Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement

My guest this week is Dr Ervin Laszlo, a philosopher and systems scientist, Nobel Peace Prize nominee, founder and president of the international think tank The Club of Budapest, and author, co-author or editor of 106 books, including The Upshift. Listen to Ervin talk about:  Why we are at a chaos point in society – and how that represents a positive evolutionary opportunity What Putin’s invasion...

My guest this week is Indira Kartallozi, who is Founder Director of Sustainability Leadership Kosova and co-director of the Kaleidoscope Futures Lab. Listen to Indira talk about:  How her own journey as a refugee brought insights into individual resilience and the challenges of diversity and inclusion in society What is necessary to support migrants and refugees through their transition – and why...

My guest this week is Professor Stuart Hart, who is the Steven Grossman Distinguished Fellow in Sustainable Innovation at the University of Vermont's Grossman School of Business, and author of "Capitalism at the Crossroads". Listen to Stuart talk about: -  Why thriving is a revolutionary agenda – and goes to the heart of the real purpose of the economy and capitalism -  The necessit...

My guest this week is Leen Gorissen, founder of the Centre4NI and author of "Building the Future of Innovation on millions of years of Natural Intelligence". Listen to Leen talk about: - What natural intelligence means --- and how it applies to business and government - How termites and whales can help us to respond to climate change - What shifting from a circular economy to a regenerat...

My guest this week is R. Edward Freeman, Olsson Professor of Business Administration at the Institute for Business in Society at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, and the founding father of stakeholder theory. Listen to him talk about: - Why the real business case is about creating stakeholder value -- and moving beyond trade-offs to synergies - What we can learn about thriving...

My guest this week is Dame Polly Courtice, DBE, LVO, who is the Founder Director of the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. Listen to Polly talk about: - How her roots in South Africa shaped her thinking on sustainability -- and how issues of social justice remain close to her heart - What has changed in the sustainability movement over the past 30 years -- and what we...

My guest in this week's inaugural episode, launched on World Environment Day 2022, is John Elkington, Founder and Chief Pollinator at Volans, author of Green Swans and widely hailed thought leader in the global sustainability movement. Listen to him talk about: - Why he withdrew the triple bottom line (the 3Ps of people, planet, profit) 25 years after introducing it -- and then added 3Rs (you...

Welcome to the Thriving podcast. This short description tells you what to expect in the coming episodes, which launch on World Environment Day 2022. Join me, Prof Wayne Visser, for inspiring conversations with leaders in the breakthrough movement to regenerate nature, society and the economy.  We do not indulge in false hope or blind optimism, but we actively focus on innovative solutions and posi...