513 min
WonderspaceEpisode 40: feat. Elsie Iwase [S3:E13]Orbiting with us on Wonderspace this week is Elsie Iwase.
Elsie is living and working between New York and Hawaii and is an innovation leader and systems thinker helping organisations to redefine their purpose and supporting the transformation of business, culture, communities and individuals. We also love Elsie’s vision and work with both young people and also elders which she shares about in her own story and her story of hopefulness.
View the shortened video episode here: https://youtu.be/5YjmFAfxrXw
More information about Elsie’s work with Elders:
www.the...
2021-07-1220 min
WonderspaceEpisode 39: feat. Jonathan Baillie [S3:E12]Orbiting with us on Wonderspace this week is Jonathan Baillie.
Jonathan is a global leader in conservation biology and is the CEO of a media and technology company for nature called On The Edge Conservation. He is also President of Natural State.
Previously Jonathan was the Chief Scientist for National Geographic where he initiated a campaign to protect 30% of the planet by 2030 which has been adopted by many countries.
In his story of hopefulness Jonathan talks about the remarkable work and vision of Kris Tompkins who is the president of Tompkins Conservation.
2021-07-0516 min
WonderspaceEpisode 38: feat. Amy Clarke [S3:E11]Orbiting with us on Wonderspace this week is Amy Clarke.
Amy is the Co-founder and Chief Impact Officer at Tribe Impact Capital and is also on the boards of B Corp UK and Big Issue Invest. Amy is also an advisor for the Ocean Plastics Leadership Network
Her story of hopefulness orbits around an amazing activist from Honduras and a most loved British Institution.
Find out more at:
tribeimpactcapital.com
bcorporation.uk
bigissueinvest.com
futurefitbusiness.org
globalethicalfinance.org
o...
2021-06-2715 min
WonderspaceEpisode 37: feat. Hazel Thompson [S3:E10]Orbiting this week on Wonderspace is multi award winning photojournalist Hazel Thompson.
Over the past 20 years Hazel has taken up assignments in over 60 countries for media organisations, NGO’s and international companies including New York Times and The Guardian. Since 2002 Hazel has also invested much of her life into documenting the disturbing truth around India’s sub culture of sex trafficking. Hazel also works with stories for change who have captured the stories of people who have experienced homelessness in the UK.
The extended version of this interview is on the podcast which we would so recommend especially for the honest...
2021-06-2121 min
WonderspaceEpisode 36: feat. Tamsin Jones [S3:E9]Orbiting with us this week on Wonderspace is Tamsin Jones who is a Venture builder and Advocate for collaborative leadership. Tamsin is the co-founder of Workshop17 which is a co-working environment in Cape Town that accelerates innovation and entrepreneurship for positive social and economic change.
Tamsin is also the co-founder of The Boardroom Africa which promotes exceptional female talent to boards across the continent. Tamsin also advises Governments, CEO leadership communities, Impact investors, Women in leadership and is a Trustee of the Flipflopi initiative in Kenya with a mission to eradicate single use plastic.
Find out...
2021-06-1421 min
WonderspaceEpisode 35: feat. Ruth Rogers [S3:E8]Orbiting with us this week on Wonderspace is actress, producer, entrepreneur and campaigner Ruth Rogers. Ruth is the founder of the Canvas Cafe just off Brick Lane in East London which is a basecamp for change through their amazing Vegan Cafe and Event Space.
During Lockdown Canvas cooked over 15,000 meals for vulnerable residents, the homeless and children at risk of hunger. This was all done in partnership with two advertising agencies and two world famous artists who are all neighbours. Ruth’s story of hopefulness is also inspirational and important.
Find out more at:
t...
2021-06-0717 min
WonderspaceEpisode 34: feat. David Gough [S3:E7]Orbiting with us this week on Wonderspace is David Gough who is the founder of the Humanitarian Cooperative. They are a team of film makers, animators and artists using their creativity as a force for good in the world. Before that, David was the East Africa Correspondent for the Guardian Newspaper and led the UN film and special projects unit at the UN in New York.
Links to find out more:
humanitarianco-op.com
View the shortened video episode here: https://youtu.be/STpRBIrUkZc
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2021-05-3119 min
WonderspaceEpisode 33: feat. Johan Andersson [S3:E6]Orbiting this week on Wonderspace we welcome Johan Andersson. Johan is an award winning artist living in Los Angeles and is also the co-founder of Art Unified that showcases the work of artists from LA and London through their gallery space in Venice in California.
Johan is best known for the way he uses art to elevate and bring visibility to those who do not conform within the popular social consciousness of culture and has given permission to include his stunning and powerful work as part of this Wonderspace (which can be seen on the shortened video ep...
