When a head of lettuce hits $12 and supermarket shelves start thinning out, something shifts. What once felt like a distant systems issue suddenly becomes personal. Food — the most basic of human needs — reveals just how fragile our global supply chains really are. In a recent Voices of the New Economy conversation, Tianda […]
From Surplus to Solidarity: Why Re-Localising Food Is New Economy Work Read More »
When people talk about social change, the spotlight often lands on activism, campaigning, social entrepreneurship, or policy reform. These approaches are visible. They feel structural. They promise transformation at scale. But there’s another approach to impact that doesn’t always get the same recognition: social work. Too often, social work is framed as “just service delivery”
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Public debate about foreign assistance often treats “aid” as a single line item. Practitioners know it is not. It is a dense delivery ecosystem—built from government policy, appropriations, contracts and grants, supply chains, local institutions, and the everyday labour of people on the ground (often described as “implementers”). When that ecosystem is abruptly paused or
What Audrey Barucchi’s work reveals about climate literacy, people power, and the limits of technocratic solutions What if the real challenge is not simply finding better climate solutions, but rebuilding the relationship between people, power, and the living world? That question sits at the heart of a rich and wide-ranging conversation with Audrey Barucchi, co-founder
Reconnecting People and Nature: A new Economy Beyond Tech Fixes Read More »
Human rights are often described as the basic freedoms and protections we have simply because we are human. It sounds straightforward. But once you scratch the surface, the idea raises a series of complex questions: Where do these rights come from? Are they moral truths, legal constructs, or political agreements? Who enforces them? And what
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Across Iran, renewed uprisings have unfolded amid deepening economic crisis, intensifying repression, and a marked escalation in executions. What has drawn sustained international attention, however, is not only the scale of protest, but its persistence, coordination, and clarity of purpose over time. As explored in a recent episode of Changemaker Q&A, these dynamics offer important
When Freedom Is Organised: Lessons from Iran for Changemakers Everywhere Read More »
Every January, the world’s most powerful political and economic actors gather in Davos to talk about the future. Trillions of dollars. Global security. Artificial intelligence. Climate risk. It can all feel impossibly distant from everyday life — especially for people trying to make change at the community level. But as Eugene explains in this episode
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When people talk about social change, policy is often the first thing that comes to mind. Laws are passed. Programs are funded. Strategies are announced. These moments feel concrete and decisive, which makes policy an attractive focal point for anyone trying to improve society. Yet policy is not synonymous with change. It is one pathway
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A recent Changing Times podcast conversation examined a problem increasingly described in public health and social policy as a “loneliness” or “social connection” crisis: the erosion of everyday, face-to-face relationships and the difficulty many adults report in forming and sustaining friendships after early adulthood. In the episode, the guest, Gabor, positioned repeated relocation and work-driven
As conversations about the “new economy” gain momentum, much of the attention tends to focus on innovation, entrepreneurship, and new technologies. Less visible—but far more established—is a form of enterprise that has quietly enabled participation, resilience, and shared prosperity for generations: the co-operative. In a recent episode of Voices of the New Economy, co-operative developer
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