For decades, economic success has been measured by growth. Governments celebrate rising GDP. Businesses pursue expansion. Households are often encouraged to equate prosperity with consumption and accumulation. But what if the real challenge of the 21st century is learning when enough is enough? That question sits at the centre of a recent Voices of the […]
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In the social impact space, busyness is often worn like a badge of honour. More workshops. More campaigns. More posts. More meetings. More activity. But what if the real question isn’t “How can we do more?” What if it’s “Where is the leverage?” Leveraging change is about increasing your impact while reducing unnecessary effort. It’s
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Across the social impact sector, many initiatives begin in the same way: with deep care for an issue, a strong ethical commitment, and a desire to make a tangible difference. Grassroots organisations, community groups, and early-stage nonprofits are often founded by people who are motivated by lived experience or moral urgency rather than formal training
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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
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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
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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
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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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