Changemaker Q&A is a podcast for grassroots changemakers—activists, students, volunteers, social workers, entrepreneurs, sustainability advocates, and anyone working to make a difference. In each episode, host Dr. Tiyana J answers real questions from the community or interviews inspiring guests who share their stories, lessons, and practical strategies for creating social and environmental impact. With a mix of honesty, warmth, and actionable insights, the show equips listeners with the tools and encouragement they need to keep moving forward on their changemaking journey.
One of the most powerful questions a changemaker can ask is this: How much of my life am I consciously choosing, and how much am I simply inheriting from the world around me? We spend so much time challenging the assumptions embedded within society. We question economic systems, political institutions, cultural norms, and dominant narratives […]
When people think about the creative industries, they tend to think about what is visible. They think about the fashion campaign, the immersive brand activation, the film set, the TV studio, the festival installation, the exhibition stand, the Christmas window display, the theatre production. They think about creativity at its most exciting: bold ideas made
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We often talk about social change as though it happens through policy reform, public campaigns, or major institutional shifts. And it does. But sometimes the most revealing insights come from people whose work has placed them right at the intersection of harm, vulnerability, power, and accountability. In a recent episode of Changemaker Q&A, Eric Robinson
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We often talk about systems change in the context of economics, climate, or governance. But some of the most profound system failures sit quietly in classrooms. In a recent episode of Changemaker Q&A, Russell shared a story that challenges assumptions about intelligence, literacy, and what’s actually possible when we rethink how learning works. His journey
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One of the greatest challenges facing changemakers today isn’t a lack of ideas, evidence, or motivation. It is a lack of imagination. That might sound surprising. After all, people working in social and environmental change spend their lives trying to create a different future. We question existing systems, critique harmful structures, and advocate for more
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Resilience gets talked about a lot in the social change space. We tell ourselves to “stay strong” and “keep going”. But when funding falls through, relationships break down, projects stall, or self-doubt creeps in, resilience can feel less like a virtue and more like a vague slogan. In a recent conversation on Changemaker Q&A, Michael
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There is a growing tension many people are quietly carrying. On one hand, we are told to pursue success, productivity, status, and financial security. We are encouraged to climb career ladders, maximise opportunities, and build impressive lives. On the other hand, many people look around at the state of the world and feel an increasing
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In the social impact space, we often focus on strategy. We talk about better policy design, stronger funding models, clearer impact measurement, and smarter governance structures. All of that matters. But one of the central ideas explored in this recent Changemaker Q&A conversation is that strategy alone is not enough. The mindset and consciousness of
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One of the most common assumptions about modern society is that cultural change is now happening at unprecedented speed. Every day, new conversations emerge online. Public opinion appears to shift overnight. Social media trends move rapidly, political discourse changes constantly, and younger generations often seem to navigate entirely different moral and cultural landscapes from those
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Most changemakers are trained to think in terms of strategies, systems, leverage points, and outcomes. We map problems, design interventions, and try to move complex social systems toward more just and sustainable futures. Yet one of the most powerful teachers of change is often overlooked: the living world itself. In a recent episode of Changemaker
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