2021-05-2416 min
WonderspaceEpisode 32: feat. James Arbib [S3:E5]Orbiting with us this week on Wonderspace is James Arbib who is the co-founder of RethinkX which is an independent think tank that forecasts the speed and scale of technology-driven disruption and its implications across society.
In his own story and in his story of hopefulness, James passionately shares about how tech has the potential to solve most of the systemic problems we are facing today. This interview will truly blow the fuses!
Check out their free online book and more recent reports at www.rethinkx.com
View the shortened video episode here: h...
2021-05-1718 min
WonderspaceEpisode 31: feat. Daniela Barone Soares [S3:E4]Orbiting with us this week in Wonderspace is Daniela Barone Soares. Daniela is the CEO of an Impact Investment vehicle called Snowball that aims to create positive outcomes for people and planet whilst generating sound financial returns.
In her story of hopefulness Daniela also talks about an amazing work called Paz that trains refugee professionals to work in Europe’s tech industry.
View the shortened video episode here: https://youtu.be/0bfSqaJOQ5Y
Links to find out more:
http://www.snowball.im/
https://www...
2021-05-1011 min
WonderspaceEpisode 30: feat. Zarlasht Halaimzai [S3:E3]Orbiting with us this week in Wonderspace is Zarlasht Halaimzai from Kabul in Afghanistan. Her life story is remarkable and culminates in the co-founding of The Refugee Trauma Initiative who have set up programs targeting displaced communities in many countries around the world.
Zarlasht trained in child and adolescent counselling and psychotherapy in Cambridge and has recently received multiple awards including an Obama Fellowship and a Future Shapers award. In her story of hopefulness Zarlasht shares about the amazing work of Gabrielle Rifkind from Oxford Process.
View the shortened video episode here: you...
2021-05-0324 min
WonderspaceEpisode 29: feat. Marina Cantacuzino [S3:E2]Orbiting with us this week is Marina Cantacuzino MBE who is an award winning journalist and the founder of an amazing organisation called The Forgiveness Project. They work around the world collecting and sharing stories of transformation, using restorative narratives to transform lives.
The extended version of her interview is on the Wonderspace podcast which can be found on most podcast platforms and on our website https://ourwonder.space
For more info about The Forgiveness Project go to https://www.theforgivenessproject.com
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2021-04-2617 min
WonderspaceEpisode 23: feat. Martin Rich [S2:E7]Orbiting with us this week on Wonderspace is Martin Rich who is a Sustainable Investment Specialist and Co-founder of the Future Fit Foundation.
In this journey over Africa our lens is more towards the galaxies above inspired by Martin's opening few lines and a life changing experience in Sierra Leone. Martin also gives us an insight into his compelling story and shares a passionate vision and hope for the next ten years profiling projects like Project Drawdown
Find out more about Martin at https://uk.linkedin.com/in/martin-rich
Find out more about Project dr...
2021-03-0114 min
WonderspaceEpisode 19: feat. Sarah Hope [S2:E3]On Wonderspace this week we welcome Sarah Hope MBE whose story is truly remarkable.
Sarah is the co-founder of Elizabeths Legacy of Hope which provides life changing support for children who have lost their limbs through war, accidents, and lack of access to medical care in India, Sierra Leone and Liberia.
In 2016 Sarah persuaded the UK Chancellor to announce a 1.5 million budget item for children's running limbs and in the same year the Mayor of London launched the Sarah Hope line, a helpline for victims of accidents in London’s transport network.
Sarah was...
2021-02-0110 min
WonderspaceWonderspace PodcastWelcome to the Wonderspace podcast. This is an insight into Wonderspace.
Our first episode goes live on 18th January.
2021-01-0801 min
WonderspaceEpisode 16: feat Donnie Maclurcan [S1:E16]Onboard Wonderspace this week we are joined by Donnie Maclurcan who is an author, social entrepreneur and founder of the post growth institute in Oregon in North America.
In his story of hopefulness, Donnie powerfully talks about how the community responded to the fires in September 2020 that devastated much of his home town. He finishes with an insight that is a fitting end to our first Wonderspace season.
Find out more at http://postgrowth.org
See the video episode here: https://youtu.be/KK5pnxUWkh8
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2020-12-2114 min
WonderspaceEpisode 15: feat. Abi Hewitt [S1:E15]Onboard Wonderspace the week we are joined by Abi Hewitt who is the co-founder and CEO of Love Welcomes, a social enterprise set up in response to the refugee crisis in Greece. The vision was for women living in refugee camps to weave welcome mats from life vests as a way of generating income for themselves. This idea has expanded and today all kinds of products including the Banksy welcome mat are being sold around the world providing income and empowerment to many women escaping conflict.
Find out more at http://lovewelcomes.org
See the...
