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
There is a strange experience that has become increasingly familiar in our digital lives: a technology we once liked slowly becomes worse. A social media platform that once showed us posts from people we chose to follow becomes an endless stream of advertisements, sponsored content and algorithmic recommendations. A service that was once free begins
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
Designing Out Waste in the Creative Industries: What happens after the show ends? Read More »
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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What if one of the biggest obstacles to building a better economy isn’t only policy failure or corporate power, but the way we collectively imagine wealth, success, and human worth? That question sits at the heart of a fascinating conversation with writer Diana Colleen on Voices of the New Economy. Through her speculative eco-thriller, Diana
What if the problem isn’t just billionaires, but billionaireism? Read More »
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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What if the economy was not something separate from our lives, but the way we organise care, food, housing, work, relationships, resources, and responsibility to future generations? That is the question at the heart of the wellbeing economy movement. Rather than treating economic growth as the ultimate measure of success, a wellbeing economy asks whether
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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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