Seeds

Andrey has been studying uncertainty and in this interview we find out about how to make decisions, as well as what it was like growing up in the Soviet Union, studying in Germany, moving back to New Zealand, Game Theory, Prisoner's Dilemma, Efficiency of Markets, longitudinal studies and many more topics. Companion article that Andrey wrote just for this episode: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/se...

Lan Pham deeply cares about our water and in this interview we learn about why.  From a childhood in Wellington we discuss growing up with multiple cultures, the power of cooking, how she started studying freshwater, the ecosystem for Native Fish of New Zealand, living on a remote island and her motivation for become a Councillor on Environment Canterbury.  I really enjoyed this interview and the...

This is an excerpt of the much longer interview with Environment Canterbury Councillor Lan Pham to give you a snack size taste of what we talk about.  I hope you enjoy it and be watching out for the full interview! www.theseeds.nz    

This is the audio of a zoom call I had with a group of people who want to know how to set up a podcast.  In it I describe why I think there is value in podcasting, key tips from my three years of doing it, the type of equipment you can use, the program I use for editing audio, tips on marketing, social media and a whole lot more.   This page has details of equipment and other tips and videos too:...

This is a session where I shared about some of my own journey and the concept of Stewardship as a lens for looking at Impact.  The event was held at the end of September 2020 for Social Value Aotearoa. Pechakucha talk mentioned that inspired this session:  https://www.pechakucha.com/presentations/global-citizenship--generational-legacy-and-kaitiakitanga Social Value Aotearoa: https://www.socialval...

This is an excerpt of the interview with Frances Valintine pulling out a few key thoughts about finding your place and your call - what would you sacrifice to do that?  Earlier full interview is here: https://seeds.libsyn.com/frances-valintine-on-the-power-of-being-curious More at www.theseeds.nz    

What doors would open and what would our lives unfold if we allowed ourselves to follow our curiosity?  Frances founded The Mind Lab and Tech Futures Lab and in this interview we focus in on her childhood, the role of her grandparents in her life, memories of photography (when you had 24 shots), leaving home age 16, what she learned from living overseas, the decision to return to New Zealand, our...

This is a short excerpt of the longer interview with Richard Black that I thought was really helpful when thinking about the role we can help with helping children make sense of the world. "That there are times when they will make mistakes, but who they are as a person is not faulty". Resources for helping Children: https://mindhealth.org/mind-health-for-kids/ Mind Health website:  https://mindhea...

How often do we talk about our physical health but ignore mental health in our lives?  Richard founded Mind Health to change that focus by working to empower people to transform their lives.  He has recently released "Centred: Knowing who you are in an off-balanced world" and the children's book "There's a Happy Moon in my side".  In this interview we find out about Richard's background and what l...

James founded Blue Cradle which is a social enterprise founded to make ocean science and research accessible for all.  James shares with us about his life and growing up in Europe, what led him to get into diving and how he combines his love of the ocean with telling stories.  James is in New Zealand as an EHF Fellow so we also learn about his transition to living in Christchurch.  I enjoyed this...

Audio of session on the "Sprinting for Good" report which captures the co-design process used to develop the National Action Plan for Community Governance and provides insights into the potential application of co-design in the community sector.  This launch was held on 25 September 2020. In this session Dr Jo Cribb describes the findings from the report - the benefits of co-design, how to use the...

Tim Jones sits down with me for a discussion on house prices based on this article I recently wrote for Spinoff: https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/14-09-2020/heres-why-more-aucklanders-should-move-to-Christchurch/ Check out Tim's site and links are there to his Podcast: https://www.growgood.co/ In Pursuit of Purpose podcast:  https://www.growgood.co/podcast For more content visit www.theseeds.nz  ...

What is the Not So Redundant Club?  In this interview Jessie explains more about what it is and why she started it as well as providing background on her life and journey so far.  One of the key themes that came through in this was community in various guises and I really enjoyed this conversation.  I've known Jessie several years so it was really nice to reflect on the Impact Unconference in Apri...

