Utopia is Now

Kate Crowley is Associate Professor of Public and Environmental Policy at the University of Tasmania. She is widely published on green politics and environmental policy and has chaired advisory councils such as the Tasmanian Environment Industry Council, the Tasmanian Climate Action Council and the University of Tasmania's Board of Graduate Research. Her books include Australian Environmental Poli...

Director of Energy Finance Studies (Australia/South Asia), Tim Buckley has 25 years of financial market experience covering the Australian, Asian and global equity markets from both a buy and sell-side perspective. Tim was a top-rated equity research analyst and has covered most sectors of the Australian economy. For many years, Tim was a managing director, head of equity research at Citigroup, as...

Carl is the Dean of the Business School at the University of Technology, Sydney. Carl has held professorships at Swansea University, The University of Leicester, and Macquarie University. Prior to his academic career, Carl worked in professional and senior management positions in change management and organizational development for AGL Energy, Lend Lease, Citibank and The Boston Consulting Group....

Christian is the co-founder of management consultancy ReD Associates & Professor of Applied Humanities at The New School and Senior Partner in Red Associates. Christian's work is based on his interest in the practical application of the Human Sciences. Christian teaches philosophy at The New School in New York City and helps out in larger organizations as an advisor. Timestamps  _________...

Michael Hendrix is an American graphic designer and entrepreneur. He is also the Partner and the Global Design Director of IDEO, a leading design consulting firm, where he practices brand strategy, creative direction, and graphic design. Michael also teaches entrepreneurship at the Berklee College of Music, where is also a co-founder of the Open Music Initiative, a program of the Berklee Institute...

Josh is a researcher, writer, and public speaker interested in the humanities, legal education and employment policies. He has appeared as a guest on the BBC, Channel 7, ABC Radio,  2SER FM, RTR FM and spoken at TEDx. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in English, History, and Law, and also a Ph. D. in Philosophy of Law and Education from the University of Adelaide. Josh also runs a YouTube channel...

Rob is the former General Counsel and Chief Ethics Officer of Airbnb. Rob is a graduate of Harvard Law School and the University of Virginia. He worked for 14 years with the U.S. Justice Department. In 1999, Rob left the U.S. Attorney’s Office and moved to California to become eBay’s third attorney, handling a wide variety of litigation, IP and regulatory/compliance matters for the company globall...

Rob Karpati is a Finance and Transformation leader who believes that social value is the starting point for business value. Rob is the VP and Strategic Transformation Leader at O Trade where social engagement turns potential conflict into collaboration, resulting in dignity for potentially at-risk communities. His role focuses on defining and leading organizational transformation in order to multi...

Welcome to Utopia is Now.   In today's conversation, we talked to Cheryl Kiser, the executive director of the Lewis Institute for Social Innovation at Babson College. Cheryl inspires people to create a positive social impact in any role, any sector, and any community and empowers people to see the UN Global Goals as a $12 trillion market opportunity for addressing the biggest challenges of ou...

Paul Millerd is a Curious Human & Solopreneur, Writer, Host of the Reimagine Work Podcast, Teacher at Strategy U, Independent Consultant and Adviser (for companies like VIVO, Wrangler, Russel Reynolds Associates, Good Jobs Associates among many others), and a Career Coach for people who carve their own paths beyond the default path. In his past life, Paul worked for companies like General Elec...

Ryan Bourne is an economist and currently occupies the R. Evan Scharf Chair for the Public Understanding of Economics at Cato Institute. Before joining Cato, Ryan was head of public policy at the Institute of Economic Affairs and Head of economic research at the Centre for Policy Studies. He holds a Master's degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge. He is the author of the new book 'Ec...

Formerly a corporate attorney, advertising copywriter, and carpenter, Weston Miller teaches intermediate Humanities and introductory writing courses at Babson College. Specifically, he teaches a popular class on 'Utopias/Dystopias', and also the 'The Literature of Guilt'. He lives in Hyde Park, MA, with his wife. You can read more about him using the links below. Links  _____________________  Find...

Alex Edmans is a professor of finance at London Business School and the author of the book, "Grow the Pie: How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit". He is an expert in corporate governance, executive compensation, corporate social responsibility, and behavioral finance. He has spoken at the World Economic Forum in Davos, at the World Bank Distinguished Speaker Series and in the UK Hous...

Timestamps:  00:00 - Introduction   01:28 - Alex and the origin of 'Utopia is Now'   03:27 - What is Utopia?   06:23 - Shouldn't we keep our focus on more pressing short-term goals, rather than a long-term utopia?   12:15 - Climate change, Patagonia, Greenwashing and Corporate Ethics   19:07 -  False Marketing, Social Media & Need for Decentralized Data-Drive...

'Utopia is Now' is a trans-disciplinary community dedicated to having deep discussions to stimulate and challenge our views on the world. Our goal is to reorient our focus to a better future while being in the here and now. This community is for curious minds who strongly feel a sense of duty to enact change.  Timestamps 0:00 Introduction   6:40 The Status Quo - Intergenerational Conflic...