2020-12-1410 min
WonderspaceEpisode 14: feat Chidi Achara [S1:E14]Onboard Wonderspace this week we are joined by Chidi Achara in New York who has spent most of his life in Advertising and Photography for some of the worlds biggest brands and campaigns. He is also on the board of an amazing non-profit as you will hear in his story of hopefulness.
See the video episode here: https://youtu.be/fmXpQ72y3JQ
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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBUt53ifgsf4Hu9tQTWjEmA/videos
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2020-12-0710 min
WonderspaceEpisode 13: feat Florian Palluel [S1:E13]Onboard Wonderspace this week we are joined by Florian Palluel who is the head of sustainability and transparency at Picture Organic Clothing in Annecy in the French Alps.
Picture is best known for designing some of the most innovative and sustainable outdoor clothing and also for producing epic adventure films such as Zabardast and Shelter seen by millions on Youtube. For this exhilarating interview we zoom down to an elevation of 10.000 feet where we see everything from a different perspective.
Find out more about Picture: http://picture-organic-clothing.com
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2020-11-3007 min
WonderspaceEpisode 12: feat Dr Ellonda Williams [S1:E12]Onboard Wonderspace this week we are joined by the inspiring Dr Ellonda Williams, who is the Director of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at B Lab in Philadelphia. In talking about her life, Ellonda orbits around specific words that describe a time or season. You will hear her deep-rooted passion for elevating and resourcing the underprivileged, under-represented and under-served. Ellonda also shares with us a piece of imminent news that she is ‘super excited’ about!
See the video episode here: https://youtu.be/oE8PWPOCHnw
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2020-11-2310 min
WonderspaceEpisode 11: feat Fraser T Smith [S2:E11]Onboard Wonderspace this week we are joined by musician, songwriter and producer, Fraser T Smith.
On a night flight over Washington and New York, we orbit around Fraser's life in music which has led him to write and produce some of the biggest songs and albums of recent times. Fraser also talks about a life-changing wonder of the natural world and a man wrongly imprisoned in solitary confinement for 43 years. We finish with 90 seconds of music from his latest Future Utopia album so put your best earphones on!
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2020-11-0915 min
WonderspaceEpisode 10: feat Pedro Tarak [S1:E10]Onboard Wonderspace this week we are joined by Pedro Tarak from Argentina who co-founded Emprendia which is the first Benefit Corporation in Argentina, and Sistema B which is dedicated to promoting B Corps in South America. Pedro is also an ambassador for The Well Being Economy Alliance. In this episode, he talks about ecosystem regeneration, social inclusion, a couch with the best view in the world and an amazing crepes and waffles business in Colombia.
See the video episode here: https://youtu.be/Xa5BGROPWho
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2020-11-0210 min
WonderspaceEpisode 09: feat Sara Hyde [S1:E9]On board Wonderspace this week we are joined by Sara Hyde who on the week of the US election orbits around Politics, the Criminal Justice System, her role as Chair of the Fabian Women’s Network and a Volcano 12,000 miles away.
Sara’s TEDx talk on prisons is at http://tedxexeter.com/speakers/sara-hyde/
See the video episode here: https://youtu.be/8eFaGXwUXEw
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2020-10-2612 min
WonderspaceEpisode 08: feat Kate Fletcher & Mathilda Tham [S1:E8]On board Wonderspace 08 this week we are joined by two amazing people. Kate Fletcher who as you will hear is an avid Liverpool fan and Professor at the Centre for Sustainable Fashion at the University of the Arts in London. We are also joined by Mathilda Tham who is a Professor in Design at Linnaeus University in Sweden and affiliated with Goldsmiths University in London. In this episode they share about their most recent collaboration which is a Fashion Action Research Plan called Earth Logic www.earthlogic.info.
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2020-10-1911 min
WonderspaceEpisode 07: feat Cathy Runciman [S1:E7]Wonderspace is a weekly orbit around wonder and stories of hopefulness. After a one minute wonder, we are joined this week by Cathy Runciman who is the co-founder of the brilliant online storytelling platform Atlas of the Future.
Find out more at https://atlasofthefuture.org
See the video episode here: https://youtu.be/YPtjxZ_az8E
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2020-10-1211 min
WonderspaceEpisode 02: feat. Marlon Parker [S1:E2]Welcome to our second orbit around wonder and stories of hopefulness. Every week guests join us in answering six questions around place, life, reset, wonder, hopefulness and re-entry. This week our route takes us along the coast line of Oman and Yemen and our guest is Marlon Parker who founded R-Labs in Cape Town.
You can join the Wonderspace community at https://ourwonder.space
You can find out more about Marlon and R-labs at http://r-labs.org
See the shortened video episode here: https://youtu.be/N3iARBX9rC0
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2020-09-0707 min