When conversations turn to the future of the economy, they often revolve around new technologies, policy reforms or greener markets. But what if the deeper challenge isn’t simply changing the economy? What if it’s changing the worldview that created it? In a thought-provoking conversation on Voices of the New Economy, Professor Yin Paradies invites us
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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Most conversations about building a new economy begin with a familiar question: how do we move beyond endless economic growth? For Professor Anitra Nelson, that’s only the beginning. After decades of research into ecological economics, degrowth and post-capitalist futures, Nelson argues that if we’re serious about creating a just and sustainable society, we need to
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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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After 100 episodes of Changemaker Q&A, one lesson keeps returning again and again: meaningful change is far messier, more relational, and more human than most frameworks or strategies prepare us for. Across conversations with grassroots activists, nonprofit leaders, artists, researchers, entrepreneurs, community organisers, and systems thinkers, a pattern has emerged. The people creating the most
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Some episodes are about tactics. This one is about something more foundational. It is about what happens when care stops being an individual impulse and becomes something designed, organised, and sustained—especially in the places where people are most vulnerable. In this conversation, Heidi traces the path that led her into the not-for-profit world, and it
In social change work, there is often a strong focus on strategy, innovation, and systems design. Organisations invest significant time developing theories of change, mapping stakeholders, identifying leverage points, and designing interventions intended to shift complex social problems. Yet many change efforts succeed or fail for a far simpler reason: the presence or absence of
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Across social change spaces, there is no shortage of strong ideas, compelling evidence, or well-intentioned projects. What is often missing is not substance, but translation. This episode of Changemaker Q&A, featuring Dominic Colenso, explores why communication and storytelling are not peripheral skills for changemakers, but core infrastructures of impact. The conversation reframes communication away from
There’s a subtle but important distinction that often gets lost in the social impact space: the difference between creating impact and creating change. These two terms are used interchangeably all the time. They show up in job titles, organisational missions, funding proposals, and everyday conversations among people working to make the world better. But while
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