In the latest episode of Changemaker Q&A, host Tiyana J invites listeners to dive deeply into a question many aspiring activists and professionals face: “How do I find clarity about my changemaking niche or purpose?” It’s a question rooted in the drive to make a difference—but one that rarely has a simple answer. In this article, we […]
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In this episode of Changemaker Q & A, produced by the School of Social Impact, host Tiyana J. sits down with Dr Sheldon to explore a concept he calls guerrilla scholarship—an inventive approach to research and knowledge creation outside the conventional academy. What emerges is a provocative argument for rewiring how we define scholarship, who
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When most of us think about the future, our minds drift toward crisis. We picture rising temperatures, worsening floods and fires, unaffordable housing, empty supermarket shelves, or political turmoil. We’ve become good at imagining dystopias — and far less practiced at imagining futures that feel hopeful, safe and regenerative. But what if the problem isn’t
When we contemplate social change, our minds often gravitate to concrete campaigns—laws changed, organizations launched, protests held. But as discussed in this week’s episode of Change Maker Q&A, social movements inhabit a deeper layer: they are the living undercurrent that fuels campaigns, shifts culture, and reconfigures power. What is a social movement? In the podcast
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When Greg Daley first entered the beauty industry, he wasn’t thinking about saving the planet. He was helping hair stylists make videos for Instagram. But over time, what he saw behind the scenes left him disillusioned — endless plastic packaging, wasteful formulas, and an industry “engineered to be wasteful so you buy more of it.”
In the latest episode of Changemaker Q & A, host Tiyana J tackles a critical yet often muddled trio of terms in the field of social change: systematic, systemic, and systems change. While the words may sound similar, she argues they describe very different pathways—and conflating them can obscure the strategies needed for lasting impact.
In this week’s episode of Changemaker Q&A, we venture into the mind of polymath and “human development engineer” Jim Marshall — a man who believes he has mapped the hidden architecture of human behavior. His system, Septemics: Hierarchies of Human Phenomena, proposes that nearly every aspect of human life can be understood through natural laws
Philanthropy has long been synonymous with money — the wealthy few giving to the many in need. Yet as social change evolves and the next generation steps into positions of influence, so too must our understanding of what it means to give. In a recent episode of Changemaker Q&A, host Tiyana J explores a new
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When most people hear the word hip hop, they picture beats, rhymes, and street style — a genre of music that’s dominated global charts for decades. But as journalist, podcaster, and scholar Manny Faces reminds us, hip hop is far more than a sound. It’s a culture, a worldview, and, crucially, a framework for building
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In a provocative new episode of Change Maker Q&A, host Tiyana J turns a spotlight on a persistent tension in social change: when massive public mobilisations fail to shift policy quickly, how much is culture to blame — and can culture be the foundation for deeper transformation? The episode begins with a deceptively simple question:
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