What can we do in powerful times

Interview series exploring ‘what can we do in these powerful times?’ A project of @davidbent

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@Powerful_Times has passed 2,000 downloads. Not bad for 15 episodes & no marketing. A recap:

Aim: ask some brilliant people 'what they are doing in these powerful times?'. All to inspire & enable people through stories grounded in experience.

Episodes:

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1. Ed Gillespie (aka @frucool).

Priority: stretching people’s imaginations on what’s possible.

The world needs generalists. The ability to weave very different weft from your systemic understandings, which is absolutely critical.

Note: some swearing!

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NEW EPISODE @GreenRupertRead, Co-Director of the Climate Majority Project @CMP_voice, on what can we do in these @Powerful_Times, w/ @davidbent.

Inspiring & vital insights on the need for creating a climate majority for urgent, proper action.

https://t.co/RF3XMLmf9p

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NEW EPISODE Erica Austin (a lady of many hats but no Twitter handle) on recovering from crises (Christchurch earthquake), neurodiversity, colonialism, creating learning ecosystems and much else besides.

I think one of the best episodes I've ever done.

https://t.co/TYgG0AfbKO

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NEW EPISODE @alexevansuk of @LargerUsNetwork on 'what can we do in these @Powerful_Times?' w/ @davidbent.

Flipping from breakdown to breakthrough by creating (& enacting) a larger us, incl acting for a positive-sum game world (not the usual zero-sum).

https://t.co/KAui34Zh8p

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You can find the full interview here (or on Apple, Spotify or your podcast platform of choice):

https://t.co/ISkOsyC5Pw

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NEW EPISODE. Ella Saltmarshe @saltsea on 'what can we do in these @Powerful_Times?', w/ @davidbent.

Lots here on the role of narratives in systems change...

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We recorded this interview on 31 October 2023, only a few weeks into the Isreal-Gaza conflict. A

nyone who follows Ella’s work will have seen her recent focus on that conflict. Here is one of the acknowledgements she developed for International Women's Day....

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NEW EPISODE @PolmanKim on 'what can we do in these Powerful Times?' w @davidbent.

Focus: creating a world based on the Golden Rule ('do unto others as you would have done unto you'), which is the world of @futurereboot.

https://t.co/SAHHVfPEMT

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NEW EPISODE. @jonathonporritt on what can we do in these @Powerful_Times, w/ @davidbent.

Reflects on 30 yrs of #sustainability, intergenerational justice, the need to feel anger, & being motivated by solutions.

Wherever you get your podcasts, or:

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[Ray MacNeil @macneirr]

No such thing as a cognitive bias. I like that.

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Fantastic to say that @Powerful_Times has reached 10,000 downloads from 40 episodes.

Thanks to everyone who has been listening!

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Apologies for the delay since the last episode, by the way. A series of family emergencies and urgent work. But should be back on a nearly-weekly track now.

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NEW EPISODE. @snowded on 'what can we do in these @Powerful_Times? w/ @davidbent.

The founder of @TheCynefinCo talks to the importance of changing the connectins people have with other people, to open up new possibilities. And more.

https://t.co/mqCw9J1jWs

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NEW EPISODE @AmyTwiggerH on what can we do in these @Powerful_Times, w @davidbent.

Topics: how fashion is an expression of society & how participatory fiction expands our sense of possibility.

Apologies for sound issues at start & end.

Enjoy!
https://t.co/zjGF4O4Vm1

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NEW EPISODE @JacquieMcGlade of @ucl @glo_pro & @SBSKenya on 'what can we do in these @Powerful_Times?' w/@davidbent.

Her priority: bringing the best science *&* indigenous knowledge so people can make brave decisions for #sustainability.

https://t.co/rOA1IyeMiJ

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NEW EPISODE! @SDDecleve of @ClubOfRome on 'What can we do in these @powerful_times?', w/ @davidbent.

Lots on how can we transform during crisis, unpacking @Earth4All_ (50yr update of Limits to Growth).

Key: address inequality to progress on climate.

https://t.co/xNBRxcTdML

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#highlight finished marking essays w @Will_McDowall for the ‘business, #innovation & #sustainability’ module in the @UCL_ISR Masters.

Some great answers on qs like:
-what criteria should a VC use for SDG7 fund?
-write as a historian in 2050 on 3 biggest innovations since 2020?

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#highlight interviewing the very brilliant @JacquelineMcgl8 (Prof @ucl @glo_pro & @SBSKenya; ex-Chief Science Officer for @UN) for @Powerful_Times.

Amazing insights on using both Western science & indigenous knowledge for decision-making, & much more. Out soon!

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Weekend #highlight Preparing for a talk on ‘what can we do in these @Powerful_Times?’ for @ecioxford on their 3-day Oxford Programme in #Sustainability Leadership.

Suitable as ~1 yr since started @Powerful_Times interview series.

https://t.co/mn4QOqbDMZ

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NEW EPISODE @andreahartley of @SkatingPanda on 'what can we do in these @Powerful_Times?' w @davidbent.

Her 3 priorities:
1/Unlocking those ind & org impact journeys
2/Communicate big issues to have real impact
3/Shifting consulting to positive impact

https://t.co/o7blbUGOOS

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NEW EPISODE @ProfTimJackson on 'what can we do in these @Powerful_Times?' w @davidbent.

We cover *a lot*. How Chernobyl dragged him to become an accidental economist. Being an outsider. Working for a society of relationships, not domination... Enjoy!

https://t.co/YX8tKO3qPE