Chris shares his life journey in this interview.  We learn all about his childhood, what it was like losing his Father at age 16, how he rediscovered again his Māori culture as a young adult, studying technology and founding IT startups and then joining Vodafone in Christchurch and what he does today working in a future focused team.  Some highlights include his memories of his Father and what he...

Dear Disillusioned Junior Lawyer.  I do understand, but don't quit yet.   I keep meeting you.  Everywhere I go I hear some of your story and it echoes the other stories of people just like you.  It's part of my own journey too as I've been there.  Let me tell you how this story goes.     The Law attracted you because it felt like it would be a way to help people, to bring about change and contribu...

Esther Whitehead shares in this interview about Neurodiversity.  We also find out about her life story and find out about her childhood and decision to move to New Zealand, how she got involved in Neurodiversity and what it is that we mean when talking about that term.  In particular, what changes might be needed to expand our conversation?  I really enjoyed my conversation with Esther and am sure...

In this episode I want to share what I've learned as a lawyer helping people set up impact driven organisations in Aotearoa.  I have these conversations all the time so thought I'd share this content here so you all can benefit from it as well.   Here is the text of the episode: Kia ora everyone. It's Steven Moe here. I am a podcaster and many of you know me for the interviews I do on seeds with i...

Margaret was born in 1933 and has lived an extremely full life - she is still involved today in more organisations than nearly everyone who I know and she does it all with the desire to give back.  In this interview we hear about her childhood, her memories of World War II, early education, studying at University of Canterbury in the early 1950s, becoming a teacher, what made her get into politics...

Margaret Austin was born in 1933 and in the hour long interview with her we find out all about her long life of service, including as an MP from 1984-1996 - but this is a short minute excerpt that captures something of what we discussed.   Be watching out for the full interview next. If you like this check out some of the 200+ interviews in the back catalogue. www.theseeds.nz  

Do you remember what it was like to be 12?  In this interview we talk with Shanna about what it is like for her.  We cover a wide variety of topics including what it is like to be able to choose subjects, what makes a good friend, why she likes performance and drama, the impact of Covid and what she has seen, what adults could remember about being a child, what the future may hold, the environment...

This live seeds podcast event was held on Friday 28th August 2020 and brought together a variety of experts to discuss the current - and future - state of impact investing in New Zealand.   The panel was facilitated by Steven Moe as a live seeds podcast discussion among: David Woods (New Zealand Green Investment Finance and former chair of Impact Enterprise Fund New Zealand) Rangimarie Price (The...

Fiona is from Ireland and in this interview we hear about her early days growing up and what brought her to New Zealand.  We both share an appreciation for the work of Brene Browne on courage, vulnerability and shame so we end up talking about that as well as what it is that makes good leaders.  We also talk about the work she does today through Cara Consulting.  This is one of more than 200 inter...

The Honourable Poto Williams became an MP in 2013 and is now the Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, and is the Associate Minister for Social Development, Immigration, and Greater Christchurch Regeneration.  In this interview we talk with her family history and about her background and childhood and Cook Islands heritage.  We also talk about her early years, first jobs, studies, work...

Anton spoke at the Impact Unconference in April 2020 and this is the audio of his session about normalising Te Reo in the Workplace.  I really enjoyed what he had to share and I thought some of you would appreciate his positive and proactive style too.  I've heard Anton speak many times and really appreciate his enthusiasm for this topic which you will see is infectious.  And if you are in Christc...

Mele Wendt MNZM spent her childhood in Samoa and Fiji before coming to New Zealand to study at University.  In this interview we find out about that upbringing and growing up in a house full of the Arts and Culture (her Father is Albert Wendt who is a very well known poet and author).  We also talk about Racism and Culture and the differences in New Zealand between the 1980s and now.  These are im...